[GreenKeys] Nick's pics from Hamvention...

[Ralph Mowery]

I put together the Knight-Kit Star-Roamer when I was about 14 years old.  It looked very good to me in the advertisement.  Turned out that it was not much of a receiver at all.  Almost impossible to tune in the hams that were using ssb.  The whole 80 meter band was only about an inch long on the dial.

 

Years later when I learned more about radio and electronics, I could see why it was really a piece of junk.  I had it around up to about 10 years ago when I moved.  Tossed it in a big dumpster that I had at the old house to throw away things that I did not want to move to the new house.  Probably should have put it up on ebay, but  did not have time to do much with all that I had going on at the time.

 

 

From: greenkeys-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:greenkeys-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Kenneth Gartland
Sent: Friday, June 09, 2017 9:38 AM
To: greenkeys
Subject: [GreenKeys] Nick's pics from Hamvention...

 

Hi all!

 

The pics Nick had provided for us to view were so 

Interesting of all the ham & related radio gear...

 

It truly was a walk thru memory lane...

 

For us folks who are too far away to be there 

In person, it  affords us the opportunity to see and

enjoy so much of the vintage radio gear of yesteryear...

 

Of particular interest to me was a glimpse of

an old Knght-Kit "Ocean Hopper" receiver, a three tube

plug in coil regen receiver...

 

This was my first "Kit-build" receiver, and ushered

in an interest of radio & electronics​ which I still

enjoy to this day!

 

Also noticed a Hallicafters HT40 transmitter, my first

rig right after gtng my hamticket...I still have this xmtr!

 

Did my heart good to notice a Knght-Kit "Star-Roamer"

receiver, my fist "Real" short wave receiver, gone with

the regens at last!

 

Tks so much Nick, for making a lot of folks happy

to see these wonderful pictures...

 

Ken

VE3-HMQ

i-Telex 61663

 

 

 

 

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