[Hallicrafters] Hallicrafter user, Thor Heyerdahl obit

[william watson]

Considering the "monstrous" appetite for power a receiver of that vintage
had (even with the final audio tube taken out), the poor performance wasn't
surprising.  I thought that they did have a small transmitter on board, with
an even worse appetite for batteries!

                     73,  Bill NV4T
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Sent: Sunday, April 21, 2002 1:29 PM
Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] Hallicrafter user, Thor Heyerdahl obit


> It was an NC-173 National receiver as described in the book and in several
> QST magazine articles.  It was run on batteries and didn't give too good a
> performance and, if I remember correctly, it quit working quite awhile
before
> the end of the voyage.  They didn't have any means to transmit and just
used
> the receiver for news and weather broadcasts.  I've read the book at least
> three times and am about to do so again!
>
> 73 to all,
>
> Norm Hall, W6JOD
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