[Hallicrafters] Hallicrafters Antenna Rotator (Loudenboomer)

[David L. Thompson]

Craig,

The Loudenboomer products were actually made by Radio Industries (W0AR ex
W0AIW) in Kansas City.  Lee was a very active early SSB Operator and
authored articles in CQ and QST.  His original Loudenboomer was a 4CX1000
amp in CQ and he wrote a piece on big quads compared to Yagis in the late
60's.   Radio Industries originally made both the rotor and the Commercial
Loudenboomer amp which became the HT-45.  The amp was a 1KW amp with a
single 3-400 and outboard PS.   He sold out to Hallicrafters about 1963
and some amps and rotors still have the Radio Industries logo.   I don't
think many of the rotors were sold by Hallicrafters but the amp was sold for
several years

Subject: [Hallicrafters] Hallicrafters Antenna Rotator (Loudenboomer)


> Here is a bit of Hallicrafters little known history.  I have found in my
> manual collection, a NOS manual for the Hallicraftters "Louderboomer"
Antenna
> Rotator, model HA-32. The manual date is 2/64. The control box in the
manual
> looks like the CDE Ham-M, but with a Hallicrafters logo, but the bell does
> not look like any CDE units.
>
> Having grown up in the Chicago area during this era, I never remember
seeing
> ads for  this product.  Perhaps they inherited this product when the
acquired
> (?)  the Loudenboomer company who's amp pre-dated the HT-45.  Perhaps
> somebody know the history of this short lived product.
>
> Anyway, all I want to do is sell this (possibly one-of-a-kind) manual, but
> thought there might be some interesting history around this rare product.
>
> 73,
>
> Craig
> W6ADV
> ex WA9HRN