[Hallicrafters] Hallicrafter radio on Sci-Fi channel (GhostHunters)

[Duane Fischer, W8DBF]

Hi Mike,

Are the radios functional and useable on air?

Duane W8DBF

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Everette" <radiocompass at yahoo.com>
To: "Kim Roland" <KROL at triad.rr.com>; <hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, March 04, 2006 10:29 AM
Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] Hallicrafter radio on Sci-Fi channel 
(GhostHunters)


> There are at least one and maybe two S-27/S-36?RBK
> receivers aboard the USS NC, down in "Radio 1" which
> is just off the area for the fire-control computer,
> below decks.  If you visit the ship, be sure to look
> for it because it is easily missed.  Well worth a
> look, too... lots of goodies like RBA/RBB/RBC, RAO,
> TBS, a humongous LR freq meter, and the huge patch
> panel for routing antennas to different transmitters
> and receivers.  I can't recall whether there are any
> other Hallis aboard.
>
> The Azalea Coast ARC in Wilmington continues work on
> restoration of the ship's historic gear, including
> transmitters.  They get on the air every now and then,
> on CW, using the restored gear, using the call sign
> NI4BK -- USS NC used the call sign NIBK during WW2.
> The club's web site is www.ac4rc.org, and they have
> numerous pictures of the restoration work.
>
> This past Field Day, I worked WW2LST/MM, on 80 CW
> about 3 in the morning (yawn) -- this is a restored
> WW@ LST (hence the call) with a lot of operational
> gear from the period; but they were running some
> modern stuff when I worked them...
>
> 73
>
> Mike
> WA4DLF
>
>
>
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