[Hallicrafters] Questions for OLD-timers (Hams)

[Kenneth G. Gordon]

On 24 Apr 2008 at 14:05, Troglodite at aol.com wrote:
>
> Very true. One thing that has not been mentioned in the 50's 60's era
> was the necessity for a Conelrad Monitor. This was a requirement that
> was in effect when I was first licensed in 1954. The operator needed a
> means to monitor a 24 hour AM broadcast station. If the station shut
> down, your transmitter was supposed to be automatically shut down. I
> believe it was OK to shut down manually based on an indicator of the
> AM station shutting down. I don't recall exactly when this requirement
> was dropped.

Yes indeed. You could shut your station down manually, but you 
HAD to continuously monitor an AM BC station. There were 
automatic monitors available from several sources, including 
Heathkit, for such devices.

Another requirement was to identify your station at least every 10 
minutes. Again, there were automatic "reminding" devices 
available for this, many of them built into "station control consoles".

Another requirement was that any station communicating via RTTY 
was required to identify in CW.

Ken Gordon W7EKB