[Hallicrafters] New On The Halli Web Site

[Duane Fischer, W8DBF]

Happy Halli-days to all -

If you enjoy my attempts at poetic verse and amusing anecdotes, then check 
out the assortment of holiday related items now on the Hallicrafters web 
site. They can be found in the area that "normally" features the 
misadventures, and sometimes adventures, of the infamous amphibian known as 
'Frogzilla'. Not all of the poems and tales involve our amphibian with an 
ego larger then the buttocks crosswidth of a T-Rex! Some are just about the 
holidays and others about the holidays with a halli-day item. A warm fuzzy 
friendly glow that is not procured from that vintage flask of burbon Aunt 
Eliza gave your great great grandfather! Or so the tale is told - (LOL!)

Also check out the latest Short-Wave logs posted by listener Stewart 
MacKenzie, WDX6AA in sunny southern California. That place where they put 
garland around a cactus instead of a Scotch Pine! For those who are curious, 
the "WDX6AA" is a short-wave listener call issued by ? after Hank Bennett 
stopped writing his column for Popular Electronics. Apparently Stewart must 
have gotten one of the first ones issued for California with that "AA" 
suffix?

Coming soon: On the HHI (Halligan's Hallicrafters International) web site - 
A special audio link for one of the May 1942 'Red Rider' radio shows! This 
one brought to my attention by Jim Jones who supplied me with a copy of it 
on CD. It is about "a young Billy Halligan from Chicago, Illinois". Sound 
somehow familiar? Young Bill is ... here is a real surprise ... avidly 
involved in electricity and such stuff! (Why does that not surprise me? 
(snicker)) His health is suffering from the plights, blights and smog of the 
big city, so his father sends him off to visit his Uncle on the ranch to get 
some fresh air, hay fever and muscles!

Naturally our western hero, Red Rider and his trusty companion, happen to 
meet young Bill. Does young Billy Halligan manage to rescue the west with 
some insightful piece of electronics? You are going to have to wait until 
our talented and dedicated Web Master W5JT, Jim Thayer, gets this audio link 
up and operating from the Halli web site. Enjoy!

Also Coming Soon: If, and that two letter word is a big one, all goes well, 
the technical tips posted on the Hallicrafters mail reflector from my 
archives of some 997 of them, will be added to the Hallicrafters web site 
inventory of everything you ever, sometimes never, wanted to know about 
Hallicrafters and other vintage rigs! Even more cool, you will be able to 
download them! This is a first, as nothing has been downloadable in the 
past. Why? Mainly an issue of security. Keep an eye open for these tips!

I would also like to publically thank W5JT, Jim Thayer, for his hosting and 
management of the HHI web site. It is a never ending battle for him to 
thwart the stream of virus attacks, bots and so forth that constantly attack 
this, and all, web sites. If you enjoy the wide variety of helpful, amusing 
and clever items found on the site, send him a few dollars to keep it 
operating. There is a button for donations for those wishing to use PayPal 
now. Any, and all, donations are appreciated.

Happy holidays to all! I hope to hear you on the air. Merry Christmas, Feliz 
Navidad and all of the other warm well wishes to all. If you hate the 
holidays, no problem, check out "If You Don't Like It, Call 1-800-SCROOGE!

Duane Fischer, W8DBF - WPE8CXO
E-Mail: dfischer at usol.com
Hallicrafters web site: www.w9wze.net
HHRP web site: hhrp.w9wze.net