[Hammarlund] hammarlund byrd expedition

Thu, 10 Oct 2002 11:42:29 -0500

Rodney,

I think that the picture of W6DZH is from 1933, before the Super Pro was
available.  I am not sure what the unit on the left is, it isn't a Comet Pro
or AGS.  It looks like there is a home brew version of the Lamb Single
Signal Superhet just to the left of the microphone, there were a few
companies that made kits or complete sets of the SSS, and it could be one of
these.  This was the era of the two dial tuning, one for the preselector and
the other for the HFO.

The article in 1939 talks about the "Colonization" of Antarctica.  The US
would have a better claim if they had people there all year.  I think that
this expedition was 1940 through mid 1941.  

Thanks,
Barry
KD5VC
Super Pros and HROs

-----Original Message-----
From: Rodney Bunt [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2002 7:20 PM
To: Mike Taylor; [email protected]
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: [Hammarlund] hammarlund byrd expedition

Mike,

I have copies (electronic) of the "Collins Signal". One covers the Byrd
Expedition of 1934, the
other one has a picture of a QSL card for Art Collins W9CXX from W6DZH
California. Check out the
ergonomic operator position, very comfortable (NOT), and what looks like a
Hammarlund Super Pro.
The handles and the 'S' meter are a give away here.

Don't have any pictures of the Byrd Expedition Receivers although, I do have
a copy of his journal
"Little America", and it has some pictures of the "Radio Men" and their
Collins equipment.

Follow these links

http://www.radioglowbug.com/technical/Signal03-33.pdf

and 

http://www.radioglowbug.com/technical/Signal12-34.pdf

Regards,

Rodney
VK2KTZ

--- Mike Taylor <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hey Barry! I'm not suprised to learn that the Hammarlund Super-Pro was
used
> during the 1939 Byrd expedition. However, he couldn't have used the
HQ-129x
> as that radio wasn't introduced until 1946. During the war, Hammarlund
> produced products exclusively for the military. After the war, Hammarlund
> re-tooled for consumer production and the 129x was their first offering.
> 73's...mike
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