[HBR] HBR 16

[Ian Wilson]

Nope, not WA6ROF. Need more forensics :)

73, ian K3IMW

On Sun, Mar 8, 2015 at 9:16 AM, Ian Wilson <ianmwilson73 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Wow, well spotted Chris. I hadn't noticed this at all. The best I can
> make out is WA6ROF; he appears to have the right history, etc, from
> the QRZ listing. I have emailed him to see if he was the builder.
>
> 73, ian K3IMW
>
>
> On Sun, Mar 8, 2015 at 8:12 AM, Chris Howard w0ep <w0ep at w0ep.us> wrote:
>
>>
>> In your picture of the front, there looks like
>> a partial callsign under the letters "HBR-16"
>> Maybe starting with WA?
>>
>>
>> On 3/7/2015 1:49 PM, Ian Wilson wrote:
>> > I've posted a few pics of the "Anaheim" HBR-16 on Flickr:
>> > https://www.flickr.com/photos/17477299@N04/sets/72157651228221845
>> > (I don't know the name of the original builder; the previous owner
>> > didn't have any info either).
>> >
>> > A little shabby but in good shape mechanically and electrically. The
>> > previous owner had thoughtfully brought it up slowly on a Variac.
>> > There is one coil set only: for 20m.
>> >
>> > Apart from a dead 12AU7, everything works. Controls/switches are
>> > somewhat scratchy, of course. The receiver is doing pretty well
>> listening
>> > to contest stations. Works much better with a decent antenna than with
>> > a few feet of wire in my electrically noisy shack environment.
>> >
>> > I have some plans for 'proper' coils for other bands. In the meantime,
>> > I have some 5-pin-base brown plug-in Hammarlund coils, will see if I
>> > can make a 40m set that is approximately useable.
>> >
>> > 73, ian K3IMW
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On Fri, Feb 27, 2015 at 7:24 PM, William Wood <ke9xq at charter.net>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> >> It might get away from me : )
>> >> A local fella just asked for it
>> >> and is coming out in the
>> >> to check it out…
>> >>
>> >> If It falls through, I’m next on the
>> >> list. he said he’d call me.
>> >>
>> >> Thanks again for the heads up : )
>> >> 73 fer now
>> >> Bill  KE9XQ
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