[Lafayette] Re: Lafayette Digest, Vol 7, Issue 6

[peter markavage]

Fred Osterman's third edition , is the one to get. Fred wrote the info in
the 1st and 2nd editions, and when he did the 3rd, he sent it over to me
to help fill in the blanks and add info on several receivers. The entire
book is loaded with great pictures and information on receivers from 1942
to 1997.

Check Google for lots of sites showing Lafayette equipment.
Pete

On Sun, 8 Jan 2006 10:31:05 EST Bonddaleena at aol.com writes:
> In a message dated 1/8/2006 7:56:57 AM Eastern  Standard Time, 
> richard.arland at verizon.net writes:
> All this talke about old  Lafayette ham rigs has me yearning for 
> more info. 
> Is there a particular site  where I can go to glimpse some of the 
> gear you are 
> talking about? 
> 
> I had  a 2 chnl Lafayette CB set in the mid-late 60s, that was 
> portable 
> (luggable?)  with a shoulder strap. 
> 
> The, in college I had a multi-band receiver (not  sure of the model 
> number) 
> that I used for general SWL work. Dual slide rule  dials. 
> 
> Other than that, I am a little un-informed when it comes to  
> Lafayett gear.
> 
> HR-10 receivers: Got one....nice old Heathkit Novice  receiver and 
> it is in 
> primo condition. WHat type of tube preamp were you  refering to to 
> increase 
> it's usefullness on 10M?
> 
> vy 73 es sri abt the  "newbie questions"
> 
> Rich  K7SZ
> 
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> 
> Rich, get a Copy of Osterman's book "Communications Receivers". I 
> believe  
> Universal Radio sells them. If you love receivers as much as me, you 
> will spend  
> HOURS looking at the photos and reading the specs.
> Plus, it gives you a (somewhat dated) idea what they are worth.
>  
> If you plan to buy an old Lafayette on ePay, er, eBay, especially 
> one like  
> an HE-80, with the large slide rule dial, make sure that the white 
> scale is not 
>  peeling of from inside! If so, these are good 'parts radios'....
>  
> I recently bought a couple of HE-80s and although they needed some 
> cleaning  
> up, cap replacement, alignment, and a repaint, they work great and 
> were cheap! 
>  This is easy stuff to do.
>  
> ron
>  
> N4UE
>  
> Feel free to contact me directly for any  info.......