[Milsurplus] Dead electronics

[D C Macdonald]

Interesting list of radios, George.

My list (pretty much chronological):

Walter Ashe (3-piece novice kits) - 1953
National NC-33 - 1955
WRL/Globe (Scout 65) - 1955
Hallicrafters (S-40A) - 1957
Harvey Wells (R-90) - 1959
Hammarlund (HQ-145A) - 1961
Gonset (G-66B & G-77A) - 1962
National (NCX-3 & 5) - 1964 & 1965
Drake (C-Line & 7-Line) - 1973 through 1978
Icom (many) - 1972 through now

Boat anchors added recently:

Johnson
Morrow
Eico
Ameco
Heathkit

As for why not, I think that has been answered.

No fool like an old fool, right!

73  ---  Mac, K2GKK/5


----Original Message (PARTIAL) Follows----

From: aGEnuine Ham <gl4d21a at juno.com>
To: antqradio at juno.com
Subject: [Milsurplus] Dead electronics
Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2004 11:13:29 -0500

Here is a list of manufacturers of ham gear I have owned.
Where are they now?  Still making ham gear in the US???
Why not?

Collins
Hammarlund
National
RME
Gonset
Morrow
Elmac
Meissner
Harvey-Wells
EF Johnson
Central Electronics
Heathkit
Galaxy

Couple of survivors:  Henry and ETO

And, finally, the only tower manufacturer who had any breadth of
selections, Rohn, now called Radian with an uncertain future.

The only thing the US is still holding leadership in is
vaporw---er---software.

73,
George
W5VPQ