[Novice-Rigs] RE: How about 'favorite Novice rig' thread...

[Brian Carling]

Mike - I had an HG-303 xmtr a couple of years ago thinking I would put it on the 
air a lot. Very compact, and looked like new.
I ended up selling it because it was too finicky for me to 
adjust or something. I think it looked extremely ugly in 
some ways. The front panel lettering looked hand done 
and kind of cheesy (to me) - I am sure it would be an object of beauty to anyone 
who RAN one back in their novice days.
Heck it worked OK and was very very compact. They crammed a 
lot of xmtr into that cabinet.  It was the only one I had ever seen, although I 
remembered the ads for it.  I think that they only sold them for a short while, and 
maybe were too late for selling many,
as times were changing.

I still have a copy of the manual here I think.
It would probably be a pretty easy rig to duplicate.

On 5 May 2004 at 16:34, Mike Clarson wrote:

> 
> BTW, in my area, North Jersey, there was a Novice transmitter that was
> very popular because it was CHEAP. A close out. The Globe HG-303. Full
> Novice power for only $25 in like 1965. Anyone have any experience
> with one? I never did get one as I was a tech at the time with no Low
> Band privileges.--Mike WV2ZOW