[Qcwa] A few of my favorite things...

[Jeffrey D Angus]

Paul L. Schmidt wrote:

> It might be interesting to ask about things like:
>
> Benton Harbor Lunchboxes 

My buddy has a pair of them he keeps threatening to bring back to life.

> BC342's (and relatives) 

Does having a BC-348Q qualify?

> Phasing-type SSB rigs (HT-37, Johnson Pacemaker) 

I used to have a Gonset GSB-100. I really LIKED the slide rule
dial on the front of it.

> Q5'er (BC-453) 

Still have mine. (more on this later)

> Eico 753 (A/K/A Seven Drifty Three) 

I have the matching AM Modulator for it. It's part of my "pirate" AM 
station.

> DX-20/30/35/40/100 (Ok, the 100 is a different critter) 

There's a DX-20 sitting in the shack with a VF-1. It's the same model as the
first Novice transmitter I owned. (No, I _was_ crystal controlled back 
then.)

> Motorola 80-D's and T-43's 

Snickers, more boat anchors. I have a 80-D based Remote base sitting in the
garage that I use with a DC remote to check into a local repeater with.

And what about the venerable Navy TCS stuff?
Or the sideband adaptor for converting that DX-100 to something "modern."
Hallicrafters TUBE based keyers.
And speaking of code, the paper tape code practice machines.

For those of you into digital communications, remember when "real keyboards"
had green keycaps?

Jeff

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