[QCWA] And now some picture links of equipment.

[B Roske]

To Jeff and everyone else,

Send me a picture and description of your station, from today or from 50 
years ago and I'll add it to the QCWA Virtual Museum at 
http://www.qcwa.org/museum-on_line.htm

While your station today may not belong in a museum, it will in 20 or 30 
years and it's much easier to get accurate information today.

tnx es 73,
Bob N0UF
QCWA Webmaster
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeffrey D Angus" <jangus at socal.rr.com>
To: "Discussion of QCWA" <qcwa at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, November 19, 2006 11:34 AM
Subject: [QCWA] And now some picture links of equipment.


> One of the "sets" I have sitting in the storage area is a duplicate
> of my original Novice License station from 1967.
>
> Heathkit DX-20 Transmitter
> <http://oak.cats.ohiou.edu/%7Epostr/bapix/DX_20.JPG>
> 75 Watt DC Input power, Crystal controlled transmitter. 3.5-21 MHz.
>
> Hammarlund HQ-110C Reciever <http://radioal.com/hq110ab.jpg>
> 1.6-52 MHz receiver. Used in the AM mode with AVC, with the IF
> at 455 KHz feeding the BC-543.
>
> Heathkit VF-1 variable transmit freq.
> <http://www.radioranch.biz/Heathkit%20VF-1.jpg>
> Used in place of the Crystal for the Heathkit DX-20 to allow some
> frequency agility.
>
> Signal Corp BC-453
> <http://www.armyradio.com/publish/Articles/Command%20Sets/Pictures/bc-453.jpg>
> Used as a third conversion IF for the Hammarlund receiver. This has
> a 50 KHz IF frequency.
>
> Navyships TCS-12 control box
> <http://antiqueradios.com/albums/Misc/TCS_5.jpg> (Note: just the speaker
> box upper right) Made a nice box with a speaker, headphone jack, and
> some switches to operate the station with.
>
> In 1976, having already upgraded to Advanced Class licensing, I decided
> to get a "new" station with all MATCHING parts.
>
> Heathkit HW-101 Transceiver
> <http://www.tech-systems-labs.com/HW-101%20%282%29.jpg>
> This is the heart of the station. 3.5-28 MHz 100 Watts. AM, CW and SSB.
>
> Heathkit HM-102 Matching watt meter
> <http://www.tech-systems-labs.com/HM-102.jpg>
> With remote pickup so meter can be near equipment.
>
> Heathkit HP-23 and HP-13 power supplies
> <http://heathkit.nl/heathkit_nl/plaatjes/hp-23_hp-13.jpg>
> Subsequently upgraded with newer capacitors. The HP-23 is 120 VAC line
> operation and the HP-13 is 12 VDC operation.
>
> Heathkit SB-600 speaker <http://www.heathkit.ca/sb/sb%20ser15.jpg>
> And of course, the nice matching speaker.
>
> Additionally, and I picked these up a few years afterwards to "round
> out" the collection of matching Heathkit goodies...
>
> Heathkit SB-610 <http://www.radiold.com/radios/rad60/rad60p20.jpg>
> Basic CRT, tone generator and X-Y scope operation for station
> monitoring.
>
> Heathkit SB-620 <http://www.heathkit.ca/sb/sb_ser9.JPG>
> Long delay phosphor, a Panadaptor that looks at the receiver IF and
> gives you a amplitude vs frequency display.
>
> Heathkit SB-630 Station Console <http://www.heathkit.ca/sb/sb%20ser14.jpg>
> All-in-one Watt meter, clock, 10-minute ID timer and Phone Patch.
>
> Finally, when I sold my house in 1989, I bought yet another station
> to operate with on HF.
>
> Icom IC-761A transceiver <http://www.rigpix.com/icom/ic761.jpg>
> 100 KHz - 30 MHz general coverage transceiver. 100 Watts, on CW, AM,
> SSB, narrow band FM and RTTY (Radio Teletype)  Actually, I have a
> matching pair of them.
>
> Icom SP-23 speaker <http://ham.srsab.se/graphics/icom_acc/SP-23.jpg>
> And the matching speaker with selectable haigh and low-pass audio
> filters.
>
> Icom SM-8 desk microphone
> <http://www.eham.net/data/classifieds/images/209079.jpg>
> Like the matching speaker, allows you to switch between either
> transceiver. (Which was partly to blame for my buying a second
> transceiver.)
>
> Lastly, if one is to going to send Morse code, it helps to have a few
> keys to send it with.
>
> Vibroplex Original Standard "bug"
> <http://www.vibroplex.com/original_standard.jpg>
> My original, given to me in 1970 after I upgraded to Advanced Class
> license.
>
> Vibroplex Vibrokeyer <http://www.vibroplex.com/vibrokeyer_standard.jpg>
> Used wtih an external keyer. Hallicrafter TO-1
> <http://www.radiold.com/telegraph/tel_31.jpg> And yes it has vacuum
> tubes.
>
> Vibroplex Iambic key <http://www.vibroplex.com/iambic_standard.jpg>
> Used with a integrated circuit type "smart" keyer. Note, the IC-761 has
> that built in as an accessory.
>
> Vibroplex straight key 
> <http://www.vibroplex.com/straight_key_standard.jpg>
> Good old fashioned hand key. Is it obvious I have a thing for Vibroplex?
>
> And of course, to learn Morse Code...
>
> Instro-graph code practice machine
> <http://www.radiold.com/telegraph/tel_25.jpg>
> Yes, that's paper tape with dots and dashes punched into it.
>
> Jeff
> wa6fwi
>
> Some other bits of equipment I didn't throw into the pile here
> (Mainly as I don't still have them)
> Gonset GSB-100, Navyships RAO-7, National HRO-50-T1, Drake 2B,
> Drace C4 line, Signal One CX-7, Gonset Communicator IV, home-brew
> 813, and 304-TL amplifiers. LOTS of Teletype gear and other odds
> (mostly odd) and ends.
>
> Hopefully, having caused you to spend 20-30 minutes reading this. ;-)
>
>
>
>
> -- 
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> safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." Benjamin Franklin
> "A life lived in fear is a life half lived."
> Tara Morice as Fran, from the movie "Strictly Ballroom"
>
>
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