[Scan-DC] New topic! First Scanner

[Paul - W4ATN]

My first receiver was a National NC-183R (rack mount - HUGE & heavy, vacuum
tube of course) that was part of my novice amateur radio station. My next
was a Regency dial tune receiver that tuned in the local Sheriff Dept.,
Highways, Fire and Rescue (39.7) then my first crystal controlled 8 channel
scanner. I think it too was a Regency. After that I had a Bearcat 250 (still
have it in the basement in storage) then the list gets too long to remember!
Wow, what a walk down memory lane! Just thinking about my first ham station
as a novice (WN4ATN) NC183-R receiver, Johnson Viking Transmitter with a 807
tube final, crystal (plug in one at a time - novice stations could not use
VFO) and a homemade T/R switch feeding into a full length 80 meter dipole.
Lots of CW contacts. I still have my first contact Log!

Paul



Paul - W4ATN
Grid: FM18qw97MF

-----Original Message-----
From: Scan-DC [mailto:scan-dc-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Greg
Danes
Sent: Monday, November 17, 2014 11:15 AM
To: Scan-DC at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Scan-DC] New topic! First Scanner

Would like to know what radios the members started using in the "dim time"
before SDR and all the stuff we have today. Mine was a RS Patrolman 60. I
was never very much into crystal control radios. Also had a very weird VHF
radio , not sure who made it. Was the size of a mobile CB with a tiny
half-moon tuning dial, squelch and volume, built like a brick. Of course my
dream scanner was back then the Bearcat/Electra 300 with service search. In
those days (1984?) it was considered the top of the line for those wanting a
primo scanner, I later bought 2 off of Ebay and no longer own them but it
was still a "fun" radio to mess with. I have since owned RS PRO-2006's,
Pro-2020, BC-210, Pro-83, Pro-94/97, AOR early model digital's and a few
others. My later pride and joy were the PRO-2006's with the 800 mod, IF tap
and even replacing the back-light was a cool project and needed most of the
time.

KJ4DGE

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"I seek not to know all the answers, but to understand the questions"
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