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Radios of My
Early Life
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Mom & Dads 1940's GE table
listening to "The Lone Ranger"
First radio I remember
Listen to: WHAS 840, WAVE 970, WTMT 620, WKLO 1080,
WSM 650, WLS 890, WLW 700, KWKH 1130, WWL 870
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for Coax Cable
1953 AM Firestone Tube Type
Portable ac/dc
3 batteries cost over $10.00 in 1953
Got this for Christmas
1959 GE 5 transistor, ran on 2
AA's
This was my first Transistor radio
Got this for Birthday
1941 RCA model 111K
On Long Wire & Internal Loop
My first taste of SWLing, and I was hooked
Schematic I change the 6K6s to 6L6s what a sound
Hallicrafter S-22R not much!
On Long Wire
Hallicrafter SX-42 not to bad
On Inverted "Vee"
Collins 75A-1 A Great Radio
On Long wire & Vertical Dipole
 
BC-603 Tank receiver
Vertical Dipole or just a peace of wire
1960's Aircastle
AM / FM / VHF / HF
R390A Good
On Inverted "Vee"
late70s early
80s GE
"Super
Radio I Digital", had one speaker 7-2880B
AM/FM Still
use, Unbelievable on AM & Great Sound
Made today in vernier tuning only - No. 72887 "SUPERADIO III"
Uniden CR-2021
Still use
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General
Coverage Communications Receiver
Made In: 1983-1984
Voltages: 120 VAC 11-16 VDC
Coverage: 150-30000 kHz
Readout: Digital LCD 1.
Modes: AM/SSB-CW
Selectivity: 3/2.5 kHz
Circuit: Triple Conversion
Physical: 13x6.5x3.5" 5 Lbs.
Features: ¼" Head. Jack, S/Battery Indicator,
Attenuator, BFO, Tone, 3 Position RF Gain, Sleep Timer,
Two Tuning Steps, Carry Handle, Record Jack, Sweep,
Antenna Trimmer, Keypad, 12 Memories, Dial Lamp, Dial
Lamp Switch, Antenna Terminals.
New Price: $170
Comments: The CR-2021 can store six FM stations and six
non-FM stations for a total of twelve. Operates from six
C cells and two AA cells. The Realistic DX-400 is
similar, but features an analog S-Meter rather than a
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Sangean DT200V AM/FM/TV Portable Pocket-Size Radio
4' x 2.5'
x .75'
on 1AA Battery Still Use
Midland 13-509 & Clegg FM-76
220 MHz FM for 222.82 Repeater in Louisville, KY
My Favorite Band
ICOM 251A 2m All Mode
on KLM 17 element Vertical Beam & A S 23 element Horizontal beam
 
Drake W-4 / HeathKit
Keyer
Drake B-Line
 
On Inverted Vee
And Today
My how things have changed
Today YAESU FT897D with
AutoTuner / Internal Power Supply / Collins Fillers
On 17 meters at 18.130MHz
 Signet
EP700 |
GAP Titan HF antenna
Base@ 7ft 32' to top
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HEIL-Goldline GM5 mic |
Diamond SX-200 HF SWR & POWER
METER
TH-F6A
HF / 2m /
1.25m / 70cm
146MHz / 220MHz / 440MHz
FT2600M 2MHz on EchoLink
& eQSO
Yaesu FT-311MR
220MHz on EchoLink & eQSO
 
Icom IC-03AT
220MHz / Icom IC-3AT 220MHz
 
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Comet CX-333 |
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Diamond D-130J |
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(2m/220/440) |
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25-1300MHzRec) (80-1300MHz transmit) |
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