Hi Eric:
The old ham radio rigs?
Well, I wish you could see the picture hanging here above my ham station.
It was the rig I used back in 1954-55.
It shows a floor standing rack at the end of my operating desk and a whole
desk full of receiver, speaker, VFO, q-multiplier, etc; all of that to run
100 watts on AM.
Its hard to believe when you see the TS2000 now setting on my desk today.
73
Lowell  W8QIY
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From: "Eric Patterson" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2005 2:19 PM
Subject: Re: off topic: radio nostalgia


> Hi all, I remember some of the old radio stations from the 70's and 80's.
> When I was growing up in Southern Oregon, we had a station called KCMX,
> which played easy-listening music.  Now, it is practically impossible to
> find easy-listening stations.  Here in the Portland area, there were 2
> stations that used to be easy-listening.  One was called KXL FM, and the
> other was KMUZ FM, which is now called KNRK and is playing modern rock.
> During my high school years, I used to turn my radio on to AM and see what
> distant stations I could pick up.  I picked up an all classical station
> called KKHI, which operated at 95.7 FM and 1550 AM.  It was down in San
> Francisco, but I could pick it up from Medford.
>         Speaking of old radios, how many of you remember the old amateur
equipment
> of the early days.  I am referring to the days when you had to get your
> transmitter separate from your receiver.  Even when transceivers existed,
> you couldn't use a keypad to tune them.  Do you remember those days?
> Thanks.
>
> Eric
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Blind-Hams For blind ham radio operators
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Kenneth Lee
> Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2005 3:27 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: off topic: radio nostalgia
>
>
> Richard, I think we must have the same radio <g>, my radios don't =
> receive
> above 92Mhz either.  In fact I just bought a FM-6 RS FM beam so I can =
> pull
> in a Baltimore station (WBJC all classical).  I also mostly listen to =
> NPR,
> but even that is starting to sound the same.  Here in the DC area we =
> have
> WAMU 88.5 which broadcasts old time radio on Sunday nights from 7 to 11 =
> with
> the great Ed Walker as the host.  WAMU also has some great bluegrass on
> Sunday mornings.  Another great station is WPFW 89.3 which plays some =
> great
> jazz and blues, but a little to much talk for me. =20
>
> WETA 90.9 once played lots of great classical, but they have now gone =
> all
> news.     =20
>
> I listen to several shortwave programs and on Saturday nights from 7 to =
> 9 I
> listen to the Cigar Dave show (no flaming please <g>) on WBT 1110.  I
> sometimes relax to AM 740 out of Canada and Oldies KB 1520 is an easy =
> catch
> here in DC.
>
> Regards, Ken
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Blind-Hams For blind ham radio operators
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
> [log in to unmask]
> Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2005 10:44 PM
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> Subject: Re: off topic: radio nostalgia
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>
> On 2005-03-12 [log in to unmask] said:
>    >As I have said before, broadcasting has been ruined
>    >by the 3 C's: computers, consultants and corporitization.  73.
> YOu know i'd agree with you.  AS one who's produced enough radio
> advertising audio over the years I've seen it.  YOu got a doofus in a
> little room voicing half a dozen stations and pointing and clicking
> for not a lot of money.  The FCC isn't just doing this to the
> broadcast media.  They've forgotten that the airwaves are a publicly
> owned resource and administer it by ignoring that which has been
> placed in trust to them for the benefit of a few large corporations.
> WItness BPL.
>
> The decline started in broadcasting with the repeal of the fairness
> doctrine back in the REagan years.  Just what we need, JEb Bush in '08
> and 12 to help continue the slide down the slippery slope.
>
> My bc radio doesn't get anything except the npr affiliate and wwoz
> here in NEw Orleans.  I refuse to listen to the commercial drivel.
>
> 73 de nf5b
>
>
>
>
> Richard Webb
>
> Electric Spider Productions
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> essential
> liberty to obtain a little temporary
> safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
> --- Benjamin Franklin, NOvember 1755 from the
> Historical review of Pennsylvania
>
>
> if its supposed to move but  doesn't, use wd40
> if it moves but shouldn't use duct tape
>
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