Yeah, I remember the big JLB ones; and there was one the size of a cassette 
that my friend glued one to his Wilson HT.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Butch Bussen" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 1:57 PM
Subject: Re: back on the list again


> Remember the glb synthesizer boxes.  You added these boxes to your
> crystal rigs and made them a synthesized radio.  pagic!!!
> 73
> Butch
> WA0VJR
> Node 3148
> Wallace, ks.
>
>
> On Thu, 4 Aug
> 2011, Dave Marthouse wrote:
>
>> Back in 1978 when I was first licensed my first rig was a used Drake 
>> TR22.
>> It had 6 crystal positions, a bullet shaped mic with a coil cord, leather
>> caring case and ran on 10 aa nicad batteries.  I sold the radio a few 
>> years
>> later.  I had since upgraded my 2 meter station to a WE800 from Wilson.
>> That was one of the first if not the first portable synthesized rigs for 
>> 2
>> meters.  I  remember when talking to people on the local repeaters when 
>> you
>> wanted to go to another frequency the question was whether you were 
>> crystal
>> or synthesized.  I would guess that synthesized rigs on 2 meters had 
>> maybe
>> less than 50% penetration into the market at that point.  Those were fun
>> days.
>>
>>
>> Dave Marthouse N2AAM
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>>
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