There were a few things of interest there, and a few old friends. I saw an interesting little Simpson product, an upscale version of a combination power/SWR/modulation meter, and got the price down to something I didn't mind paying.
Then this showed up:
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| Owned by a little old lady, who only put it on the air on holidays and never at full power. |
I gave him the old raised eyebrow. "You did?"
"Yep. I was picking stations up, too."
That rated both eyebrows. "That's kind of unusual. " (The Globe Scout is a transmitter. It has no receive function.)
He hemmed and hawed a little as it dawned on him what he'd said.
I came back later and bought the thing. The price was right, and what a great story to go with it!
"Yep. I was picking stations up, too."
That rated both eyebrows. "That's kind of unusual. " (The Globe Scout is a transmitter. It has no receive function.)
He hemmed and hawed a little as it dawned on him what he'd said.
I came back later and bought the thing. The price was right, and what a great story to go with it!
Cool!
ReplyDeleteHopefully won't need much more than a new power cord to get operational. (Hey, if you weren't an optimist, you wouldn't be buying boat anchors at Hamfests! ;-) )
I've got a few around the shack (including my first rig, a Heathkit HW-16).
Have a hankering for an SX-99. It was the first receiver I ever used (borrowed from my boss at the local radio station while I was studying for my Novice), and it looks like a radio should to my mind.
However, lack of funds and space have won out over desire to date. Although a friend of mine has one and if he ever drops his asking price...
RandyGC,
ReplyDeleteI had an HW 16,that I built. I had an HW 7, that I bought assembled, and used that for a long time. I ended up selling the HW 7, and giving the HW 16, along with a bunch of other assorted gear, to a missionary couple who were heading back to Togo in Africa.
He was a pilot, and she was a nurse. He was studying to get his Tech license, back in around 1985 or so. I am a General class, but worked my way up, through Novice, then Tech plus, and then General. While I understand that Morse code is not necessary for much of ham radio, it is a good thing to have, for a number of reasons and conditions.
And Roberta, that Globe Chief looks like a lot of the gear I used during my early years. It is just that the sellers now seem to think that they are made of gold or something.
The seller was asking $50. I talked him down to $30 as the hamfest was winding down, so that wasn't too bad.
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