Vintage barf

[w2amr]

This is one of the most disgusting things I've seen in years. And talk about balls. Asking $375 for this POS. If you have a strong stomach , click on the thumbnails.
:sick:
http://amfone.net/Amforum/index.php?topic=21124.0

[N8YX]

Looks like someone's rather poor attempt at reproducing an old Handbook project. :roll:

[w2amr]

Looks like someone's rather poor attempt at reproducing an old Handbook project. :roll:I love metallic red paint, and the lettered papers glued on front, but The yellow backing on the VFO dial is really the finishing touch. :lol:

[KG4CGC]

mMMMM ... OLDE GLOWE.

[w2amr]

Here is a shot of my Ranger 1, This is what it should look like.
http://media8.dropshots.com/photos/88780/20090923/140522.jpg

[WA4TM]

I would bet that "nut" would put 22 inch wheels on a Cavalier too, (you know the ones with the one inch high tires)!!!! :roll:

[N8YX]

I would bet that "nut" would put 22 inch wheels on a Cavalier too, (you know the ones with the one inch high tires)!!!! :roll:
http://www.efastcars.com/magicgallery/dubs.jpg

"I be rollin'....they hatin'..."

[w2amr]

Bwaaaaaaaa! :rofl:

[kb2vxa]

Being I know that northern New England ham I trust his audio mods BUT cosmetically that transmitter is RUINED! That's even worse than the beautifully restored Valiant I came across at a 'fester once, too beautiful in fact. Funny, Johnson never coated anything with shiny clear lacquer. :sick

[N5RLR]

[*facepalm*] Cars...radios...people have NO sense... http://forum.goregasm.com/images/smilies/banghead.gif

[N2NH]

It might be heresy, but IMHO, no great loss.

Real Radios come in Heathkit Green.
:agree:

(I'm also a Knight/Allied Radio fan.)

http://www.nostalgickitscentral.com/heath/products/ham/hw8.jpg

[w2amr]

It might be heresy, but IMHO, no great loss.

Real Radios come in Heathkit Green.
:agree:

(I'm also a Knight/Allied Radio fan.)

http://www.nostalgickitscentral.com/heath/products/ham/hw8.jpgHeapshit green ain't no match for Johnson Maroon and grey. :snicker:

[N8YX]

It might be heresy, but IMHO, no great loss.

Real Radios come in Heathkit Green.

http://www.nostalgickitscentral.com/heath/products/ham/hw8.jpg
You want heresy?

Wait 'til I gut two of those and convert one to cover the WARC bands...then stuff the works in a 19" 3U rack mount box.

Digital readout, built-in keyer, S-meters, RIT, power/VSWR monitoring...or I could just sell both "as is" ... :snicker:

[W2NAP]

It might be heresy, but IMHO, no great loss.

Real Radios come in Heathkit Green.

http://www.nostalgickitscentral.com/heath/products/ham/hw8.jpg
You want heresy?

Wait 'til I gut two of those and convert one to cover the WARC bands...then stuff the works in a 19" 3U rack mount box.

Digital readout, built-in keyer, S-meters, RIT, power/VSWR monitoring...

pics or it didnt happen :rofl:

[n0eq]

Real Radios come in Heathkit Green.


It's not easy being green.

http://www.digitalcartography.com/n0eq/Repaint-Shelf5-600x400.jpg

http://www.digitalcartography.com/n0eq/Repaint-Shelf-Overall-600x450.jpg

http://www.digitalcartography.com/n0eq/Repaint-QRP-600x428.jpg


Craig 'Lumpy' Lemke

http://www.n0eq.com

[KG4CGC]

Nice :clap:

[KB3LAZ]

This is one of the most disgusting things I've seen in years. And talk about balls. Asking $375 for this POS. If you have a strong stomach , click on the thumbnails.
:sick:
http://amfone.net/Amforum/index.php?topic=21124.0

WTF?? That there is str8 up ugly.

[KG4CGC]

No one is going to see your radio when your yakkin'. Take a look at my current rig.



http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c79/bebop5/DSC02235.jpg

[KB3LAZ]

No one is going to see your radio when your yakkin'. Take a look at my current rig.



http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c79/bebop5/DSC02235.jpg

I can see my rig and I would not look at that on a daily basis. :rofl:

[KG4CGC]

No one is going to see your radio when your yakkin'. Take a look at my current rig.



http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c79/bebop5/DSC02235.jpg

I can see my rig and I would not look at that on a daily basis. :rofl:
I suppose you paint every one of your nails as soon as you get a tiny chip on just one.

[n2ize]

This is one of the most disgusting things I've seen in years. And talk about balls. Asking $375 for this POS. If you have a strong stomach , click on the thumbnails.
:sick:
http://amfone.net/Amforum/index.php?topic=21124.0

Yeah, but it was probably modded out by Tron. You don't get radios modded by Tron every day. Besides, it's not appearance that is important. It's performance. :snicker: :snicker:

[KG4CGC]

I don't know what the big deal is. This is my HF operating position. I actually built this using an old Curtis Mathis TV and a box of sweep tubes I found at a yard sale for 10 bucks.



http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c79/bebop5/e13030image4.jpg

The large silver covered warming trays are converted to be 6m cavitrons.

[n0eq]

I don't know what the big deal is. This is my HF operating position. I actually built this using an old Curtis Mathis TV and a box of sweep tubes I found at a yard sale for 10 bucks.



http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c79/bebop5/e13030image4.jpg

The large silver covered warming trays are converted to be 6m cavitrons.

That place is an absolute mess.
I don't know how you can get any kind of
efficiency in a shack like that.

Here's a shot of my RTTY operating position -

http://www.digitalcartography.com/camp/RTTYstation.jpg

That's what a modern and efficient station should look like.


Craig 'Lumpy' Lemke

http://www.n0eq.com

[N2NH]

Nice :clap:

Yeh, every time I see Lumpy's radios I think, why can't you get it in Green anymore?

Guess I'll just paint mine too. Although the YL won't be happy...

[KG4CGC]

That's what a modern and efficient station should look like.
Nice tuning knobs but my operating attire would never pass muster in that environment.

[w2amr]

Real Radios come in Heathkit Green.


It's not easy being green.

http://www.digitalcartography.com/n0eq/Repaint-Shelf5-600x400.jpg

http://www.digitalcartography.com/n0eq/Repaint-Shelf-Overall-600x450.jpg

http://www.digitalcartography.com/n0eq/Repaint-QRP-600x428.jpg


Craig 'Lumpy' Lemke

http://www.n0eq.com
Who ya hiding from Lumpy?

[kb2vxa]

"Yeah, but it was probably modded out by Tron. You don't get radios modded by Tron every day."

Tron mods are easy to come by being well published BUT having been touched by The Holy Hands of The Great and Magnificent One himself it must be considered blessed and sacred.

[KG4CGC]

"Yeah, but it was probably modded out by Tron. You don't get radios modded by Tron every day."

Tron mods are easy to come by being well published BUT having been touched by The Holy Hands of The Great and Magnificent One himself it must be considered blessed and sacred.

EF. Johnson?

[w2amr]

"Yeah, but it was probably modded out by Tron. You don't get radios modded by Tron every day."

Tron mods are easy to come by being well published BUT having been touched by The Holy Hands of The Great and Magnificent One himself it must be considered blessed and sacred.

EF. Johnson?
Tim Smith.

[W1GUH]

It might be heresy, but IMHO, no great loss.

Real Radios come in Heathkit Green.
:agree:

(I'm also a Knight/Allied Radio fan.)

http://www.nostalgickitscentral.com/heath/products/ham/hw8.jpgHeapshit green ain't no match for Johnson Maroon and grey. :snicker:


waaaaalllllll....I'll take a good ol' scratchy Apache over a Valient any day.

[KG4CGC]

It might be heresy, but IMHO, no great loss.

Real Radios come in Heathkit Green.
:agree:

(I'm also a Knight/Allied Radio fan.)

http://www.nostalgickitscentral.com/heath/products/ham/hw8.jpgHeapshit green ain't no match for Johnson Maroon and grey. :snicker:


waaaaalllllll....I'll take a good ol' scratchy Apache over a Valient any day.

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c79/bebop5/DSC_0045lastmohican.jpg

[w2amr]

Nice. Is that yours?

[w2amr]

That's what a modern and efficient station should look like.
Nice tuning knobs but my operating attire would never pass muster in that environment.Knobs? :dance

[KG4CGC]

Not mine but if I knew in 2006 that it would be the last one I'd see, maybe I would have bought it. 2006 was a great year for vintage gear at Shelby.

[N8YX]

Not mine but if I knew in 2006 that it would be the last one I'd see, maybe I would have bought it. 2006 was a great year for vintage gear at Shelby.
Gear availability - especially where vintage or collectible stuff is concerned - does seem to be cyclical in nature. I was discussing the R-820 with an admin of another radio site. In 2005 I had one. In 2006 I had three; the second two were bought within a month and a half of each other and during a year's time there must have been at least one per month listed for sale online.

Now? Zip, zero, nada.

About 6 months after the next big thing from Japan, TenTec or Elecraft is shown at Dayton, many of the old "classics" are sold off to finance purchase of the new WondeRadio. I think what flushed a lot of R-820s out of hiding at the time was the introduction of the FT-9000...

[W1GUH]

Real Radios come in Heathkit Green.


It's not easy being green.

http://www.digitalcartography.com/n0eq/Repaint-Shelf5-600x400.jpg

http://www.digitalcartography.com/n0eq/Repaint-Shelf-Overall-600x450.jpg

http://www.digitalcartography.com/n0eq/Repaint-QRP-600x428.jpg


Craig 'Lumpy' Lemke

http://www.n0eq.com
Who ya hiding from Lumpy?\

He never seems to answer questions like that. The probabilities say he really is a camo-dude from Area51/Groom Lake, or at least practicing for the job.

[W3WN]

Real radios come in Heathkit Green, Hallicrafters Grey, Collins Grey, or Drake Grey & Black.

More importantly... Real Radios Glow In The Dark!

(I miss my HT-37, SX-11, HT-41, and HA-1/W9TO-Keyer)

[w2amr]

Real radios come in Heathkit Green, Hallicrafters Grey, Collins Grey, or Drake Grey & Black.

More importantly... Real Radios Glow In The Dark!

(I miss my HT-37, SX-11, HT-41, and HA-1/W9TO-Keyer)You forgot Johnson Maroon.

[W3WN]

Real radios come in Heathkit Green, Hallicrafters Grey, Collins Grey, or Drake Grey & Black.

More importantly... Real Radios Glow In The Dark!

(I miss my HT-37, SX-11, HT-41, and HA-1/W9TO-Keyer)You forgot Johnson Maroon.

No I didn't.[attachment=0:3njxy0y8]Hallicrafters [S1].jpg[/attachment:3njxy0y8] No Johnson in that picture, maroon or not.

Yankess in 6

[w2amr]

Real radios come in Heathkit Green, Hallicrafters Grey, Collins Grey, or Drake Grey & Black.

More importantly... Real Radios Glow In The Dark!

(I miss my HT-37, SX-11, HT-41, and HA-1/W9TO-Keyer)You forgot Johnson Maroon.

No I didn't.[attachment=0:3j3aedhn]Hallicrafters [S1].jpg[/attachment:3j3aedhn] No Johnson in that picture, maroon or not.


Yeah, I noticed that.