n00b

[KU0DM]

I want an oldie. Tell me everything there is to know.
Hoping that I can get a better low-band antenna situation for this winter, would like some old tube equipment. Maybe use it on some AM?

However I have 2 big problems. One: I know nothing other than I need a transmitter and receiver. Two (possibly the biggest) I have absolutely zero experience in any service that would need to be done. I fear buying something, then ending up having it sit on my desk as eye candy and not using it.

Is vintage gear right for me?

[W1GUH]

Another possibility if you're lucky enough to have hamfests and can get to them, is to check them out for vintage gear. Prices are almost always better than ePay, and there's a possibility that the guy selling it would be more than happy to help you get it on the air.

And, yea, there's a lot of little pieces that a vintage BA station require, but that's part of the fun.

[KG4CGC]

Be sure to park your portable frequency counter beside the rig just for a redundant reference and a tracking device.

[N9FE]

They don't call em the Swan 3 drifty for nothing

[WØTKX]

Eico 753, anyone?

[N4VGB]

Eico 753, anyone?

How much would you pay someone to take it???

[W5RB]

I miss my Eico signal tracer , with the cat's-eye tube .