Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Colin Snow (KM6NTW), who notes that the following 1944 film “Maintaining Workers’ Interest” from the US Office of Education, features the Hammarlund Super Pro.
The video starts at the point in the film where the Super Pro is featured. To view the film from the beginning, click here.
https://vimeo.com/399908150
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dan Robinson, who shares a few photos he took at the Berryville, Virginia, hamfest recently. A fitting post for Boat Anchor Tuesday!
Thanks for sharing these, Dan!
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dan Robinson, who writes:
This is only the second Squires-Sanders rig that has appeared on the used market in decades, though it’s the amateur receiver.
The SS-IBS, the receiver pictured in a 1970s Communications Handbook in the shack of Richard Wood, the well-known SWL and linguist, is even rarer:
A guest post by Eric McFadden, WD8RIF
I had the pleasure of attending the annual Voice of Aladdin Amateur Radio Club’s Columbus Hamfest this past weekend, on Saturday, August 4, 2018. The Columbus Hamfest is a smaller, local or regional hamfest but every year when I attend I’m pleasantly surprised by the presence of a really nice variety of fine used gear available at the event. This year was no exception.
I made snaps of some of the fine old “boat anchors” and some of the not-so-old stuff available at the hamfest. (And I must apologize for the flaring evident in some of the photos. It seems the lens in my MotoE4 smartphone is prone to flaring in direct sunlight—somehow, up this point I had not managed to discover this.)
Realistic DX-160
Central Electronics “Multiphase Exciter Model 20-A” transmitter
Yaesu FT-101EX transceiver and accessories
Collins R-388/URR receiver
Drake R8 receiver
Johnson Viking Ranger transmitter
A selection of MFJ single-band QRP (low power) CW-only transceivers and a vintage Heathkit SWR bridge
At the event, I hadn’t noticed how many of the vintage receivers were made by Hallicrafters.
Hallicrafters “Sky Buddy”
Hallicrafters HT-32A transmitter
Hallicrafters SX-101 receiver
Hallicrafters SX-111 receiver
Hallicrafters SX-99 receiver
Heathkit DX-100 (bottom) and Hallicrafters HT-37 transmitters
And while not a radio, this is certainly vintage and is very pretty—and it was for sale.
1966 Chevrolet pickup-truck (it was for sale)
1966 Chevrolet pickup-truck (it was for sale)
1966 Chevrolet pickup-truck (it was for sale)
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Chris Peters, who shares the above photo for Boat Anchor Tuesday and writes:
I was lucky enough to recently pick up both these familiar faces for $150.
Hallicrafters S-40B and SX-100
Both are in decent shape but are due for a recap and alignment.
Wow–both of these are classic sets, Chris! After a recap and alignment, I think you’ll especially be impressed with the performance that SX-100 delivers! Thank you for sharing!
Post readers: If you’d like to share a photo of your boat anchor on Boat Anchor Tuesday, simply send me an email with the photo and a short description. I’ll put it in the pipeline to publish!
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Price Kagey, who shares the following photo for Boat Anchor Tuesday and writes:
“My wonderful HRO-50T. I have replaced all tubes and now need to start on capacitors and resistors.”
What a beautiful radio, Price! Once you’ve re-capped and replaced the resistors in this girl, you’ll have a phenomenal receiver. I’m a sucker for those HRO dials! Thank you for sharing!
Post readers: If you’d like to share a photo of your boat anchor on Boat Anchor Tuesday, simply send me an email with the photo and a short description. I’ll put it in the pipeline to publish!
Yesterday, as I took a little time to curate a massive collection of photos I took at the Museum of Radio and Technology, I posted a few “boat anchor” (heavy metal vintage radio) photos and labelled them “Boat Anchor Tuesday” on Twitter and Facebook.
Much to my surprise, I received a number of comments and emails with readers asking for more Boat Anchor Tuesday pics!
So I’ve decided to make it a feature here on the SWLing Post. After all, anyone who knows me knows that I’m a massive fan of boat anchors!
Please send me a photo (or a few) of your favorite boat anchor. Every Tuesday, I’ll feature a reader’s boat anchor here on the SWLing Post.
If you can, include a few sentences about the radio: how you obtained it, what you like about it or any memories. We radio nostalgic people love this stuff!
Please send photo(s) and radio blurb to my email address found on our Contact page. I only plan to post one radio per week, so these will be scheduled far ahead to post automatically.
