Very old shack photo

[n8myc]

11 year old shack photo

I recently found an old polaroid of one of my old shacks. I thought I'd share it. I think it's around 1998. It was in the basement of my old house. The white map on the wall was for county hunting and when I confirmed it I blacked it out, that's why it's odd looking. As far as some of the equipment goes there are some oldies but goodies, which I no longer have. There is no photo of the antennas. Although I think I had a discone an an AR-270 and an inverted v and maybe a wire or two strung out.

 

[rad1oreference]

Bob that's a nice setup. Always good to see the old style CRT's and scanners.

Do you still have a similar shack?

 

[WouffHong]

How about my 1953 Shack in Arlington, Mass?? ;-)

My first general shack - in the attic of our home in Arlington, Bob.. ;-)

TBS50D (Harvey-wells - made in Southhampton, MA (?) ) and Rcvr was a Hallicrafters SX-28A.

Old "Battery-Eliminator" from the 30's used as test Power supply. Still have the "Bug" - Wish I had that Dynamic BC Mike still..

73 es G'Bless..

Tom
NASA-KSC ISS/STS Systems P.E.(ret'd)
W4NOV (ex WN1VBZ, W1WJR, A1WJR, O1AK/mm)
XYL WA1LUT
Son KB4OMO
Dad (SK) K1EEL
Uncle (SK) W1FWK
GrandDad (SK) 1TM (Spark)
http://w4nov.com (and .us)
--... ...-- -.. . .-- ....- -. --- ...-

 

[emd001]

wow these pics are awesome

 

[Gilligan]

I agree... I'm thinking about the old days playing w/ the radios in my bedroom. Brings back fond memories!

 

[SCPD]

It doesn't seem like an old shack if there are programmable scanners with LCD displays and computers! Even if it isn't all that old it looked like you did a great job with it.

The 1953 shack is somewhat old and Tom, I don't know what you look like now but you were a cute kid in 1953! I really like the Buck Rogers looking microphone. I was just beginning to think about ham radio then, even though I was only 2 years old in 1953. .

Seriously, I wish I a picture of my first radio, a crystal set I built myself in 1962. It never needed batteries or 120. Pretty high tech I would say.

 

[hippieman556]

thats awesome

 

[WouffHong]

1953..

Yep - Used to woo the (few) girl-nerds middlin'-good.. )) - I had Polio in 1946 and in 1951, my Uncle (W1FWK) gave me an Echophone EC-1 receiver (http://www.qsl.net/la5ki/big/ec1.jpg) and I cruised the bands, finally learning the code and getting my Novice ticket in 1952 with a single ARRL 6L6 rig with a War surplus 3725(?) Kc/s FT-243 Crystal on a wooden chassis and bellwire coil similar to: http://wa5tcz.com/wa5tcz_Images/100_0955_6L6-transmitter.jpg .- followed by my General and 2nd Phone Commercial license w/RADAR endorsement in 1953 , at the time, supposedly the youngest one in the country, now sporting an SX28 (http://www.rigpix.com/hallicrafter/sx28.jpg) and (http://www.radioblvd.com/SX28Notes.html) receiver and that TBS50D - as seen in the photo. (http://www.rigpix.com/harveywells/harveywells_tbs50d.jpg ) - Many moons later had this 6' high dual-diversity receiver in 60's: (
http://www.nj7p.org/millist/pic/frr-3a.jpg ) - dem were da days.. - Real Radios Glow (and can KILL ya!)

73 es G'Bless..

Tom
NASA-KSC ISS/STS Systems P.E.(ret'd)
W4NOV (ex WN1VBZ, W1WJR, A1WJR, O1AK/mm)
XYL WA1LUT
Son KB4OMO
Dad (SK) K1EEL
Uncle (SK) W1FWK
GrandDad (SK) 1TM (Spark)
http://w4nov.com (and .us)
--... ...-- -.. . .-- ....- -. --- ...-

It doesn't seem like an old shack if there are programmable scanners with LCD displays and computers! Even if it isn't all that old it looked like you did a great job with it.

The 1953 shack is somewhat old and Tom, I don't know what you look like now but you were a cute kid in 1953! I really like the Buck Rogers looking microphone. I was just beginning to think about ham radio then, even though I was only 2 years old in 1953. .

Seriously, I wish I a picture of my first radio, a crystal set I built myself in 1962. It never needed batteries or 120. Pretty high tech I would say.

 

[WouffHong]

Old Radios

It doesn't seem like an old shack if there are programmable scanners with LCD displays and computers! Even if it isn't all that old it looked like you did a great job with it.

The 1953 shack is somewhat old and Tom, I don't know what you look like now but you were a cute kid in 1953! I really like the Buck Rogers looking microphone. I was just beginning to think about ham radio then, even though I was only 2 years old in 1953. .

Seriously, I wish I a picture of my first radio, a crystal set I built myself in 1962. It never needed batteries or 120. Pretty high tech I would say.

Here's a better idea of what that 300 pound receiver looked like:

http://www.pixtoshare.net/anfrr3a.jpg

You changed to each of the 8 channels by dialing the channel number (1-8) on that rotary dial and the whole thing burst into whirring and clacking noises and blinking lights until it settled down on the new channel!

Gawd, I miss it!!

Each channel had to have been set up individually first - a laborious job!

73..

Tom
http://wouffhoung.org - www.rettysnitch.org

 

[SCPD]

Here's a better idea of what that 300 pound receiver looked like:

http://www.pixtoshare.net/anfrr3a.jpg

You changed to each of the 8 channels by dialing the channel number (1-8) on that rotary dial and the whole thing burst into whirring and clacking noises and blinking lights until it settled down on the new channel!

Gawd, I miss it!!

Each channel had to have been set up individually first - a laborious job!

73..

Tom
http://wouffhoung.org - www.rettysnitch.org

Tom, thanks for sharing this and providing links that are also very interesting. What a great tradition of ham radio you have in your family. You had Elmers by birth right!

 

[eorange]

I recently found an old polaroid of one of my old shacks.

What the heck is that computer-generated "D" battery along with "12 volt" on the top monitor?