A little "Off-Topic" Nostalgia Anyone?

[prcguy]

Actually, I DO rip them off of the internet! After that I manually remove blemishes, specks of dust, then resize them, play with the lighting levels, and then sharpen them up a little. Sometimes I even put in a different background. It's something I like to do after work for relaxation.

If I ever find myself single and needing pictures for a dating site I'll be calling you. Nice work!

 

[a727469]

From the dictionary…Vintage…

“ of old, recognized, and enduring interest, importance, or quality”
Or
“OUTMODED, OLD-FASHIONED”. 😞

Take your pick!😁

 

[Omega-TI]

I suppose I should give Yaesu equal time...

 

[buddrousa]

Do not forget the Siltronix 1011C and 1011D
and most new hams have no idea how to tune these radios up and set the power.
They would get on here and ask would chirp work and where the programming port was.

 

[Blackswan73]

You can’t forget the Icom IC-751a. 100 watt transceiver with a full blown R-71a receiver built in

B.S.

 

[Alain]

There are a boat-load of great boat-anchors from the '80's. Just look at the workmanship here; this includes the Kenwood 530 SP you posted earlier. They get great reviews at eham. Thanks for bringing these old rigs back for us to enjoy, Omega-TI

 

[Omega-TI]

You can’t forget the Icom IC-751a. 100 watt transceiver with a full blown R-71a receiver built in

B.S.

By request...

 

[Omega-TI]

That earlier photo I posted was bugging me, so I colorized it.

 

[BinaryMode]

I gotta ask. Sometimes I watch a show called The Color Of War on Story Television or The History channel and I often wondered how that was done or if they did have color cameras on the battlefield.

How did you colorize the photo? And how long did it take?

 

[krokus]

Neither link is working, even when I cut & paste into a browser.

 

[Omega-TI]

 

[Omega-TI]

I doubt anyone here is old enough to remember this, but...

 

[Omega-TI]

Do not forget the Siltronix 1011C and 1011D

Okay...

 

[BinaryMode]

I doubt anyone here is old enough to remember this, but...

'See page 2092,' huh? Is that the book of Genesis in disguise? Why, I bet Edgar Cayce himself read that Mag.

 

[Omega-TI]

'See page 2092,' huh? Is that the book of Genesis in disguise? Why, I bet Edgar Cayce himself read that Mag.

Yeah, I believe that magazine considered January page one, and kept going up throughout the year.

 

[Blackswan73]

Clean, uncluttered, and very functional

B.S.

 

[Omega-TI]

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Clean, uncluttered, and very functional

B.S.

I hope you don't mind, but I felt to tweak you photo a little, it's such a beautiful radio I had to get rid of the green tinge.

 

[Alain]

I hope you don't mind, but I felt to tweak you photo a little, it's such a beautiful radio I had to get rid of the green tinge.

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Always wanted one of these Drake's, with the VHF option! Anyone have one of these in their radio arsenal??

I got an R71-A instead. Had a ham buddy [before I became a ham] install the Willco 1032 extended memory board, back in the late 1990's. Used to monitor a lot of "utes" back then---needed those 1,032 channels to keep track. Couldn't recall what-was-where w/o my log book. Still got the R71-A...needs caps replaced.

One of those "when I get a round tuit's..."

Have a wonderful, happy and safe 2025 everyone. Keep those updated boat anchors coming, Omega-TI

 

[Blackswan73]

Always wanted one of these Drake's, with the VHF option! Anyone have one of these in their radio arsenal??

I got an R71-A instead. Had a ham buddy [before I became a ham] install the Willco 1032 extended memory board, back in the late 1990's. Used to monitor a lot of "utes" back then---needed those 1,032 channels to keep track. Couldn't recall what-was-where w/o my log book. Still got the R71-A...needs caps replaced.

One of those "when I get a round tuit's..."

Have a wonderful, happy and safe 2025 everyone. Keep those updated boat anchors coming, Omega-TI

I don’t have the VHF option, but I do have the Drake. It’s the main receiver in my shack. Made in the good old USA

B.S.

 

[BinaryMode]

Yeah, I believe that magazine considered January page one, and kept going up throughout the year.

Makes sense I guess.