Below is the Vintage Logbook! Please take the time to sign the Book... !
| Name | Budro |
| Comments | Just wanted to let you know Alan I now have a brand new to me a t 599 kenwood set of twins.I hope to be up on them in near time.Take care my friend and 73 Budro AC4L |
| Call Sign | AC4L |
| Name | Dusty Hood |
| Comments | Operating Drake TR-4c and Swan 500CX for most of HF operation I use a yaesu FT-901DM with a SGC-500 Solid State Amp. Thank for the info Alan. I'm in the process of restoring the Drake I love the RX audio |
| Call Sign | W4FSH |
| Name | Sonny |
| Comments | I have checked in on the net but it has been some time in the past, hope to correct that soon. I have a Drake TR4CW(bad filters in power supply, hums and has low receive) that I want to get back on the air and sure good use some good advice. Thanks for nets like this and the time the NCS put into it for all of us. 73 WA4EX-SONNY |
| Call Sign | WA4EX |
| Name | Chris Hill |
| Comments | I grew up around tube technology and when in the Army, I repaired radars for the HAWK missile system, which when fielded, was all vacuum tubes Question: One place says 17:00 UTC and the other says 20:00 UTC. Which is it ? |
| Call Sign | KG8JF |
| Name | Jim Trible |
| Comments | Will try to join your net activity when conditions permit. My operation is with, Swan 350/TS520S/Drake 4C Twins & (IC706MK2G) 73...........Jim |
| Call Sign | AB9NH |
| Name | Todd Mondragon |
| Comments | I'll be there tomorrow! I'm running a Kenwood TS-520S station with the external VFO-520, MC-50, AT-200, SP-200 and SM-220 w/ BS-5 through a Hustler 5BTV vertical. I have another station I am restoring right now for AM use. It's a Hammarlund HQ-170AC w/VHF, an awesome receiver that can hear a bird fart in Sri Lanka 2kc away from some lid with a GDO running into a kW amp. I'm pairing this with a couple of my restoration projects, a complete B&W 5100S/51SB rig that needs some cleaning and a WRL Globe Hi-Bander 62 w/external VFO that needs a power transformer. I plan on shoving out the signal old school with 135' of #14 wire. If it doesn't glow, it's not radio! 73! |
| Call Sign | KV1M |
| Name | Gideon |
| Comments | Hello there, name is Gideon qth Las Vegas.I will check in sometimes.My vintage rigs are Yaesu Twins FLDX-400,FRDX-400 and FT-401B. I like to operate these vintage rigs, it reminds me when I was in the Radio Telegraph School Back when... Thanks...Gideon |
| Call Sign | KC6WGN |
| Name | DUSTY hood |
| Comments | Just bought another boat anchor Yaesu FT-901DM like to big knobs and switches I would like to make a few net with all of you. Hope to make the net soon. |
| Call Sign | W4FSH |
| Name | Julien |
| Comments | This is the kind of amateur radio development that keep the hobby moving on great job keep up the good work |
| Call Sign | 9Z4FZ |
| Name | Julien |
| Comments | This is the kind of amateur radio development that keep the hobby moving on great job keep up the good work |
| Call Sign | 9Z4FZ |
| Name | Mike Elwell |
| Comments | You guys are great, keep up the old traditions, and heat your shacks with hot tubes. |
| Call Sign | w7ghw |
| Name | Dusty Hood |
| Comments | Glad to find a valuable resource for information I have just purchased a classic SWAN 500CX with matching power supply... |
| Call Sign | W4FSH |
| Name | roy higdon |
| Comments | hi everybody, looking forward to hearing everyone on 14.289. roy |
| Call Sign | w4idd |
| Name | Chris Hill |
| Comments | Will check you out on the SPG net sometime, Alan |
| Call Sign | KG8JF |
| Name | Ellen Rugowski |
| Comments | I'm sort of a paradox. I read your comments on e-ham, on the "the bands are not active when there is no contest" thread. I contest, but I also ragchew (when I can find the time). I'm sort of an OT (I'm 43, and I've been licensed since 1978 & active since 1982). I also moderate the Kenwood Hybrids net. My station - FT-897D (for contesting, VHF & UHF, digital modes, and HFpack stuff), and some semi-vintage rigs (1976 TS-820, and an early 70s Swan 270B). I'd love to join into vintage nets or roundtables like yours, but they all are held on Sunday afternoons, when I'm doing volounteer work at a local animal shelter. Well, gotta run - I run a Feld Hell (Hellschreiber) net on 8m on Tuesday nights. 73, Ellen |
| Call Sign | AF9J |
| Name | Len |
| Comments | Alan: Great net ... I am glad I checked in today (11/12/06) ... signals were really strong ... I will look for you guys again ... 73's .. Len W3IHY |
| Call Sign | W3IHY |
| Name | Alan Jones |
| Comments | Actually, if you are talking about my National...its an NCX-5. Only real difference between the 3 & the 5 was that the 5 incorporated a mechanical digital vfo display. That was probably a first for that time period (1964) And even it has a couple of transistors in it...used in the VFO circuit. It works well, fairly hot receiver. 73 |
| Call Sign | W4LGH |
| Name | Ellen Rugowski |
| Comments | Ooops! Forgot to mention that I also ahve a Yaesu FT-897D, that is my contest rig (I contest QRP), and digital modes rig. BTW, I happen to think the National NCX-3 looks cool. If I could find one cheap, I wouldn't mind getting it. OK, you can stop gasping now, over my interest in a "mediocre" NCX-3. LOL 73, Ellen - AF9J |
| Call Sign | AF9J |
| Name | Ellen Rugowski |
| Comments | Read your e-Ham article "What is it about Vintage Radios?. Have been a Ham since 1978 (and Extra Class since Jan 1994). When I was a General in the 80s & early 90s, I woned Vintage-type gear, because it was all I could afford. BTW, hybrids are just as valid as vintage rigs (and have some fo the same good transmit audio as all-tube rigs), as ll hollow state rigs are. Many of the Drakes (including the T4XC & R4B I used to have years ago [good rigs - whish I ahdn't gotten rid of them]) incorporated transistors in some parts of their design. I have 2 Vintage rigs at the present time: 1.) 1976 Kenwood TS-820 (the first year they were built), which has just the analog National-syle [the first year models only offered the digital display as an option]). I retubed & neutalized it a few months back with a new set of 6146Bs. The Kenwood is my "take me back to my college days" rig, since it's sort of similar to the TS-830S, I used to operate in the 80s from W9YT (the Univ. of WI ham club station); 2.) Swan Cygnet 270B - I won this for $100 in an Aug. bid from the radio club I used to belong to (MANCORAD - W9DK). They were clearing out old gear. It may need some work on it. My Swan used to be used as a loaner to club members, that needed a rig to use. I acutally borrowed it from Jan 1993 - March 1993, right after I got my Advanced, and was between rigs. I would not be surpised to find out that I may have been the last person to use the rig (when the club still owned it), since 1993. 73, Ellen - AF9J |
| Call Sign | AF9J |
| Name | Tom Nickisch |
| Comments | Hi everyone I hope to join you folks real soon. My vintage equipment is as follows Collins KWM-2 I use it on a daily basis. Heath DX-60, HR-10 & HG-10 Heath SB-101 Heath SB-221 with 10m unbuilt still in the box Heat TX-1 & RX-1 Elecraft K2 75% complete as of 10/31/06 |
| Call Sign | w8amz |
| Name | Alan Jones |
| Comments | Well we gave it a try today 10/1/06 but the bands have been pretty dead all day. Sure hope they get better soon! Have added a Drake TR-7 to my vintage collection and it is a super radio! So now my Vintage collection consists of the following: National NCX-5 Tranceiver Drake TR-3 Transceiver (1st Drake Tranceiver Drake 4B Line (da Twins) Drake TR-7 Transceiver (one of the last Drake Models) |
| Call Sign | W4LGH |
| Name | Paul |
| Comments | Band conditions somewhat iproved today allowing for some check ins on the net today. They were: WC0Q Jeff KI4KTA Chris WA5VQM Mark N8TUH Steve KB3IHY Len Nice chatting with all the above check ins today. Hope to hear you again next week. Keep the tubes glowing!! Best 73 Paul AD3G |
| Call Sign | AD3G |
| Name | Jerry Eaton |
| Comments | Your web site layout is both user friendly and attractive ... intuitive and not gaudy! I am an avid Drake collector and restorer. Love to here about the net and you can rest assured I will be on 14.289 this Sunday !!! 73's till then, |
| Call Sign | KC4QJE |
| Name | Charles |
| Comments | Hi All, Just dropped in to the site to say that this net is a wonderful idea and I hope to hear you on the net on Sundays. Of course, I hope you are all fixing up you vintage equipment just to use it for this event! My Best. 73 |
| Call Sign | KC8VWM |
| Name | Chris |
| Comments | Great idea for an informal roundtable net/ even as new as I am to ham radio/ have been swl for years and appreciate the old equipment.Keep up the good work 73 Chris KI4KTA |
| Call Sign | KI4KTA |
| Name | Mark Ewing |
| Comments | I like the idea of this. Hopefully band conditions will soon cooperate. When checking in I'll likely be running a Hallicrafters HT-37/SX-111 combo. 73 |
| Call Sign | WA5VQM |
| Name | Alan Jones |
| Comments | Please sign the Log Book then Join US on the air on Sunday's @ 1700UTC on 14.289Mhz SSB. We're just a bunch of friendly hams that like using and talking about Vintage Radios. I have a Drake 4B Line, and a Drake TR-3 Transceiver. |
| Call Sign | W4LGH |
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