W8VG
- George
Oro Valley, AZ
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Main
operating position consisting of modern and vintage SSB gear.
Also a Ranger I that drives SB-220 occasionally. On the right is
an Avco Crosley T-368C (made in hometown -- Cincinnati -- on 1955 Army
contract). T-3 has N9FOY speech amp and TimTron (WA1HLR) mods to
the RF deck to improve the transmit audio.
Click HERE or on photo for original image. (photo by John, WD7F) |
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Pre-War vintage CW station on left, workbench in middle, and low-power CW station on the right. Click HERE or on photo for original image. (photo by John, WD7F) |
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Pre-War
station consisting of 1940 Hallicrafters SX-25, 1937 Utah Jr
Transmitter (single 6L6), and homebrew 1625 RF deck (shown under
construction--now completed). Period lamp was gift from son and is from
the movie "Christmas Story" by the late Jean Shepard (ex W9QWT/K2ORS) Click HERE or on photo for original image. (photo by John, WD7F) |
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Bench and low-power CW station (Drake 2C/2NT, HW-7, Ramsey QRP Xmtr, and 6L6 "slat-board" rig from late 40's) Click HERE or on photo for original image. (photo by John, WD7F) |
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The
Main boatanchor station. Transmitters and receivers can be
patched-up in various combinations. Two R-390 Non A's, R-390A,
ART-13/BC-348R's, two Valiants (one stock, other with audio mods),
uncle's 75A4 usually paired with HT-32, TenTec RX-340 (for SWL), SX-99,
and Plate Modulated DX-60B. Transmitter on far right in wooden
cabinet is homebrew 813 modulated by 811A's and gear at top left (under
the BC-348) is homebrew AM QRP rig (5763 modulated by 6AQ5Ws running
300 volts). Click HERE or on photo for original image. (photo by John, WD7F) |
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The chief operator himself, George, W8VG Click HERE or on photo for original image. (photo by John, WD7F) |
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