Subj : HAM
To   : Roy Witt
From : Richard Brumbaugh
Date : Fri Jun 02 2000 11:32 am

On (31 May 00) Roy Witt wrote to Peter May...

 RW> Very true.  Not many who build these days.

It's a shame too.  I remember building the HBR-14, a 14 tube dual
conversion ham receiver from 1957 QST.  I could go right down to my
local Ham store (Radio, Inc) and buy any or all the parts it used.
Not any more.  The store is still there but went out of the ham parts
and ham business years ago.  I don't know just what electronics they
sell now.  I'm still using my Heathkit HX-1681 CW xmtr and matching
HR-1680 rcvr I built in 1983.  Also built the HW-101 then but couldn't
get used to sending and receiving from the same box.

 PM> Maybe its time to fire up your old boatanchors as an indication of
 PM> ownership of the HF amateur bands!

 RW> Perhaps so.  I un-boxed my 520 from storage about a year ago, but
 RW> haven't listened to it since.

Isn't that 520 one of the most modern rigs, hi, hi.

Best regards, (73)
Dick, W5MFD since 1946
richard.brumbaugh@gratisnet.com

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