On Wed, 6 Jul 2005 21:42:36 -0600, "Topaz305RK"
wrote:

Wow, what a great set of pictures of "how things used to was"!!!!!!!!!!!!

You really had to be dedicated and love what you were doing.


Or to be just a little crazy... but as they say, you don't have to be
crazy to be a ham, but it helps.

Field day activities were fun. Somehow replacing cubic metres of field
equipment with a shoebox sized "black box" that does 100W of SSB from
160m to 7ocm has eliminated much of the fun.

We are seduced by radios with lots of features in silicon, often
without much regard for how it performs as a receiver, things that we
can't fix, whether because of a lack of knowledge, test jigs,
alignment / diagnostic software or board rework equipment. We have
come a long way!

Owen

--

Oh Dang!! Now I have to go add some more to my car...
grin WB9SMX Just hate to be out done,, get me one o them buses to
have room too ;-)

BTW That wasn't Dales Dead Bug van from King of the Hill was it? lol



"Christopher O'Callaghan" wrote in message
...
never saw a car with 6 big antennas(3-4 feet)and 3 small ones all on mag
mounts...WOW

"Me" wrote in message
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In article ,
Roy Lewallen wrote:

That's really just one antenna with six feedpoints.

Roy Lewallen, W7EL

Maybe a Phased Array for signal tracking........


Me who used to drive one of those for the FCC...........

Who is 'Me'? I used to drive one 'a them things too, before and during WW2.

Walt, w2du

In article ,
"Walter Maxwell" wrote:

Who is 'Me'? I used to drive one 'a them things too, before and during WW2.

Walt, w2du

"Me" is an alias for a well know Radioman/FCC Field Agent, who is
nearing the end of his natural life, but finds time to kabitz here in
NewsGroups....

but, yours didn't have Phased Verticals, with electronic steering, and
a Right/Left meter just above the steering wheel to guide you in on the
signal....

Me

"Me" wrote in message
...
In article ,
"Walter Maxwell" wrote:

Who is 'Me'? I used to drive one 'a them things too, before and during
WW2.

Walt, w2du

"Me" is an alias for a well know Radioman/FCC Field Agent, who is
nearing the end of his natural life, but finds time to kabitz here in
NewsGroups....

but, yours didn't have Phased Verticals, with electronic steering, and
a Right/Left meter just above the steering wheel to guide you in on the
signal....

Me

You're right, mine was a Hudson with a loop DF and Hallicrafters SX-27 and
SX-28 receivers. There had to be a somewhat intelligent brain connecting the
DF to the steering wheel. Did you drive your car during the time the NDO and
RID existed? I was a charter member beginning in 1940. My wife-to-be
disseminated more than 500 invitations to join from her FCC office in
Washington as an assistant to George E. Sterling, then Chief Engineer of the
FCC.

If well-known Radioman/FCC Agent is so well known how come I don't know him?
I can't believe you're gonna give away any Home Security secrets by tossing
your anonomity cloak. How about coming clean with us?

Walt, W2DU

He is Riley's mini-me...

"Walter Maxwell" wrote in message
...

"Me" wrote in message
...
In article ,
"Walter Maxwell" wrote:

Who is 'Me'? I used to drive one 'a them things too, before and
during
WW2.

Walt, w2du

"Me" is an alias for a well know Radioman/FCC Field Agent, who is
nearing the end of his natural life, but finds time to kabitz here in
NewsGroups....

but, yours didn't have Phased Verticals, with electronic steering, and
a Right/Left meter just above the steering wheel to guide you in on the
signal....

Me

You're right, mine was a Hudson with a loop DF and Hallicrafters SX-27 and
SX-28 receivers. There had to be a somewhat intelligent brain connecting
the
DF to the steering wheel. Did you drive your car during the time the NDO
and
RID existed? I was a charter member beginning in 1940. My wife-to-be
disseminated more than 500 invitations to join from her FCC office in
Washington as an assistant to George E. Sterling, then Chief Engineer of
the
FCC.

If well-known Radioman/FCC Agent is so well known how come I don't know
him?
I can't believe you're gonna give away any Home Security secrets by
tossing
your anonomity cloak. How about coming clean with us?

Walt, W2DU

Riley wouldn't hide behind 'me'.

Walt

"Fred W4JLE" wrote in message
...
He is Riley's mini-me...

"Walter Maxwell" wrote in message
...

"Me" wrote in message
...
In article ,
"Walter Maxwell" wrote:

Who is 'Me'? I used to drive one 'a them things too, before and
during
WW2.

Walt, w2du

"Me" is an alias for a well know Radioman/FCC Field Agent, who is
nearing the end of his natural life, but finds time to kabitz here in
NewsGroups....

but, yours didn't have Phased Verticals, with electronic steering, and
a Right/Left meter just above the steering wheel to guide you in on
the
signal....

Me

You're right, mine was a Hudson with a loop DF and Hallicrafters SX-27
and
SX-28 receivers. There had to be a somewhat intelligent brain connecting
the
DF to the steering wheel. Did you drive your car during the time the NDO
and
RID existed? I was a charter member beginning in 1940. My wife-to-be
disseminated more than 500 invitations to join from her FCC office in
Washington as an assistant to George E. Sterling, then Chief Engineer of
the
FCC.

If well-known Radioman/FCC Agent is so well known how come I don't know
him?
I can't believe you're gonna give away any Home Security secrets by
tossing
your anonomity cloak. How about coming clean with us?

Walt, W2DU

In article ,
"Walter Maxwell" wrote:

"Me" wrote in message
...
In article ,
"Walter Maxwell" wrote:

Who is 'Me'? I used to drive one 'a them things too, before and during
WW2.

Walt, w2du

"Me" is an alias for a well know Radioman/FCC Field Agent, who is
nearing the end of his natural life, but finds time to kabitz here in
NewsGroups....

but, yours didn't have Phased Verticals, with electronic steering, and
a Right/Left meter just above the steering wheel to guide you in on the
signal....

Me

You're right, mine was a Hudson with a loop DF and Hallicrafters SX-27 and
SX-28 receivers. There had to be a somewhat intelligent brain connecting the
DF to the steering wheel. Did you drive your car during the time the NDO and
RID existed? I was a charter member beginning in 1940. My wife-to-be
disseminated more than 500 invitations to join from her FCC office in
Washington as an assistant to George E. Sterling, then Chief Engineer of the
FCC.

If well-known Radioman/FCC Agent is so well known how come I don't know him?
I can't believe you're gonna give away any Home Security secrets by tossing
your anonomity cloak. How about coming clean with us?

Walt, W2DU



You just don't know any of the Old Gang from the Left Coast, Region X,
and Alaska, that's all. and it was a Van, Creme and Brown, with local
State Plates, or a dark blue Stationwagon, dark tinted windows, with no
backseat and a pile of receivers. I once got myself in trouble by
calling it the SolsbyMobile..... Oh well, that was then.....and this is
now....

Me

In article ,
"Fred W4JLE" wrote:

He is Riley's mini-me...

"Walter Maxwell" wrote in message
...

"Me" wrote in message
...
In article ,
"Walter Maxwell" wrote:

Who is 'Me'? I used to drive one 'a them things too, before and
during
WW2.

Walt, w2du

"Me" is an alias for a well know Radioman/FCC Field Agent, who is
nearing the end of his natural life, but finds time to kabitz here in
NewsGroups....

but, yours didn't have Phased Verticals, with electronic steering, and
a Right/Left meter just above the steering wheel to guide you in on the
signal....

Me

You're right, mine was a Hudson with a loop DF and Hallicrafters SX-27 and
SX-28 receivers. There had to be a somewhat intelligent brain connecting
the
DF to the steering wheel. Did you drive your car during the time the NDO
and
RID existed? I was a charter member beginning in 1940. My wife-to-be
disseminated more than 500 invitations to join from her FCC office in
Washington as an assistant to George E. Sterling, then Chief Engineer of
the
FCC.

If well-known Radioman/FCC Agent is so well known how come I don't know
him?
I can't believe you're gonna give away any Home Security secrets by
tossing
your anonomity cloak. How about coming clean with us?

Walt, W2DU





Riley is a nice enough attorney, but the real enforcement people all got
riffed during the Clinton/Gore Bloodletting when the Good Field Operatins
folks, all went elsewhere.........

Me

"If your car has more antennas on the roof than wheels on the ground, you
*might* be a redneck"!

(Guess I better add some more wheels! )


Jerry


"Walter Maxwell" wrote in message
...
Riley wouldn't hide behind 'me'.

Walt

"Fred W4JLE" wrote in message
...
He is Riley's mini-me...

"Walter Maxwell" wrote in message
...

"Me" wrote in message
...
In article ,
"Walter Maxwell" wrote:

Who is 'Me'? I used to drive one 'a them things too, before and
during
WW2.

Walt, w2du

"Me" is an alias for a well know Radioman/FCC Field Agent, who is
nearing the end of his natural life, but finds time to kabitz here in
NewsGroups....

but, yours didn't have Phased Verticals, with electronic steering,
and
a Right/Left meter just above the steering wheel to guide you in on
the
signal....

Me

You're right, mine was a Hudson with a loop DF and Hallicrafters SX-27
and
SX-28 receivers. There had to be a somewhat intelligent brain
connecting
the
DF to the steering wheel. Did you drive your car during the time the
NDO
and
RID existed? I was a charter member beginning in 1940. My wife-to-be
disseminated more than 500 invitations to join from her FCC office in
Washington as an assistant to George E. Sterling, then Chief Engineer
of
the
FCC.

If well-known Radioman/FCC Agent is so well known how come I don't know
him?
I can't believe you're gonna give away any Home Security secrets by
tossing
your anonomity cloak. How about coming clean with us?

Walt, W2DU