K2UPI

Nostalgia Radio

(My Know Code Station)

The "hollow state" side of the shack consists of several receivers and transmitters capable of operating in Amplitude Modulation (AM) or Morse Code (CW) modes. A system of switching apparatus permits any receiver, transmitter and antenna combination to be selected within a few seconds.

At present, the vintage station is made up of the following receivers:

Manufacturer Model Date manufactured or assembled from kit
Collins 75A-2 1950
Hallicrafters SX-25 w/PM-23 speaker 1943
Hallicrafters S20-R 1940
Hammarlund HQ-120 [X] 1938
Hammarlund HQ-129 [X] 1946
Hammarlund HQ-170C 1958
Hammarlund HQ-180C 1959
Hammarlund HQ-110C 1957
Heathkit SB-301 1966 [kit]
Stromberg-Carlson BC-348M 1942 [Military]

For "Back to Basics" listening fun:
Manufacturer Model Date manufactured or assembled from kit
Heathkit AR-3 [w/ QF-1 Q-Multiplier] 1956 [kit]
Hallicrafters S-38E 1957
Hallicrafters S-53A 1950
National SW-54 1950
Echophone EC-1 Commercial 1940

TRANSMITTERS:
Manufacturer Model Date manufactured or assembled from kit
Allied Knight T-150A 1962 [kit]
Heathkit AT-1 1955 [kit]
Heathkit DX-40 (3) w/ VF-1 & WRL 755 vfo's 1958 [kit]
Heathkit DX-60 (2) w/ HG-10 vfo's 1960 kit]
Heathkit DX-60B (1) w/ HG-10B vfo 1967 [kit]
Heathkit TX-1 Apache 1958 [kit]
World Radio Labs Globe Scout 680A 1958 [kit]
E.F. Johnson Viking Ranger II 1962 [kit]

Homebrew CW QRP: Grid-plate Colpitts oscillator. Built on a Heathkit DX-20 chassis. 6AG7 r.f. osc. 5V4 rect. pi-net output (5 watts out) band-switching 10-80 meters.

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