Boatanchor Dreams

Greetings Bill and Fellow Solder Melters,

Back in 1965, I bought a brand new HT-37 from a radio store in Pittsburgh, Pa.

It had been tucked away by the owner for his own personal collection.

He finally softened and sold it to me.  The Hallicrafters HT-37 became by Big Dog for many years.

In 2005, I fell on some difficult times and sold it. I regretted the departure moments after the exchange.

Well, finally after lots of searching, the right unit came along.

Here are a few pictures of my excellent E-bay buy.

I will begin to dig into the electrical status of the rig later this week but the unit seems well cared for and not abused. 

I will keep you posted. It will be happily married to my Drake 2B and Q-Multiplier after it passes muster.Yes fellow hams there are still gems out there for your collections. Just wait for the right buy and then go for it!

73’s  Harv -=WA3EIB=-

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Photo by WA4KCY

Bill,
       I know you would appreciate this. Got an email this morning from a local ham who was getting rid of some "junk" radios, wondered if I or someone else could use them. Once I heard I got over there to pick them up. Among the usual, real junk was a Hammarlund HQ-110C receiver, in the original box and a Johnson Viking Ranger, also in the box. With all the manuals as well. The boxes are showing their age, the Ranger's being not much to look at. I am told neither works and haven't been looked at / turned for at least 20 years. What a find! They are very clean and complete, as far as I can tell.
The plan is to restore them to pristine condition and, hopefully, use them in one of the local museum as a working station.
 
Mike Herr
WA6ARA
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