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| No wonder I have not been writing. Needless to say Mrs. M has been getting quite angry over my clutter. | 
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| I did organize my radio desk.  Does that count? | 
 The top row is my secondary equipment and on the bottom is my primary equipment.  The top is a Yaesu FT-101ZD complete station except for the YP-150 dummy load / wattmeter.
The Drake 7-Line is almost complete.  I need to get a CW-75 keyer to replace the MFJ sitting on the external VFO.  In 2017 I hope to get the L-7 amplifier just so I have one.  I did not want to spend the money to get the one on Ebay last week for a great price and it was like new.  It even had made in USA Eimac finals in it!
Mrs. M would have killed me since I recently had a TenTec 422 from my friend's  dad's estate follow me home.
I am planning a post on my radio blog on the Drake and my friend's dad. He was one of my ham radio elmers and is now a SK.  Silent Key.  When we move on to our eternal ham radio shack whether or not we still use the Morse Code we are still a Silent Key.
Funny how there are different terms for different losses in Radio and TV.  Radio stations that go off the air as many daytimers did; they become silent.  TV stations that go off the air; they go dark.
How do we describe the demise of AT&T and the Bell System?  AT&T as we know it is no longer the mighty communications giant they once were.  It all started before SBE communications bought them. Remember the lopsided stupid decision with MCI?
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| This is one of the amplifiers I am going to modify. I got it last year and thought I'd have it on the air by Thanksgiving 2015.  Almost by this Thanksgiving, but we have other plans. | 
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| Another jewel in my radio collection.  This one only will need a vacuum relay to meet my standards.  It is not broadcast quality, but I have no room for a nice RCA, Collins, Gates, or other commercial a.m. transmitter.  I did in PA.  I had two 500w transmitters in the living room and an F.M. in the back living room. The studio was the dining room.  No Mrs. M back then in the days of fun. | 
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| There is a saying that one must get the clutter out of their life to be happy.  I would if I had room for things! | 
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| Too much junk!!!! NO! Radios and typewriters everywhere.  It is only junk to the uninformed. | 
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| This is all the damage at our house from the hurricane. | 
 
Ha ha, that is some impressive clutter!
ReplyDeleteLove the typeface on your SM9. I've never had one like that.
Isn't it nice that typewriters can serve as a common ground for people of such diverse political, religious, and other backgrounds?
Hah, those photos make me feel better about my clutter! It is impossible, I find, to keep a desk clear. Nice typeface on that SM9 :)
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh Bill you have a lot of stuff. The shelf on your radio shelf made me smile, it's struggling a wee bit there ☺ I do agree with you in that everyone has collections that others may not understand but that are still relevant and treasured by the owners. I have a passion for an English magazine 'Country Homes and Interiors'.. cannot throw them away, have copies from about 20 years ago.. I add that this is the only magazine I buy, most mags are a total waste of money☺☺
ReplyDeleteWeird thing with the shelf is it measures 9 inches to the desk at each end and in the middle. Yet, it looks like it sags in the middle.
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