Can't forget Radio Products and Kierloff and LA Electronics!!
Here's one for ya....Vern's Speaker Repair...later Vern's Surplus.
73
David Harmon
K6XYZ
Sperry, OK
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Sent: Wednesday, January 4, 2017 6:44 PM
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Subject: [Amps] Hams building and repairing things
I'm a little surprised that no one has mentioned the loss of electronics
stores. When I was in high school in southern Califoria, we had Bay
Electronics in Redondo Beach, Electronic City in Burbank, Sandy's
electrionics in Canoga Park. In addition, there was "electronics row" east
of LAX on Century Boulevard With ACORN/Arrow (a large dealer of both new and
surplus electronics), Olson (remember Olson?), Inglewood electronics, and
Newark which at that time had a retail counter as well as their wholesale
operation. The only one that survived was Newark, but the walk in counter
is gone. And of course, the "candy store", Henry Radio in west LA.
These stores were a source of inspiration to me. When I wasn't looking for
someting specific, just looking at all the stuff would often give me ideas.
Yes you would be hard pressed to find the parts for a 1KW linear there, but
the smaller fare was all I was really up for anyway. The important thing is
I built stuff.
And let us not forget Heathkit, now back but a shell of its former self.
And there was Knight Kit. I always waited eagerly for those catalogs to
arrive in the mail from Heath and Allied.
Chris, AB6QK
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Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2017 21:00:50 -0600
From: Danny Ray Boyer <drboyer@centralcom.com>
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Subject: [Amps] Hams Building & Repairing Things
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Reference the discussion about radio amateurs building and repairing
things...
Take a look at our local high school's engineering class -
http://eldorado-space-cowboys.com
Make sure that you click on the links on the left side of the page,
including their Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/Eldorado-Space-Program-The-League-of-Extraordinary-
Space-Cowboys-461267087313859/
Since the start of the engineering program 3 years ago - as a part of the
engineering program, the school has gone from zero amateurs at the school to
14 new Eldorado High School Students that now have licenses.
Those 14 kids (plus Paul McWhorter, their teacher) have obtained their
Technician, General & Extra licenses.
Not bad for a high school with about 150 kids in grades 9-12.
Several more 9th and 10th graders will be traveling to the Brownwood, Texas
ARC on the second Saturday of this month to take their initial Amateur tests
(or to upgrade their existing licensees).
Among many other things, the class designed and constructed the pan-tilt
mechanism that points their directional parabolic microwave antenna that
they mounted atop the High School Gym which automatically tracks the
balloons that they launch into outer space.
They are in the process of constructing a second automatic tracking antenna
system which will be installed atop the "Hambulance"
that you see on their web pages.
Once installed, it will automatically track their balloons after launch in
real time while driving down the road in the "Hambulance".
One young student, Austin Albin (KE5KK) has taken a keen interest in
repairing and building HF amplifiers in the past couple of years.
Austin just finished rebuilding an incomplete Hallicrafters HT-41 amplifier
that is now installed in their classroom and amplifies their HF station.
He is currently in the process of constructing a HF amplifier running two
813 tubes and is also in the process of designing a HF amplifier using a
4CX5000.
Go to www.QRZ.com and look him up. You can see some of the things that he
has recently done, including repairing a Drake L4B, which had major
problems.
He loves the red glow of glass tubes.
One of the engineering classes students, Chase Mertz (KG5KKX) submitted an
article to QST last July regarding the classes engineering work.
She was recently notified that her article was scheduled to printed in the
February, 2017 edition of QST. Look for it.
If you feel inclined, send them an email with a word of encouragement. I am
sure that they will appreciate it.
Danny Ray Boyer W5AHN
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