Upon the date 09:11 PM 10/16/99 -0500, Lawrence LeMay said something like:
>Anyone want a WWII navy radio reciever? 70 pounds of iron, tubes, and
>vernier tuning. Shortwave bands.
>
>I'm not shipping it, and i'm getting real serious about tossing it out.
>SO, you need to be in Minneapolis, or coming by this area reasonably soon.
Larry, give us more info. What is the type designation found on the metal
ID tag? Any other info you can give to help ID this unit?
I cannot come to get it and if none of the several other ClassicCmp members
can come I will post it on several other email lists related to
"boatanchors". Like some of the big, heavy old computers many of us are
very interested in, there's a bunch of us that like big, heavy old radios
and like thosse computers, we don't like to see a radio tossed into the
rubbish.
BTW: the term 'boatanchor' is a very affectionate term given by us old
radio enthusiasts and radio amateurs to a rig that is very heavy and has
vacuum tubes. Maybe an IBM 704 can be called a 'boatanchor' :) :)
Let me know.
Regards, Chris
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Christian Fandt, Electronic/Electrical Historian
Jamestown, NY USA cfandt_at_netsync.net
Member of Antique Wireless Association
URL:
http://www.antiquewireless.org/
Received on Sat Oct 16 1999 - 22:17:26 BST