From the Newsletter history archives... Vintage Equipment From the October '87 Newsletter (entitled "Ham Radio News & Views"), it was noted that two important events were to take place at the October meeting. (1) The kick-off of the fund-rising project (a 500 ticket raffle). (2) Nominations for a new slate of officers to be voted upon and elected in November '87 for the 1988 club year. In the fund-raiser project (a raffle), 500 tickets were printed for sale to the general public. Winner is to receive a $100. gift certificate to the local Food Lion (??) grocery store. It was stressed that if each member took a 20-ticket share of tickets to sell, then it would prevent a burden being placed on just a few members. (The '87 raffle was the first and last formal fund raising project to be conducted by the Lenoir ARC! Since, the club has relied solely on the collecting of annual club dues to float our treasury. Perhaps as we gain Incorporation and a tax-exempt status, we will have more means to raise funds! -Ed) (Each month, a brief spotlight will appear here on equipment you may have seen at hamfest swap tables. This month the spotlight is on the Clegg 22'er FM Transceiver ). Last month, we touched on the Clegg 99'er, a six-meter AM transceiver. This month, we are highlighting its cousin, the Clegg 22'er FM. The 22'er, however, was a two-meter FM transceiver, more closely akin to present-day rigs for operation in the FM portion of the VHF band. As stated last month, the Clegg line was considered to be the "Cadillac" of available VHF rigs on the market...albeit 6 or 2 meter operation! The 22'er FM differed not only in the band it operated on, and the mode...but in the power output as well! The 2-meter FM version was rated at 60 watts compared to the 99'er 5 watt AM (A 22'er was also offerred in a 20 watt AM version as well) . Sorta confusing...but whichever rig or model you chose, you had a real winner! All Clegg models were built like a battleship and fairly oozed with quality throughout. Stability, ease-of-operation, precision tuning, and its input-output audio quality were hallmarks of the Cleggs! Prices, however, were not! Pg 3 Clegg 22'er FM Home Previous Next Now, try your hand at this month's offering: (Email me if you know! -Ed) Rather docile when first introduced, these inverted "bathtubs" as they were sometimes dubbed, became a top contender at the racetrack in their later years. When they introduced the "hardtop" in the mid-fifties, as shown in the picture below, it helped their ratings in the styling department as well, and sales started picking up. Who knows why this venerable auto line which began in 1909 became extinct in the late fifties...but it was probably due to the stiff competition coming from Ford , GM , and Chrysler in those years. ??? ??? ??? ??? Auto Trivia - [Last Month] No slouch in the styling department, this low-cost sports-type entry into the automotive field gained almost immediate acceptance in European motoring circles. Once imported, their popular acceptance on our shores ensured their success here as well. Closely akin to its 1st cousin, the Volkswagen, if you recognized this to be a 1964 Karman-Ghia Coupe [Volkswagen] , you were absolutely correct!!

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