From the Newsletter history archives... Vintage Equipment From the November '87 Newsletter (entitled "Ham Radio News & Views"), it was noted that the club had a very good & interesting neeting last month. Greg Sellers, WB4HRR, was on hand along with a couple interesting films on tornadoes ("The Day of the Killer Tornadoes" and "Tornado - A Spotter's Guide"). Greg is very committed to the subject of Skywarn and the Skywarn Net (as we all should be!). Also, last month marked the official kickoff of our first fund-raising project with the issuance of packets of raffle tickets for the Dec 2nd drawing. The raffle 1st prize was for a $100. gift certificate to a local food chain for groceries. Secondary prizes were of various selected prizes. The membership was encouraged to take all the raffle tickets they thought they were reasonably able to sell. It was imperative for the entire raffle tickets be sold to maximize the profits for the club. The net proceeds were to go directly into the club's treasury for future club equipment purchases, etc. (Note: All tickets were sold and the fund-raising project was deemed a success! -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 Heathkit DX-100B Transmitter ). One of the best friends to amateur radio during the 50's, 60's, and 70's was probably the Heath Company (Benton Harbor, Michigan) who provided a vital niche to just about all entrants to ham radio...especially those on a limited budget (I fell in this category. -Ed)! The famous "Heathkits" became famous worldwide as they provided solid rigs at an economical price. While Heath had several smaller kits on the market before the mid-50's DX-100B, it was this rig that became one of their first heayweights in the kit-building segment of the market. The DX-100B was easy to assemble (owing to Heath's excellent assembly manuals) and initial on-air tests delivered a rig capable of 100 watts AM fone power and one of the nicest CW outputs on the five popular bands (80M-10M). Couple this XMTR with, say a Hallicrafters SX-43, and you had a very respectable performing and attractive station! Be careful if buying a rig like this at a hamfest tho, as many kitbuilders back then were sometimes remiss in their soldering skills (look inside before leaping. Hi). About $100-200 buys it today at swapfests. Pg 3 Heathkit DX-100B Home Previous Next ??? ??? ??? ??? Auto Trivia - [Last Month] So you thought that SUV's were a fairly recent innovation of the auto & truck design wizards? Think again! This late 40's entry easily qualifies for the descriptive moniker. A snappy six-cylinder engine, nice design, two-toned paint scheme, and a variable seating setup made this a desirable vehicle for many purposes. What is it? Why, it is none other than a 1948 Chevrolet Suburban Carryall .

Now, try your hand at this month's offering: (Email me if you know! -Ed) During the year of this heavy-weight beauty, other carmakers were enjoying a banner year as well! Epitomizing luxury itself, this auto styled itself after some European models of the day. But these were the years of flamboyant design, massive size, massive engines, massive horsepower, and as is quite evident...massive chrome! Fuel economy was not an issue for this auto, and the carmaker unabashedly posted a fuel rating in the neighborhood of 15MPG. Who cared then??

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