From the Newsletter history archives...
Vintage Equipment
From the November '87 Newsletter (entitled "Ham Radio News & Views"), it is noted that, just as in next month, voting for new club officers were about to take place in November '87 based on October's nominations. Tom Land, Mike Cowick, & Jerry Hedspeth were nominated for President; Dean Norman, Duane Ayers, & Doug Coffey for Vice-President; Sybil Hedspeth & Jean Ayers for Secretary-Treasurer; and Tom Land & Jim Rogers for Newsletter Editor. Results of the nominations by virtue of member elections will be known at the following club meeting. Also, since the club was officially formed in 1986 along with its, then new, 1st Constitution & Bylaws, the following year brought about a need to amend several items within our governing documents. As a result of voting on the amendments at earlier meetings, the club had its first official amendments to the initial Constitution & ByLaws dated 1987 [this version of these documents remained in effect for almost 20 years until they were once again amended...in early 2007!! -Ed]. Also noted in the same issue, calls were being announced as a result of the recent Novice Class. Receiving their calls, in addition to those already announced, were Neil Adams, KC4BVL; Mark Holloway, KC4BSJ; and Ramona Holloway, KC4BSI. Only two new Novices hadn't informed the class Instructor (Jim, N4EUX) of their new calls at this point. They were Alex Holden and Lisa Cornwell.
(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
National NC-300 Rceiver
).
Why National Radio dubbed this receiver their "Dream Receiver", I'll never know! I was around when this receiver was introduced in the late-fifties/early sixties and I don't recall seeing or hearing anything spectacular about this model. It
did
have fresh styling--sporting National's relative new slide-rule tuning dial concept. Costing several dollars more than this young teenager could afford, I opted for less-costly Hallicrafters models with the more conventional circular (or half-moon) dials. So...considering it being out of my school-boy price range by a tidy sum, with no amateur radio outlet stores in the small town I lived in (Rockdale, TX) to be able to "dream" about it or to "twirl" its knobs, I really have no information I can impart about this receiver. I've seen a few examples on hamfest tables from time to time and if I recall correctly, the present-day range for this reciever is in the neighborhood of $175.00 to $200.00. If you opt for one, have lots of desk space available...it is no slouch in size or weight! -Ed
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National NC-300
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Auto Trivia
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This is a well known brand and one which bespeaks luxury and quality in the model shown on left. For this "mystery" car, I was satisfied if you just guessed the
brand
of this classy (and expensive) European roadster! (Way down its heritage line is the homey, ubiquitous Daimler/Porche-designed, Hitler-inspired, Volkswagen)!! I know that you knew it was a
1940 BMW Roadster Convertible
. Didn't you?
Now, try your hand at this month's offering:
(Email me if you know! -Ed)
Small cars were really hitting the streets (sub-compact Pinto's, Gremlins, Chevy II's, etc.) in the early sixties and this offering from a long-time auto manufacturer (now defunct) was no exception. But this sleek well-designed model was a "horse" compared to the normal small car entries. Its V8 engine and auto transmission left the others in its dust!! Having ridden in a brand-new one, I can attest to its zip. Due to its size & weight, it would probably fall in the range of "compact" more than "sub-compact". Rare, I have seen a couple of restored examples in recent classic car shows.
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