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[QUOTE=Das Boot;n167213]No boats, just radios. [/QUO
Hi Casey,
That's a nice Ham set up you have! It surrounds you with easy access to all the radios and amps! I wish I would have taken the plunge and got my Ham License!
I do get a lot of joy in the evening hours listening to you Ham operators and doing lots of shortwave listening! I have a Grundig Satellit 750 and my refurbished Hallicrafters Model S-85! Right now. I have a what I call a Random "V" Antenna that I get pretty good reception on 40, 49, 60, and 90 meter bands. I also have an Inverted "V" which works great on the 40 meter band. And most of my reception in Arizona is very good at sunset and 2 to 3 hours after, especially on the 40 bands.
Have fun Casey, that is a great hobby!
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While I'm a HAM too, I don't really do communications like you. However my "winter hobby" is to build replicas of WWII German radio equipment like this. And yes, I also have a multi band German U-Boat receiver in the closet, which I will eventually equip with some modern radio gear. But that's a really big project.
My replica sets are used in the summer by reenactment troops. They're always short on functioning radio gear.👍 1Comment
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“Of the 40,000 men who served on German submarines, 30,000 never returned.”👍 1Comment
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While I'm a HAM too, I don't really do communications like you. However my "winter hobby" is to build replicas of WWII German radio equipment like this. And yes, I also have a multi band German U-Boat receiver in the closet, which I will eventually equip with some modern radio gear. But that's a really big project.
My replica sets are used in the summer by reenactment troops. They're always short on functioning radio gear.
That is a very cool looking German radio! Must of taken you some time to get your hands on the German U-Boat receiver. What a great find!
Casey & tifosi12,
Have either one of you guys ever seen an Sound and Vibration Analyzer? And what would it have been used for?
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The U-boat receiver was a one in a million. TBH it is a Kriegsmarine multi band receiver. It might have been "only" in a German ship, but they did use the same model in the subs.
Here is a great website where you can find such items. I have bought from this dealer before, they are legit but shipping will cost you an arm and a leg:
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Casey & tifosi12,
Putting a Ham antenna the size that would give me good receiving and sending would be a real problem with our HOA. They would not allow me to run my shortwave antennas on my roof so I had to go to the attic space.
I still love to build and use shortwave radio systems!
Rob“Of the 40,000 men who served on German submarines, 30,000 never returned.”Comment
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