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I Was First Licensed In 1957

I received my license in Junior High School and began a long career at this hobby. My initial project was to build a transmitter, the trusty Globe Scout 680 (See the right column). It worked and I communicated with about 150 countries with the brass-key! I tried to use an S38E as a receiver but alas, I had to upgrade to an NC-303!

My neighbor, Bob Coomler and I had a ball. We was licensed as WN6NLP (Nasty Little People).

High School Provided New Friends

In 2000, I visited my high school with Edway Heyman and other friends and got to visit with Mr, Jack Brown my High School Radio Shop Teacher after 40 years!

Jack passed on a few years later but he was a great teacher, leader, and role model for a lot of us living through the early 1960's. I will never forget his 1952 Ford with the Elmac transmitted and receiver and long tall whip antenna!

Morse Code

The Equipment Was Interesting

Globe Scout 90A Transmitter Kit!

Modes: CW
Bands: 160 - 10 Meters
Input Power: 90W-CW
VFO: No
Power Supply: Internal
Final Tube(s): 2ea. 807
Modulator: Plug-in option
New Price/Year: $59.95 kit, $74.50 wired/1958-1960
Size: 8.0"h x 14.0"w x 9.0"d
Approx. Weight: 27 lbs

Hallicrafters S38E

Amazing what one can hear from a receiver like this!

National NC303 Receiver

I rebuilt this machine into a non-vacuum-tube system... pretty hot for its day!!

Ham Radio

Best Hobby A Young Man In The 1950's Could Have!