1940 Philco

[Fibber Mcgee]

I just got my 40-190 Philco working and when I tuned it in the first thing I pick up is the Jack Benny show. I thought my dreams had come true and I went back to 1940.

 

[W4ASZ]

I have a National HRO, which is one of the legendary intercept receivers from WWII. When I fired it up for the first time I heard an unidentified station sending five-letter groups in CW. :eeek:

I know what you mean. Spooky !

 

[F. J.]

[Insert Twilight Zone Theme Music HERE.]

That reminds me of a 1961 episode of The Twilight Zone called "Static", which involves an old radio receiving signals over twenty years old.

I couldn't find the episode on YouTube, but here's a clip from it:
[video=youtube;Heipqh_DcuE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Heipqh_DcuE[/video]

 

[vitanola]

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I have a National HRO, which is one of the legendary intercept receivers from WWII. When I fired it up for the first time I heard an unidentified station sending five-letter groups in CW. :eeek:

I know what you mean. Spooky !

Love those National sets. I've still got an early HRO (3 digit serial number and 2.5 v tubes)' a little FB-7, and an SW-5.

 

[W4ASZ]

That reminds me of a 1961 episode of The Twilight Zone called "Static", which involves an old radio receiving signals over twenty years old.

I couldn't find the episode on YouTube, but here's a clip from it:
[video=youtube;Heipqh_DcuE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Heipqh_DcuE[/video]

That's one of my favorite Twilight Zone episodes.

 

[W4ASZ]

Love those National sets. I've still got an early HRO (3 digit serial number and 2.5 v tubes)' a little FB-7, and an SW-5.

Outstanding ! I have a nice 1-10 VHF set and a 1-10A.

There was a great deal of thought put into the design of the National tube sets. You have to love the doghouse power supplies, the micrometer dials, and the HRO's coil rack band switching.

The HRO is still competitive 70+ years after its debut. :eusa_clap

 

[vitanola]

The National "Doghouse" power supply was designed by Jim Millen in 1927 as a "B" eliminator. Unfortunately rather few were sold in the "B" eliminator configuration. I have a nice example which is
the favorite in my collection of eliminators.