You fell for a trap, guess we’re not playing chess

I respect this, so I’m not gonna comment negatively. I do not do that, but I will challenge you to a game of chess.

There’s been a wrinkle thank you for enlightening me

There’s been a wrinkle

Yes, it is my respect I can’t comment

Yes, it is my respect

Yeah, I will tell you analog computing is the waiver of the future. Please correct my English.

I’ll hook you up. Do you know what AI is doing?

Is this a summer solstice video?

I am a friend sorry about messing with you

Now we’re talking. I love the greatest generation.

Thank you for your comment. I will be more vigilant from now on.

I’m listening

Nice do you still have it

tnx om keep these units coming kg6mn

They had a simila Hallicrafter s model when I took electronics in High School..And I used to play with it on my free time for hours..

yours works better than mine. Mine was more noise than anything. needed new pots in the 1970s - I had better Realistic Radio Shack reciever so never bothered.

HG-10 had a smooth cabinet finish, HG-10B has the wrinkle cabinet finish.

I restored one of these and later sold it at NEAR-Fest. It was a very unsatisfying experience. 73 Paul AA1SU

The crunches you hear mid dial are the dial string pointer sliding against the big metal string gear wheel. This can be remedied with some insulation tape.

These seem to be the design that the Radio Shack Realistic DX-150s were based off of.

How many years was this Dinosaur in your garage? With the decline of shortwave, about all they are good for is target practice.

I had one of these in the early 1960's. Getting dressed for school one morning, I picked up a skip from a private ham radio operator in Hawaii.

$5 flea market rip-off, but had a few minutes Of fun.

Great song from my time frame💯💜💚💙🩷🩵💞

Someday Burt you need to get a wattmeter and a dummy load. Ok, ok, you don't NEED to, but it would be nice to show how much power your transmitter is really putting out. I admit, though, a light bulb is what we used in the 60s. No one had a wattmeter, we calculated power input. My little DX20 was very similar to the DX40 and sure could light up a bulb. It probably put out 30 watts. 50 watts input sounded a lot better. Rick, K2XT

My favorite uncle was an electrical engineer, was smart as hell. He got me into electronics, we had a Heathkit store in town until 25 years ago

Enjoy ❤❤

Great radio! I use the Swan 500 and usually get great reports, the 700 should de even better.

“I’m going to let you go” is something we say in the South and Midwest as a pleasantry. It’s gives the other person the signal we are ready to leave the conversation without saying “I’m done talking with you now.” It’s a face saving gesture to appear to be doing them the favor of not tying them up any longer. I get that people in the NE corridor may not feel they have time for such courtesy, and we universally talk too slow for them anyway, but it’s cultural for us and meant to be polite. I know a lot of great people up and down the East Coast from Florida to Maine. I used to work outside of Boston and have spent a lot of time in Central NY. So I know there are all kinds of people in all places. I also know that it takes time for people in Massachusetts to warm up to you and start being nice. In the South and Midwest, nice is what you are until someone gives you a reason not to be. As for not needing traffic nets, tell that to the people in Western NC after the recent hurricane. Passing traffic competently isn’t something you can just drop in and do in an emergency. It’s something you have to pratice. Tell the SAC Alert crews during the Cold War that they could stop practicing because we didn’t have a nuclear war, or that Minuteman drills, submarine drills, or any other military mission required no long periods of boring practice because we can just expect everything to work fine forever. You practice for the one time you REALLY need the skill - and hopefully, you never need it. But Puerto Rico needed it, and Western NC needed it. And if we have a bad enough nor’easter, this sad ham may need it too. The rant about contesting is as interesting as someone railing against fishing catch and release. It’s just an activity they enjoy doing. It isn’t hurting anyone, doesn’t cost him a dime, and he shouldn’t care about it at all. I don’t like sports (including golf), so I don’t play sports (or golf). If you do, enjoy. I’m happy for you. I don’t moan and complain about over half the TV channels on any given cable package are sports channels. It’s something a lot of people like, so be it. I just don’t pay for cable TV and stream what I want to watch. Easy. Mostly, this guy is just a prick. My guess is he complains about a lot more in his life than ham radio. My guess is he has a strong opinion about everything, and anyone who knows him gets tired of hearing them. No problem. Spin the dial. Sit in your ham shack and fume to the internet about it if that brings you joy. “I was hated by many hams.” - I can’t imagine why.

Blacks aren’t in to ham radio just like they’re not in to hiking. Not because of racism but because it doesn’t appeal to them.

Burt how do I buy this

Thank you so much for sharing, well done video...❤😊

As a CW operator for over 45-years, I just want to note that common practice for test transmissions, for testing gear, tuning, setting key spacing, etc. has always been to send strings of the letter "V" followed by your callsign. Any CW op who sends V's, and anyone who may copy the testing station, should know there is no expectation for any response to the transmission. Of course, that shouldn't stop you if you want to try for a QSO anyway. For whatever reason, sending V's has fallen out of use lately.

Hi, this is PT7DMS from Northeast Brazil. Here's too much noise on most HAM bands, specially in 40 meters. 💥💥💥🙏❤️

This is a valve based radio?

This has got to be a joke?.. or you’re busy having a seizure

Erm.. All the gear and..? Well, join the dots :)

LOL! Anyone with a K4 knows exactly what's going on... 73! de W4XXV

You call it an "infestation". It's an infestation to you my friend because you hear all those stations on the air and you don't have a clue as to what the hell is going on. You're like a stranger wandering in a foreign country where you don't understand the language. Tsk tsk, too bad for you. Your K4 CW translator isn't worth much either. Why would you spend all that money to buy a K4 when the biggest part of the technology in that radio is dedicated to a mode you will never use? Did you ever think of that? I'll bet you're an Ace when it comes to FT8 or whatever moon bounce software is the latest fad. Just sit back, pop open a cold one and let the PC do all the work. Yep that's ham radio at its finest. BTW how much did you pay for that dipole hanging in your back yard? Last, but not least, I am not a Contestor.

You obviously know nothing about contesting.

My logbook is happy from all those tests 73 KB3NSK

I've never heard cw called an infestation before. It was the first mode of communication signal (sort of) I got that guy's call as T3RJ.... something... I think. You kept talking over it.

QLF ;-)

Heh, funny. It's a CW contest. If you try to use FT8 or PSK you'll probably find CW doesn't really interfere with it much. That's what is cool about the digital modes, they can operate amongst and below the noise and still work.

We should be CELEBRATING the fact that there are so many ACTIVE HAMs, plus CW no less. It all started with CW, it's refreshing to see that the art of CW isn't lost and still going strong. 73 WW1ZRD

Personally, I dislike all of the nets that are infesting the bands. If we are being honest, most, if not all are pointless. I also don’t understand pota. Why just rack up contacts? Talk with people, build relationships. Have qsos.