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The W7OS Antique
Radio Museum contains more than hundreds of items. This equipment has
been donated to the Radio Club over many years. The Museum is host to the
ARRL's Straight Key Night- every New Year's Eve.
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collection of old equipment, some familiar and some obscure greets visitors who enter
the Antique Radio Museum at the Radio Club's Clubhouse. Most of the museum's treasures are stowed away awaiting to be restored and displayed. Stop by the Radio Club clubhouse on any Saturday and visit the museum. If you have museum related questions... email me: webgeekXX@w7dk.org (remove the XX so your message will be sent to me) Rich KR7W |
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| This home built switch at one time coupled the Old Oak Rig's Antenna Tuner to the outside antenna via the behive insulators at the top of this photo. Now, the switch only feeds the parallel feed line along the south ceiling. The station currently being used will clip onto the feed line to connect to the antenna. | The above photo shows how the
parallel feed line runs along the ceiling
Pete, KK7QW, is pictured at one of the "Novice"
type stations set up. If you look closely... you can see some ladder
line routing from the antenna tuner on top of the transmitter up to the feed
line. |
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| The transmitter is a Heathkit AT-1, from 1951, Heath's first venture into its successful amateur radio line of products. The matching receiver (from the same Heathkit catalog) would be the AR-2. Shown in the photo is the AR-3, circa 1955. Atop the receiver is a Heathkit Q multiplier to enhance reception of the AR-3. The AT-1 would be connected to a AC-1 antenna coupler... which is not in this photo. See the Globescout station for this piece of equipment. | A Drake 2B receiver and a 2BQ Q multiplier along with a 2NT Novice transmitter fit nicely in the old telegrapher's desk. A home brewed antenna tuner inspired by the link coupled designs of the late 1930s is on the top right. On the top left of the desk is a really old clock that has a "10 Minute Station ID" timer in it. The old mill is stowed away under the desk table top. |
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| The photo above shows the
beautiful restored Hammarlund HQ-120 receiver, circa 1939, on the left and a
WRL Globscout 65, circa 1955, on the right. Atop the Globescout is a
Heathkit AM-2 SWR Bridge (L) and to the right is the Heathkit AC-1 Antenna
Coupler, circa 1951. The AC-1 would tune the Museum's doublet antenna
on 80, 40, and 20 meters (within a 3 to 1 SWR, good enough for vacuum tube
transmitters). It is interesting to note that there is about 500 volts
DC across the key contacts coming from the Globescout transmitter. |
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W7OS MUSEUM REGULARS: |
 Morel W6LIX |
 Worth W7WG |
 Chuck AC7QN |
 Alan N7OMS |
 Rich KR7W |
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Morel, W6LIX, is the longest licensed ham at the radio club. Morel's
"baby" is the "Old Oak Rig" Favorite Quote: "Hmmmph!! What the hell did you do that for?" |
Worth, W7WG, brings lots
of ideas and enthusiasm to the Museum and shares it with the folks who
visit. Worth is the group's "social director" taking us on road trips.
Favorite quote: "We're going forward to the Past". |
Chuck, AC7QN, First licensed in 1962 as WN7AZY. Chuck brings his
mechanical engineering and sourcing skills to the club and museum to build
things for all to enjoy. Favorite Quote: "HEY... NO SMOKE!" |
Alan, N7OMS, has a vision regarding how things in the museum and library
should progress into the future. Al can pounds brass with a good
sounding fist. Favorite Quote: "Hey, doesn't this tie the whole room together?'" |
Rich, KR7W, likes to live in the past- back in 1963 when he was licensed
as a Novice, WN7BDJ. Also likes to make the old radios work and enjoys
using the straight key. Favorite Quote: "What do you wanna do... Fish or cut bait?" |
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