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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. The "contraption" on the right is affectionately known by the the old radio buffs as "The Old Oak Rig". and most recently called, "Old Chirpy". This circa 1930's breadboard style AM transmitter consists of:
KLICK HERE to listen to Old Chirpy TUNE UP. This mp3 file will
play in your Media Player program. Turn up your PC speakers volume for the
best effect. |
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| This photo shows the beautifully restored Hammarlund HQ-120 X Receiver which is coupled to the Oak Rig Transmitter. | This photo shows an ole-timey telegraphers desk complete with the "mill" (the typewriter) which is out of sight under the desk. |
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| Along one wall in the Museum
is built-in shelves used as operating positions. This foto shows the
Globescout-65 and Drake 2B receiver as a back up station used at SKN 2008.
The board atop the Globescout is a home brew antenna tuner that uses link
coupling to match the XMTR to the Antenna and Feed Line. The wires along the ceiling is a balanced feed-line that runs to the antenna switch on the adjacent wall. |
The Antenna Switch switches
the Doublet Antenna to the Old Oak Rig... OR... to the parallel feed line
that runs along the ceiling of the south wall. The Bee Hive Insulators at the top couple the outside feed line conductors through the wall. |
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| The Hallicrafters S-28 was the government's receiver of choice for the RID (Radio Intelligence Department) during WWII. The Museum owns one and soon hopes to restore it to its original splendor. | Hallicrafters "Sky Buddy" S-19. A typical first receiver for the newly licensed ham in the mid 1930s. |
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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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