[Boatanchors] Boatanchors Digest, Vol 71, Issue 48, SW-4A
Singley, Rodger
rbsingl at ilstu.edu
Mon Dec 28 12:42:48 EST 2009
True Ron,
But unlike the rest of the 4 line (with the exception of the SPR-4) it does cover the AM broadcast band and the long wave range. It is the eccentric uncle of the 4 line family.
Rodger WQ9E
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Just remember to tell the prospective buyer that this is an AM only
receiver. ha ha
ron
N4UE
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1. Touch Up Paint for Hammarlund HQ-170A (Mack)
2. Swan SW-4A receiver (Brian/VE3UU)
3. Re: Swan SW-4A receiver (Tom N?JMY)
4. Re: Swan SW-4A receiver (Walt - WB2VSJ)
5. FS: Hickok CA-4 adaptor (J ALLEN CALL)
6. Re: Touch Up Paint for Hammarlund HQ-170A (Walt - WB2VSJ)
7. Re: Touch Up Paint for Hammarlund HQ-170A (Glen Zook)
8. Re: Touch Up Paint for Hammarlund HQ-170A (The Pollacks)
9. SWAN SW-4A (Brian/VE3UU)
10. FS: Hickok CA-4 adaptor (J ALLEN CALL)
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Message: 1
Date: Sun, 27 Dec 2009 12:19:06 -0500
From: "Mack" <mccormick_mack at hotmail.com>
Subject: [Boatanchors] Touch Up Paint for Hammarlund HQ-170A
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I recently came upon a HQ-170A in excellent condition. However there
are a few
small scratches in the paint.
Does anyone know of source for the paint? Or, is it a matter of going
to a good
paint shop and having them match it?
Thanks in advance and Happy New Year!
73,
Mack de WB4MAK
www.nfarl.org
www.sedxc.org
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Message: 2
Date: Sun, 27 Dec 2009 14:23:17 -0500
From: "Brian/VE3UU" <Brian at VE3UU.com>
Subject: [Boatanchors] Swan SW-4A receiver
To: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
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Can anyone help me with determining the worth of a Swan SW-4A receiver?
The
Diefenbunker, Canada's Cold War Museum has acquired one that is surplus
to
our needs and we'd like to sell it but we're not sure what we should be
asking for it.
I'm open to offers.
Brian J.
VE3UU
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Message: 3
Date: Sun, 27 Dec 2009 13:50:18 -0600
From: Tom N?JMY <n0jmy at hayseedhamfest.com>
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Swan SW-4A receiver
To: Brian/VE3UU <Brian at VE3UU.com>
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Never heard of a Swan SW-4A, Brian. Are you sure it isn't a Drake
SW-4A?
73,
Tom N?JMY . .
Hayseed Hamfest Co. - Multi-section Can Capacitors
for vintage Heathkit, Drake, Halli, Hammy, more...
www.hayseedhamfest.com
Brian/VE3UU wrote:
> Can anyone help me with determining the worth of a Swan SW-4A
receiver? The
> Diefenbunker, Canada's Cold War Museum has acquired one that is
surplus to
> our needs and we'd like to sell it but we're not sure what we should
be
> asking for it.
>
>
>
> I'm open to offers.
>
>
>
> Brian J.
>
> VE3UU
>
>
>
>
>
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Message: 4
Date: Sun, 27 Dec 2009 16:45:27 -0500
From: "Walt - WB2VSJ" <wb2vsj at earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Swan SW-4A receiver
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IF it is a Drake SW-4A, I paid about $120 USD a few years ago off of
eBay.
I accidentally typed in a max bid of $1000 instead of $100 and with less
than 10 minutes to go I could not retract my bid. I was biting my nails
when I saw the price go over $100 in the last few minutes.
Walt - WB2VSJ
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Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Swan SW-4A receiver
Never heard of a Swan SW-4A, Brian. Are you sure it isn't a Drake
SW-4A?
73,
Tom N?JMY . .
Hayseed Hamfest Co. - Multi-section Can Capacitors
for vintage Heathkit, Drake, Halli, Hammy, more...
www.hayseedhamfest.com
Brian/VE3UU wrote:
> Can anyone help me with determining the worth of a Swan SW-4A
receiver?
The
> Diefenbunker, Canada's Cold War Museum has acquired one that is
surplus to
> our needs and we'd like to sell it but we're not sure what we should
be
> asking for it.
>
>
>
> I'm open to offers.
>
>
>
> Brian J.
>
> VE3UU
>
>
>
>
>
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Message: 5
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2009 01:09:07 +0000
From: J ALLEN CALL <w7ksg at q.com>
Subject: [Boatanchors] FS: Hickok CA-4 adaptor
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Vintage Hickok model CA-4 compatron adaptor for the Hickok tube
testers. The
CA-4 when used with the Hickok tube testers allows you to test late
tubes such
as compatrons, nuvistors and other miniature tubes. As new and in
excellent
condition.
All original includes the cable to plug into your Hickok tube checker.
$75.00
plus
shipping. Pictures available contact me off list.
J
W7KSG
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Message: 6
Date: Sun, 27 Dec 2009 21:33:17 -0500
From: "Walt - WB2VSJ" <wb2vsj at earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Touch Up Paint for Hammarlund HQ-170A
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Hi Mack,
I will be performing an experiment - Home Depot has 8 oz "Sample" jars
of
paint (about $3) they can make up for you. They are made by Behr (Behr
Premium Plus Ultra Interior/exterior) I had one "paint matched" in
Heathkit
Green for my HP-23 power supply. Yes, it is a latex, but I'm not too
concerned about enamels right now. I have a neighbor friend who runs a
body
shop who could do it right for me if I got him the correct paint, but I
think he'd rather paint a Lexus than a Heathkit!
If this stuff is sturdy as Behr says it is, it may be the right choice
for
me.
Fortunately for me, the head paint guy at Home Depot had heard about
Heathkit and had a buddy whose dad was a ham, so he understood at least
what
I was trying to do. He was able to match the color pretty well, but I'm
stripping down the cover and bottom chassis plate to bare metal and
I'll see
how well it matches the chassis.
Once I figure out how to get it to run thru my daughters airbrush, I'll
let
you know how it went. I may have to overcoat it with a clear coat as
this
power supply has a slight sheen to it.
Just FYI - if that Hammarlund has a shiny finish to it, the paint
scanner
may have a tough time with it. The guy at Lowes tried but said it
wouldn't
come out right. The guy at Home depot had better luck. Go figure.
Walt - WB2VSJ
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[mailto:boatanchors-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Mack
Sent: Sunday, December 27, 2009 12:19 PM
To: boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Boatanchors] Touch Up Paint for Hammarlund HQ-170A
I recently came upon a HQ-170A in excellent condition. However there
are a
few small scratches in the paint.
Does anyone know of source for the paint? Or, is it a matter of going
to a
good paint shop and having them match it?
Thanks in advance and Happy New Year!
73,
Mack de WB4MAK
www.nfarl.org
www.sedxc.org
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Message: 7
Date: Sun, 27 Dec 2009 20:26:54 -0800 (PST)
From: Glen Zook <gzook at yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Touch Up Paint for Hammarlund HQ-170A
To: 'Boatanchors Mail List' <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>, Walt -
WB2VSJ <wb2vsj at earthlink.net>
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Make sure and prime the metal before painting, the latex will adhere
much
better. Heath did not prime the cabinets before painting and that can
cause
some real problems with peeling if you just "touch up" the original
paint job.
As for the airbrush: You will probably have to thin the paint a WHOLE
lot to
get it to spray properly. Unfortunately, if you thin latex too much
the finish
can get really "spotty".
I get my paint computer matched at Sherwin-Williams and, so far, they
have been
"right on" as to the color. A quart of acrylic paint (thins with water
but MUCH
harder than enamel when it dries/hardens) costs about $13 for a quart.
The formulas for the colors that I have had matched can be found at
http://k9sth.com/uploads/Boat_Anchor_Paint_article.pdf
This includes the "Apache green" which the HP-23 cover was painted.
Glen, K9STH
Website: http://k9sth.com
--- On Sun, 12/27/09, Walt - WB2VSJ <wb2vsj at earthlink.net> wrote:
I will be performing an experiment - Home Depot has 8 oz "Sample" jars
of paint
(about $3) they can make up for you. They are made by Behr (Behr
Premium Plus
Ultra Interior/exterior)? I had one "paint matched" in Heathkit Green
for my
HP-23 power supply. Yes, it is a latex, but I'm not too concerned about
enamels
right now. I have a neighbor friend who runs a body shop who could do
it right
for me if I got him the correct paint, but I think he'd rather paint a
Lexus
than a Heathkit!
If this stuff is sturdy as Behr says it is, it may be the right choice
for me.
Fortunately for me, the head paint guy at Home Depot had heard about
Heathkit
and had a buddy whose dad was a ham, so he understood at least what I
was trying
to do. He was able to match the color pretty well, but I'm stripping
down the
cover and bottom chassis plate to bare metal and I'll see how well it
matches
the chassis.
Once I figure out how to get it to run thru my daughters airbrush, I'll
let you
know how it went.? I may have to overcoat it with a clear coat as this
power
supply has a slight sheen to it.
Just FYI - if that Hammarlund has a shiny finish to it, the paint
scanner may
have a tough time with it.? The guy at Lowes tried but said it wouldn't
come out
right.? The guy at Home depot had better luck.? Go figure.
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Message: 8
Date: Sun, 27 Dec 2009 21:37:21 -0800
From: "The Pollacks" <rinkies at att.net>
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Touch Up Paint for Hammarlund HQ-170A
To: "'Mack'" <mccormick_mack at hotmail.com>,
<boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Message-ID: <002501ca877f$d414cdd0$7c3e6970$@net>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
I've had limited luck at auto parts stores for touch up paint. There
is a
big selection of colors for various cars, and I've come very close a
couple
of times.
Ron K2RP
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[mailto:boatanchors-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Mack
Sent: Sunday, December 27, 2009 9:19 AM
To: boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Boatanchors] Touch Up Paint for Hammarlund HQ-170A
I recently came upon a HQ-170A in excellent condition. However there
are a
few small scratches in the paint.
Does anyone know of source for the paint? Or, is it a matter of going
to a
good paint shop and having them match it?
Thanks in advance and Happy New Year!
73,
Mack de WB4MAK
www.nfarl.org
www.sedxc.org
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Message: 9
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2009 08:27:24 -0500
From: "Brian/VE3UU" <Brian at VE3UU.com>
Subject: [Boatanchors] SWAN SW-4A
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A couple of people have (kindly) pointed out that the Swan SW-4A
receiver I
was trying to get a price point on was most likely a Drake SW-4A. Sure
enough, it is. Interestingly enough, the manual calls it a Swan SW4A.
One gentleman suggested that $150+ depending upon the condition would be
appropriate.
Thanks again.
Brian/VE3UU
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Message: 10
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2009 15:25:57 +0000
From: J ALLEN CALL <w7ksg at q.com>
Subject: [Boatanchors] FS: Hickok CA-4 adaptor
To: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
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The CA-4 has been spoken for. Thanks to all who responded. Sold to
the first
one who responded to the listing.
J
W7KSG
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