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Title: Cheesy Ham radio Guy
Post by: KF1Z on February 09, 2013, 08:18:11 AM
Been seeing these commercials on TV lately...    ::)

http://www.ispot.tv/ad/7dy8/velveeta-ham-radio-guy


Title: Re: Cheesy Ham radio Guy
Post by: kb3ouk on February 09, 2013, 08:40:04 AM
The only piece of gear that I recognize there is the Icom, either a 718 or R75.


Title: Re: Cheesy Ham radio Guy
Post by: WA3VJB on February 09, 2013, 09:42:11 AM
Seems in keeping with the public's impression of a "faintly embarrassing" hobby.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1310241/posts

Vintage microphone at least.  Shure 444T



Title: Re: Cheesy Ham radio Guy
Post by: W9GT on February 11, 2013, 09:25:54 AM
Looks like a bunch of CB gear and the mike was marked CB-?   :o ::)

73,  Jack, W9GT


Title: Re: Cheesy Ham radio Guy
Post by: ka4koe on February 11, 2013, 10:43:09 AM
http://youtu.be/c5eavcRXSRY

The diet mountain dew commercial is better. It has vintage tube gear in it.

Philip
KA4KOE


Title: Re: Cheesy Ham radio Guy
Post by: RolandSWL on February 11, 2013, 03:05:40 PM
Ham and Cheese!
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