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So, answered an ad on Facebook for a HQ129 here on island.   Yeah, finding electronics here isn't easy but here I am.

Wife was like wtf you gonna put it.  Oh well.

Seller reached out to me a week later and asked why I wanted it.  To pair with my Viking II, of course!  Sent her a pic of the V2, she responds with the radios is yours, free.

Turns out she got a few hate messages about selling a death trap, etc.  She just wanted rid of the problem.

Her Father in Law bought it new.  1950 is the date on the paperwork.  Listened to military and stuff for 20 years, died.  It's been in his military foot locker ever since the mid 70s. 

All the paperwork, manual, etc was given to me along with the matching Jensen speaker.  Im the second owner!

I love getting gear like this, with a backstory.   My Viking 2 im the second owner of as well

Here's some pics.   Going to need some restoration, a few spots starting to rust on the lid.  Will reach out at a later date but for now its in my AC shop on the to be restored pile.

I figured there has to be tons of gear here like this, stuffed in lockers, etc.  I know Herb Schoenbohm had tons, I had bought parts from him for decades.  He didnt have the best reputation here, though , and one of his kids i believe sold most of his stuff off but I astll have hope lol


--Shane
WP2ASS

Nice find!

Very nice radio,
Glad you could save it. Great story, being the second owner is very cool.
Getting the paperwork is great also, must have been a pretty heavy footlocker...never know what you might come across. Great.

I always liked the 129X. Have had 2 of them, and one recently showed up at the museum with cool looking red lettering.

I remember talking to Herb, KV4FZ(SK) a long time ago. He was ok but once the hecklers began all bets were off!

One of my old 129X's is coming back home! The friend that got it from me is moving and has to unload. Looking forward to it, but will have to make room for it somehow! I will find a 8 or 10 inch open back old buzzard speaker for it. For some reason I like the sound of old buzzard radios on old buzzard open back speakers. Probably cuz I am and old buzzard now. I think that they have a natural audio low pass effect that is good for voice and low end response that is good for  voice.