1938 ARRL Wouff-Hong on ebay

[W1UJR]

A $898.88 toy?  WOW ! ! ! !

Ron

Well, that's one Wouff Hong that won't be going out in the trash.
Yep, $900 for one is an eye opener, but on the other side, I see the price insures that Wouff Hong will be well cared for, and passed onto future generations.
I'm glad to see that someone values radio history so greatly. 

[ab3al]

my wife just looked over my shoulder and saw the picture... after utteringg a few things in spanish she accused me of being in an adult chat forum..  lucy how the heck can i be splaining this

[WD8BIL]

lucy how the heck can i be splaining this

Has she seen ur avatar

[Herb K2VH]

I live on the lake that was modeled after the Wouff-Hong.

vH

[Todd, KA1KAQ]

Herb, I think you should petition the town to change the name to Wouff-Hong Lake, and supply backing data in the form of photos, historical documents, and even an actual reproduction example to prove the point.

Of course, 100 years from now any surviving souvenir Wouffs will likely be used as door stops or clothes line holders, perhaps outlasting most old gear by a few years for having some utility. Maybe the Smithsonian will keep one somewhere in a dusty closet? Because if memory serves me correctly, didn't the ARRL once have a nice, large display of donated and preserved old gear at HQ which has since been mostly dispersed? Guess they were ahead of the curve for a change.

Come to think of it Herb, that lake has a pretty good name right now. 

Congrats to Mike on his ebay win, too.

[WU2D]

From the 1926 Radio Amateurs Handbook (which was the first edition) and I quote:

"The Old Man...T.O.M. is an odd radio character who puts into words the things that we all feel at times but find difficult of expression.

The Old Man sits in his "Shack"  and reflects on the "rottenness" of everything. He glares at "Kitty", spitting out his grouch on all who care to listen. At his right hand he keeps the sacred Wouff Hong to use in punishing those who commit offenses against the radio law. The Rettysnitch is kept within easy reach to use in enforcing the principles of decency in operating work. Close by is Old Betsy , another ancient piece of radio apparatus (rotary gap), into which are fed the remains after the Wouff Hong and Rettysnitch have done their work.

The Old Man visits the Radio Club  and there we meet Radical, Final Authority, and other radio celebrities, all easily recognized in any gathering of amateurs." (Note: esp. here on the AM Forum) - MM.