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« on: February 10, 2013, 01:15:54 PM »
W7DET Seattle, 1957 An exemplary home-brew AM, CW and RTTY station .  An amazing station and an amazing person behind it!  

Attached are  station descriptions, an article from QST, 1957,  and his obituary.
Fascinating guy, and a ham's ham.

I would have loved  to have worked him, and known him.

* W7DET_Amateur_radio_equipment,_1957 (2).jpg (758.84 KB, 1200x936 - viewed 830 times.)
* W7DET Description_2.pdf (207.19 KB - downloaded 372 times.)
* QST_Jul_1957.pdf (441.64 KB - downloaded 413 times.)
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« Reply #1 on: February 10, 2013, 01:18:30 PM »
W7DET, Bill  Vandermay's obituary,  June  19, 2003
* W7DET Obit.pdf (115.82 KB - downloaded 599 times.)
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« Reply #2 on: February 10, 2013, 03:20:33 PM »
Very cool picture.

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« Reply #3 on: February 10, 2013, 06:03:26 PM »
     8)GREAT SETUP Cool
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Brrrr- it's cold in the shack! Fire up the BIG RIG


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« Reply #4 on: February 11, 2013, 12:15:32 PM »
Wonder where is beautiful piece of work is today?

Also I noted how the bug has a little nook in the front of the xmitr...

Wouldn't want to have to move the desk to get at the back... Cheesy


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« Reply #5 on: February 11, 2013, 01:50:31 PM »
Great looking station and that shot is great quality photography.  I do wonder about the heat build-up though in that kind of console.  I wonder if there are vents on the top?  The back is probably open but as Bear notes, it is up against the wall.  A back view is on the second page of the QST article.
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« Reply #6 on: February 12, 2013, 09:22:23 AM »
Still  amazing after 56 years!    That is precisely the kind of station I dreamed about and lusted over  when I first got into ham radio.

BTW - the station picture  graces the home page of my club's  website,   www.ve3orf.ca
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