Re: [Johnson] Re: [AMRadio] EF Johnson museum
On Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 11:12 AM, John Dilks K2TQN <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > No one was more distraught than Leo was. He originally thought it would be > displayed for many years there. When almost no one showed up to see the > display, the museum re evaluated and decided to use the space. They allowed > Leo a lot of time to find a new home. > > Leo tried in vain to find a home for the collection. None of the "official > radio museums" wanted the gear. (they were all full.) At one time I was > offered the entire collection which I had to decline, as I could not > possibly provide the necessary space to house the entire collection. > Eventually it was donated to the Shriners who sold it off through eBay. I > was lucky enough to purchase one nice piece which I have in my collection. Thanks for the clarification, John. I remember that the userID was based on Western Heritage Museum or such, but never knew it was the Shriners selling the stuff. IIRC, didn't the museum's leadership also change and play a role in the whole affair? > Where are all the young people to carry on for us? In the New Jersey > Antique Radio Club of a hundred or so members, there is only one young > person (about 17). After him it jumps to the 30's, and jumps again to the > 50's and up. Therein lies the biggest problem. We grew up in a time when being an amateur radio op was a badge of honor and associated with technical knowledge and expertise. World explorers, world leaders, many of the famous and influential made it a point to get involved. And we sure can't blame today's kids for what amateur radio has become. Where's the excitement and incentive to want to be involved when the emphasis is placed on 'plug -n- play, then throw-away'? Save for a a few folks like you John, who bring this history to the attention of others, we're not presenting much of a legacy to anyone but ourselves. > My own kids don't want my collection. The best I can hope for is, they will > each keep a small piece or two. All the rest will (hopefully) find new > homes. Boy, if your kids don't want your stuff, we're in trouble! I'm thinking the attraction today is mainly the same as it was back in our early days: the glowing dials, tubes, attractive design, and the mystery and magic of sending your voice all over the world, no wires attached. ~ Todd, KA1KAQ __ Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net AMRadio mailing list Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/amradio@mailman.qth.net/ List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:AMRadio@mailman.qth.net To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body.
Re: [Johnson] Re: [AMRadio] EF Johnson museum
On Wed, 25 Jun 2008, Todd, KA1KAQ wrote: No, some of them sold for big $ on ebay, so no doubt they went to private collectors. Some is bound to resurface. It's just gotta be a Here is someone whose huge private and personally-owned collection is on daily display - all of the Johnson gear is working and used frequently, as well as the other famous manufacturers.. Give it a look if you wish: www.radioblvd.com Cheers John KB6SCO Carson City __ Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net AMRadio mailing list Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/amradio@mailman.qth.net/ List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:AMRadio@mailman.qth.net To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body.
Re: [Johnson] Re: [AMRadio] EF Johnson museum
On Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 11:10 AM, Robert Nickels <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Todd, KA1KAQ wrote: >> >> Gone. Has been for years. > > I'm sure you're right Todd, I've looked for something to corroborate this > but most of the references that turn up in a Google search date from '98 or > so, before the collection was actually sold off. > The pictures I took of the Meyerson collection aren't very good due to a > camera problem that I was unaware of, but I'll dig 'em out and post 'em > sometime. In fact, Leo was bothered by the whole affair and apologized for the outcome. I remember reading (probably still have it saved somewhere) his response. IIRC, someone emailed him and he wrote back trying to explain. You can't blame him for trying, but museums are known to do whatever they deem necessary to survive. ~ Todd, KA1KAQ __ Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net AMRadio mailing list Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/amradio@mailman.qth.net/ List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:AMRadio@mailman.qth.net To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body.
Re: [Johnson] Re: [AMRadio] EF Johnson museum
Todd, No one was more distraught than Leo was. He originally thought it would be displayed for many years there. When almost no one showed up to see the display, the museum re evaluated and decided to use the space. They allowed Leo a lot of time to find a new home. Leo tried in vain to find a home for the collection. None of the "official radio museums" wanted the gear. (they were all full.) At one time I was offered the entire collection which I had to decline, as I could not possibly provide the necessary space to house the entire collection. Eventually it was donated to the Shriners who sold it off through eBay. I was lucky enough to purchase one nice piece which I have in my collection. All the pieces now have new homes with hundreds of collectors. It was the best that could be done. We're lucky there still is a display of the EF Johnson equipment. In time that too will disappear. Take a look around at your next collector event. Where are all the young people to carry on for us? In the New Jersey Antique Radio Club of a hundred or so members, there is only one young person (about 17). After him it jumps to the 30's, and jumps again to the 50's and up. My own kids don't want my collection. The best I can hope for is, they will each keep a small piece or two. All the rest will (hopefully) find new homes. 73, John Dilks, K2TQN At 10:37 AM 6/25/2008, you wrote: Gone. Has been for years. Which is why it was not only a sad affair, it riled up a number of folks who donated their old gear to "Leo's Museum" as most folks believed it to be. Turns out it was a display in honor of Leo's WRL business, and when the display was over, the gear was sold. It showed up on ebay for quite a while, maybe a year or more under 'Westernheritage' or similar user ID. I often wondered how the person who donated the 1934 Collins transmitter or any other number of scarce rigs felt when/if they saw it being auctioned. They no doubt believed it was being preserved for future generations to see. ~ Todd, KA1KAQ __ Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net AMRadio mailing list Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/amradio@mailman.qth.net/ List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:AMRadio@mailman.qth.net To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body.
Re: [Johnson] Re: [AMRadio] EF Johnson museum
Todd, KA1KAQ wrote: Gone. Has been for years. I'm sure you're right Todd, I've looked for something to corroborate this but most of the references that turn up in a Google search date from '98 or so, before the collection was actually sold off. The pictures I took of the Meyerson collection aren't very good due to a camera problem that I was unaware of, but I'll dig 'em out and post 'em sometime. 73, Bob W9RAN __ Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net AMRadio mailing list Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/amradio@mailman.qth.net/ List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:AMRadio@mailman.qth.net To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body.
Re: [Johnson] Re: [AMRadio] EF Johnson museum
No, some of them sold for big $ on ebay, so no doubt they went to private collectors. Some is bound to resurface. It's just gotta be a bit annoying to think you're donating a piece of history that you've preserved for years, to a museum who will do so for future generations - only to discover they sold it. Not unusual for museums to do. Ed mentioned in an email to me about his donations to the LST 325 living museum, which strikes me as one of the best ways to preserve gear for the future: put it with an active group or organization who specialize in such stuff. Unfortunately there don't seem to be as many of these museums around as the 'whim' types who have to cater to the prevailing winds to ensure funding. ~ Todd, KA1KAQ On Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 10:59 AM, Carl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well hopefully they havent been sold for scrap Todd. > > Otherwise Id expect the current owners to also protect them and make them > available to see at least on the web. As the circle turns many may > eventually come together again in a physical museum. > > Carl > KM1H __ Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net AMRadio mailing list Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/amradio@mailman.qth.net/ List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:AMRadio@mailman.qth.net To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body.
Re: [Johnson] Re: [AMRadio] EF Johnson museum
On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 10:09 AM, Edward Zeranski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm happy to see a "reasonably complete" display like this, in contrast > for example to the Leo Meyerson collection which was dumped by the > Western Heritage Museum when someone decided it wasn't worth keeping on > display. > > 73, Bob W9RAN > > >Several years ago I stopped at the Western Heritage Museum while > working in Omaha hoping to see the Meyerson Collection. It was gone and none > of the docents knew what I was asking about. Finally I asked one of the > older security guys and he said it was all boxed up and in storage because > management didn't see the value of displaying it. He was pretty disgusted > with that decision. Maybe some other venue could acquire the Meyerson > collection. Gone. Has been for years. Which is why it was not only a sad affair, it riled up a number of folks who donated their old gear to "Leo's Museum" as most folks believed it to be. Turns out it was a display in honor of Leo's WRL business, and when the display was over, the gear was sold. It showed up on ebay for quite a while, maybe a year or more under 'Westernheritage' or similar user ID. I often wondered how the person who donated the 1934 Collins transmitter or any other number of scarce rigs felt when/if they saw it being auctioned. They no doubt believed it was being preserved for future generations to see. ~ Todd, KA1KAQ __ Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net AMRadio mailing list Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/amradio@mailman.qth.net/ List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:AMRadio@mailman.qth.net To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body.
Re: [AMRadio] EF Johnson museum
Ed, I stand corrected then! Call it CRS! However, the REAL point that I was trying to make is that they do NOT have a comprehensive display. That is the part that has always disturbed me. I can say the same for the Civil Air Patrol. Whom has history back to WWII spotting submarines off the Coast. It seems that if we are footing the freight for this place, it could concentrate MORE on some REAL American things that NEED to be displayed - YET - they ENSURE that they have LIVE African cockroaches on display. Go figure! Bob - N0DGN Ed Berbari wrote: All, I am almost positive there is a ham station at the museum of American History. I have never seen it operational but it is there for sure. They have a club call as well NN3SI. Ed, W9EJB -- Bob - NØDGN __ Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net AMRadio mailing list Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/amradio@mailman.qth.net/ List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:AMRadio@mailman.qth.net To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body.
Re: [AMRadio] EF Johnson museum
All, I am almost positive there is a ham station at the museum of American History. I have never seen it operational but it is there for sure. They have a club call as well NN3SI. Ed, W9EJB Here is their blurb from QRZ: NN3SI has been on the air from the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History, formerly the National Museum of History and Technology, for 30 years. For most of the three-million visitors to the Museum annually, it is the first -- and possibly only -- Amateur Radio Station that they have ever seen. The volunteer amateur operators of NN3SI are quick to point out to them the value of Amateur Radio as a national resource for emergency communications, trained operators, technicians and engineers as well as an outstanding hobby. NN3SI was originally located in an exhibition called A Nation of Nations that helped celebrate the 1976 Bi-Centennial of our Country. The Federal Communications Commission co-operated with the Smithsonian by issuing call sign NN3SI, an unusual one for that time. The station has since been situated in several different exhibitions. It currently resides in the former Information Age awaiting relocation to a new exhibition. The Amateur Radio control operators that keep the station on the air are volunteers from the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia. They are on hand from 10am to 3pm most days. The station is near the Washington Monument, the White House and FCC Headquarters. The station antennas are on top of the 6-story Museum building, about 80 feet above the National Mall. They consist of a log periodic rotatable beam, two HF verticals, a 40-meter and an 80-meter dipole. The VHF antenna is a 2-meter vertical. The amount of space allotted to the station at its present temporary location is a bit crowded by its two HF transceivers, a multi-mode 2-meter transceiver, a dual band 2-meter/70-centimeter FM transceiver plus a personal computer and a display of several pieces of vintage equipment. The HF equipment consists of a Ten Tec Omni IV and a Kenwood TS-450. The multi-mode transceiver is a Kenwood TS-711 and the dual band FM transceiver is a Kenwood TS-733A. Any licensed amateur operator may be a guest control operator of NN3SI. A copy of your license, a photo I.D., and an appointment are required. To schedule an appointment or to find out more about becoming a regular volunteer control operator, please call - Original Message - From: "rbethman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service" Sent: Friday, June 20, 2008 5:50 PM Subject: Re: [AMRadio] EF Johnson museum Pete, I agree! However, WE do NOT know whose hands WHAT passed through and WHEN. This is an unfortunate path that "small" museums deal with. They may well NOT have gotten what was "originally" on display at the factory. Unless someone decides to dig deeper or the current museum folks are willing or even able to fill in the blanks! Personally, I'd LOVE to see the Smithsonian pick up the banner! They manage to pull off things in a VERY spectacular fashion. You'd "think" it would interest them, BUT, alas it doesn't seem to be. I've been there enough times to tell you that I have NEVER seen Amateur Radio in ANY display there. I've lived withing 30 miles of there since 1984. I've also lived within that radius on two "other" periods of my life and did NOT see it then either. One can only hope! Bob - N0DGN Peter Markavage wrote: That's probably true but, from an earlier e-mail, it sounded like this museum originated at the Johnson factory and then was later moved to its present location. One would have thought they would have retained at least one production model or a preproduction model. Pete On Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:00:17 -0400 rbethman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Finding ANY museum of decent content and quality regarding ANY Amateur manufacturer, or a "specific" owner of such a company is remarkable in and of itself. To go picking on NOT seeing two or three "particular" offerings from the past is NOT surprising! Pete - Try doing this by YOURSELF. Create a museum, let's say for Hammarlund, let's see what ALL you can manage to locate, get restored, OR find in museum quality condition. Any museum has great difficulty getting the display items, much less sifting through JUNK that is unsuitable for display. Bob - N0DGN Peter Markavage wrote: The Thunderbolts (all 3 models), the Adventurer, the Avenger, the Navigator, and the Pacemaker weren't captured in any picture. -- Bob - NØDGN Security Camera for your small business. Click Now! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/Ioyw6i3mYHqBQwYBUtIcqbHLy64JcHIvq74rr7PlyT9f8g7Ir5cJUV/ _
Re: [AMRadio] EF Johnson museum
rbethman wrote: However, WE do NOT know whose hands WHAT passed through and WHEN. Stay tuned, in a few weeks we should have some pics of what the museum looked like when it was in the EFJ factory. 73, Bob W9RAN __ Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net AMRadio mailing list Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/amradio@mailman.qth.net/ List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:AMRadio@mailman.qth.net To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body.
Re: [AMRadio] EF Johnson museum
Pete, I agree! However, WE do NOT know whose hands WHAT passed through and WHEN. This is an unfortunate path that "small" museums deal with. They may well NOT have gotten what was "originally" on display at the factory. Unless someone decides to dig deeper or the current museum folks are willing or even able to fill in the blanks! Personally, I'd LOVE to see the Smithsonian pick up the banner! They manage to pull off things in a VERY spectacular fashion. You'd "think" it would interest them, BUT, alas it doesn't seem to be. I've been there enough times to tell you that I have NEVER seen Amateur Radio in ANY display there. I've lived withing 30 miles of there since 1984. I've also lived within that radius on two "other" periods of my life and did NOT see it then either. One can only hope! Bob - N0DGN Peter Markavage wrote: That's probably true but, from an earlier e-mail, it sounded like this museum originated at the Johnson factory and then was later moved to its present location. One would have thought they would have retained at least one production model or a preproduction model. Pete On Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:00:17 -0400 rbethman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Finding ANY museum of decent content and quality regarding ANY Amateur manufacturer, or a "specific" owner of such a company is remarkable in and of itself. To go picking on NOT seeing two or three "particular" offerings from the past is NOT surprising! Pete - Try doing this by YOURSELF. Create a museum, let's say for Hammarlund, let's see what ALL you can manage to locate, get restored, OR find in museum quality condition. Any museum has great difficulty getting the display items, much less sifting through JUNK that is unsuitable for display. Bob - N0DGN Peter Markavage wrote: The Thunderbolts (all 3 models), the Adventurer, the Avenger, the Navigator, and the Pacemaker weren't captured in any picture. -- Bob - NØDGN Security Camera for your small business. Click Now! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/Ioyw6i3mYHqBQwYBUtIcqbHLy64JcHIvq74rr7PlyT9f8g7Ir5cJUV/ __ Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net AMRadio mailing list Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/amradio@mailman.qth.net/ List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:AMRadio@mailman.qth.net To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body. -- Bob - NØDGN __ Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net AMRadio mailing list Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/amradio@mailman.qth.net/ List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:AMRadio@mailman.qth.net To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body.
Re: [AMRadio] EF Johnson museum
Johnson Thunderbolt II circa 1965. Johnson had the product made by an outside manufacturer or it was a relabeled existing design . I have the product brochure here in the files. Pete > Hi Pete, > > Not to pick nits, but according to my Johnson literature, there was > the > "Thunderbolt" amplifier and the "6N2 Thunderbolt" amplifier, as well > as > the pictured "Courier" and the "Kilowatt" amplifier (which many hams > > call the "Desk Kilowatt" but Johnson didn't). Of course they were > all > "Vikings" as EFJ used that brand name across the entire transmitter > and > station accessory lines. > > As for the Avenger, what's that sitting to the left of the > walkie-talkies in photo 10? Looks like the rare and beautiful > Avenger > to me! According to what I've read, only about 50 were built and > most > kept by EFJ employees, which is probably why this one survives. > > I'm happy to see a "reasonably complete" display like this, in > contrast > for example to the Leo Meyerson collection which was dumped by the > Western Heritage Museum when someone decided it wasn't worth keeping > on > display. > > 73, Bob W9RAN Find precision scales that can weigh anything. Click now! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/Ioyw6i3mPT3pp947q5NefBamr0ly79yBMbJXydJiUSF39jI1UIYCid/ __ Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net AMRadio mailing list Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/amradio@mailman.qth.net/ List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:AMRadio@mailman.qth.net To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body.
Re: [AMRadio] EF Johnson museum
That's probably true but, from an earlier e-mail, it sounded like this museum originated at the Johnson factory and then was later moved to its present location. One would have thought they would have retained at least one production model or a preproduction model. Pete On Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:00:17 -0400 rbethman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Finding ANY museum of decent content and quality regarding ANY > Amateur > manufacturer, or a "specific" owner of such a company is remarkable > in > and of itself. > > To go picking on NOT seeing two or three "particular" offerings from > the > past is NOT surprising! > > Pete - Try doing this by YOURSELF. Create a museum, let's say for > Hammarlund, let's see what ALL you can manage to locate, get > restored, > OR find in museum quality condition. > > Any museum has great difficulty getting the display items, much less > > sifting through JUNK that is unsuitable for display. > > Bob - N0DGN > > > > Peter Markavage wrote: > >> The Thunderbolts (all 3 models), the Adventurer, the Avenger, the > >> Navigator, and the Pacemaker weren't captured in any > >> picture. > > -- > Bob - NØDGN Security Camera for your small business. Click Now! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/Ioyw6i3mYHqBQwYBUtIcqbHLy64JcHIvq74rr7PlyT9f8g7Ir5cJUV/ __ Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net AMRadio mailing list Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/amradio@mailman.qth.net/ List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:AMRadio@mailman.qth.net To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body.
Re: [AMRadio] EF Johnson museum
Finding ANY museum of decent content and quality regarding ANY Amateur manufacturer, or a "specific" owner of such a company is remarkable in and of itself. To go picking on NOT seeing two or three "particular" offerings from the past is NOT surprising! Pete - Try doing this by YOURSELF. Create a museum, let's say for Hammarlund, let's see what ALL you can manage to locate, get restored, OR find in museum quality condition. Any museum has great difficulty getting the display items, much less sifting through JUNK that is unsuitable for display. Bob - N0DGN Peter Markavage wrote: The Thunderbolts (all 3 models), the Adventurer, the Avenger, the Navigator, and the Pacemaker weren't captured in any picture. -- Bob - NØDGN __ Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net AMRadio mailing list Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/amradio@mailman.qth.net/ List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:AMRadio@mailman.qth.net To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body.
Re: [AMRadio] EF Johnson museum
Peter Markavage wrote: The Thunderbolts (all 3 models), the Adventurer, the Avenger, the Navigator, and the Pacemaker weren't captured in any picture. Hi Pete, Not to pick nits, but according to my Johnson literature, there was the "Thunderbolt" amplifier and the "6N2 Thunderbolt" amplifier, as well as the pictured "Courier" and the "Kilowatt" amplifier (which many hams call the "Desk Kilowatt" but Johnson didn't). Of course they were all "Vikings" as EFJ used that brand name across the entire transmitter and station accessory lines. As for the Avenger, what's that sitting to the left of the walkie-talkies in photo 10? Looks like the rare and beautiful Avenger to me! According to what I've read, only about 50 were built and most kept by EFJ employees, which is probably why this one survives. I'm happy to see a "reasonably complete" display like this, in contrast for example to the Leo Meyerson collection which was dumped by the Western Heritage Museum when someone decided it wasn't worth keeping on display. 73, Bob W9RAN __ Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net AMRadio mailing list Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/amradio@mailman.qth.net/ List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:AMRadio@mailman.qth.net To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body.
Re: [AMRadio] EF Johnson museum
The Thunderbolts (all 3 models), the Adventurer, the Avenger, the Navigator, and the Pacemaker weren't captured in any picture. Pete, wa2cwa On Fri, 20 Jun 2008 09:42:13 -0600 "John Lyles" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > What, no Thunderbolt? > 73 > John > K5PRO > > > From: Robert Nickels <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: [AMRadio] EF Johnson Museum Photos > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], Old Tube Radios > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,Discussion of AM Radio > > > > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > > > Ron Eisenbrey, AB5WG, a friend of a friend from Texas, recently > visited > > Waseca MN and the E.F. Johnson Museum there. When I was last in > Waseca > > in the early 80s, I saw what appears to be these exact displays in > a > > conference room at the EFJ plant, but had heard that through the > various > > ownership changes that the museum had been disposed of. > > > > Fortunately not! Ron took some photos at it's new home in > downtown > > Waseca which you can view here: > > http://picasaweb.google.com/RANickels/JohnsonMuseum > > > > I've not been able to locate any information about museum hours, > etc, > > but it would certainly be worth an inquiry for anyone traveling > to > > southern Minnesota - Waseca is about 80 miles south of the Twin > Cities. > > > > > > 73, Bob W9RAN Summer Spa Sweepstakes Enter for your chance to WIN a Summer Spa Vacation! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/JKFkuJi7Ubfcg1xNICqt2sYzjzPMBD5iYdoOKYQyrqWdljnKbQSeR7/ __ Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net AMRadio mailing list Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/amradio@mailman.qth.net/ List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:AMRadio@mailman.qth.net To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body.
[AMRadio] EF Johnson museum
What, no Thunderbolt? 73 John K5PRO > From: Robert Nickels <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [AMRadio] EF Johnson Museum Photos > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], Old Tube Radios > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,Discussion of AM Radio > > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > Ron Eisenbrey, AB5WG, a friend of a friend from Texas, recently visited > Waseca MN and the E.F. Johnson Museum there. When I was last in Waseca > in the early 80s, I saw what appears to be these exact displays in a > conference room at the EFJ plant, but had heard that through the various > ownership changes that the museum had been disposed of. > > Fortunately not! Ron took some photos at it's new home in downtown > Waseca which you can view here: > http://picasaweb.google.com/RANickels/JohnsonMuseum > > I've not been able to locate any information about museum hours, etc, > but it would certainly be worth an inquiry for anyone traveling to > southern Minnesota - Waseca is about 80 miles south of the Twin Cities. > > > 73, Bob W9RAN __ Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net AMRadio mailing list Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/amradio@mailman.qth.net/ List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:AMRadio@mailman.qth.net To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body.
[AMRadio] EF Johnson Museum Photos
Ron Eisenbrey, AB5WG, a friend of a friend from Texas, recently visited Waseca MN and the E.F. Johnson Museum there. When I was last in Waseca in the early 80s, I saw what appears to be these exact displays in a conference room at the EFJ plant, but had heard that through the various ownership changes that the museum had been disposed of. Fortunately not! Ron took some photos at it's new home in downtown Waseca which you can view here: http://picasaweb.google.com/RANickels/JohnsonMuseum I've not been able to locate any information about museum hours, etc, but it would certainly be worth an inquiry for anyone traveling to southern Minnesota - Waseca is about 80 miles south of the Twin Cities. 73, Bob W9RAN __ Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net AMRadio mailing list Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/amradio@mailman.qth.net/ List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:AMRadio@mailman.qth.net To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body.
