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Offline Gino Italy

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National HRO
« on: June 29, 2016, 2020 UTC »
HRO
Rx R&S ESH3,Collins HF 2050,  R&S EK 56, Hallicrafters R45 ARR7, Hallicrafters SX 42, Racal 1778,Teletron TE 712 S, R&S EK 47, R1051 URR, Teletron TE 704, SDR RSP2,  antenna folded dipole B&W -Delta loop for 20mt  and vertical antenna 12mt, dipole 40/ 80 mt, loop magnetic 2mt diameter , 3,5-14,5 Mhz

Offline ka1iic

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Re: National HRO
« Reply #1 on: July 06, 2016, 1522 UTC »
The HRO is a prize...  enjoy it because it is one of the earliest of the best!
73 Vince
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Re: National HRO
« Reply #2 on: July 14, 2016, 1319 UTC »
You rarely see those portables.

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Re: National HRO
« Reply #3 on: July 14, 2016, 1652 UTC »
Their performance in ww2 was such that both Japan and Germany made clones, to include the actual differential tuning mechanism wich they purchased via a Portuguese cutout.
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Re: National HRO
« Reply #4 on: September 09, 2016, 1959 UTC »
 :)
Rx R&S ESH3,Collins HF 2050,  R&S EK 56, Hallicrafters R45 ARR7, Hallicrafters SX 42, Racal 1778,Teletron TE 712 S, R&S EK 47, R1051 URR, Teletron TE 704, SDR RSP2,  antenna folded dipole B&W -Delta loop for 20mt  and vertical antenna 12mt, dipole 40/ 80 mt, loop magnetic 2mt diameter , 3,5-14,5 Mhz

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Re: National HRO
« Reply #5 on: September 10, 2016, 1237 UTC »
Would love to see a video of that in action
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Re: National HRO
« Reply #6 on: September 11, 2016, 1054 UTC »
« Last Edit: September 11, 2016, 1059 UTC by Gino Italy »
Rx R&S ESH3,Collins HF 2050,  R&S EK 56, Hallicrafters R45 ARR7, Hallicrafters SX 42, Racal 1778,Teletron TE 712 S, R&S EK 47, R1051 URR, Teletron TE 704, SDR RSP2,  antenna folded dipole B&W -Delta loop for 20mt  and vertical antenna 12mt, dipole 40/ 80 mt, loop magnetic 2mt diameter , 3,5-14,5 Mhz

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Re: National HRO
« Reply #7 on: September 11, 2016, 1401 UTC »

Johnny Tobacco sounding great Gino!  I bet Johnny and the HRO were conceived around the same time...

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