WA1LSH
My name is John Walsh, I have been a ham since 1965. I got my license when I was only 15 years old. I still own and use the radios from that era. The newer radios are far too costly for me. My radios do not have all of the up to date features, but they work great. I get excellent reports from people all over the world. I also now have a Vanity call, WA1LSH take out the number 1 and it will spell my last name. My old call was WA1JDB. Hope to talk to you on the air someday soon.
My Antennas
A Swan 240 from 1963
The Swan Model 240 is a single sideband, suppressed carrier transceiver designed for use on the 20, 40, and 75 meter amateur radio bands. On the 20 meter band operation is on the upper sideband and on the 40 and 75 meter bands operation is in the lower sideband.
A Swan 350 from 1965
The Swan 350 provides coverage on all portions of the 80 through 10 meter amateur bands. With the right power supply it can be used as a fixed , portable or mobile station. Power on all bands exceeds 400 watts, PEP, on single sideband, 320 watts on CW, and 125 watts on AM.
A SWAN 500 from 1967
The Swan 500 is very close to the Swan 350, but a newer model with a few extras. The 500 has automatic noise limiter and a switch to go from upper sideband to lower sideband. The S meter on the 500 reads left to right where on the 350 it reads from right to left.
A SWAN 250 from 1968
The Swan 250 is a VHF 6 meter transceiver which cover the entire 6 meter band, 50 to 54 mc. Power input is rated at 240 watts, PEP on single sideband, 180 watts on CW, and 75 watts on AM. This and the other Swans can be used with the right power supply as a fixed, mobile or portable station.
Inside a Swan 500
A Swan Power Supply
The model number for the power supply that is used for most of the Swans is the 117-X or 117_XC. The 117-X is just the power supply. The 117-XC is in a cabinet with a speaker and head phone jack. The power supply is connected to the transceiver by a 12 pin Jones plug.
A LAFAYETTE HA-460 from 1968
The HA-460 is a 6 meter AM transceiver which covers the lower part of the band. The VFO and Rec. are tuned independently from 50 to 52 mc. There is also a xtal socket on the front where you can plug a xtal in and a switch to go to it. This unit also has a spot switch so that you can put both on the same frequency. This unit also has a built in power supply for both 117 volt and 12 volt operation.
10 meter verticle up 60'
5 element beam by Cushcraft for 6m at 55'
3 elememt A3S tri bander up 50'
A few inverted V's for the lower bands.
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