Old Allied Radio

[D.B. Cooper]

Yeah, they sure were.  I'd go to the Knight Kit pages and look and wish
that I could afford the goodies.  But I was lucky in that I had an SX-28A
(still got it) and my homebrew transmitter.

We had a pretty good shop up here, called Elmar Electronics in Oakland.
They had a shack in one corner of the store, and would let kids like me
come in and operate the "state of the Art" Collins station, the 75A
receiver and 32V transmitter.  Man, what a rush!

Regards,

Paul

Edward Sharpe wrote:

> Allied catalogs were  exciting to get in the mail!
> Many of us in southern California wished that we could have made the
> journy during the 1960's to see the place in person!
>
> Ed Sharpe
>
> N5AIT Allan Stephens wrote:
>
> > Jacob wrote:>>>
> >   Allied Radio was always sort of a radio "Mecca" to me as I
> > was growing up. Never got to see it in person,
> > <<<
> >
> >      Hmmm - you mentioned the 1958 catalogue...  I graduated from
> > Springfield (Illinois) High School that year (going back for our
> > 40 yr reunion next month), and at that time I was KN9KHU/K9KHU
> > (had Novice and Technician at the same time), and I vividly recall
> > making the pilgrimage to Allied Radio, 100 N. Western Ave, with
> > brother Ben (KN9KOM at that time) and friend ald classmate Bill
> > (then K9HJY, now SK...). and ther feeling of awe and wonder as we
> > entered the place.  Now my memory may be playing tricks, reacting
> > to the feelings of the time...but it was BIG!  Seemed to be about
> > a full square block, and crammed full of everything.  Over at one
> > counter they had info and equipment for all the Knight Kit stuff;
> > they had shelves of all the lates, new Hammarlund, Hallicrafters,
> > Collins, National, etc., radios - in stock, and right there!
> >
> >      Then there was their used equipment section which seemed to
> > also go on forever and have everything.  I don't recall that we
> > bought anything - that was not the reason for the trip - but
> > Jacob likened it to visiting Mecca... and that would certainly be
> > appropriate.  Being that age, at that time in American companies
> > radios...  A very special and wondrous place!
> >
> >      And that is the nice thing about memory - that is how I remember
> > it, a sort of visit to the Emerald City as it were...
> >
> >      73,  Al  N5AIT - "Thanks for the memories..."
> >    modsteph at acs.eku.edu
> >
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