Old Allied Radio

[Lawrence P Knapp]

     I have read all of the responses regarding this old and gracious home
     to us old timers.  I still have a few of their catalogs.  As I got
     into ham radio back in the late 50's I received many a catalog now
     since thrown out.  But I did order some headphones, a code practice
     key with buzzer and most likely a few other items.  As a youngster
     growing up in Colorado, Allied Radio was a great read.  Although we
     had other radio stores in Denver, Allied and Burnstein-Applebee seemed
     to me to be the ones to read and covet.  I was able to visit 100 N
     Western Ave in June of 1967.  I went there with my father to purchase
     some used equipment, having just graduated from college and anxious to
     setup a station.  It was an unbelieveable place.  All the new
     equipment, the noise of the audio equipment and all the parts.  I
     purchased an Apache and a SB-10 that day.  Though I had been into many
     other radio stores nothing came even close to this - for me - and
     still dosen't.  Though this was my only visit to Allied, it is stil
     memorable to this day.

     Larry Knapp (KC8JX)
     St. Joseph, Mi

--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --
To subscribe: listserv at listserv.tempe.gov
and in body: subscribe BOATANCHORS yourfirstname yourlastname
To unsubscribe:  listserv at listserv.tempe.gov
and in body: signoff BOATANCHORS
Archives for BOATANCHORS: http://www.tempe.gov/archives
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --