Month: February 2023

Hammarlund HQ-100 Misidentified in 1963 FCC Film

Oh the indignity! It appears at 7 minutes 16 seconds in this FCC film. It is clearly an HQ-100, but the FCC subtitles identify it at an HQ-110. It is clearly an HQ-100 ( the model without the clock).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzPIOfpKkRM

As the owner and operator of what must be one of the few remaining HQ-100s, I feel obligated to defend the reputation of this fine piece of shortwave gear.

How many of you have HQ-100s?

Curious Marc’s Lab and Workshop

This is the guy who has done all the amazing videos on the Apollo communications systems. And a lot more. This look at his lab is inspirational.

There is so much to see here. But a couple of things really caught my attention:

All of the RF electronics in the Apollo spacecraft was made with discrete components — the only chips in the spacecraft were in the computer. And in the Apollo systems, they welded the discrete components in. No soldering. Welding. That’s hardcore. That is how they got to the Moon.

Curious Marc’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@CuriousMarc