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Fun! Makes me want to find a hamfest.

Great haul Mike! With that RAK-8 you can try to receive the yearly test transmission of radio station SAQ, a 17.2 kHz Alexanderson alternator/transmitter in Grimeton, Sweden. I have tried many times to hear it but you might get lucky! Good info here; http://www.vlf.it/parmigiani/saq_eng.htm...

Great finds! Those Wheatstone nulling bridges are fun to play with. Good deal on the R390A parts. Bob wb4ett

Hey Mike, great report. That RF-301 is a radio I'd like to have sometime, even if they do top out at 15 MHz. It would be fine for a net operation I check into daily on 40m, with no tuning around! Many years ago I bought the antenna tuner, RF-302, and it is a fine tuner. Built extremely...

Hey Mike, thanks for sharing! I had an SP-600 for a while and it was, indeed, a nice receiver. The R-390A probably out performed it but the dial tuning on the SP-600 was SO smooth. I am also a fan of the PRC-74 transceivers and would probably have snatched that one up LOL. Bob WB4ETT

Mike, I really enjoy your posts. Makes me want to drive further so I can 'do' more hamfests! The descriptions of your acquisitions are educational. Bob WB4ETT