The Hollow State Shack
[Placeholder museum] Demonstration collection with sample catalogue information; not a verified real-world museum. Amateur radio equipment from the golden age of glowing glass: boat anchor receivers, AM transmitters and station accessories.
The catalogue
1955 · Collins
Collins 75A-4 Receiver
The receiver that defined selectivity. Mechanical filters, a PTO that tracks to within a kilohertz across the band, and a dial you can read like a book.
1961 · E.F.
Johnson Viking Ranger II
A 75 watt AM and CW transmitter with a built-in VFO and the warm, forgiving audio that AM operators still chase today.
1946 · Hammarlund
Hammarlund HQ-129X
Prewar-styled general coverage communications receiver with a crystal filter and a wonderfully damped bandspread dial.
1948 · Vibroplex
Vibroplex Original Bug
Semi-automatic telegraph key. Chrome, japanned base, and the distinctive swing that lets an experienced ear recognise its operator.
1973 · R.L.
Drake TR-4C Transceiver
Compact, elegant and desperately handsome. The black-and-grey Drake styling still looks contemporary in a modern shack.