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hpcollector · 12th Sep 2019, 9:24 am

Thanks for the welcome David. Excited to meet someone from HP Scotland. I believe my 8970b's came from there.

I love that scene in Goldfinger.

I used to portable DX with a RA17L would you believe, in a Mini. I built a collapsible G S Maynard "Q Multiplier and Spiral Loop Antenna" (Practical Wireless March 1981) and that folded up and sat across the back seat, then the RA17L went in the passenger seat (strapped in to a 4 point harness) and off I went! A great radio and a great antenna!

Day to day use of the RA17L stopped once I could afford a Drake R8B.

12th Sep 2019, 9:24 am	#86
hpcollector Diode Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: Christchurch, New Zealand Posts: 4	Re: ISB Receivers Thanks for the welcome David. Excited to meet someone from HP Scotland. I believe my 8970b's came from there. I love that scene in Goldfinger. I used to portable DX with a RA17L would you believe, in a Mini. I built a collapsible G S Maynard "Q Multiplier and Spiral Loop Antenna" (Practical Wireless March 1981) and that folded up and sat across the back seat, then the RA17L went in the passenger seat (strapped in to a 4 point harness) and off I went! A great radio and a great antenna! Day to day use of the RA17L stopped once I could afford a Drake R8B.