What was your first Radio?
05-04-2018, 05:02 AM
#177
1962 it was a Bramco 3 tube regenerative (Made in the Detroit area). It was in a Hal Debolt Champion. I was 12 at the time. Never got to fly that but I did see it fly.
Fast forward to the Min-X radio September of 1970. A min-X, also made in Detroit with Rand Galloping Ghost actuator in a Goldberg 1/2 A Jr Falcon. The engine was a Cox Golden Bee. Soloed on that plane. Moved on to Kraft radios during the 70s then to Pro-Line. Presently have about 28 Futaba radios, all but one are on 50mhz ham radio.frequencies. I do have a single 2.4 giggle-hurts Futaba 10J that sits at home on the shelf.
Fast forward to the Min-X radio September of 1970. A min-X, also made in Detroit with Rand Galloping Ghost actuator in a Goldberg 1/2 A Jr Falcon. The engine was a Cox Golden Bee. Soloed on that plane. Moved on to Kraft radios during the 70s then to Pro-Line. Presently have about 28 Futaba radios, all but one are on 50mhz ham radio.frequencies. I do have a single 2.4 giggle-hurts Futaba 10J that sits at home on the shelf.
05-17-2018, 05:14 PM
#178
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I had one of the Bramco receivers. about 1958 or 1959. Worked very well. Actually built a copy or three of it to replace ones damaged in crashes. The transmitter used was based on a design by Walt Good to which I married a copy of the modulator circuit used in the Bramco transmitter. Met the owner of Bramco (Bannister?) several times at RC events in the Detroit area.
First Radio was a Berkley Aerotrol transmitter and Miller single tube receiver and Bonner escapement. Still flying Rc models using mostly JR equipment the last 30 years.
John Wisniewski
I had one of the Bramco receivers. about 1958 or 1959. Worked very well. Actually built a copy or three of it to replace ones damaged in crashes. The transmitter used was based on a design by Walt Good to which I married a copy of the modulator circuit used in the Bramco transmitter. Met the owner of Bramco (Bannister?) several times at RC events in the Detroit area.
First Radio was a Berkley Aerotrol transmitter and Miller single tube receiver and Bonner escapement. Still flying Rc models using mostly JR equipment the last 30 years.
John Wisniewski
1962 it was a Bramco 3 tube regenerative (Made in the Detroit area). It was in a Hal Debolt Champion. I was 12 at the time. Never got to fly that but I did see it fly.
Fast forward to the Min-X radio September of 1970. A min-X, also made in Detroit with Rand Galloping Ghost actuator in a Goldberg 1/2 A Jr Falcon. The engine was a Cox Golden Bee. Soloed on that plane. Moved on to Kraft radios during the 70s then to Pro-Line. Presently have about 28 Futaba radios, all but one are on 50mhz ham radio.frequencies. I do have a single 2.4 giggle-hurts Futaba 10J that sits at home on the shelf.
Fast forward to the Min-X radio September of 1970. A min-X, also made in Detroit with Rand Galloping Ghost actuator in a Goldberg 1/2 A Jr Falcon. The engine was a Cox Golden Bee. Soloed on that plane. Moved on to Kraft radios during the 70s then to Pro-Line. Presently have about 28 Futaba radios, all but one are on 50mhz ham radio.frequencies. I do have a single 2.4 giggle-hurts Futaba 10J that sits at home on the shelf.
