I got a chance to use this wonderful old boat anchor while visiting my son recently. It is a Swan 500c and what a great old rig. There is nothing like the glow of tubes in the shack! If you look closely in the photo you will see my son's idea of a quick cootie key. It was made from an unused mousetrap, a paperclip, an eyelet, and some other parts he had laying around the house. After 10 minutes worth of work he had his first portable, and very cheap, sideswipper. That is half of the fun in ham radio, building something from what you have laying around and getting on the air talking with an operator halfway around the world!
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