Radios, retirement, and recreation thread..

[rocketeer]

In my Jeep files I currently have 19,745 individual files and images (just over 9Gb) in 1,030 folders and sub-folders. That does not include all the photographs. �;)

Then there's the antique radio files: 12,978 in 1,103 folders (11Gb). That one includes all the photographs. �:)

In my Genealogy computer files I have 12,543 records for my family and 7,532 records for my wife's family. �

Who says you can't keep busy when you're retired?

Larry

[Gunslinger]

Larry,
I just showed your post to my wife, she is a librarian and is amazed.  What are you going to do to make sure that all of that Willys stuff isn't lost at some point in time?  That stuff is historical and of amazing value to collectors,just amazing.
Todd

[rocketeer]

I have everything backed up on CD-roms and DVDs but when I kick the bucket, hey, who knows. Any original paperwork I had has been passed along after I digitized it. I just don't have the room to keep it all. I'll tell you what it's like; my Radio/Computer room is 10' x 12' with a custom built counter and cabinets along one wall and an old desk with shelves on the adjacent wall. A file cabinet and bookshelf line the third wall. Now stuffed into this room is 3 antique floor console radios, 3 large antique boatanchors (ham/shortwave), 17 table and portable radios, 2 large ham radio speaker cabinets, a test speaker, signal tracer, 2 signal generators, an oscilloscope, an AM radio transmitter, 3 voltage meters, a frequency counter, 300 vacuum tubes, a tube tester, and 2 computer systems plus one chair. Sometimes I have a problem finding the chair. �:)

Oh yeah, 5 more floor consoles downstairs. So you see, no room!









Larry

[calvinhunt]

Larry,
  Besides all the possessions you've mentioned contained within your Radio/Computer/study/library/warehouse and multipurpose room, I couldn't help but notice the P-38 Lightning and the TBM Avenger models hanging from the ceiling as well as the photo of the B-17 Flying Fortress on the wall behind the stack of radios.  I would be curious about what other items of great interest might be found within those four walls.  
  Thanks for a glimpse at the "command post" from which you pull so many interesting facts and photos.  

[Carls_jeep]

Electronics, radios, aircraft, Jeeps, ahhh what a full life in retirement. Who ever said being retired is boring doesn't know how to enjoy hobbies.  

[rocketeer]

There's also a P-40 and P-47 hanging, along with a Gee-Bee Z sitting on a stand. I also have a P-40 on a stand, hand personalized and signed by Tex Hill. The B-17 in the photo, Fuddy Duddy, is the one I flew in for my 60th birthday.

Hanging on one wall are photos of me with Lieutenant Gottfried Dulias, (WWII Luftwaffe pilot); Wild Bill Guarnere (Band of Brothers); and Bill Temple (Lt George Welch's crew chief at Pearl Harbor). Those are from the days back when the wife and I participated in 13th AAF living history.

http://www.enter.net/~rocketeer/g503/a_weekend_at_reading_2.doc





I apologize for hijacking this thread,
Larry

[rocketeer]

Electronics, radios, aircraft, Jeeps, ahhh what a full life in retirement. Who ever said being retired is boring doesn't know how to enjoy hobbies. �

That is so true. The people I feel sorry for are the people who lived their entire lives without a hobby, people who's jobs are their lives. When the job ends, as it eventually must, they simply don't know what to do with their time and generally just shrivel up and die too soon. I sometimes think I'm busier now then when I was working! �:)

Larry

[Carls_jeep]

That is so true Larry. My dad had no hobbies and when he retired he didn't last long   and my mom was not much help  . I moved back to my home town to care for them until they crossed over  . I have so many hobbies I don't think I will ever get bored or sit around much. I am living my retirement just as I did when I was a kid and teenager before I had to start working. I'm just a kid again, doing what I did again, way back home.

[calvinhunt]

Larry,Yes, you certainly hi-jacked this thread, but with such interesting information. However, it was not before Ryan_M's oil filter question had thoroughly been answered. �This new topic truly deserved a thread of its own, but it has been a delight to view it here. �Your pics of your Weekend at Reading are great and I certainly enjoyed reading your write-up of if as well. �What a memorable experience.

Carl & Larry,I like the attitude the two of you have about retirement. �Looking to both of you as mentors (guys who have "Been there, Done that", and who are "Can Do Movers & Shakers") I'm hopeful in following in your footsteps. �I was born just a few years after you were (1944) but am anxious to follow in your way of life. After spending a week Jeeping with me, Carl and his wife know I'm certainly trying. �It was fun to learn from Carl while he was here. �I love being retired, I love my Jeep, the fun I had restoring it and the fun I have driving it in the canyons and desert (parades too).

Thanks to both of you for your knowledge and experience and for your willingness to share such with all of us here on the CJ-3A page.

And thanks to all on the 3A Page, the young, the old (retired or not), the beginners, and the experienced. �We enjoy and learn from all post here. �Jeeps are great, well worn or meticulously restored. �They are all fun to see and hear about. This is truly a great site.

[Gunslinger]

Larry, Carl, Calvin,
You guys make me Jealous, I view my vacations now as mini Practice retirements, single digits and counting,
Todd

[Chasm]

Larry, Calvin, Carl, etc:

Good stuff in this thread!

I'm looking forward to retirement and being able to spend more time playing with Jeeps! After putting 2 kids through college, it's time to spend some money on me! I really think it's funny when my kids call and don't get an answer... they keep trying to track me down... as if when they moved out, I had nothing to do but sit around and wait for them to call! Ha Ha! I'm going to be buying a trailer soon so I can haul my Jeeps all over the place. Watch out boys, I may just surprise you and show up out west one day!

Mike

[calvinhunt]

Watch out boys, I may just surprise you and show up out west one day!

If you end up out West I hope you'll stop by and see us in Southern Utah.  We treat all Jeeps and their masters well (especially yellow Jeeps).

[Carls_jeep]

Thanks for the nice comments fellows. I can't say enough good things about Calvin and SE Utah and it is a very nice place to visit and drive the trails. It is the only place out West I have drove the trails but I see no reason to go else where until I have seen all I want to there.

As the time gets close I will post some time frames so others can visit and ride the trails with us. One thing I will add is if and when you go trail riding in your Jeep completely forget that there is a world outside of where and what your doing. Live in the present during your stay and avoid outside contact unless absolutely necessary for emergencies. Any thoughts other than riding the trial and viewing the sites is detrimental to your enjoyment of the event.

The good Lord willing, I plan to be there for a month and I would enjoy trail riding with others even for only a few days if that's all they can spend. Keep in mind that your life is a gift from the Creator and should be enjoyed as much as possible.

[rocketeer]

Here's the radio you want, 1937 American Bosch model 680; 13 tubes, push-pull dual 6L6G output tubes, and a 15 inch speaker.

The upper chassis is the rado; the lower chassis is a separate amp just to drive that hugh speaker. Think that could change the air pressure in the room and rattle the windows? �:)





Larry

[Carls_jeep]

A lot of my retirement time has been spent in this area of my shop.



I enjoy making and repairing things and I make some spare change doing it sometimes. My problem is I have had to many hobbies and didn't save much for retirement so I have to do odd jobs to support my needs.