Swans on the rocks
I love this picture:
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| Oceanside CA really is by the ocean ! |
Here is a Korean page with that same Swan picture:
https://m.cafe.daum.net/7038oldtimers/YIWL/301
Here is the Google Translate version
https://m-cafe-daum-net.translate.goog/7038oldtimers/YIWL/301?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-US&_x_tr_pto=wapp
I had heard of Herb Johnson but never knew he was from Sweden or that Swan is the Americanized version of Sven, his father's hometown in Sweden. However wasn't able to confirm this on Google Maps.
This page says something slightly different (Herb's Dad was named Sven):
https://www.qsl.net/on6ab/History.html
Noticing the 600 series receiver/transmitter pair, this must be from an ad in the early 1970s (600R introduced about 1971).
BTW, while looking for Swan ads in QST (I didn't find one with this picture) I stumbled on this on WorldRadioHistory:
https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-DX/QST/60s/
The link says 60s but also includes many issues from the 1970s, nice !
Best Regards,
Chuck, WB9KZY
http://wb9kzy.com/ham.htm
