wrote:

This is the very first 1957 ham SSB transceiver model that made ham
history as the very first SSB transceiver used in a DX-expedition and
remember the very angry Chrustjew hitting the table with his shoe in
the UN? Because of the American spy plane shot down by the Russians.
It had a KWM-1 aboard! Less than 1500 made and rare.According to a
recent QST article.

It was Nikita Khrushchev who was not a Jew, although that may just been an
unfortnate spelling error.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikita_Khrushchev

According to the wikipedia article, the shoe banging incident had nothing
to do with the U2.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoe-banging_incident

It occured on 12 October 1960.

According to

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Powers

The U2 incident occured on May 1 of that year, so it is possible that it
had some influnce on the proceedings, although it was not mentioned.

The KWM-1 was introduced in 1957, so it is possible that one was aboard
that particular U2 when it was shot down. I have not been able to find any
production figures, but they may exist. At $820, it would not be a popular
rig. The average annual salary in 1957 was $5500 in the U.S., so a KWM
would be 2-3 months take home pay after taxes.

If you are trying to sell it, I suggest you contact the Collins Collector's
Society, their members would be the most likely to be interested in it an
pay you the best price.

Geoff.

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Geoffrey S. Mendelson, Jerusalem, Israel N3OWJ/4X1GM