Thanks Brian:
When I think back about the T-60s, DX40s and DX60s, as I
remember, a friend had recently acquired a new Ranger that had the 6146
running the same voltage but with plate modulation. That's what really
changed my mind. When I built the external modulator, which by the way
was a pair of 1625s, to plate modulate the T-60 which had a 6DQ6 final,
I then had the equivalent to the Ranger (I already had a home brewed
VFO). There was no comparison to the way it was.
There was a lot of difference in the price of a T-60 verses a
Ranger. So for the money it was a great rig and I understand it would
operate on 6 meters, although I never did.
Tnx fer the comments:
John, WA5BXO
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Great web page.
I can't say that I agree with all of the remarks about controlled
carrier modulation.
I used to own a T-60 and it did great. A good old DX-60 sound great
sometimes.
Same way - very little idling carrier power, but tons of modulation
power.
Those little rigs make 30 watts of AM sound like 100 watts. OK they may
not have
a BAND-BLANKING carrier like some of the 300-400
watt plate mod rigs out there, but when adjusted properly they
can be very intelligible on the air and if you use a D-104 or such
on them, often give very pleasant sounding audio, in my estimation.
Just some food for thought. I wouldn't mind having a T-60 or DX-60B
with a digital VFO and drive one of my Thuderbolts with it in AM linear
mode.
Bet I'd be heard better than with a 30 watt plate mod rig all by itself
(grin!)
