Hi All, Robert W4RL here in Pensacola FL. I just ordered one and have also sent an email to Smallwonders about obtaining a cabinet for my Retro 75. Tell you the truth it's plain just fun building good kits now days and enjoying the final test runs. Same with my Norcal 40A 40 meter CW QRP transceiver which by the way has one of the hottest receivers I've ever listened to on the air. When the 60 meter SSB transceivers come into production I will order one of those to build. All this certainly beats watching the grass grow from the shack while in retirement. Money well worth spent to keep mentally active.
Regards, Robert ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brett Gazdzinski" <[email protected]> To: "Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, March 19, 2010 9:49 PM Subject: Re: [AMRadio] RETRO 75 Build >I ordered one a few days ago. > Thinking about mods, nicer mod iron, adjustable modulation levels, line > input,better filter, etc! > > The design sort of seems like an old cheap cb radio on 75 meters.... > What about an S meter... > And dyna-mic. > > Brett > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "LEE BAHR" <[email protected]> > To: "Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service" > <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, March 19, 2010 10:02 PM > Subject: [AMRadio] RETRO 75 Build > > >>I have about 2/3 of the receiver built up on my Small Wonder RETRO 75 AM >>QRP >> transceiver. That maybe is around 80 parts mounted so far. >> >> So far, no missing parts and it is going together without a hitch. I did >> substitute machine grade IC sockets, gold plated, instead of using the >> stamped ones supplied with the kit. >> >> Anyone interested in the kit, the kit is a board only kit. You have to >> supply the cabinet, pots, jacks, knobs, etc. I am making a case for it >> out >> of PC board material as I did for the Ft Tuthill 80 CW transceiver I just >> built. That case came out looking beautiful. Building your own case >> allows >> one to size the cabinet to the PC board. >> >> For a mic I am going to try a $11.00 Cobra dynamic CB mic readily >> available >> on E-bay. >> >> All the parts supplied seem to be first class. >> >> 73, >> >> Lee, w0vt >> Houston >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net >> AMRadio mailing list >> Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html >> List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio >> Post: [email protected] >> To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] with >> the word unsubscribe in the message body. >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > ______________________________________________________________ > Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net > AMRadio mailing list > Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html > List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > Post: [email protected] > To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] with > the word unsubscribe in the message body. > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net AMRadio mailing list Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Post: [email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] with the word unsubscribe in the message body. This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
