check the OT contest sponsored by the Antique Wireless Association usually Hartleys or TPTG rigs what a fantastic contest it is an honor to get a chirp report from a O O 80 and 40 meters
I have a hartley which can chirp out of the passband of a modern rcv depends on how much power I try to get out of it HAR Bob K3DJC On Thu, 23 Oct 2014 20:25:38 -0400 david Moes <[email protected]> writes: > Good question and answers here I did the same as don suggested up > till > recently. I have a Heathkit TX1. I had no receiver until > recently > when I got the RX1 to go with it. bit of a crappy reciever but its > > still a fun to do the nostalgia thing. The TX1 will crank out a > whole > lot more power on AM and CW than the K3 and it warms the shack in > the > winter. Its not all DX and contests sometimes its fun to get out > the > old and tinker. next up is 1930 era two tube push pull UX-245 40m > > transmitter now were talking chirp!. > > > David Moes > President: Peterborough Amateur Radio Club. > [email protected] > VE3DVY, VE3SD > > On 10/23/2014 09:13, stan levandowski wrote: > > Phil, AD5X, has an article on a T/R switch at: > > http://www.ad5x.com/images/Articles/QSKBArevA.pdf > > > > > > I've built it and it works FB. > > > > > > As far as why one would want to do this: It's just downright "fun" > to > > build a homebrew tube rig, for QRP or otherwise, and to restore a > > > vintage transmitter. If we already have a good, modern > transceiver in > > the shack, then half the problem is solved. > > > > > > I've had much fun with my Xtal controlled 6C4-5763 rig, chirps and > > > all.... > > > > > > 73, Stan WB2LQF > > > > On Thu, Oct 23, 2014 at 12:18 AM, Don Wilhelm wrote: > > > >> Eric, > >> > >> Although I am not certain why you would want to do that, it can > be > >> done - Elecraft gear offers seamless transceive operation all by > > >> itself, so I do not understand the fascination with an external > tube > >> type transmitter. OTOH, if you really want to do that -- > >> > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > Elecraft mailing list > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > > Please help support this email list: > http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > Message delivered to [email protected] > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [email protected] > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
