Jan <[email protected]> wrote: > Nice write-up about CW Spotting...
Thanks. > You write: armed with a dozen or so crusty FT-243 crystals for my Heath HW-16 > .... (Away from "where" was a poorly answered question, as my Hallicrafters > receiver dial wasn't exactly digital.) > > QUESTION: Did your Heathkit HW-16 not have a tune-able receiver? > Out-of-order editing on my part. (Thank you for closely reading your Elecraft News.) The HW-16 does have a receiver, of course. > Then you continue with: Fortunately I soon acquired an outboard VFO, a > life-changing addition to my station. > > QUESTION: What does an outboard VFO .... have to do with CW?? I could then answer stations on their frequency rather than use crystals. Major step forward. > Jealous friends doubled up on their paper routes to pay for their own. Girls > suddenly paid more attention to me. [What??] Remember: I was 15 and had a nuanced imagination. > So, why the Hallicrafters mention ?? I later acquired a Hallicrafters HT-37 and SX-111 receiver. Dial accuracy was one of their weak points. Wayne N6K ______________________________________________________________ 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]
