Tommy,
6146? 807? What kind of code is that? {'-)
No, I know what they are! I was just musing about the differences
between the old tube rigs and the modern solid state SDR's... Where an
an old tube rig can get struck by lightning and keep ticking, many of
the new rigs can barely take a static discharge. Of course, most of the
new rigs can be dropped down a flight of stairs and sustain only
cosmetic damage! I am always amazed when seeing old Field Day pictures
where they were operating several hundred pounds of "radio" in the
field! And those were the days when keeping one hand in your pocket
really meant something! Ah! The old "foot warmers" were nice during
Winter, but just exacerbated things during the grueling dog days of Summer!
{'-)
kurtt WB9FMC
On 5/22/2020 9:01 AM, Tommy Judson via Elecraft wrote:
Hi,
Significant phrase - glutton for punishment - written by a respondent. Being
an engineer I’ve sometimes regretted taking on a project or two because of
thinking I could fix just about anything.
The manuals will be with the radio so will dig through them for a guide when
the package arrives before doing anything else. Looked on the company website
and there seems to be complete info on each of their products too. Also have
Cady’s book The Elecraft KX Line that I’ve been reading and find it is chock
full of good info.
Think I’m in for an awakening - the last rig or two I owned had 6146 finals
with 807 modulators driving a pair of 500 Z's in a hot box. The KX 3 is most
likely about the same size as one of those tubes.
Thank you to those who replied to my first post.
73, Tommy
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