My guess is that - in the good ol' days - AM amateur radio operators
would hog air-time -- i. e. "ham it up".
On Jan 23, 2006, at 5:57 PM, TexasRF@aol.com wrote:
>
> A google search for "origin of rookie" turns up over 700,000 hits. Some
> plausible explanations appear on the first page returned but there
> seems to be no
> one definite answer. It is kind of like the origin of "ham"; seems to
> be lost
> in time with only a few guesses left.
>
> 73,
> Gerald K5GW
>
>
> In a message dated 1/23/2006 5:44:58 P.M. Central Standard Time,
> conrad@g0ruz.com writes:
>
> Interesting word that Rookie, does anyone know it's origin? I have had
> a
> look on the web and I am not convinced so far. Does anyone actually
> know?
>
> Sorry for the OT but I have wondered for so many years!
>
> 73
>
> Conrad G0RUZ
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: amps-bounces@contesting.com
>> [mailto:amps-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of D Conklin
>> Sent: 23 January 2006 23:37
>> To: amps@contesting.com
>> Subject: [Amps] SB-200 Amp with 811 tubes?
>>
>> Gurus,
>>
>> Amp rookie here.
>>
>> I got a SB-200 fitted with 2 811A tubes. I was assuming
>> that this was a plug-and-play replacement for the 572A. A
>> local ham who
>> has an extensive but not detailed memory indicates that this
>> was a common mod due to 811 tubes being cheaper, but that it
>> involved a substantial amp mod and wasn't just a plug and
>> play replacement.
>>
>> I have searched the net for info on modding a SB-200 for 811
>> tubes and found nothing. I also searched the QST index
>> without luck. I need to know the mod so that i can check if
>> the previous owner (SK) did it right, or if he completed it -
>> this amp looks like it was in the process of being refurbed
>> at the time of his passing - maybe he was in the middle of
>> converting it to or from 811s.
>>
>> Any help greatly appreciated - you will go over my head
>> pretty quickly on this stuff, so talk slowly ;-)
>>
>> AI8P
>>
>>
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