I will have to chime in.
I got my novice license (KN5DGI) in 1955 and built the "6146 Oscillator" TX
that was described in QST by Lew McCoy. I had an SX99 RX. Antenna was a
40-meter dipole fed with some really tiny 72-ohm twin lead that ran through
the trees and in through a window with no thought of matching or lightning
protection. I later built a little antenna tuner, also described in QST.
Everything was paid for with saved-up paper route money.
I had 2 or 3 XTALs and my first QSO was with a fellow in El Campo Texas.
If anyone wants pictures of my early setup, I have them.
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Wes Attaway (N5WA)
(318) 393-3289 - Shreveport, LA
Computer/Cellphone Forensics
AttawayForensics.com
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-----Original Message-----
From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Joe
Papworth via TenTec
Sent: Friday, August 19, 2016 8:13 PM
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Subject: Re: [TenTec] Fw: Re [Ten Tec}OT - Entry Level for Boys
Hi Clayton,
I'll add yours to the document. Do you want a copy of the finished product?
Later, Joe
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-----Original Message-----
From: Clayton Brantley via TenTec <tentec@contesting.com>
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Cc: Clayton Brantley <clayton_n4ev@yahoo.com>
Sent: Fri, Aug 19, 2016 08:53 PM
Subject: [TenTec] Fw: Re [Ten Tec}OT - Entry Level for Boys
Joe: My first station was a surplus ARC5 station on 40 meters. My
uncle helped me get on the airand did manage to get the transmitter xtal
controlled. I used that station for quite a long time andworked quite a
list of stations. I was later able to get the VFO going after upgrading.
73 Clayton N4EV
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I built a GR-91 too Duane. Yep, it was horrible, but I guess you get what
you pay for. HI HI
I used mine as an outboard BFO for the floor model Zenith.
Joe, K8MP
In a message dated 8/19/2016 5:37:55 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
<a href="mailto:ac5aa1@gmail.com";>ac5aa1@gmail.com</a> writes:
OK, one more. When I started out as WN2HDS in 1963, I was using a Heath
GR-91 (terrible RX), and a built-from the Handbook 30W 6DQ6B oscillator.
QSO's were very few and far between. Worked all summer mowing lawns to
purchase and build a Knight-Kit R-100A with Q-Multiplier and S-Meter. Now
THAT was a receiver (compared to the Heath).... It didn't help that I
ordered a 7175 kc 40m crystal - yep, right on top of Radio Moscow. Ouch!
73, Duane
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