The homebrew was fun and exciting at it’s time but I agree a K3 is much more
versatile and fun. I did play around with a number of 1 or 2 tube rigs when I
was a teen and a 6L6 on a TV chassis was one of them. And I fondly remember
the blinking purple glow of the mercury vapor rectifiers as I keyed the rig,
something today’s hams will never see!
Ken WA8JXM
> On Nov 26, 2014, at 5:22 PM, Bill Turner <dezrat@outlook.com> wrote:
>
>
> On Wed, 26 Nov 2014 16:50:13 -0500, you wrote:
>
>> After 57 years on the air, I’m still amazed that our puny efforts can
>> be heard around the world. Doing it with a 6L6 or 807 is ten times the fun
>> of doing it with a K-3!
>> 73,
>> WL
>> ______
>
> REPLY:
>
> My first transmitter was a 2E26 built on a junked TV chassis when I
> was 15. It looked horrible but it worked. It was all I could afford.
> Having done it both ways, I much prefer the K3.
>
> To each his own.
>
> 73, Bill W6WRT
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