I can't resist this. Got my Novice Ticket in March, 1952 and my gear was an HRO-50 and a home-brew 6AG7 tri-tet to a 6146 built into a BC-375 tuning unit. My Dad bought the HRO for my older brother a
Speaking of crystals, here is a link to a film on the manufacturing process, c.1943: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b--FKHCFjOM Reed / WW3A _______________________________________________ TenTec mai
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
Author: Joe Papworth via TenTec <tentec@contesting.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2016 20:11:22 -0400
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
Used mine to listen to WABC, 770 kc, Cousin Bruce in NYC playing all the R 'n' R hits of the early 60's. Cousin Bruce is now on SiriusXM spinning the oldies on weekday evenings these days for a natio
Author: Joe Papworth via TenTec <tentec@contesting.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2016 20:41:12 -0400
Used mine to listen to WABC, 770 kc, Cousin Bruce in NYC playing all the R 'n' R hits of the early 60's. Cousin Bruce is now on SiriusXM spinning the oldies on weekday evenings these days for a natio
Author: Mr Bill Mellema via TenTec <tentec@contesting.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2016 01:18:56 +0000 (UTC)
Guys...good to hear Cousin Bruce is still on the air..use to listen to him on an old Pilot BC/Shortwave receiver with a 12 inch speaker hi hi I started out with a Knight Kit Star Roamer and DX20 to a
Wow, not you were really a pioneer - running a remote station back in 1967! ;-) 73 - Rick, DJ0IP (Nr. Frankfurt, Germany) --Original Message-- From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com] On B
Author: Joe Papworth via TenTec <tentec@contesting.com>
Date: Sun, 21 Aug 2016 23:25:00 -0400
Lots of good stories still rollin' in guys. Keep 'em comin' and I'll add them to the "We were Novices once, and Young" stories. Later, Joe Sent from AOL Mobile Mail Guys...good to hear Cousin Bruce i