My mentor and elmer, W4KWZ (now deceased) gave me a 1939 ARRL Handbook to build
a 7th grade science project; a regenerative receiver using a #30 triode in 1956
(still have it). I was hooked. Persuaded my dad to buy me Heathkit AR-3 and
DX-20 kits, got my novice license and still love the hobby today.
Think most of you guys feel the same way.
Scott K4VWK
-----Original Message-----
>From: Clayton Brantley via TenTec <tentec@contesting.com>
>Sent: Aug 19, 2016 8:44 PM
>To: "tentec@contesting.com" <tentec@contesting.com>
>Cc: Clayton Brantley <clayton_n4ev@yahoo.com>
>Subject: [TenTec] Fw: Re [Ten Tec}OT - Entry Level for Boys
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> 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
>----- Forwarded Message -----
> From: Joe Papworth via TenTec <tentec@contesting.com>
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>Cc: K8mp@aol.com
> Sent: Friday, August 19, 2016 8:11 PM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Re [Ten Tec}OT - Entry Level for Boys
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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
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>
>In a message dated 8/19/2016 5:37:55 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>ac5aa1@gmail.com 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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