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Re: Topband: Earl K6SE - how it all began

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Subject: Re: Topband: Earl K6SE - how it all began
From: "Raoul Coetzee" <raoulc@smmcape.co.za>
Reply-to: raoulc@smmcape.co.za
Date: Thu, 3 May 2007 12:53:00 +0200
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> In the early days of 160 (29-30's) most home radios went up into the
> Police
> band on 1700 or so, it was easy to rubber the home radio up into 160 band.
snip
> ED K8OT.

>>And that statement brings to mind how I did the same with an upright
Crosley
>>console, but with one addition.  I used a heathkit signal generator to
>>inject the carrier for copy of SSB signals.  What a Rube
Goldberg!!!!!!!!!!
>>But what a thrill to be able to hold good QSO's cross mode before I was
able
>>to upgrade to a SSB exciter.  Those were the days.

I used to use to an old Pilot radio's VFO to act as a BFO on another Philco
set to listen to SSB on the low bands, heck it was difficult to hear
anything as it was drifting all over the place! But I was young and keen and
being a HAM  one day was only a dream!
Raoul ZS1REC


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