[CQ-Contest] CQ-Contest Digest, Vol 129, Issue 18

Joe nss at mwt.net
Sun Sep 15 18:12:55 EDT 2013


I remember when I was a Novice

CW only and xtal only controlled freq, and 75 watts input.

Fun CQing and listening all over the band for someone calling you way 
off your freq because the xtal they had is,  well what they had. I 
remember being on 7105 and the other guy like 25Kc up from me wasn't un 
common.


Joe WB9SBD
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On 9/15/2013 12:27 PM, Alan wrote:
> For those (few) contesters on this board who are not old enough to 
> remember, the FCC power limit used to be 1000 watts*input*, not 1500 
> watts *output *- less than half of today's limit depending on efficiency.
>
> Alan/N3AD
>
> On 9/15/2013 12:00 PM, cq-contest-request at contesting.com wrote:
>> Message: 3
>> Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2013 11:25:27 -0700
>> From:<w7dra at juno.com>
>> To:Cqtestk4xs at aol.com
>> Cc:CQ-Contest at contesting.com
>> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Illegal power
>> Message-ID:<AABKDKLUSAC49V6A at smtpout04.vgs.untd.com>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
>>
>> OM2500? OM4000?
>>
>>   I remember when Rush Drake ran single band push pull 833a amplifiers
>>
>> ...a hushed silence follows................I am still using one if his
>> tubes -  photos can be provided
>>
>> mike w7dra
>
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