[TenTec] Orion versus 70 years ago

[Kim Elmore]

Happy Anniversary, Paul!  May you continue to grace us and enjoy 
many, many more!

Kim Elmore, N5OP (licensed in 1971, so not yet OOTC eligible)

At 10:47 AM 1/19/2007, you wrote:
>Today is the 70th anniversary of my becoming a licensed ham
>operator-received a Class C license signed by J. B. Beadle (remember that
>signature?) dated January 19, 1937 a few days later.
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>It is interesting to compare the Orion to my first rig-a TNT oscillator,
>using a type 45 tube, and a regenerative receiver, using type 57 and 56
>tubes.  Both were made with parts scrounged from defunct Atwater Kent
>receivers.  Finding the ham bands with the receiver was done by trial and
>error, changing the number of turns on the receiver coil until success was
>achieved. The transmitter was tuned to the same band  (hopefully!) using an
>adsorption wavemeter-also home-built. Needless to say, the Orion is somewhat
>different.
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>My thanks to those on this and other reflectors who have shared their
>knowledge and expertise.
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>73 Paul W5DM
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