[TenTec] Fw: Re [Ten Tec}OT - Entry Level for Boys

[Scott Harwood]

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 at contesting.com>
>Sent: Aug 19, 2016 8:44 PM
>To: "tentec at contesting.com" <tentec at contesting.com>
>Cc: Clayton Brantley <clayton_n4ev at 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 at contesting.com>
> To: tentec at contesting.com 
>Cc: K8mp at 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 at gmail.com writes:
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>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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