[TowerTalk] Best Balun

[Roger (K8RI) on TT]

Sounds like mine, but I had a legal limit transmitter for my first project.

Back in those days (1961) a B&W TV was a monster in weight, size, and 
power consumed even with a tiny screen compared to the monitor on this 
computer and I can carry it easily with one hand. Many had power 
supplies that would easily run a 100 to 200 watts out CW, or SSB and 
power a 32S1.  The chassis was 3 to 4 inches tall and as much as 19 
inches square of  heavy gauge steel.

I used the power supply as is, which was just about right for a 6AG7 
Oscillator, I forget the driver, and a pair og 6L6s as finals.  IIRC I 
used a 12AT7 as an electronic TR switch.

So, it too was large, heavy, and ugly but it worked well.  As an aside, 
it also taught me that a transmitter is not a place for wire wound 
resistors.  Surprisingly my lack of knowledge did not greatly impede 
getting it on the air.  Full break in with a novice legal limit 
transmitter.  The receiver was an S-40B with a Heathkit Q-multiplier. I 
learned how to set it so the Q multiplier would oscillate and regenerate 
the CW tone rather than using it as designed.  It took me darn near a 
year to make 13 WPM, but I hated being rock bound.

BTW I never have made WAS, but never tried.  I need to print some QSL 
cards as I still owe a bunch on 6-meters.

73

Roger (K8RI)



On 11/26/2014 5:22 PM, Bill Turner wrote:
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> On Wed, 26 Nov 2014 16:50:13 -0500, you wrote:
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>>         After 57 years on the air, I’m still amazed that our puny efforts can be heard around the world.  Doing it with a 6L6 or 807 is ten times the fun of doing it with a K-3!
>> 73,
>> WL
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> My first transmitter was a 2E26 built on a junked TV chassis when I
> was 15.  It looked horrible but it worked.  It was all I could afford.
> Having done it both ways, I much prefer the K3.
>
> To each his own.
>
> 73, Bill W6WRT
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73

Roger (K8RI)


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