>  JE> Besides, what's a tech-plus going to do with AM gear, anyway?  ;-)
 >  II> ... AM is rarely used any more, but it's still legal.   ;-}
 >  JE> I used it every day, for 5 years or so..  Now that the HT-37 is
 >  JE> working again,  I'll be BACK on AM every day!  And, using it for
 >  JE> guidance and technical support on putting my homebrewed final back on
 >  JE> the air.
 > Back in "The old days," (40's & 40's), there was a mild "war"
I remember those days - (well, early to mid 60's)  Mild?  HA! ;-)
 > between those who ran "Slop buckets" and the ones that used
 > "Ancient Modulation."
Angel Music, thank you );->
 > Is that still going on, or has peace prevailed?  (I thought
 > EVERYONE used SSB by now.)
Not everyone...
 >  JE> Pair of 250TH's moulated with pair of 450TL's, with RF excitement and
 >  JE> VFO  control provided by the HT-37.
 > It aint no Caddy, but it IS in the tradition of AMATEUR radio.
 > :->
Does the job I need it to do... and, does it well.
 >  JE> One thing I've got to say about it, while it may not be 'automatic',
 >  JE> that  phasing rig sure can null out the carrier on SSB!
 >  II> And I may get into RTTY/data one of these days.  (FSK shouldn't
 >  II> be too hard to add to a VFO).
 >  JE> The AF67 has a built-in VFO, it's also got a CW position.  While I've
 >  JE> never  owned one, I've had my grubby little paws on a couple of 'em,
 >  JE> and to own one  would be great!
 > (Drool!)
It's not here, yet - still havn't heard back from Bill, either )-;
 >  JE> Assuming I GET the rigs, I'll work 'em over and make sure they get
 >  JE> back on the  air.  If I ever get rid of 'em, you'll be the first
 >  JE> contacted - howzzat?
 > You gotta DEAL!  (Assuming I don't find something else I can
 > afford - like almost free - first).
As I said - gotta get 'em here, now.
DID just get the Final, Modulator and extras moved over here, today...
the final is in a 6' tall 19" rack.  Pulled the tubes, and transported it on 
a trailer that way.  Forgot that the power supply wasn't secured down, but it 
wasn't going much of anywhere - the back door to the cabinet was closed, and 
the cabinet was laying on its side, so it couldn't fall out... but, it's 
upright now, and sitting in the garage (where the shack is).
Talked to another guy on CW last night on 40m... AD4QW/Shelby.  He collects 
bugs, over in Dickson, TN.  Told me he had 12 old Sounder Boards, from the RR 
days - and, either 35 Vibrolexes he'd collected, or 35 bugs - QRN was high 
last night, too.
Gotta see if I can find a site on the 'Net that has old Bugs.
found out my Vibroplex's serial number relates to it's age of being 'born' in 
1959.  Nice Chrome base, and serial number, etc...
Sure was a good CW contact!  Plus, he was happy to find out I was using 
Hollow State radios, too...
   73 = Best Regards
   -Jeff KA5THB
   ka5thb@bigfoot.com
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