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Ralph Parker

K3: NOT an analog radio.

>This ain't your daddy's analog radio...

A frightening article, especially for a guy who still uses his Valiant and
NC-303!

But seriously, folks, it was very informative, and gave me something to
think about while being dragged into the 21st century.
Tnx, Guy.

VE7XF

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Guy, K2AV

Re: K3: NOT an analog radio.

Yur welcome and enjoy all of your stuff.

I run back to my Johnson Ranger, Johnson Courier amp, and 75A3 when I
have analog withdrawal symptoms (often enough). I also have a Yaesu
FT101ZD that was a gift that I'll probably never sell. When I get
homesick for a real RF gain control and S-meter that's on an AGC
control bus, I fire up the 75A3. That STILL is really smooth audio.
But it can't hear the Russian 100 watt crowd on the monster 40m quad
out at NY4A.

A Ranger and a 75A3 was the first ham rig I ever saw in Columbus, Ohio
in 1956. That was "hard sky" back then. Highest sunspot cycle in my
lifetime, and 11 meters was a ham band.

I used to drool over Valiants. Wanted one so bad I could just spit.
Settled for a beat-up used Ranger. When I started making money, I
built a Heath SB300 and SB400. Souped those up and used them at W4BVV
in the 70's alongside Collins rigs. S-line was something else I
drooled mightily over. Saw my first S line at the ARRL convention in
Wash DC in 1959. They also had an old spark transmitter that they
fired up intermittently for two days -- had FCC permission. When you
left the room after watching that with the lights out, you felt like
you had SEEN radio.

73, Guy.

On Sat, Oct 9, 2010 at 4:14 PM, Ralph Parker <[hidden email]> wrote:

>>This ain't your daddy's analog radio...
>
> A frightening article, especially for a guy who still uses his Valiant and
> NC-303!
>
> But seriously, folks, it was very informative, and gave me something to
> think about while being dragged into the 21st century.
> Tnx, Guy.
>
> VE7XF
>
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Don Wilhelm-4

Re: K3: NOT an analog radio.

Guy,

OK, I got my license in 1955 and had a garbage receiver (NC-54) and on
my teenage allowance could not afford anything like the Johnson Ranger,
so I built my first transmitter from a 1955 ARRL handbook design. A
6CL6 and a 6146 design that was "TVI-proofed" by using all shielded
wiring under the chassis, and enclosing both the oscillator section and
the RF AMP section inside their own Bud enclosures.

Nostalgia has prompted me several times to re-create that transmitter,
but practicality has prevented that. Many parts are no longer available
(except at a horribly inflated price), and I do realize that the
nostalgia is a fleeting thing. I have as much fun with today's solid
state gear as I did with that old 6146 transmitter.

I just sold off my HW-101 that had been cluttering the attic since
1989. Time to be more practical than clinging on to nostalgia that may
never be recovered - the memories are great, but I prefer to live in the
future, not the past. YMMV.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 10/9/2010 9:41 PM, Guy Olinger K2AV wrote:

> Yur welcome and enjoy all of your stuff.
>
> I run back to my Johnson Ranger, Johnson Courier amp, and 75A3 when I
> have analog withdrawal symptoms (often enough). I also have a Yaesu
> FT101ZD that was a gift that I'll probably never sell. When I get
> homesick for a real RF gain control and S-meter that's on an AGC
> control bus, I fire up the 75A3. That STILL is really smooth audio.
> But it can't hear the Russian 100 watt crowd on the monster 40m quad
> out at NY4A.
>
> A Ranger and a 75A3 was the first ham rig I ever saw in Columbus, Ohio
> in 1956. That was "hard sky" back then. Highest sunspot cycle in my
> lifetime, and 11 meters was a ham band.
>
> I used to drool over Valiants. Wanted one so bad I could just spit.
> Settled for a beat-up used Ranger. When I started making money, I
> built a Heath SB300 and SB400. Souped those up and used them at W4BVV
> in the 70's alongside Collins rigs. S-line was something else I
> drooled mightily over. Saw my first S line at the ARRL convention in
> Wash DC in 1959. They also had an old spark transmitter that they
> fired up intermittently for two days -- had FCC permission. When you
> left the room after watching that with the lights out, you felt like
> you had SEEN radio.
>
> 73, Guy.
>
> On Sat, Oct 9, 2010 at 4:14 PM, Ralph Parker<[hidden email]> wrote:
>>> This ain't your daddy's analog radio...
>> A frightening article, especially for a guy who still uses his Valiant and
>> NC-303!
>>
>> But seriously, folks, it was very informative, and gave me something to
>> think about while being dragged into the 21st century.
>> Tnx, Guy.
>>
>> VE7XF
>>
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Bob K6UJ

Re: K3: NOT an analog radio.

In reply to this post by Guy, K2AV

Guy,
I hope we are not drifting off forum purpose here but wanted
to say you are bringing back happy memories. I used to have
a 75A3 also. Beautiful receive. Remember many enjoyable
evenings rag chewing on 75 with my feet propped up on the
desk holding my D-104 mike. I'd better curtail this, hi,hi.

73,
Bob
K6UJ

On Oct 9, 2010, at 6:41 PM, Guy Olinger K2AV wrote:

> Yur welcome and enjoy all of your stuff.
>
> I run back to my Johnson Ranger, Johnson Courier amp, and 75A3 when I
> have analog withdrawal symptoms (often enough). I also have a Yaesu
> FT101ZD that was a gift that I'll probably never sell. When I get
> homesick for a real RF gain control and S-meter that's on an AGC
> control bus, I fire up the 75A3. That STILL is really smooth audio.
> But it can't hear the Russian 100 watt crowd on the monster 40m quad
> out at NY4A.
>
> A Ranger and a 75A3 was the first ham rig I ever saw in Columbus, Ohio
> in 1956. That was "hard sky" back then. Highest sunspot cycle in my
> lifetime, and 11 meters was a ham band.
>
> I used to drool over Valiants. Wanted one so bad I could just spit.
> Settled for a beat-up used Ranger. When I started making money, I
> built a Heath SB300 and SB400. Souped those up and used them at W4BVV
> in the 70's alongside Collins rigs. S-line was something else I
> drooled mightily over. Saw my first S line at the ARRL convention in
> Wash DC in 1959. They also had an old spark transmitter that they
> fired up intermittently for two days -- had FCC permission. When you
> left the room after watching that with the lights out, you felt like
> you had SEEN radio.
>
> 73, Guy.
>
> On Sat, Oct 9, 2010 at 4:14 PM, Ralph Parker <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>> This ain't your daddy's analog radio...
>>
>> A frightening article, especially for a guy who still uses his Valiant and
>> NC-303!
>>
>> But seriously, folks, it was very informative, and gave me something to
>> think about while being dragged into the 21st century.
>> Tnx, Guy.
>>
>> VE7XF
>>
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Guy, K2AV

Re: K3: NOT an analog radio.

What I get for posting late at night.... I had meant that just as a
reply to Ralph. And apparently clicked the wrong reply-to box. Sorry
for the OT post, but not too sorry. :>)

On Sun, Oct 10, 2010 at 12:23 AM, Robert Harmon <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Guy,
> I hope we are not drifting off forum purpose here but wanted
> to say you are bringing back happy memories. I used to have
> a 75A3 also. Beautiful receive. Remember many enjoyable
> evenings rag chewing on 75 with my feet propped up on the
> desk holding my D-104 mike. I'd better curtail this, hi,hi.
>
> 73,
> Bob
> K6UJ
>
>
>
> On Oct 9, 2010, at 6:41 PM, Guy Olinger K2AV wrote:
>
>> Yur welcome and enjoy all of your stuff.
>>
>> I run back to my Johnson Ranger, Johnson Courier amp, and 75A3 when I
>> have analog withdrawal symptoms (often enough). I also have a Yaesu
>> FT101ZD that was a gift that I'll probably never sell. When I get
>> homesick for a real RF gain control and S-meter that's on an AGC
>> control bus, I fire up the 75A3. That STILL is really smooth audio.
>> But it can't hear the Russian 100 watt crowd on the monster 40m quad
>> out at NY4A.
>>
>> A Ranger and a 75A3 was the first ham rig I ever saw in Columbus, Ohio
>> in 1956. That was "hard sky" back then. Highest sunspot cycle in my
>> lifetime, and 11 meters was a ham band.
>>
>> I used to drool over Valiants. Wanted one so bad I could just spit.
>> Settled for a beat-up used Ranger. When I started making money, I
>> built a Heath SB300 and SB400. Souped those up and used them at W4BVV
>> in the 70's alongside Collins rigs. S-line was something else I
>> drooled mightily over. Saw my first S line at the ARRL convention in
>> Wash DC in 1959. They also had an old spark transmitter that they
>> fired up intermittently for two days -- had FCC permission. When you
>> left the room after watching that with the lights out, you felt like
>> you had SEEN radio.
>>
>> 73, Guy.
>>
>> On Sat, Oct 9, 2010 at 4:14 PM, Ralph Parker <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>>> This ain't your daddy's analog radio...
>>>
>>> A frightening article, especially for a guy who still uses his Valiant and
>>> NC-303!
>>>
>>> But seriously, folks, it was very informative, and gave me something to
>>> think about while being dragged into the 21st century.
>>> Tnx, Guy.
>>>
>>> VE7XF
>>>
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