On 2012-01-03, at 8:35 AM, Curt wrote: > I could not afford a TO or any other keyer, so I built one in Electronics > class.
Hi Curt, Back in the very early 70's, I had occasion to meet VE3CSK in London, Ontario, while I attended university there... Zenon used, exclusively, a homebrewed an electronic keyer that, in hindsight, was doubtlessly based upon that same design. In any event, it was FESTOONED with 12AU7A tubes, and even sported a homebrewed paddle...needless-to-say, this 21 year old recently-minted Ham was VERY impressed...! Now, what does any of this stuff have to do with things Drake, to keep the Reflector Kwality Kops happy...? Specifically, this: in 1975, Zenon sold his National NC-300 receiver / Johnson Valiant transmitter / Heathkit linear amplifier, and replaced the works with TWO brand new sets of Drake Twins! He set one up on his station operating table, & lovingly stored away the second set, for "...future consideration." The Drakes were, in his own words, "...All I'll ever need in Ham radio." It reminded me of the apparently true story of the farmer who, upon learning that Henry Ford was about to dis-continue sales of the Model T, bought himself a lifetime's supply of the cars & replaced them as he grew older, and they wore-out, one by one...! ~73~ de Eddy VE3CUI - VE3XZ _______________________________________________ Drakelist mailing list Drakelist@zerobeat.net http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist
