Specifically, every year The Antique Wireless Association (NY, USA)
sponsors the "Bruce Kelley 1929 QSO Party" for two weekends in late
autumn: this year marks the first time that 160-meters will be added to
the existing 80- and 40-meter bands of activity. Details may be seen at
http://www.antiquewireless.org/pdf/AWA_2012-2013_Event_Schedule.pdf
The gist of the event is simply this: members dust off any available 1929
(and earlier) active devices---also known as "tubes"(!)---and incorporate
them into homebrewed, self-excited transmitters, with a maximum limit of
10-watts input (double that, optional, after midnight).
I have a TPTG pair of 45 tubes, but I don't think 160 meters is a good idea
during the ARRL contest. I hope someone made the AWA aware of the conflict.
:-)
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