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    Quote Originally Posted by N8YX View Post
    Drake 7-line blanker did a good job with the Woodpecker, as did the R-71's and R-5000's.

    Thing was annoying, that's for sure.
    I suspect that was because the guys that designed those Drakes, also designed a few TTs.
    Assuming my recollection of what I've been told in the past is accurate.

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    Quote Originally Posted by KG4CGC View Post
    I suspect that was because the guys that designed those Drakes, also designed a few TTs.
    Assuming my recollection of what I've been told in the past is accurate.
    You are absolutely correct in thinking this. Your Corsair and my Omnis are grown-up TR-5s, while the Paragons are revamped, fully synthesized TR-7s.
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    Quote Originally Posted by N8YX View Post
    You are absolutely correct in thinking this. Your Corsair and my Omnis are grown-up TR-5s, while the Paragons are revamped, fully synthesized TR-7s.
    Which is why they share a place of honor in your shack with your beloved Drakes, right?
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    I don't miss the Woodpecker, not one little bit.

    But wouldn't it be something to hook a 40 meter QRP rig up to that antenna array and see what you could do?
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    BAN THE DH!

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    Quote Originally Posted by W3WN View Post
    I don't miss the Woodpecker, not one little bit.

    And the bastards never qsl!
    The louder the monkey, the smaller its balls.

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    One did, not that you're all that interested.
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    Its CB....IT DOESNT COUNT!! BAAAAAAH!
    The louder the monkey, the smaller its balls.

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    Of course CB counts; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5... 40 and sometimes more.
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