Ye Olde Radio Riggs

[NQ6U]

These old Heathkits sure have me on my toes! Peak the load and adjust the drive, match the load to the tuner, balance the feed to the tuner--tweak the load once again and adjust the drive for the amp. Check the grid and plate. Dip and peak. Adjust the load and output on the amp, and tweak everything yet again. Set the gain, and peak the preselector. Back off the attenuator, and adjust the mic gain. Tweak everything once more. Shebang! You are ready for a QSO!

LOTS AND LOTS OF SHINY KNOBS TO TWIST, GENTLY FONDLE AND CARESS TO SATISFACTION... :cool2:

Anyone else captivated by the 'Olde Schoole' way of things?

A-yep. I have a Drake T-4X/R-4A setup. Using them is like a whole different world compared to just switching on the Icom and dialing in the frequency. You actually have to know what you're doing, for one thing.

[KC2UGV]

A-yep. I have a Drake T-4X/R-4A setup. Using them is like a whole different world compared to just switching on the Icom and dialing in the frequency. You actually have to know what you're doing, for one thing.

Damn. Guess I'm not getting a Drake setup lol