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Well, I was thinking of general design principles cleanly rendered into
glass, not necessarily of creating true replica equipment.

There are actually a few modern day princples that could be rendered
into glass. One of them is the class-E RF amplifier. It would be very
nice to get 50 watts out of a triode mode RF pentode by wiring it the
same as a MOSFET.

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Good idea. Which is the better frequency standard: WWV or GPS?

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That's a darn good suggestion. I think a space-charge SSB lineup with
a class-E tube final would be a good compact rig.

What do you think?

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My guess is that if you wanted to replicate a mid-60's vintage Swan 350
from scratch (but using actually obtainable final tubes rather than
sweep tubes) you'd be looking at several tens of thousands of dollars
in up-front tooling and it'd cost about $2000 or $2500 for each one you
produce.

That's really not what I want to do anyway. I don't want to build a
true replica transciever. I was only intending to make a clean,
rugged, glass transceiver that has a 60's to 70's interface. Big
difference, I think.

What makes you think that the sheet metal, transformers, parts, etc. are going to be cheaper today?

Because they were made from America with union labor.

If you're looking to do a Collins-class rig, you'll never get the extra
$ for the effort because it's still "not a Collins", and even at
overinflated E-bay prices the Collins rigs will still be cheaper.

Yup, I agree. Scratch that idea.

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Fairly exciting stuff for a warm blooded American mammal. But
otherwise, it is all audio.

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