On Thu, 18 Dec 2003 21:57:40 -0800, Bill Turner
wrote:

When I was a teenager I worked JA from California on six with a
homebrewed 2E26 transmitter (remember them?) running five watts of AM to
a ground plane and a converted war surplus receiver.

I *know* about patience. :-)

--
Bill W6WRT

LOL - now THAT is cool - like the first time I hooked up a converted
CB SSB rig that I bought at a hamfest for $20 and my first QSO with it
on 10m SSB yielded a contact with a UL7 and RS 59 each way!

I have 2E26es here ready for winter projects...

*** (BUT NO 2E26's - LOL!) ***

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