I've heard a couple of them out there lately. No one I know but I have heard 
them.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeff Kenyon" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2007 8:59 PM
Subject: Re: Funny Story


> That must be an old unit!  When was it made, and is there anyone who still
> uses one?
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> On Sat, 1 Dec 2007, Barbara Lombardi wrote:
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>> Wow, those dx100's were heavy I'll tell you.  Used one for years and used 
>> to
>> short out the 5r4 rectifier sockets. 73, Barb k1eir
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: For blind ham radio operators 
>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>> On Behalf Of Ed Malmgren
>> Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2007 8:19 PM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Fw: Funny Story
>>
>> David, I think at that time I was using a Drake 2 b or a Hamerlund H Q 
>> 170.
>> I don't remember for sure 73.
>> Ed K7UC
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "David W Wood" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2007 5:04 PM
>> Subject: Re: Funny Story
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>> > Yip: that VFO valve (as we call them in G) was certainly vulnerable!
>> >
>> > What was your receiver?
>> >
>> > With my DX100, it was the AR88!
>> >
>> > David
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: For blind ham radio operators 
>> > [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>> > On Behalf Of Ed Malmgren
>> > Sent: 01 December 2007 22:03
>> > To: [log in to unmask]
>> > Subject: Funny Story
>> >
>> > One time back in the 60s or the 70s I was running a Heath D X 100.  I 
>> > had
>> > it
>> >
>> > slid part way out of the cabinet doing something to it when I heard a 
>> > pile
>> > up on CR9AH over in Macaw by China.  I had heard folks working him many
>> > times but could not hear him but after tuning around and finding him he
>> > was
>> > very loud. I slammed the T X back in the cabinet and had raised it up a
>> > little and broke the V F O [6au6] tube off.  I could have laid down and
>> > cried.  I pulled it back out and luckily had marked spare tubes with
>> > masking
>> >
>> > tape.  I put a new one in and carefully slid it back together.  Hooking
>> > all
>> > the cables up I could still hear the station so called and worked him.
>> > Afterwards  I could feel the front of my shirt which was wet with sweat
>> > going in and out with the beat of my heart.  Sorry for the long story 
>> > but
>> > it
>> >
>> > was one more  highlight of my D X chasing days.
>> > Ed K7UC
>> >
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