My first contact was made from the Nebraska School for the Blind on April
25, between 4 and 5 PM, on 80 meters in 1966 and running the SX99 for our
receiver and the A T 1 for our transmitter because the DX60B was broke like
usual.  My home station in Omaha was a DX20 and a BC348 receiver, using no
tuner, and 100 feet of wire running to a tree behind the apartments.  I had
a blast using crystals on 80 and 40 meters for six months till I took the
general.  Years later, I went over to a friends with an expensive watt
meter.  The final 6L6 showed just under 10 watts output so we plugged a
brand new tube in.  It still showed just under 10 watts output.

Phil.

K0NX
The Zenith Tube
www.RedWhiteAndBlue.org


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ed Malmgren" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2007 9:49 PM
Subject: Old Heath Gear


> My first transmitter was a  Heath kit A T 1.  It ran about 25 watts as I
> remember.  In about 1965 I loaned it to a fellow ham who needed something
to
> get on the air.  About 5 or 6 years ago I called him and ask, what ever
> happened to that old rig.  He told me it was setting in his cabinet and
was
> just waiting for me to come and get it back so I went and got it and it is
> setting here on a shelf in the shack.  I don't have any crystals  to see
if
> it works.  I guess they may be worth something now days also.  I'm not
> interested in old gear myself, I like the new things hi. I think it was
the
> first transmitter kit from Heath.  Ed K7UC
>
>