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


> 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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