Hi All,
 
Yes, as the subject suggests, those of you that don't know the double
meaning of 807 probably cant help me here.  For the rest of you old farts
like me, I need to address a question to you.  As a few of you may know, I
am in process of setting up a vintage AM and CW station.  I have a
Hammarlund HQ-110 and a Knight Kit T-60 transmitter.  While the T-60 has
some sentimental value since I ran one like it as my first real novice
transmitter, I am not saddled with this.  Part of its appeal though is its
simplicity.  To tune it up, all you need do is put a tuning aid on and then
tweak drive tune, plate and load for maximum pitch.
 
But here's the question and my dilemma.  I am going to a swap fest this
weekend for old time radios.  I wouldn't mind landing a transmitter with a
little more power.  But, I can remember with some of the bigger
transmitters, the Heath Kit DX-100 for example, having to set a particular
level of drive current which would not be indicated by a tuning aid.  So,
based on that, my question is how did you guys who used these bigger
transmitters deal with this need to set a specific level of drive current if
you were too blind to read the meter on the transmitter?  Secondly, were
there other transmitters that were as simple as the T-60 to tune up and
which ran more power?
 
I would appreciate any discussion or recommendations any of you might have.
Very 73.
 
Kevin :)
Amateur Radio:  K7RX