Ah yes,,,,,,  My first rig was a t43ggv which I modified putting a ac
supply speaker volume squelch appropriate power switch and a really
fancy piolet light.  I would lug this out of my closet to the living
room and put a quarter wave on a 90 degree so239 and check into the
weekly net.  

I also recall building a long john 15 element beam in the garage which
I put on a 15 foot tetherball pole in the yard turning it by hand as
needed.  

ATV was an interest in those days so I would talk back to another ham 2
miles away and watch him on his atv.  It was black and white as he did
not have a color camera at that time except the CBS standard which no
one else had receding equipment for.  

Hey the delete key is the equivalent of the tuning knob isn't it?  
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As far as people leaving the list, if they don't like the present
topic, 
introduce a new one!!  Some day I'll write a book on running a list. 
You 
sure see some strange things.  I better not get started down that
road.

MMy first 2 meter rig, not counting my old 6 volt motorola m41v, was a

reginc y hr 212.  Those were the days.
73s
Butch Bussen
wa0vjr