That must be an old unit!  When was it made, and is there anyone who still
uses one?





On Sat, 1 Dec 2007, Barbara Lombardi wrote:

> 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
>
>
>
> -----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
>
>
> > 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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