[AMRadio] Cw

[Rob Atkinson]

I am surprised to read that.  My experience has been that 99 out of
100 CW ops are running plastic radios, maybe even faking it with
computers and can't even copy code.  I have operated my Knight T50 and
had the other guy ask what's that, or tell me he hasn't heard a class
C rig with a choke filter power supply in years--decades.  I got one
of the FISTS newsletters at Dayton or maybe it was another hamfest,
and there was an article in it about running old tube rigs and the
author bemoaning the fact that no one knew what he was talking about
when he described his tx by the tube lineup.

Anyway, I have immensely enjoyed both my TAC CP510 bug I fixed up last
spring, and my TO Keyer and (from the same period) gray base Vibrokey
paddle.   Once the TO Keyer is working properly, it is a real pleasure
to use.  Anyway, I hope the vintage CW operating takes off.

73

Rob
K5UJ

On Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 3:26 PM, rocket scientist <rock_sci at yahoo.com> wrote:
> There are a lot of us OT's running old rigs with our straight keys.   I run either a DX40, DX35, HX10 or Eico 720 for tx with a variety of BA receivers -- all basket case rigs brought back to life.  You will always find someone at or above 7050 khz willing to chat.
>