[ARC5] Inspired Hack Job

[Bob Macklin]

I have a copy of the ARRL SSB Handbook of around 1960. Many nice looking 
projects.

I remember that in 1957 SSB was the New Kid On The Block.

How many commercial SSB rigs were available pre 1960? And in those days 
transceivers (SSB) were not common.

Bob Macklin
K5MYJ
Seattle, Wa.
"Real Radios Glow In The Dark"
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From: "Geoff" <geoffrey at jeremy.mv.com>
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Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2013 8:07 AM
Subject: Re: [ARC5] Inspired Hack Job


> Yet early commercial and HB filter rigs were built around 50-455kc IF 
> cans, either WW2 surplus or commercial from JW Miller, Meissner, etc.
>
> Who can honestly say how many conversions or construction projects were 
> actually finished yet a few seem to enjoy pointing out the few examples on 
> fleabay that werent. I have seen far more examples there of excellent 
> homebrew.
>
> Carl
>
>
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>> &gt;
>> I remember it because I thought at the time it was so odd to use a 
>> receiver to
>> build an SSB exciter around.
>> &gt;
>>
>> If I remember right, that conversion that was in the surplus conversion
>> handbook really seemed to be only to make the heterodyne frequency
>> conversion sections. The SSB generation itself wasn't in the article.
>>
>> Wayne
>> WB4OGM
>>
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