[ARC5] T22 transmitter

[Kenneth G. Gordon]

On 8 Feb 2020 at 18:47, J Mcvey via ARC5 wrote:

> I have a working SCR274 setup. The transmitters are much more useful than the 
> receivers on the Ham bands, IMO.

Well, yes. Even so, I enjoy using the receivers on the ham bands.

> The BC348 is rather broad also,and the dial 
> band spread has much to be desired, but at least has the xtal filter,

Again, yes. However, my first really good receiver was a BC-348 in about 1958 or so. For 
CW work, I found it totally usable. I really enjoyed it, and if I didn't have so many projects in 
the queue, I'd want to get one and use it now.

> I do enjoy the "experience" of operating these radios. The whirring of dynamotors, 
> the clacking of relays, etc. The novelty of it is entertaining.

Ha ha! The dynamotors are my favorite sound: kinda like a jet engine spooling up and that 
delighful whine... The DY-88 is one of my favorites in that regard.

> My transmitters will push 50 watts in CW mode. The AM carrier is about half of 
> that, but I can talk up and down the east coast with good reports ( when I can find 
> an AM guy who doesn't talk for 30 minutes at a clip).

Yes. I never enjoyed that kind of QSOing

> There aren't that many on AM and I haven't had the opportunity to have a 
> midwest or beyond QSO yet, so I look forward to having one with this rig.

Well, I used to use a Globe King 500 to QSO the SSB folks for some time. I would use the 
GK's VFO, with the BFO in the receiver turned off, to zero beat the SSB signal, then used a 
foot-switch to operate the GK. Very few (like, one) people would even know I was on AM.

Of course, after I would zero the transmitter, I would turn the BFO back on.

The one fellow who figured out I was on AM rather than SSB, said to me, during a voice 
traffic net I was on, "Gee, Ken, you have a lot of carrier in there." I replied, "Boy! I BETTER 
have!" He hesitated a second or two, and then said, "You mean you're on AM?!?!?!" I 
laughed and said, "Yup!". :-)

In any case, in any emergency, or even just for fun, using the above method to 
communicate with SSB folks is a worthwhile system to learn and use.

Ken W7EKB