[Boatanchors] Crystal Eater?

[Rob Atkinson]

There's an article in the July 1936 issue of Shortwave Craft magazine
on p. 136 on how to construct a single tube 75 watt rig/oscillator
using an 804 and crystal.

It was interesting to me because I have a pair of 804s.

http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Short-Wave-Television/30s/SW-TV-1936-07.pdf

Rob
K5UJ



On Tue, Apr 5, 2016 at 4:17 AM, Bry Carling <af4k at hotmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Howie,
>
> There are a few guys like yourself that can make single tube power oscillator XMTRs produce a wonderful clean signal.
> Part of the secret seems to be tuning the plate SLIGHTLY to one side of the max. (I forget which way but I believe
> it is LF with more capacitance.)
>
> I worked a guy the other day who was using a 6L6 power osc rig and his signal was perfect. This was during the Novice Rig Roundup
> so his station was perfect for the occasion!  What I don't understand for the life of me is why Mr Ishmael WA6VVL I think,
> and anyone else would want to run an 813 power oscillator rig. On the other hand there must be one adventurous ham
> every few years somewhere who gets a wild hair and decides to try that, he he!
> Have a great day and thanks for the compliment on our crystals.
>