[Collins] Collins ham gear redesign

[Jan Erik Holm]

On 2014-07-08 00:33, Dr. Gerald N. Johnson wrote:
>
> A ham at Rippey Iowa who sold prop pitch rotors and remote antenna
> switches also sold a drop in replacement for the first mixer using a
> double gate MOSFET. He didn't agree that the second mixer was the
> limiting factor, but then if he didn't see it raining he would not
> believe it if I told it was raining. George McKercher was his name. He
> drove a pair of 4-1000A on HF with his S-line. With the plate variac at
> half voltage he only peaked at 1 amp and 3 KV on the meters when chasing
> DX with a visitor present in the shack.
>>
Sure remember him, he was very loud on 20m. Last time I worked him
was back in 1986.
I never knew hes ran a pair of 4-1000A´s, myself I also ran a pair
of 4-1000A´s.

Interesting to read all the stories.

73 Jim SM2EKM