[Drake] 2-NT VFO Choice

[Bill]

Hi Hi...the rest of the story is the FCC listening station was in Ft 
Lauderdale...I live in Ft Lauderdale now. I had the 1958 FCC note 
enlarged and it sits high on my shack wall. That's when I bought the 
Johnson VFO.
Bill W2CQ


On 2/25/2016 5:38 PM, richard radke wrote:
> got ya beat Bill...when I was a novice in the mid 60’s, an OO copied the 2nd harmonic from my KnightKit T-60 over 1500 miles away : )
>
> Rick
> W9WS
>
>
>> On Feb 25, 2016, at 4:21 PM, Bill <bmarx at bellsouth.net> wrote:
>>
>> The Heathkit drifted like crazy but the Johnson while drifty also was OK.
>> I just sold my 2NT/C combo, and the receiver was every bit as nice as the 2B, which I still have and love it.
>> Bill W2CQ
>> PS I got a Pink ticket from the FCC, for calling CQ DX out of the band with my Heath VFO...50 kilocycles out! I wasn't even close.
>>
>>
>> On 2/25/2016 3:49 PM, Bill Stewart wrote:
>>> Good afternoon,
>>> Just wondering what vintage VFO would be suitable for the Drake 2-NT.
>>> Curious about any that would be stable and easy to hook up...self powered
>>> would be a plus and no solid state (except possibly the rectifiers).
>>> Thanks.....73 de Bill K4JYS
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