[Elecraft] Re: Elecraft Technology

[Allen Ward]

Perhaps some of you who weren't hams back in the 50's and 60's may not =
be aware that a fixed 9 MHz was mixed with a variable 5 to 5.5 VFO to =
give 14 to 14.5 MHz and 4 to 3.5 MHz.  This was most frequently done =
with a Central Electronics 10B or 20A transmitter and a converted =
command set transmitter (VFO).  The sidebands were reversed from one =
band to the other but ALSO the two bands tuned in the opposite =
direction!
Original Message -----
>
> While we're on the subject, the old urban legend that hams use LSB on =
75
and
> USB on 20 because of early rigs with 5 MHz VFO and 9 MHz filter is a =
myth.
It
> only works with a 9 MHz VFO and 5 MHz filter
>
The only piece of my early sideband equipment that was smaller than my =
K2/100 was the microphone!
Happy New Year
Allen KA5N 

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