[Elecraft] BC-342 and 6L6

[Phil Wheeler]

My very first transmitter in 1953 was xtal (of 
course) with a 6L6 driven by a 6AG7.  In the 60s I 
was given a BC-342. Man did it drift! I never 
could sort that out, though it was never vital to 
my station so I never worked too hard at it.

73, Phil W7OX

On 3/10/15 8:48 AM, w7hd at msn.com wrote:
> The comment about the BC342 brought back 
> memories of my actual setup in 1968 right after 
> I got my first license.  I built the 6L6 
> transmitter myself, so can definitely relate.  
> Now I have the KX3, and am seriously considering 
> the amp for it to use in the fifth-wheel.  This 
> would make it more like the K3, of course.  But 
> I have been having so much fun running QRP that 
> I've decided to hold off on the amp.
>
> Do I use a laptop computer with my KX3 - you 
> bet!  That way I get all the benefits of the 
> panadaptor, FLdigi, FLamp, etc.  And a laptop 
> has the added benefit of a battery (my Dell 
> convertible using Win 8.1 gets 6-8 hours on a 
> charge).  Talk about portability - this is it!  
> I used to have a Flex-1500, but the 
> unreliability of the software drove me to sell 
> it.  Unfortunately I sold the 100-watt linear I 
> had with it.
>
> Wes lives just a few miles south of me (I am in 
> Picture Rocks about a mile west of Panther Peak).
>
> Ron W7HD