Station History Was ([Hallicrafters] RME 6900)

[rdhalste]

> On Saturday 27 April 2002 17:26, rdhalste wrote:
> > Anyone ever run across an Electrovoice RME 6900?
> > I used one with a HT 37 for a while...Many years ago.

My station history gets a bit confusing, but I started out listening with an
S-40B and Heathkit Q-Multiplier.  The S40 had a doorknob tube in the input
stage.

I listened to CW till my speed was "finally" up to 5 WPM and took the Novice
test.  Then I used an old Navy shipboard transmitter (3 807s), but
unbeknownst to me the thing doubled in the buffer stage.  I managed to work
three stations on my first contact.  A guy in Wisconsin, an OO in Maryland,
and the FCC monitoring station in Laural Maryland.  Received QSLs from all
three.... Next transmitter was a home built transmitter using a pair of 6L6s
and a 6AG7 oscillator.  Then came the Globe Scout, but still with the S-40B.

Then, I moved up in the world...I bought a Ranger (Kit). Now that was a
Cadillac.  I don't remember if I traded in the S-40B, or sold it after
purchasing an RME6900.  At any rate the Ranger and RME 6900 were set up on
top of the dresser in my room.

Some where in there I made General Class and began using the Ranger on
voice.  I'd carefully zero beat and then running push-to-talk join the
SSBers on 40.   One day one of the guys mentioned that I had a bit of
carrier on my signal and might want to check the balanced modulator.  I
fessed up that I was running the Ranger on AM.  <:-))  Instead of getting
upset they got a real charge out of that.

Of course the next step was to get the HT-37.

I got married in 61. The RME 6900 and the HT-37 moved in with us.
Next step was going to the SX 117 and HT-44 combination...with a home brew
amp using a 6C21 RADAR pulse modulator  The first time I said "helloooo
test" I blew about a one inch hole in the side of that 600 watt plate. What
the heck, they only cost me about $5 each, so I installed a new one.

Shortly thereafter I built up a pair of 813s using the big B&W band switch
and set them up to run grounded grid.  Now there was a nice amp.

I think I sold the Hallicrafters gear and bought a Kenwood tranceiver TS820?
It had digital read out.

In 1966 I moved the family (now had a wife, daughter, and son) to
Breckenridge where we lived in a mobile home on my folks place while
building a ranch style home on the NW corner of the family farm.