[K3PZN-List] OFTR Book and Calendar

[Curt Milton]

Well definitely we want to keep a younger image as we seek to expand the club - so its definitely an insider acronym only.  

The tubes are neat and I enjoy my vacuum tube rig (i did use it a bunch for a couple weeks), and maybe I'll restore a transmitter to use with my first receiver again.  

Definitely some technical activities are a good thing to keep our minds younger - Dave who visited our meeting did build his kit.  when i build mine I am thinking of using it with a 10m beacon, once I do my homework on valid beacon freqs and build a suitable transmitter for it.  

As Steve suggested a club building project would be interesting -- we should research our opportunities a little then move out and do something.  A well-made regen might be an interesting project that would be something different.  I found one design that uses 2 low voltage vacuum tubes, but I know that there are also some solid state ones.  Obviously, if we do a regen it needs to be a quality design that is worth our time to use.  

Also on my project list for my shack -- a decent digital mode interface - I found a QST design that uses a comparator to avoid needing a PC control interface for switching (since many PC's like my 'new to me' desktop that lacks a serial port).  I may gather the parts to assemble my prototype over the holiday break.  

Congrats to Rich for a well deserved honor - your enthusiasm has contributed greatly to expanding the interest of the club.  

73, curt

--- On Sun, 12/7/08, Rich Mitchell <geobra at att.net> wrote:

> From: Rich Mitchell <geobra at att.net>
> Subject: RE: [K3PZN-List] OFTR Book and Calendar
> To: "Carroll County Amateur Radio Club" <k3pzn-list at mailman.qth.net>
> Date: Sunday, December 7, 2008, 8:58 PM
> Bill,
> You shouldn't have asked. It is possibly another TEC
> committee and probably a category that a number of us fall
> into:  Old Farts' Tube Radio.  It may manifest itself in
> a regen receiver project.
> Rich
> 
> --
> McHUG - Physical Computing ;)
> MicroController Ham User Group 
>   -------------- Original message from "Neeriemer,
> Bill (NIH/NLM/LHC) [C]"
> <bneeriemer at mail.nih.gov>: --------------
> 
> 
> > OK, I've been thinking about this, and doing some
> internet research and I'm 
> > stumped.
> > 
> > What is OFTR?
> > 
> > 73 Bill W3STG
> > 
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