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[Hue Miller]

> nice big yellow McKay unit, which might make a nice 40meter
> QRP rig, tuning it down from the 8 MHz band, altho it would be the world's
> largest, heaviest QRP set.

>>Is that the giant SOB with two cranks on the side, tray it clamps into,
spare parts bin and collapsable tower?
I have one in storage somewhere, don't recall the make/model , but McKay
sounds vaguely familiar.
>>Kurt

Yes, that's the beast. The volume and weight comes from the generator 
inside.
But I'm going to leave it in. The receiver band would be easy to retune. I 
would like
to place a crystal socket for the transmitter, but I don't see how to do it 
without
changing the appearance. Maybe the opening for the dryer seal. Something 
like that.
I think this is the model 401 or 403. ( I don’t want to go look. )

I have a Marinetta TRP, a Danish solid-state one, and with the lessened 
generator
load you can actually crank it and tune the receiver around at the same 
time.
-Hue