[Milsurplus] ARRL Novice Pair, was GO-6 with Parasitic Suppressors

[Michael Bittner]

The old ARRL handbooks had a chapter on construction methods that showed how 
to do metal working with simple hand tools; hacksaw, tin snips, hand drill, 
hand files, hardwood blocks clamped in vise for bending, etc.  However, 
projects that appeared in the handbooks were usually made in the ARRL shop 
that had professional tools; metal shear, box & pan bending brake, hole 
punch, drill press, etc.  Mike, W6MAB


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "MICHAEL ST ANGELO" <mstangelo at comcast.net>
To: "Richard" <brunneraa1p at comcast.net>; <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2017 12:15 PM
Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] ARRL Novice Pair, was GO-6 with Parasitic 
Suppressors


> When I started as a teenager in the late 1960's money was tight. I like to 
> build but had basic tools.
>
> I realized quickly that one had to be a metalworker to build vacuum tube 
> equipment.
>
> One option was to modify cheap surplus equipment. This is one reason why 
> there is so much hacked equipment these days.
>
> The second option was building with transistors.
>
> I was into QRP so I started building solid state QRP transmitters. I got 
> lots of my parts for Poly Paks since prices were low. I recall building a 
> 40 meter transmitter from an artice in "Electronics Illustrated. It used a 
> 2N697 in the final. It was built on a perfboard. later on I started 
> building in PC board.
>
> Mike N2MS
>
>
>
>
>
>> On January 7, 2017 at 6:16 AM Richard <brunneraa1p at comcast.net> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Yes, I think the ARRL missed their target audience, young people,  with
>> the metal chassis and panel.  It is possible to do nice work with simple
>> tools, hand drill and files etc, but young people don't have the skill
>> or patience. (I didn't either)  Wood was a better medium.
>>
>> Richard, AA1P
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