Yes, i was aware of FETRONS. Don’t think i have any schematics, tho. There were also FETRONS to replace valves
in some Telco eqpt, but i never saw any such in the years i worked there. I think HP audio generator or voltmeter or
some such. They have to be circuit specific, i think, because they need to drop the B+ from around 100 – 200 volts
to 12 to 24.
I think i have a book on the ‘Command Sets’ that shows the conversion; also i think CQ or 73 mag had an article.
But the transmitter is harder, or should i say, more challenging. I would like to keep the original working voltage
so no need to tap the output RF coil or add another audio xfmr to drive the modulation xfmr. Got to think about
that some more. Like i said, the fellow who sold the 2 converted BC-611 did not care to share his work. Maybe, i’m
guessing, it was too bone-headed and he didn’t want to admit that. Like a straight 1:1 conversion and the same
simple JFET all the way thru.
-Hue