[R-390] PTO Massive Deaths

[G4GJL]

What is Nor Cal?

Pete
G4GJL

Builder
Experimenter
BA Owner
Have workbench and tools!
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From: <Flowertime01 at wmconnect.com>
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Sent: Sunday, April 10, 2005 2:37 AM
Subject: Re: [R-390] PTO Massive Deaths


> The question was "has anyone seen an article to use PTOs as VFOs."
>
> ---------------------------
> Sorry, it ain't going to happen. 1970 was to far after W.W.II.
> In the 50's it was cool to rework and home brew radio.
> So there were lots of stuff to do.
>
> A couple thousand PTOs is not enough market for a magazine article.
> Two small of an audience. In 73 Wayne Green turned down my R390 alignemnt 
> and
> tube substitution story. Good stuff, but audience is to small for subject
> matter.
>
> By the 70's every one was into rice boxes and the magazines were/are 
> pushing
> appliance operation. Novices were stuck with crystal control transmitters. 
> No
> one wanted any one except a FCC compliant manufacture building a VFO. 
> Just
> because some folks are leading edge engineers that does not mean most of 
> the
> radio community is. It is far more important to knuckle under to less than 
> savvy
> cheep TV owners than require them to get their education up to snuff and 
> get a
> life or at least a TV that can deal with the real radio world.
>
> Look at the Radio Amateur Hand Book since it went to the large format. 
> Build
> things? I do no think so. As soon as someone finds a way to UPS you an 
> antenna
> tower for $299.95 even the antenna building articles will be gone.
>
> Long live the NorCal guys, at least they are trying.
>
> Roger KC6TRU
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