------- Bill became a Silent Key in July of 2005 -------
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This is
Bill with his home brew rig. It uses a 5763 in the VFO and
driver, and an 813 in the final PA. It is modulated by a pair of
811A's which are driven by push-pull 6B4G's running class A.
The two
black boxes on the shelf in this photograph constitute a transmitter
called a Transmaster Model 600 by Lysco. The uniton the right is the RF
section which uses an 807 in the final and runs about 40 watts input.
The unit on the left is the matching modulator which uses a pair of
6L6's. Bill says that the Lysco was built around 1950 in New Jersey.
Johnson Viking Ranger and
RME 4350.
Johnson
Viking Ranger II and NC-183D.
Click here and here to
listen to archive audio from Bill on his Viking II one spring evening
in 2005 on 160 meters. He was in the process of modifying the
Viking II audio.