Finally got my Novice License in 1976

 

My first major kit: the Heathkit HR-1680 Single Sideband Ham Receiver.

 

 

 

Mated with my first Transmitter kit: the Ameco AC-1. Enter the World of CW.

 

6V6GT Oscillator Tube coupled directly to the antenna.  A great Chirp generator.

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Then upgraded to the Knight kit T-150 Transmitter and entered the world of AM.

 

Don’t forget to dip the plate current!

 

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Finally upgraded to the Heathkit SB-401 and became a SSB Operator.

 

 

Working with the ARES during the Simulated Emergency Test in 1978