Subj : Re: HA-24/HA-14?
To : Holger Granholm
From : Ed Vance
Date : Mon Jun 30 2014 03:10 pm
06-29-14 12:05 Holger Granholm wrote to Ed Vance about Re: HA-24
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HG> In a message dated 06-27-14, Ed Vance said to Holger Granholm:
HG> GM Ed,
HG> .... .. . -..
EV> TKS or is it TNX that's used on CW?
HG> You disappoint me. We'll better stay with printed letters.
HG> My line above clearly says "HI ED".
GA Holger,
It has been a L O N G time since I've had a CW QSO and I couldn't
remember if TKS or TNX was the Morse Code abbreviation for Thanks,
which is what I was trying to say as a "Thank You" in my earlier Reply.
HG> I have never used the short form TKS but instead TNX or TU.
I saw TKS mentioned in a magazine once and thought it 'sounded' more
like the word thanks sounds and I started using it instead of TNX even
though TNX has a real nice rythym to it as it is being sent.
I don't believe I've ever heard TU back when I was active on CW.
EV> I'm not familiar with the HA-24 RF AMP, I'll hafta go look through
EV> my collection of Heath catalogs to refresh my memory.
EV> Later: I looked through several Heathkit catalog issues but never
EV> seen mention of either the HA-24 or the HP-24, guess I will have to
EV> go to a Search Site to find out.
HG> The assembly manual is printed 1965.
I found a 1967 HEATHKIT Catalog and saw the HA-14 "KW Kompact" and its
DC and AC Power Supplies described in it.
Thanks for helping me to know when Your RF Amplifier was being sold.
EV> When I read about your 872B problem I was 'thinking' the tube was a
EV> Triode or Tetrode and couldn't find any info on it while rambling
EV> thru the Transmitting Tubes pages in the back of my 1976 A.R.R.L.
EV> Radio Amateur's Handbook.
HG> No wonder because I made a mistake. The tubes used in the HA-24
HG> are two 572B's in grounded grid configuration.
I see that You wrote HA-24 again, it is the HA-14 You own isn't it?
EV> There IS A Difference! but you know how it is with the old saying
EV> that it's hard to learn an old dog a new trick.
HG> Well,previously you did use the hyphen for a dash so apparently
HG> there has been a change of mind to antique times.
I thought a dash was the same name for a hyphen, and the character I
used is called a UnderScore?
EV> Speaking of "locationally challenged", Your mention of being in
EV> Finland when You went into the Army, made me wonder if You are
EV> Finnish and moved to Ahvenanmaa?
EV> (I found that word just now with the WordWeb Dictionary) hi 73
HG> No I'm not finnish. I am born as a "finland/swede" which means
HG> that my native language is swedish. While living in Finland you
HG> will be called in for obligatory military duty at age 18+. That
HG> will last 8 - 12 months
HG> At age 26 I moved to the Aland Islands which is a
HG> self-governing part of Finland with our own parliament and
HG> laws. The Aland Islands is a demili- tarized zone and hence
HG> there is no military duty either.
Thank You! for sharing that info.
HG> The name Ahvenanmaa is not an official name for this area
HG> because the only official language is swedish an therefore that
HG> name is not OK.
I just thought to use that word after seeing it in the WordWeb program.
HG> * MR/2 2.30 * If I learn from my mistakes, I get a FABULOUS
HG> education.
That is what I'm doing here, I'm getting a "FABULOUS education", thanks
to all who share their knowledge through their use of a BBS.
73
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