Homemade 1920's Transmitter And QSO

Going very retro with this home-brew 1920's Hartley transmitter.Can we get a QSO?

[@xv1379]

Congrats to the two operators Justin and John! Much more interesting than the contest qso's! This is real radio amateurism!😊

[@oilydigits]

Great video. With your excellent ears, who needs a cw filter. My brain was muddled by the weekend chorus of test, test, test. 73 de Steve M0KOV

[@VintageRadioRepair]

Love It. I tried building one a couple years ago but never got it to oscillate. I’m going to give it another go. I had 27 tubes , but maybe they were bad. Thanks for the great content! 73

[@graemezimmer604]

Thanks Justin, I enjoyed this very much.

[@kahmed7328]

This is awesome!

[@jerryshore8374]

I like the wood stove

[@m0dad]

A really interesting video as always Justin. I have a book full of these old retro schematics somewhere. Will have to dig it out and give it a try sometime. 73... M0DAD

[@bill-2018]

It's quite nice. I like valves. Very busy with that contest 2 Watts is plenty. I got a 220 mile report from a SWL in the Netherlands when I used a Pixie at 350 mW out on 5.262 MHz when in QSO at 180 miles. I built a one valve 61BT xtal tx. I now want to make a one valve regen rx and have several PM2DX type valves. G4GHB

[@nicktatters7523]

OMG, she’s done it again! Well done 🎉 At least she hasn’t got the awful pessimist, Dr Jo Appleby getting up set this time 🤣👍

[@nrfchannel8580]

Thank's Good job! Your transmiter is great vy73

[@fraserdonachie5792]

… good stuff! You need a narrower CW filter on that RX … hi …

[@multilecful]

Thanks Justin, I will have to dust off some tubes and give them a go. I do have a compendium of early "Modern Electrics" publishings put together by Derby radio club in 1912 With some beautiful radio designs. There is even a B/W plate of the Broadway lights first being switched on for the first time. Cool times.

[@Dark_Matter2]

Masterpiece

[@brianclimbs1509]

This is one way to not be affected by IC chip shortages!

[@TheLightningStalker]

Out of the frying pan and into the fire kek

[@laurensvisser7623]

Sadly a lot of those 1920s power triodes are snatched by the high end crowd, not making it easier to find them...

[@moodyga40]

retro is good

[@szymonczuba6509]

How did you calculated required coil turns? Great video!

[@jerryuhte1284]

I like it 73 K9UT Jerry

[@bussi7859]

2W is really low for those tubes. In 1920 they had housing on their gear.