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

 HG> @MSGID: <53B13E81.649.amtradio@capcity2.synchro.net>
 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
NNNN

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