Putting the 6146 on Two Meters

This transmitter is representative of a modern attempt to fire up on 144 mc. With the usual precautions in making short direct leads the Novice, or old-timer, should have no trouble airing a healthy sounding signal. One word of advice: provide plenty of ventilation for the 6146 final amplifier and do not place any pressure on the plate cap when the tube is hot.—Editor.

ROBERT V. MORRIS

This issue contains an article by Steven Perry, W2HAF, about his experience 65 years ago building a transmitter from a 1952 CQ article along with his dad. To help you better follow along with his project, we reprise that original article here, from the November 1952 “Special Novice Issue,” published soon after the introduction of the Novice class license. A note for those of you who looked at this article’s headline and said, “A Novice transmitter for 2 meters? How can that be? Novices don’t have privileges on 2 meters.” Back in the day, they did. The original Novice license — non-renewable and good for only one year — granted limited (crystal control and 75 watts maximum power) CW privileges on 80 and 11 meters (yes, 11 meters was still…

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CQ Amateur Radio (Digital) - 1 Issue, May 2022

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