Latest QST?

[Martin]

Hi Terry,

Glad to know that your vision is better.

The bad news is the next time you get QEX you'll notice that it is paper
thin with just a few articles.

Seventy Trees,

Martin
W6MRR

On Mon, Dec 18, 2017 at 3:46 PM, Phil via Tacos <tacos at amrad.org> wrote:

> Hi Terry
>
> 12AX7 because it is the most readily available valve (aka tube) in the
> world today, and therefore one of the cheapest. Just about every guitar
> amplifier and studio mic preamplifier has to have at least two nowadays.
>
> AM, why not? It sounds great, it’s easy to tune, and with nobody on the
> air 99% of the time, who needs to save bandwidth? Not hugely efficient, but
> QRP is all the rage, and guess what - homebrew is gaining popularity, if
> the project ain’t too complicated.
>
> History, you know, repeats itself. Otherwise, what is the point of
> studying it?
>
> Meanwhile, over this side of the pond, our “premier” radio construction
> magazine “Practical Wireless” awarded its £20 “Star Letter” prize to a
> tired argument as to why “antennas” should not be called “antennas” but
> “aerials”. The Editor responded with the point that “aerial” is not a noun,
> but (quote) “a verb”. Verb? It’s an adjective, actually (“an aerial
> conductor”). Thus, the Editor reveals he knows no basic grammar. I despair.
>
> Phil M1GWZ
>
>
>
> > On 18 Dec 2017, at 22:29, Terry Fox <tfox at knology.net> wrote:
> >
> > So, I'm now to the point that I can read again.  In the pile of
> magazines is the latest QST.  On page 30, I read that the magazine format
> is changing for more modern and potentially easier reading, along with more
> interesting, practical projects.
> >
> > Then, I see the first DIY article, on the facing page (31) about these
> updates to the magazine.  My lord.  A tube transmitter?  Complete with
> warnings about high voltage.  Well, at least it's for 80 or 40 Meters.
> Wait a minute, what's this about a 12AX7 mic preamp?  Not CW?  Wait, 7290
> kilocycles per second.  A new kind of SSB?  No, it's Amplitude Modulation.
> AM????  Really??  (I know it's by Bob Heil, but how many hams are REALLY
> going to build this project?)  Did someone find a huge warehouse of 12AX7s
> that they need to push?  All of five Watts of AM, maybe the 6AG7 is the
> tube to unload.
> >
> > So, the lead DIY construction article in this newly designed, modern
> magazine is fresh from the 1940s? My my.
> >
> > Will next month's lead construction article on how to tame that spark
> gap? Or how to make a matching cats whisker receiver.
> >
> > Meanwhile, I have heard that at least a couple author's articles have
> been turned down because they don't fit into QST.  Maybe because they used
> parts available after 1950.  Way to attract fresh hams.
> >
> > What am I missing here?
> > 73, 72, Terry, N4TLF
> >
> > PS:  AM, really?  It's too early for the April issue, Isn't it?  Where
> is Wayne Green?
> >
> >
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