I had the companion T28 RX, which was rubbish. I think the pair were really meant for mobile use, as most mobile in those days was on 160m AM. My T28 was a university prize for a VLF project on whistlers. It ended up as a 4-6 MHz IF for a VHF converter. I recall hearing USA stations on 2m via Oscar 6 and Oscar 7.
I also had an Eddystone EC10 receiver. Apart from the mechanical construction, this too was rubbish.
We have come a long way since those days. Today, you can buy a multi-mode transceiver with internal batteries covering 160m -70cm in a smaller size than the AT5! In fact, this has been available for more than 20 years!
My first rx as a young boy was a medium wave valve radio I tuned down to 160m band and heard the Dagenham Town Show station amateur station. When I later joined the North Kent Radio club and told a member what I had, he very kindly gave me an army no.22 set (like the old famous no.19 sets). This covered a part of 160m, 80m and 40m. I spent many happy sleepless nights swr-ing. One day. pressed the ptt button and blew the fuses in our old victorian house. My dad was not pleased!
ReplyDeleteI got my licence in the ‘70s and my first qso was a /mobile response to my AM cq on 160m!!!
Never heard anything either on 40mhz all day yesterday.
73 Ken G4apb