At the Breezeshooters Hamfest in Butler, PA, I setup a 1930s style station for an on-air demonstration. We made a few contacts on 40M CW, as far as NC. The transmitter was only producing about 30W output (work in progress). There were also some issues with the receiver which were brought on by the trip to the Hamfest. It was “rattled” out of alignment, causing one of the IF tubes to oscillate (manifesting as a loud squealing when the gain control was high enough) and developed an intermittent “raspiness” (later found to be a bad BFO tube). Overall, it was a fun time and nice to see old friends and meet many new friends.
