Wow, a regen receiver using homebrew triodes. Makes me feel like such a pathetic appliance operator, what with all my STORE-BOUGHT TUBES… I hang my head in shame. Real hams make their own tubes. And vacuums, apparently.
Here is how the tubes were made:
Lots of amazing videos in this YouTube channel:
Kudos to jdflyback! (Who is this amazing homebrewer?)
But Bill, I thought you were making your own transistors. You’re not??? Shame! THe last beam-deflection mixer tube I made turned out great. BTW, MUCH easier to make tubes, you can see the parts.
I was hoping to see details of the spot welder used in the making of the tubes in the youtube channel. Note what appears to me to be a wine cork acting as a insulated compression spring. This young genius has a black belt in The Knack. Gil NN4CW
This certainly outshines MacGyver. More along the line of Major Thomas J. “Long Tom” Roberts from the old Doc Savage stories. Bruce – KK0S