Hello again all Now that I think about it I have got two 807 tubes a couple 6146's and some French aluminum 6J7's a #36 tube and a whole bunch of others in my collection that are just sitting there and they need homes!So why don't I just build a huge boat anchor transmitter,maybe a nice wood cabinet with a nice round dial etc.I can get coils and capacitors and transformers from AES .I really need to do this even if it takes me a year to build,I don't care.I am working on ham liscense anyways.And I love huge radios, my dad had some years ago.I remember listening to them and hearing all the neat shortwave broadcasts and morse code etc. and turning the phase notch control and hearing the swishing wave or wind sound. If thats not the coolest thing I don,t know what is!!Does anyone know of a radio that uses the 807's or 6146 's and isn't too complicated and that would use a modulation traansformer that would not be too difficult to obtain.I would use no more than 500 or so plate volts and power supply should not be hard.Thanks for any information on this subject.One more thing ,would use at low power without antenna for music ,then at higher power with antenna etc. after ham liscense obtained.I am also aware that there need be filters so as not to cause interference etc....

All I know that use 807 or 6146 are transmitters. Tubes for transmitting typically were all number, no letters.

when I was a kid I built a transmitter out of parts taken from a TV. The 6DQ6GT worked well as a horizontal output tube or a transmitting tube.

Best Regards,

Bill Grimm

:All I know that use 807 or 6146 are transmitters. Tubes for transmitting typically were all number, no letters.
:
:when I was a kid I built a transmitter out of parts taken from a TV. The 6DQ6GT worked well as a horizontal output tube or a transmitting tube.
:
:Best Regards,
:
:Bill Grimm
:I would like to build something simple with just a couple bands ,but with a reasonable amount of power ,as I said I have 807's and 6146's and a chassis punch and could get coils and caps from Antique ,electronic supply.Anyone have a schematic or know of a particular brand and model number that used these tubes?

::All I know that use 807 or 6146 are transmitters. Tubes for transmitting typically were all number, no letters.
::
::when I was a kid I built a transmitter out of parts taken from a TV. The 6DQ6GT worked well as a horizontal output tube or a transmitting tube.
::
::Best Regards,
::Chris Do not know about the 807, but the Heath code xmtr sold in kit form by the Heath co, Bento Harbor MI used the 6146, 2 rigs, the DX 35 which I use and the DX40. Other co. xmtrs like the Globe, Eico and others may have used the 6146.
::Bill Grimm
::I would like to build something simple with just a couple bands ,but with a reasonable amount of power ,as I said I have 807's and 6146's and a chassis punch and could get coils and caps from Antique ,electronic supply.Anyone have a schematic or know of a particular brand and model number that used these tubes?
:

Hi Chris

807 and 6146 are similar tubes. The 807 is older and was used in transmitters during WW2. 6146 is a newer tube from around 1952.

Either tube could be used as audio output in radios. They are similar to a heavy duty 6L6 with top cap.

Radio Amateur Handbook from 1950's or 1960's would be a good place to look for circuits.

Norm

:::All I know that use 807 or 6146 are transmitters. Tubes for transmitting typically were all number, no letters.
:::
:::when I was a kid I built a transmitter out of parts taken from a TV. The 6DQ6GT worked well as a horizontal output tube or a transmitting tube.
:::
:::Best Regards,
:::Chris Do not know about the 807, but the Heath code xmtr sold in kit form by the Heath co, Bento Harbor MI used the 6146, 2 rigs, the DX 35 which I use and the DX40. Other co. xmtrs like the Globe, Eico and others may have used the 6146.
:::Bill Grimm
:::I would like to build something simple with just a couple bands ,but with a reasonable amount of power ,as I said I have 807's and 6146's and a chassis punch and could get coils and caps from Antique ,electronic supply.Anyone have a schematic or know of a particular brand and model number that used these tubes?
::
: