Real Marine Radiomen always used Manual Tuners.....

Bruce in alaska
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I love it! Thanks, Bruce...(c;

The most radiation was from the light bulb....hee hee.

Larry

Don't knock the light bulb Larry! Late 50's sunspot cycle, I worked W7LAN in
Washington State from Tucson, Arizona running 60 watt homebrew SSB/6146 rig
into dimly flickering 50 watt light bulb. "5x9+ 20" he lied.

Your pirate ship's antenna must have been an adaptation of the venerable
off-center fed zepp. There were two "birdcage" ocf Zepps in Anacortes pre
WWII. Both driven by push-pull Taylor TZ-40's on 40 CW. 866a's ghostly
blinking and transformers groaning in tune. Ah, yes!
Must have been close to 200 watts!

Old Chief Lynn