Looking Back: A Classic CQ Transmitter Project

Sixty-five years ago, W2HAF and his dad built a 2-meter transmitter from plans in a 1952 CQ article. He’s still got both — the radio and the magazine… and here’s his story.

STEVEN E. PERRY

Seventy years ago, in November 1952, CQ published a “Special Novice Issue.”1 (Photo A). The front cover photo showed a three-tube 2-meter transmitter (Novices originally had limited phone privileges on 2 meters – ed.) I recently pulled that issue off the shelf and reread a well-written issue. I found it to be an enjoyable trip down memory lane since I grew up in and started my early engineering education and career in the vacuum tube era. I am now 81 years old and have been continuously licensed since 1955, starting as KN9AXG. My father, Rollo, was KN9AXF. Dad’s interest shifted to restoring a 1925 Model T, although he remained interested in the hobby and what I was doing in it. He did not pursue another ham license for a number…

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CQ Amateur Radio (Digital) - 1 Issue, May 2022

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