Pastime Projects Aluminum Chassis 6V6 6L6 CW Transmitter Kit Now Shipping

APRIL 24, 2015   The new aluminum chassis transmitter kit manufactured by Pastime Projects (www.pastimeprojects.com) is now shipping. This kit features a pre-punched aluminum chassis, a 15 page manual, tube sockets, variable capacitor, key jack, SO 239 chassis mount antenna connector, expanded metal bottom cover, chokes, capacitors, resistors, power and hookup wires, coil form with instructions, new tested 6V6/6L6 vacuum tube, power wire cable sleeving,  and hardware. The design is based on handbook designs of the 1960’s and allows band changing with coils and crystals. It has been tested on 160 and 80 meters and suitable coils will be released in the near future.

The 6V6 MC Model kit can be purchased from www.pastimeprojects.com.  See the web page for further details.

Pastime Projects 6V6 Transmitter Kit Features

The new 6V6 MC Transmitter being introduced by Pastime Projects is a single tube CW (code) transmitter for use in the HF Amateur Radio Bands. The initial offering will be for 40 Meter Band operation. It is a vacuum tube kit which the buyer assembles. A complete manual is provided for those with technical ability and experience to assemble and operate. The design is based on circuits commonly used in the 1960 era of amateur radio. Some features of this project are described on the home page of the Pastime Projects Home Page found at http://www.pastimeprojects.com.

If you are interested in purchasing one of these kit when they are released, you can get on the first come, first served list by contacting pastimeprojects(at)yahoo(dot)com.  73 Glenn for Pastime Projects