Old Time Transmitter Contest - Part 1

The Bruce Kelly 1929 QSO Party is a two weekend CW contest using homebrew Retro Design Transmitters from the 1920s. Take a look at this Type 211 Tube Hartley Oscillator for 160 Meters.

[@AlreadyThere1965]

Good luck in the contest. Thank you for showing us what you are building.

[@m0dad]

Fantastic Mike and has to be one of the finest examples of homebrew vintage Hartley oscillator transmitters. It really looks the part with that 211 tube and the chunky variable capacitor. I've just completed a vintage 807 breadboard CW transmitter with HV power supply which was great fun to build. A very inspiring video. Keep up the good work. 73...M0DAD from North East England.

[@acestudioscouk-Ace-G0ACE]

A great video as always and thanks for introducing me to the world of competitive vintage radios. I have a friend who races vintage (pre 1930) racing cars but I never knew there was an amateur radio equivalent.

[@SeAfasia]

Thanks for posting...amazing retro design...

[@K1OIK]

You are competent and kind.

[@brucegordon7248]

Your signal report is 596. Slight indication of an A.C. hum. Very nicely done, it looks beautiful.

[@VintageRadioRepair]

Nice rig Mike!👍 Good explanation

[@garypoland5288]

Thanks Mike for the BK contact !! W8PU

[@berndb.5097]

Your Power Hartley looks amazing. Thank you for showing us.

[@UpinkProduction]

I love it good

[@Tom-W7TMD]

Its that time of year again and I don't have my 1929 transmitter yet. I need to build one!

[@m0kov]

Brilliant.

[@thecrawfish894]

After having done your nutube radio and your 12au7 regen with a 6u10 tube. It’s finally time to transmit. I want to use authentic parts where could I source them? This transmitter is beautiful and will look lovely in the radio pile

[@colonelgigi]

👍Kollector...!

[@itsonlyme9938]

I noticed the ARRL hand book on the table in there there is a 2m transciever which has a super regenerative RX a 6C4 and is made to become a M O PA on transmit I built it many years ago but very bad drift and modulated with a carbon mike had two QSO with it

[@-Todays-Tom-Sawyer-]

Mike what was the final voltage you used on the plate?

[@peternilan4276]

Thank you great demo. i was looking on ebay for a 210 tube but the price is way way too much

[@margaqrt]

I must have missed where you sourced the B+.

[@davidkerl1431]

I will be on soon with a single 6L6 on 40 meters. Dave N9HF

[@thecrawfish894]

I have bought wirewound ceramic resistors. Solar capacitors. Using 600v .7 ma I’m not sure if I’m getting an output or not. What are common troubleshooting I could do for this circuit