HI ! I was born in 1958 , my first rtx Super Tower 50 mw in 1968,Tokay tc512 1 w in 1969,my first tx home made in 1971 when i was 13 ,it had a 6cx8 RCA tube ,triode osc,pent tx and linear Amplifier with 3X EL34 tubes,as plate modulator i used an old mono tubes aplifier of course; SWL 64610 since 1976 year,i am IK1BQD since 1982.