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In early 1959, at age 14, I was still using a J-38 straight key. The Hallicrafters SX-99 receiver was bought new, and I'd built a small transmitter (using a 6AG7, from the 1957 Radio Amateur's Handbook) that ran about 10 watts input. My radio shack was a 6'x6' corner of the basement, walled off with cardboard from refrigerator boxes.