Last Saturday I put the Tuna Tin Two Top together with my Herring Aid Five 38 (year) Special and the Indian key that Farhan gave me. I discovered that some of my 40 meter CW FT243 crystals had disappeared into the entropy of the shack. But I was able to find one for 7050 kHz. That was a bit of good luck because it turns out that 7050 is the frequency of a congenial group of operators known as the Straight Key Century Club. I felt right at home. I have been inducted. My SKCC number is 17272. Very QRP, don't you think? It is almost a Vanity SKCC. Clearly, TRGHS.
I have been having excellent luck with this 7 transistor rig. I have had one contact each day since I put it on the air, all of them in response to my CQ calls. I've worked:
K1PUG Hank in Connecticut (twice)
W8HOG Jerry in Ohio
WA4GQG Kevin in North Carolina
WA2AAW Frank in New York
KM4FO Dwight in Kentucky
This morning I added a little piezo buzzer for sidetone. I am thinking of adding a VFO to the Tuna Tin.