First licensed as KN3NKD in 1960 or '61--sure wish I'd hung onto that Novice ticket! Since then I've been K3NKD, W2HXL, W3IGN, and W4OGK. I'm almost entirely addicted to boatanchors from a few favorite manufacturers. The mix of rigs changes over time, but here it is as of October '03. Drake: 1-A, 2-B/2-BQ, and TR-4Cw/RIT. Hammarlund: HQ-145AX, HQ-150, HQ-170A, and HQ-180AX. National: NC-2-40D. Collins: 75A-4, 75S-3B, 32S-3, and 51S-1. E.F. Johnson: Ranger II. Heath: DX-20. Except for a DVM and freq counter, my test gear is tube-type as well--and I have tube examples of those items as well! --Avery W3AVE