In a message dated 06-27-14, Ed Vance said to Holger Granholm:   
      
   GM Ed,   
      
    HG> .... ..  . -..   
   EV> TKS or is it TNX that's used on CW?   
      
   You disappoint me. We'll better stay with printed letters.   
   My line above clearly says "HI ED".   
      
   I have never used the short form TKS but instead TNX or TU.   
      
   EV> I'm not familiar with the HA-24 RF AMP, I'll hafta go look through   
   EV> my collection of Heath catalogs to refresh my memory.   
   EV> Later: I looked through several Heathkit catalog issues but never   
   EV> seen mention of either the HA-24 or the HP-24, guess I will have to   
   EV> go to a Search Site to find out.   
      
   The assembly manual is printed 1965.   
      
   EV> When I read about your 872B problem I was 'thinking' the tube was a   
   EV> Triode or Tetrode and couldn't find any info on it while rambling   
   EV> thru the Transmitting Tubes pages in the back of my 1976 A.R.R.L.   
   EV> Radio Amateur's Handbook.   
      
   No wonder because I made a mistake. The tubes used in the HA-24 are two   
   572B's in grounded grid configuration.   
      
   EV> There IS A Difference!  but you know how it is with the old saying   
   EV> that it's hard to learn an old dog a new trick.   
      
   Well,previously you did use the hyphen for a dash so apparently there   
   has been a change of mind to antique times.   
      
   EV> Speaking of "locationally challenged", Your mention of being in   
   EV> Finland when You went into the Army, made me wonder if You are   
   EV> Finnish and moved to Ahvenanmaa?   
   EV> (I found that word just now with the WordWeb Dictionary)   hi  73   
      
   No I'm not finnish. I am born as a "finland/swede" which means that my   
   native language is swedish. While living in Finland you will be called   
   in for obligatory military duty at age 18+. That will last 8 - 12 months   
      
   At age 26 I moved to the Aland Islands which is a self-governing part of   
   Finland with our own parliament and laws. The Aland Islands is a demili-   
   tarized zone and hence there is no military duty either.   
      
   The name Ahvenanmaa is not an official name for this area because the   
   only official language is swedish an therefore that name is not OK.   
      
      
   CU AGN, Sam, OH0NC   
      
   aka Holger   
      
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