In a message dated 1/3/2006 12:30:47 PM Central Standard Time, Xmitters at aol.com writes: Do yo know if the story is true about Hilmer's first transmitter was the VP-50 Conventional plate modulated rig? Or was that something that made PDM's birth more interesting? :-) Jeff Glass ************* Jeff: I don't know. I figured that would be in Bob Bush's era. Dave