Hey Dam can you shoot me a copy of the plan you used for your transmitter and also what freq. do you use on 40?
It does make you feel all warm and fuzzy doesn't it? I remember doing the same thing when I had a DX-160 before I got the Kenwood R-1000. My HB rig was also on 40m but was a single 6L6GC running at 7 watts output.