Freddie, yes I didn't have the expertise at the time to modify the 19 set, so I put the mains transformer on top and just soldered the wires to the multipin connector. I left the Rx in place for QSO's, and even fired up the "B" set on 230MHz without any results.

I also got many letters from East Germany and occasionally the Soviet Union, DX'ing was very popular there along with amateur radio. collectively known as Radio Sport, there were radio clubs in all the Young Pioneer palaces (youth clubs)