Sorta hate to see the discussion drifting to CB stuff!
Anyway...that might be a good way to house the Retro 75 AM rig. I sure have been having fun with my little rig. Lots of ideas for improvements and additions. Perhaps adding an amplifier somewhat defeats the basic idea of a simple QRP rig, however, just a 10 dB jump in power would really help to be heard on the band. Truly amazing, however, how well I have done with 2 Watts!
73, Jack, W9GT