Dave, I haven't had the fun of working with Western Electric Transmitters, It would probably be the only size that would fit in my house and not cause a divorce. The 350B tubes are being used by the hi-Fi audio bunch. I think one of the tube companies are making them again. I did recently restore the Collins 20-V and had it on the air in Ann Arbor,MI. The main is a Continental Power Rock 1 KW and needed some parts. The Collins has some supporters in the Ham community. I have a friend who is a broadcast engineer in Toledo who took one out of service and plans on putting it on 75 meters. I'd love to take it home. It's construction is a work of art. I'm not looking forward to taking it out of service any time soon as it is history and sounds very good on the air. We run music on it. It is only 500 Watts and is the same cabinet etc as the 1 KW version so it is indeed a beast. Let me know how the Western Electric comes out as I'd love to hear it on the air. I will try to get on the 15 meter AM net soon. My AM rig is a Heathkit DX-40 so there is not a lot of power. It should be audible on 15 however. Ken Zuercher Chief Keeper of the Nostalgia
--- David Knepper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ken, I am presently restoring a Western Electric 250 > watt transmitter, > designated 451A-1. Have you ever seen one of these > units. I assume that > they are rather rare. This was a back up > transmitter for a local radio > station and was first placed in operation in 1947. > > I would think that anything made by Western Electric > would be a collector's > item. The tubes in this unit, particularly the 350B > audio tubes bring big > bucks. > > Thank you. > David Knepper - W3ST > Secretary to the Collins Radio Association (CRA) > Publisher of the Collins Journal > www.collinsra.com > CRA station call - W3CRA > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ken Zuercher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <amradio@mailman.qth.net> > Sent: Friday, April 11, 2003 10:14 PM > Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Broadcast Transmitters > > > > I presently have an AM broadcast site with both > the > > Continental and the Gates in service. They both > work > > fine but I'd take the Continental first. Better > audio > > because of the PWM modulation. 3-500Z tubes are > > getting to be a problem for continuous service due > to > > Eimac no longer making them. I have had good > results > > from the Taylor and the RFParts tubes (and they > are > > very reasonable priced.)Wish I had space for one > of > > these but I'd probably need to replace my wife at > that > > point. > > Ken KC8QO > > also, WJYM, WTKA, WHNE, WQKL, WWWW engineer > > --- Todd Bigelow - PS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > Jim - > > > > > > What part of Wyoming are you in? I have a > brother > > > in Kemmerer, formerly > > > Cheyenne. Was headed out there a few years back > to > > > pick up a Collins > > > 300G from Utah, but someone else picked it up. I > let > > > a couple of BC1-Ts > > > go by here because I wanted the 300G instead, > but > > > since that didn't work > > > out... > > > > > > I'm in Vermont, so it's a helluva hike for me, > but > > > perhaps he could > > > store it and that would give me more incentive > to > > > visit him again soon. > > > He's with the Highway Patrol, so plenty of > strong > > > backs to help out with > > > the move. > > > > > > Too bad you can't keep 'em! > > > > > > 73, Todd/'Boomer' KA1KAQ > > > > > > Tommye & Jim Wilhite wrote: > > > > > > >Hi Mike: > > > > > > > >Wish I had the space for a 1/4 wave vertical > and > > > shack for it myself, but > > > >sadly I don't. The coils and insides look new. > > > The only modification is > > > >the engineer put a window in the front panel to > be > > > able to see the tubes. > > > >Coils are clean like new as are all other > parts. > > > Sure you don't want it? > > > > > > > >The engineer says it is capable of about 140% > > > positive modulation. You > > > >could have about a month to pick it up. > > > > > > > >73 Jim > > > >de W5JO > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Jim, > > > > Boy that Continental rig sounds like it > would > > > be a neat rig to put on > > > >160. Unfortunately, Wyoming is a little out of > my > > > reach. > > > >Mike(y) > > > >W3SLK > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > AMRadio mailing list > > > AMRadio@mailman.qth.net > > > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Tax Center - File online, calculators, > forms, and more > > http://tax.yahoo.com > > _______________________________________________ > > AMRadio mailing list > > AMRadio@mailman.qth.net > > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > > _______________________________________________ > AMRadio mailing list > AMRadio@mailman.qth.net > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo http://search.yahoo.com
