Mark and I had an interesting conversation last evening about the Western Electric 451A-1. If anyone wants to see one up close, stop by the CRA Collins Radio Center.
Does anyone know of such a unit that is still in service or being used on 160 meters? 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: "John T. M. Lyles" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <amradio@mailman.qth.net> Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 9:48 PM Subject: [AMRadio] Western Electric 250 Watter > Yep, thats a WE 451-A. Cool looking rig, with the etched glass. Lots > of tubes which are difficult to find. THere was one of them for sale > near Greenville, SC, but the guy wanted over $2grand for it, and > sounded like he was working at a filling station when I called. > Nevertheless, it may still be available. It is quite a heavy beast > for such a power level. > > WE also made Doherty rigs which later were the foundation for > Continental Electronics transmitters I think. > > 73 > John > K5PRO > New Mexico > > > > >From: Mark Foltarz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: "amradio@mailman.qth.net" <amradio@mailman.qth.net>, > > [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: [AMRadio] Request assistance identifying a trnamitter > >Reply-To: amradio@mailman.qth.net > > > > > > > >Is this a WE250? > > > >http://home.earthlink.net/~mfoltarz/_images/TEMP/WesternElectricTransmitter .jpg > > > >It sure looks nice.... > > > >Thanks > >de KA4JVY > >Mark > _______________________________________________ > AMRadio mailing list > AMRadio@mailman.qth.net > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio
