Dale, Here are a couple of photos from Field Day 2002.
This is a picture of the poser supplies. The left most is the Drake ART13 110 vac power supply. Of course the tag is conveniently on the other side! http://www.lakeerieba.com/images/fd2002005_PWS.jpg These two next show what was set up http://www.lakeerieba.com/images/fieldday_2002_BA.jpg http://www.lakeerieba.com/images/fieldday_2002_BA2.jpg de KA4JVY Mark --- Radio Station KW1I <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Mark, > > If you had a chance to take an image of that power supply I sure would like > to see what it looks like. I might recognize one when I am prowling through > attics and garages in the future, I have two working ART-13s. I have a > dynomotor and a big 28 vdc supply and I have a homebrew AC supply that has > about 550 v and 1500 v dc supplies that give me enough drive and input power > to get about 150 watts out. > > Dale > KW1I > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mark Foltarz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Discussion of AM Radio" <amradio@mailman.qth.net> > Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2005 10:28 AM > Subject: Re: Re: [AMRadio] ART 13 Transmitter - WWII Drake Power Supply > > > > > > > > I assume you are using the Drake PS for the TR series? > > > > > > > Ron, > > > > Nope! As far as I can tell this power supply was one of the first itmes > Drake > > ever produced. They made a few items during WWII and this was made I > believe in > > 1944. > > > > It sort of a squatty cube about 1 foot on side and about a foot and a half > in > > height. It has a big fan in the top cover. There are two lamps, a breaker > > doubles as a power switch and there is also power connector the same as > that on > > the transmitter. > > > > I have never seen another one. > > > > It was made just for the ART13. It contains the filament, LV & HV > supplies. > > > > When I got it the filament supply was shorted and all the electrolytics > were > > bad. > > > > I replaced the filament transformer with a 19 VAC and full waved the > output > > into a big cap ( 50K ufd or something.) I removed the 4 mercuty arc tubes > and > > replaced them with SS rectifiers. > > > > Finally, the electrolytics were removed and replaced with a bunch of 430 > ufd @ > > 250 shunted by 40K equalization resisitors. > > > > > > Everything else is intact. You turn on the switch and the big green light > > lights up. Wait about 45 seconds and the relay used to delay the plate for > the > > mercury tubes kicks in and the red lamp and HV supplies come up. The > > transmitter is ready for service. > > > > Like I said, I have never seen another one of these power supplies. I > don't > > have the model number in hand as I am in Florida right now and the supply > is in > > Ohio. > > > > > > de KA4JVY > > > > Mark > > > > --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > > > > Thanks Mark > > > > > > My instincts told me that there had to be something available out there, > > > either Drake, Heath or some commerical piece. > > > > > > I assume you are using the Drake PS for the TR series? > > > > > > Cheers > > > > > > Ron > > > > From: Mark Foltarz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Date: 2005/02/23 Wed PM 08:02:06 EST > > > > To: Discussion of AM Radio <amradio@mailman.qth.net> > > > > Subject: Re: [AMRadio] ART 13 Transmitter > > > > > > > > Ron, > > > > > > > > I have been using an ART13 with the Drake AC power supply for the > intended > > > > purpose. > > > > > > > > Give a shout here at 813-837-2324 or 440-570-1762. > > > > > > > > Or a QSO on 20m SSB > > > > > > > > de KA4JVY > > > > > > > > Mark > > > > > > > > > > > > --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Finally dug into all three ART 13's and ready to combine the best of > two > > > into > > > > > one really nice AM transmitter and sell the third one. Before I > heat up > > > the > > > > > soldering iron, tube tester and VTVM I wonder if anyone has > experiance > > > using > > > > > commerical or amateur power supplies with one of these beauties to > save > > > in > > > > > home brewing one. > > > > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Ron Weaver - W6OM - FO5VO > > > > > > > > > > www.qsl.net/w6om > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > > > > AMRadio mailing list > > > > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > > > > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html > > > > > Post: mailto:AMRadio@mailman.qth.net > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > > > Do you Yahoo!? > > > > Yahoo! Mail - Easier than ever with enhanced search. 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