Re: Re: [AMRadio] ART 13 Transmitter
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. Learn more. http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250 __ AMRadio mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:AMRadio@mailman.qth.net Ron Weaver - W6OM - FO5VO www.qsl.net/w6om
Re: [AMRadio] Old Novice Days
Geoff wrote: I spoke up (I'm not shy!) and said What's the matter, this stuff boring you? HE said Hell yeah! I don't come turn my radio on to just sit and listen to all this electronic building crap! I wanna talk about what's important to ME! THERE's a 'ham' for ya... See what dropping requirements has done for us? Sounds like a politican. Naw, that has nothing to do with requirements. Rude transcends everything from smart to stupid. The guy must have had a bad hair day. Or perhaps he is on a roll to a bad hair life. Were the others interested in building stuff? Maybe you were communicating with old guys more interested in their ailments, cures, and who won the lottery. I wouldn't let it bother me. Regards, Frank Kamp
Re: [AMRadio] Old Novice Days
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Geoff wrote: I spoke up (I'm not shy!) and said What's the matter, this stuff boring you? HE said Hell yeah! I don't come turn my radio on to just sit and listen to all this electronic building crap! I wanna talk about what's important to ME! THERE's a 'ham' for ya... See what dropping requirements has done for us? Sounds like a politican. Naw, that has nothing to do with requirements. Rude transcends everything from smart to stupid. The guy must have had a bad hair day. Or perhaps he is on a roll to a bad hair life. Were the others interested in building stuff? Not to sound like an educated rectum, Frank, but certainly someone else WAS interested in the conversation, otherwise the discussion wouldn't have taken place in the first place (grin) Maybe you were communicating with old guys more interested in their ailments, cures, and who won the lottery. No, it's just this -one- guy who (from the only other radio exposure he's had) thinks he's the Channel Master of 3.922. I've since found out that several others who -used- to frequent this particular SSB frequency have also vacated it in search for more intelligent conversation topics that are radio related (like building and testing equipment) and are happy with the fact that this person can only be found on 3.922. I wouldn't let it bother me. I'm not going back :-) This guy used to be out in the oil fields, Frank. --- 73 = Best Regards, -Geoff/W5OMR
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. Learn more. http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250 __ AMRadio mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:AMRadio@mailman.qth.net 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 - Helps protect you from nasty viruses. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail
[AMRadio] Novice Days
Ah, yes! There was activity on 40 meters 24/7, despite Radio Moscow, Voice of America, BBC, etc. While my old Viking Ranger has long since gone to who knows where, I still have most of my Novice crystals, including my two favorite frequencies, 71.75, and 71.95. I also still have the HQ110-A/VHF which was bought new for me at Christmas, 1968. The other thing I remember the most about that station was the antenna, a 40 meter folded dipole made from and fed with tv twin lead bought at my local tv repair shop. That antenna worked better than any other 40 meter dipole I've ever had since. It was in a nearly perfect flat top at about 35 feet. One of these days I'll build another one just like it just so I can hear these new guys say what's that? The only thing I didn't like about that antenna was that when it rained, the transmitter had to be re-tuned many times until the antenna dried. Until I acquired the necessary equipment for making auditory meter readings, this was a real problem whenever my dad was not home. I later added a rotatable 15 meter dipole dubbed A 1 Element Beam, by the 1968 ARRL Handbook. It worked okay, but 40 meters was still my favorite band. Once I upgraded to General in the summer of 1970, I went to 10 meter AM since my signal from the Ranger kept getting clobbered by the SSB power-brokers on 80 and 40 meters. Despite being the underdog, AM was then, and is now, still very much fun to operate. Mike Duke, K5XU EX WN5ADC WB5ADC American Council of Blind Radio Amateurs
Re: [AMRadio] Old Novice Days
Did more research. The date was November 15th, 1972. The FCC changed the 40m Novice band,they authorized the use of VFO's by Novices, and Novices got 28.1-28.2 CW. I remember borrowing a VF-1 to go on the borrowed HW-16 as the 40m crystals I had were useless.Had a note in my logbook about changes. Lots of changes over the years, but that was the most at one time. Joe W4AAB Don Schichler writes: Joe - I just dug out my musty old 1973 ARRL Handbook, and on page 14 it shows the Novice band on 7100 to 7150. So that narrows it down to either late '72 or '73 that it was changed. Seems like it was later than that, but time flies - hi hi! It's fun to do a little amateur radio research now and then. Don K2FY - Original Message - From: Joe Crawford [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Discussion of AM Radio amradio@mailman.qth.net Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2005 9:29 PM Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Old Novice Days In 1972 the 40m Novice band was 7150-7200. I know because I was there. Refer to 1970 ARRL Handbook page 14 at the left bottom of the page. Seems like the change was made in late 1972 or a little later. Joe W4AAB (ex-WN4AUX 1972-73) __ AMRadio mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:AMRadio@mailman.qth.net
[AMRadio] Fed-X
Tonight I had the pleasure? of following a Fed-X truck down the freeway. His back door was up and he was dropping packages all over the interestate. They were getting wacked left and right. Suppose it had been a pristine SX-88 that I was shipping to someone? LOL I stopped and got one box and it was BLOOD!! Being shipped to Yonkers New York ( them yanquis sure have funny names). I called FED-X and they said they would be right out to get it. That was 4 hours ago. I guess this overnight package aint gonna make it and I hope it wasn't for someone in critical care. Anyway, glad it wasn't someone's precious boat anchor de W5SUM This country may have stumbled but it aint ever fell, if the Russians don't believe us they can all go straight to hell Charlie Daniels
