Re: [AMRadio] "white Faced Johnson"

[Robert Nickels]

VJB wrote:

Well anyway, these could apparently be tweaked to
10-15 watts, excellent upgrade on its own or to drive
a leen-yer.
  
Back in the 70s when I used to help a buddy in his CB shop on weekends, 
this was a commonly requested mod by CBers who'd come dragging in a 
newly-found Johnson whiteface.   My buddy liked the $25 of pure profit  
to just jump or clip out dropping resistor.  But it rubbed me the wrong 
way, so I volunteered to do the mod one time,  and just relocated the 
resistor to a different point in the same circuit!   The dopey CBer's 
good buddies said he "put in a lot more pounds" afterward -  some kind 
of placebo effect I guess.


73, Bob W9RAN

[AMRadio] Heil mike sold!

[Craig Roberts]

The Heil Classic mike has been sold.  Thanks.

73,

Craig
W3CRR

Re: [AMRadio] Heil Classic price correction SAVE $20!!

[Verne Anderson]

Hi Craig,  
If the mic is still available, I will take it.

73's
Verne
W6LPM

On 4/6/06 6:53 PM, "Craig Roberts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Ooops!
> 
> I mis-typed the sale price on my Heil Classic microphone.  It should
> have been $145 including shipping.
> 
> This is the corrected ad:
> 
> Here's the perfect stylistic and operational companion for your Collins
> or other vintage gear - a like new Heil Classic 5 mike with switchable
> HC-5 and HC-4 (DX) elements and desk stand.  It will be shipped in its
> original box  with its protective cover.  This is the mike that got me
> consistent "fantastic audio" reports on my KWM-2, 32V-2 and 32S-3.  It
> was also a winner on my Drake TR-7.  I will include the Heil adapter
> cable for S-Line use, if you need it. It is blemish free and
> operationally perfect.
> 
> $145.00 includes CONUS shipping if paid by Pay Pal at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 
> Many thanks and 73,
> 
> Craig
> W3CRR
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[AMRadio] Heil Classic price correction SAVE $20!!

[Craig Roberts]

Ooops!

I mis-typed the sale price on my Heil Classic microphone.  It should 
have been $145 including shipping.


This is the corrected ad:

Here's the perfect stylistic and operational companion for your Collins 
or other vintage gear - a like new Heil Classic 5 mike with switchable 
HC-5 and HC-4 (DX) elements and desk stand.  It will be shipped in its 
original box  with its protective cover.  This is the mike that got me 
consistent "fantastic audio" reports on my KWM-2, 32V-2 and 32S-3.  It 
was also a winner on my Drake TR-7.  I will include the Heil adapter 
cable for S-Line use, if you need it. It is blemish free and 
operationally perfect.


$145.00 includes CONUS shipping if paid by Pay Pal at [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Many thanks and 73,

Craig
W3CRR

[AMRadio] BC-610(I)

[Rbethman]

Look at:

http://home.comcast.net/~rbethman/BC-610.html

Bob

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Re: [AMRadio] 10 Meter AM Frequencies

[k0ng]

Hello Don:  Several of the HX-10 units locally sound pretty fair with a new
microphone. Also same applies to the HR-2600 and HR-2510. Use low Z
dynamics 500-600 Ohms. D-104 does not work well.

Regards, Charlie,  K0NG

Re: [AMRadio] "white Faced Johnson"

[crawfish]

The Messenger I(the white face) as opposed to the "black face" or Messenger
II usually had the screen resistors lowered in value or "strapped out" with
wire. This shorted tube life. The "black face" came in a commerical version
that had a resistor left out in the power supply, allowing radio to put out
10-15 watts. I think both radios used the 7054 oscillator driving the 7061
amplifier.
  Joe W4AAB
- Original Message -
From: "VJB" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 
Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2006 4:53 AM
Subject: [AMRadio] "white Faced Johnson"


> Mike/XU mentioned the Johnson Messenger. Yes, they
> were a hot ticket when I was on 11m as a kid in the
> 1960s. On the air they were known as the "White Faced
> Johnson" for the brushed aluminum front panel and
> square, breadbox styling. Who has a breadbox anymore?
> Well anyway, these could apparently be tweaked to
> 10-15 watts, excellent upgrade on its own or to drive
> a leen-yer.
>
> My "station" was a Shady O'Rack Americana 23-Plus,
> which had a "half channel" of 22A (which they
> helpfully pointed out was illegal for Class D 11 meter
> use in the U.S., thereby confirming it would work
> here), driving a Super Mag ground plane vertical. This
> was around a sunspot peak of some kind, and I did
> pretty well working dog X-Ray.
>
> By 1969 I had gone SWL, then into "ham" radio by late
> 1971 and never looked back. Only thing in common with
> those days is running AM and tweaking the technical
> side of the plant.
>
> Paul/VJB
>
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Re: [AMRadio] FS: Radio Books List Seven: ARRL, Catalogs, Books

[Joe Crawford]

I would like to have the Grolle book and the Genn book. No rush.
 Joe W4AAB 

Merz Donald S writes: 


For Sale: Radio Books List Seven. All prices plus $2
US media mailing. Postage combined on multiple books. 

ARRL BOOKS 


Hints and Kinks Volume 5, 1954, spine taped and some
page edges mouse-chewed. Still perfectly readable. $2 


The Mobile Manual For Radio Amateurs, 1960, 2nd ed.,
$3 


QST November 1930, spine taped. Famous issue with
Grammar transmitter using PP 45 tubes. $3 


Understanding Amateur Radio, Grammar et al, 1977,
8.5x11 format. Some cover wear. $5 


Learning To Work With Integrated Circuits, Hall and
Watts, 1977. $3 


A Course In Radio Fundamentals, Grammar, 1946, spine
taped. $3 


Single Sideband For The Radio Amateur, 1954, cover
coming loose, cover wear. $2 


The Radio Amateur's License Manual, 61st ed., 1968.
Free with any purchase. 


Learning The RadioTelegraph Code, 11th ed., 1968.
Cover torn. $1 


The Radio Amateur's License Manual, 30th ed., 1953.
Ink stain on front cover. $1 

The Radio Amateur's License Manual, 55th ed., 1965. $1 

The Radio Amateur's License Manual, 65th ed., 1971. $1 

The Radio Amateur's License Manual, 69th ed., 1973. $1 


A Course In Radio Fundamentals, 3rd ed., 1948, cover
wear $5 


Understanding Amateur Radio, 1st ed., 1963. Cover
wear. $3 


Understanding Amateur Radio, 1st ed., 1963. Library
hard bound. Cover wear. $5 


The A.R.R.L. Antenna Book, 1st ed., 1st printing,
1939, spine taped, cover wear. $4 


The A.R.R.L. Antenna Book, 10th  ed., 1964, spine
taped, cover wear. $4 

Operating An Amateur Radio Station, 54th ed., 1973. $1 


Solid State Design For The Radio Amateur, Hayward &
DeMaw, 1977, large format. $5 

The ARRL Operating Manual, 1980, large format. $3 

OTHER BOOKS 


ICS Radio Operator's Handbook, 1923, pocket format
hardback, 500+ pages, good collection of receiving and
transmitting circuits, red dye on edges of pages has
bled into pages a bit. $10 


Walter Phillips, The Phillips Code, 1945, pocket
format, spine taped, cover worn. $5 


Herbert Friedman, 99 Electronic Projects, Lafayette
paperback, 120 pages, all solid-state.$5 


Carl G. Grolle, Electronic Technician's Handbook Of
Time-Savers and Shortcuts, Parker, comb-bound, 1974,
225 pages. $5  


Sams Tube Substitution Handbook No. 20, 1977,
paperback. $5 


Albert C. W. Saunders, 99 Ways To Use Your
Oscilloscope, Tab paperback, 1st ed., 1968, 190 pages.
$5 


Robert C. Genn, Workbench Guide To Electronic
Troubleshooting, Parker, comb-bound, 1977, 215 pages.
$5  2 copies available 


Rufus P. Turner, Basic Electronic Test Instruments,
Rinehart hardback with dust jacket, 1953, 255 pages.
This is an excellent text with lots of circuits and
photos of tube-type test equipment that we all know
well. Very well-written. $10 


Freeland, A.A.,  Practical CB Radio Servicing, Rider
paperback, 1968, 170 pages. Many of the examples are
written around radios from International Crystal Mfg.,
which seems like an odd choice. $5 


GE Radio Service Guide, 1946 to 1956, covers GE BC
radios model 12 through 942 plus the YRB series, 250+
pages, spiral bound, all schematic diagrams and parts
lists. $10 


Robert Plonsey and Robert Collin, Principles and
Applications of Electromagnetic Fields, McGraw-Hill
Hardback, 1961, 550 pages. Lots of math and vector
analysis. $10 


John Lenk, Electronic Troubleshooting Handbooks,
mcGraw-Hill hardback, 1995, 350 pages, covers solid
state and digital electronics. $10 


Rider, Understanding Vectors and Phase, Rider Pubs.
Hardback, 1947, 100 pages. $5 


Harry Hooten, Single Sideband Communications Handbook,
Sams hardback, 1st ed., 1962, 278 pages. This is the
one with the large, fold-out schematics of the CE
100V, Collins 30S1, etc. With worn dust jacket. $10 


Tremaine and Teffeau, Attenuators, Equalizers and
Filters, Sams hardback with dust jacket, 1st ed.,
1956, 175 pages, simple theory and practical projects.
Well-done. $10 


David Manley, The Vacuum Tube Logic Book, 2nd ed.,
1989, VTL California Pub., paperback, 200+ pages.
Early tube audiophile bible. $15 


Jack Darr, Electric Guitar Amplifier Handbook, Sams
paperback, 1st ed., 1965, 145 pages. Has schematics
and text on dozens of early guitar amps from Gibson,
Kay and others. Spine taped. $20 


Western Union, How to Prepare And Use Telegrams,
undated but cover photo is 1960's vintage, 7 pages
plus covers, stapled, 8.5x11 format. $10 


Howard W. Sams, Radio Receiver Tube Placement Guide,
Covering Most 1938 to 1947 Receivers, 1948, Sams
paperback, 200 pages or so. $8 


Albert Malvino, Resistie and Reactive Circuits,
McGraw-Hill hardback, 1974, 575 pages, the total
package on this subject. $10 


A. L.Hurlbut, Servicing The Modern Car Radio, 1948,
hardback, large format, almost 700 pages, good general
coverage plus schematics and coverage of specific
brands-Ford, Firestone, Motorola, etc. $20 


New York Telephone Company, Cord Switchboard Service,
covers 

[AMRadio] FS: Heil Classic 5

[Craig Roberts]

Here's the perfect stylistic and operational companion for your Collins 
or other vintage gear - a like new Heil Classic 5 mike with switchable 
HC-5 and HC-4 (DX) elements and desk stand.  It will be shipped in its 
original box  with its protective cover.  This is the mike that got me 
consistent "fantastic audio" reports on my KMM-2, 32V-2 and 32S-3.  It 
was also a winner on my Drake TR-7.  I will include the Heil adapter 
cable for S-Line use, if you need it. It is blemish free and 
operationally perfect.


$165.00 includes CONUS shipping if paid by Pay Pal at [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Many thanks and 73,

Craig
W3CRR

[AMRadio] Re: W1AW vs. K1MAN

[ne1s]

W5OMR/Geoff writes:
Jerry/W5KLV used to be (as recent as a year, or two ago?) the "OBS" for 
the 5th Region/section of the National Traffic System. 


I had always thought "OBS" stood for "Old Buzzard Station." :>) 


-Larry/NE1S

Re: [AMRadio] CB vs GB

[W5OMR/Geoff]

--- W5OMR/Geoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
 


http://w5omr.shacknet.nu:81/~w5omr/hamstuff/Belton/Fall%202005/bugcatcher-yeah.jpg
 


Barry Sherwood wrote:

Geoff, are you sure that picture was intended to be
only of the bugcatcher? LOL




yeah, bugcatcher, yeah - that's it.  THAT'S the ticket!  ;-)

Hams just don't look like I remember 'em, when *I* was growin' up...

;-)

--
73 = Best Regards,
-Geoff/W5OMR

Re: [AMRadio] CB vs GB

[Barry Sherwood]

Geoff, are you sure that picture was intended to be
only of the bugcatcher? LOL

Barry KF5GC

--- W5OMR/Geoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> 
>
http://w5omr.shacknet.nu:81/~w5omr/hamstuff/Belton/Fall%202005/bugcatcher-yeah.jpg
> 
> yeah, bugcatcher - yeah, that's it.
> 
> ;-)
> 
> >
> > -- 
> > 73 = Best Regards,
> > -Geoff/W5OMR
> 
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Re: [AMRadio] modulator tubes

[W5OMR/Geoff]

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:



Brett said, 



--Bill Orr also had a water cooled setup of an RF
amp for mobile work, anyone remember that?
Water cooled tubes (designed to be) that used a fuel 
pump and a 5 gallon jug of water...

Brett,
In the 80's Panasonic started using an oil filled heat exchanger in their HIFI 
amps that replaced
the normal Aluminum heatsinks and allowed a more compact chassis layout. Even a 
5 year old laptop
that I recently had to fix the power connector in had a similiar small oil 
filled assm. that allowed
the internal fan to be placed in a better location. 
I suppose this type of cooling could also be used with the ceramic tubes alowwing thermostatic fan 
control and external radiator mounting. A smaller computer fan could then be used to further cool

the other internal heatsources.
 




Sorry about the formatting. AOL grabbed something from the former e-mail and 
won't let me change it.
Bill KB3DKS/1



Not to worry, Bill...before it goes out here, all formatting is 
stripped, and text-only messages are what's posted.



--
-Geoff

RE: [AMRadio] "white Faced Johnson"

[Theo Bellamy]

Paul/VJB wwrote:

>Mike/XU mentioned the Johnson Messenger. Yes, they
>were a hot ticket when I was on 11m as a kid in the
>1960s. On the air they were known as the "White Faced
>Johnson" for the brushed aluminum front panel and
>square, breadbox styling.


When I was a 13 yesr old novice (WN4YEJ)I went to work after school in a TV
shop fixing ac/dc radios and helping carry TVs on service calls. There was a
"business radio" there we used to talk to the service vans. It was right
next to the workbench where I was happily changing out 50C5's and 35W4's all
afternoon.

One day it was making strange noises, like waves breaking on a beach. Then I
heard someone say "... in Arizona". I picked up the mic and said "This is
Georgia", and he replied "I hear that Georgia station ".

I freaked out and quickly went back to work. For the next week I expected to
get to work after school and see an FCC monitoring truck waiting for me!

It wasn't until much later when I saw another "White Faced Johnson" that I
realized it has been a CB station that I had "worked" Arizona on all those
years before.

Theo K4MO

Re: [AMRadio] CB vs GB

[W5OMR/Geoff]

I do tell 'em that the best distance (DX) I've had from the mobile, is 
Chattham Island (900km off the coast of New Zealand) which was the 
same night I worked the Cape of Good Hope, in South Africa, while 
sitting on the Shores of the Gulf Coast of Mexico, in Pascagula, 
Mississippi, looking over the water at 10:30pm.


It was a good night, for barefoot (100w) SSB on 17m.



I should add that the bug-catcher with impedance matching coil at the 
base, makes for a decent AM signal, since the bug-catcher handles power 
fairly well.  I've made many an AM contact with the Kenwood TS-140/680, 
Worthmore Amp, low-pass filter and bug-catcher antenna.


http://w5omr.shacknet.nu:81/~w5omr/hamstuff/Belton/Fall%202005/bugcatcher-yeah.jpg

yeah, bugcatcher - yeah, that's it.

;-)



--
73 = Best Regards,
-Geoff/W5OMR

Re: [AMRadio] modulator tubes

[doxemf]

 
Brett said, 


--Bill Orr also had a water cooled setup of an RF
amp for mobile work, anyone remember that?
Water cooled tubes (designed to be) that used a fuel 
pump and a 5 gallon jug of water...
Brett,
In the 80's Panasonic started using an oil filled heat exchanger in their HIFI 
amps that replaced
the normal Aluminum heatsinks and allowed a more compact chassis layout. Even a 
5 year old laptop
that I recently had to fix the power connector in had a similiar small oil 
filled assm. that allowed
the internal fan to be placed in a better location. 
I suppose this type of cooling could also be used with the ceramic tubes 
alowwing thermostatic fan 
control and external radiator mounting. A smaller computer fan could then be 
used to further cool
the other internal heatsources.
Sorry about the formatting. AOL grabbed something from the former e-mail and 
won't let me change it.
Bill KB3DKS/1

Re: [AMRadio] Beastly 610-E

[W5OMR/Geoff]

W5OMR/Geoff wrote:


It breaks my heart to have to... but I currently have no choice.

I'll have the W5MEU(sk) beastly 610-E at the Belton Hamfest, in 
Belton, TX (between Austin and Waco, between San Antonio and Dallas, 
TX) on the 22nd of April, with a spare 250TH, a spare 100TH, a spare 
plate transformer, another modulation transformer (that needs to be 
re-wound), the BC-614 speech-amp, a D-104 and the back-panel with 
working interlocks, 3 tuning units (40, 80, 160) and all the coils


First $1,000 takes it all.

I don't use it, because I personally prefer my home brew stuff.

Contact me off-list.



Because someone asked...

http://w5omr.shacknet.nu:81/~w5omr/hamstuff/AM-Stuff/BC-610/

Pictures of the Beastly 610-E.

--
73 = Best Regards,
-Geoff/W5OMR

Re: [AMRadio] CB vs GB

[I COLLECT TRAINS]

My Landlady Let me put up a tower and some dipoles in the backyard. I have a 
2m/70cm Yagi, 6m 5/8wave G.P., 5/8wave 10/11m G.P., on two towers and a B&W 
all band folded dipole for HF, FM Broadcast Yagi, A Hamilton Rangemaster 
Setup, numourous VHF/UHF/FRS/MURS HT's(motorola of course:). Yamaha 10kw 
genny.


Thank You,

Rev. Robert P. Chrysafis
Universal Life Church (ULC)
http://www.ulc.org
Moderator HunterdonFree 

Re: [AMRadio] CB vs GB

[James M. Walker]

Where are the antennas for all those radios (and Services)
located? Not nit-picking just wondering out loud!
Jim
WB2FCN


> all this CB bashing. come on now. there are just as many idiots on 75
meters
> as there is on CB. it's just another SERVICE. it has it's amount of jerk
> off's as well as it's amount of good op's, just like ham radio. I keep
> Radios for every service, CB/FRS/Ham/MURS/GMRS/Bussiness Band, Etc., all
> hooked up to emergency generators in a Faraday Sheilded Room.
>
> as a RACES member you can't discount any service in a true emergency :)
>
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>
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Re: [AMRadio] CB vs GB

[W5OMR/Geoff]

Barry Sherwood wrote:


I used to tell folks the bugcatcher and capacity hat
were for receiving HBO! 
Most believed it too.


Barry, KF5GC



Everyone asks me "who you talking to with that thing?  Mars?"

The most asked question is "how far can you talk?"

When I tell 'em "half-way around the world", they get a blank look on 
their face, as if to say "only half-way?"  Then I say "Think about it - 
if I go any further, then I'm not talking as far."


That leaves 'em thinking.  Very few 'get it', until I explain that 
talking more than half-way around the world means I'm not talking as far 
as half-way around the world, which is as far as I can reach, from that 
particular spot.


I do tell 'em that the best distance (DX) I've had from the mobile, is 
Chattham Island (900km off the coast of New Zealand) which was the same 
night I worked the Cape of Good Hope, in South Africa, while sitting on 
the Shores of the Gulf Coast of Mexico, in Pascagula, Mississippi, 
looking over the water at 10:30pm.


It was a good night, for barefoot (100w) SSB on 17m.

--
73 = Best Regards,
-Geoff/W5OMR

[AMRadio] "white Faced Johnson"

[Anthony W. DePrato]

man that brings back some memories. was out in the shop last night and 
found my old white face johnson with mike that i picked up 25 or more years 
ago. they were much better then the black face. was going to put it on 10 
mt am back then but never got around to it. guess i might pull it out and 
see what it does after i get a bench free

73 Tony

QBE  ZUT  DE WA4JQS

ANTHONY W. (Tony) DePrato WA4JQS EXTRA - HEAVY
Since 1962
CQ DX HALL OF FAME # 35
A1-OP  FISTS  # 10573 SKCC #1227
South Sandwich Island Dxpedition Group
CALLS HELD:
WA4JQS/ZS1, WA4JQS/KC4, WA4JQS/4K1
ZD8JQS, V31SS,
VP8BZL, VP8SSI, 3Y0PI

Re: [AMRadio] CB vs GB

[I COLLECT TRAINS]

all this CB bashing. come on now. there are just as many idiots on 75 meters 
as there is on CB. it's just another SERVICE. it has it's amount of jerk 
off's as well as it's amount of good op's, just like ham radio. I keep 
Radios for every service, CB/FRS/Ham/MURS/GMRS/Bussiness Band, Etc., all 
hooked up to emergency generators in a Faraday Sheilded Room.


as a RACES member you can't discount any service in a true emergency :)

Thank You,

Rev. Robert P. Chrysafis
Universal Life Church (ULC)
http://www.ulc.org
Moderator HunterdonFree 

[AMRadio] CB vs GB

[Barry Sherwood]

I used to tell folks the bugcatcher and capacity hat
were for receiving HBO! 
Most believed it too.
 
Barry, KF5GC

Jim Miller WB5OXQ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

- Original Message - 
From: "VJB" 
To: 
Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2006 7:07 AM
Subject: [AMRadio] CB vs GB


I recall torturing people

What really irritates me is for someone to ask me if
my screwdriver hf 
antenna is for CB.
I reply "Well it could be if I wanted it to be but no,
it is a ham radio 
antenna and can tune itself to ANY band I choose.
I am a Ham radio operator, I talk WHEN AND TO WHERE I
WANT TO, you talk 
when you can!
WB5OXQ (once upon a time many years ago kqv4932) I HAD
a license for my 
CB! 



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Re: [AMRadio] "white Faced Johnson"

[Todd, KA1KAQ]

On 4/6/06, VJB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Mike/XU mentioned the Johnson Messenger. Yes, they
> were a hot ticket when I was on 11m as a kid in the
> 1960s. On the air they were known as the "White Faced
> Johnson" for the brushed aluminum front panel and
> square, breadbox styling. Who has a breadbox anymore?

I do! It holds one loaf, fits under the top shelf in the fridge. Have
to admit, it's an antique, but it works as-designed.

Also have one of those old Johnson Messenger I rigs. An uncle gave it
to me years ago when they were tearing down some buildings at the
granite quarry where he worked. It included one of those really
strange looking rocketship desk mics.

Looks like I'm about 10 years behind you, Paul - I got into radio in
the mid 70s via the old Metrotek Colt 23 tunable receive set we used
in the Explorer Scout post for SAR work. We set it up one weekend at
one of the older Scout's homes while his parents were gone, also using
the good ol' A/S Super Magnum stuck on a section of mast, held in
place by the spare tire from the pickup truck. This got me to dig out
some old wooden Philco sets from my folks' attic and the rest is
history. Took a few years to get my ham ticket though, because the
local club OTs were pretty closed-minded about letting 'kids' into
their hobby.

11 Meters was okay back then up this way, but became a cesspool within
2-3 years. There were some very nice sets made that should be stellar
performers on 10 though, like the old Browning and Tram rigs made next
door in Laconia and Winnisquam, NH. Vacuum tube, point-to-point hand
wiring, the better models even used a Collins plug-in filter. Tweaking
the little antenna network screws usually yeilded a few extra watts
without even resorting to messing with the internal adjustments. But
as Pete pointed out, some of those rigs are quite pricey today, and
I'd be hesitant myself to do anything beyond retuning or maybe
swapping out a component or two. Hard to believe that some of these
'CBs' were selling for $600-$800 in the 70s.

BTW Paul, it was good working you on 40 the last two weekends. There
are still some zorching issues to deal with, but that's another post
in itself. Considering the transmitter has been inactive since 1990,
it shouldn't be a surprise. Bruce,  W1UJR is coming over sometime this
month and we're going to see if we can sort it out.

de Todd/'Boomer'  KA1KAQ

RE: [AMRadio] modulator tubes

[Brett gazdzinski]

I got a set of sockets for 4cx250b/4x150a tubes from fair 
radio about 20 years ago.
I found a design in an old QST about using those tubes in 
a 600 watt modulator and built it with minor changes.

Works great, some of those type tubes are low distortion
plus no driving power.
Another advantage of them is you can change the plate 
voltage between 1000 volts and 2000 volts without changing the 
bias or screen voltage.

The only downside is they need a blower.
I pressurize the lower chassis, which cools any
other parts that might get hot.

It works, its been trouble free for 20 years, despite the 
tube type adjustable screen voltage regulator circuit
out of the Bill Orr handbook. 

Bill Orr also had a water cooled setup of an RF
amp for mobile work, anyone remember that?
Water cooled tubes (designed to be) that used a fuel 
pump and a 5 gallon jug of water

Now that's real ham radio!

Brett
N2DTS



> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John 
> Coleman ARS WA5BXO
> Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2006 10:11 PM
> To: 'Discussion of AM Radio'
> Subject: [AMRadio] modulator tubes
> 
>   I once used a pair of 4cx300 for modulators (weird tube but they
> were free).  I remember them having the capability of working 
> into low Z
> loads in AB1 operation. That is why I wanted to try them.  I had a 1:1
> modulation XFMR and was running 2000 volts at 400ma with a 
> pair of 813s
> in the final so the modulators were going to see 5000 ohms.  
> I remember
> now!  I used 4 (not a pair) of the 4cx300s to get the current swing I
> needed.  Obviously I had plenty of audio.  
>   I remember now that in experimenting, I had to wind small bare
> wire, weaved back and forth around the tube's funny little toes that
> stuck out side ways, and I brought the wires down to an octal 
> base of an
> old tube such as 6SN7s (wished I had not busted all those 
> tubes up).  I
> then immersed the tubes upside down in cups of water and hooked it all
> up in place of the old 805s.  I remember now that I had to get screen
> supply voltage from something but I don't remember, oh yea, the final
> 813s used a separate screen supply and a choke in the screen 
> circuit so
> I used the same supply for the modulators.  Boy did I have 
> wire running
> all over hells half acre.  At any rate the 4cx300s biased off 
> nicely and
> ran for a few minuets at idle.  I shut off the power and felt of the
> water and it was barely warm.  So I fire it back up and 
> whispered in the
> microphone.  It had very pretty audio on the scope.  So I said FOOOuur
> in the mike and the water in the cups instantly went to a 
> boil!!!  It's
> a wonder the bubbles and steam didn't cause an arc to the screen
> connection that was just above it.  I hit the plate switch off and all
> was OK.  I did eventually build a modulator using those tubes and a
> little SS speech amp to drive them.  But I never had the 
> right sockets.
> I continued to use the octal lash up and suspended the tubes on a
> Plexiglas supports which air blew threw from the pressurized chassis.
> The story might have been funnier if something bad had happened but
> thankfully it didn't.  I did contemplate a special coffee maker /
> modulator but was a little afraid.  A shake of the head made that idea
> go away pretty quick. 
> 
>   I eventually went to four 813s for modulators for the same
> reason.  Not that two would not give me enough audio but that the
> modulation XFMR I had didn't have enough ratio.  So the four tubes
> worked into the lower Z really well.  
> 
> John,
> WA5BXO 
> 
> 
> 
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[AMRadio] FS: Radio Books List Seven: ARRL, Catalogs, Books

[Merz Donald S]

For Sale: Radio Books List Seven. All prices plus $2
US media mailing. Postage combined on multiple books.

ARRL BOOKS

Hints and Kinks Volume 5, 1954, spine taped and some
page edges mouse-chewed. Still perfectly readable. $2

The Mobile Manual For Radio Amateurs, 1960, 2nd ed.,
$3

QST November 1930, spine taped. Famous issue with
Grammar transmitter using PP 45 tubes. $3

Understanding Amateur Radio, Grammar et al, 1977,
8.5x11 format. Some cover wear. $5

Learning To Work With Integrated Circuits, Hall and
Watts, 1977. $3

A Course In Radio Fundamentals, Grammar, 1946, spine
taped. $3

Single Sideband For The Radio Amateur, 1954, cover
coming loose, cover wear. $2

The Radio Amateur's License Manual, 61st ed., 1968.
Free with any purchase.

Learning The RadioTelegraph Code, 11th ed., 1968.
Cover torn. $1

The Radio Amateur's License Manual, 30th ed., 1953.
Ink stain on front cover. $1

The Radio Amateur's License Manual, 55th ed., 1965. $1

The Radio Amateur's License Manual, 65th ed., 1971. $1

The Radio Amateur's License Manual, 69th ed., 1973. $1

A Course In Radio Fundamentals, 3rd ed., 1948, cover
wear $5

Understanding Amateur Radio, 1st ed., 1963. Cover
wear. $3

Understanding Amateur Radio, 1st ed., 1963. Library
hard bound. Cover wear. $5

The A.R.R.L. Antenna Book, 1st ed., 1st printing,
1939, spine taped, cover wear. $4

The A.R.R.L. Antenna Book, 10th  ed., 1964, spine
taped, cover wear. $4

Operating An Amateur Radio Station, 54th ed., 1973. $1

Solid State Design For The Radio Amateur, Hayward &
DeMaw, 1977, large format. $5

The ARRL Operating Manual, 1980, large format. $3

OTHER BOOKS

ICS Radio Operator's Handbook, 1923, pocket format
hardback, 500+ pages, good collection of receiving and
transmitting circuits, red dye on edges of pages has
bled into pages a bit. $10

Walter Phillips, The Phillips Code, 1945, pocket
format, spine taped, cover worn. $5

Herbert Friedman, 99 Electronic Projects, Lafayette
paperback, 120 pages, all solid-state.$5

Carl G. Grolle, Electronic Technician's Handbook Of
Time-Savers and Shortcuts, Parker, comb-bound, 1974,
225 pages. $5 

Sams Tube Substitution Handbook No. 20, 1977,
paperback. $5

Albert C. W. Saunders, 99 Ways To Use Your
Oscilloscope, Tab paperback, 1st ed., 1968, 190 pages.
$5

Robert C. Genn, Workbench Guide To Electronic
Troubleshooting, Parker, comb-bound, 1977, 215 pages.
$5  2 copies available

Rufus P. Turner, Basic Electronic Test Instruments,
Rinehart hardback with dust jacket, 1953, 255 pages.
This is an excellent text with lots of circuits and
photos of tube-type test equipment that we all know
well. Very well-written. $10

Freeland, A.A.,  Practical CB Radio Servicing, Rider
paperback, 1968, 170 pages. Many of the examples are
written around radios from International Crystal Mfg.,
which seems like an odd choice. $5

GE Radio Service Guide, 1946 to 1956, covers GE BC
radios model 12 through 942 plus the YRB series, 250+
pages, spiral bound, all schematic diagrams and parts
lists. $10

Robert Plonsey and Robert Collin, Principles and
Applications of Electromagnetic Fields, McGraw-Hill
Hardback, 1961, 550 pages. Lots of math and vector
analysis. $10

John Lenk, Electronic Troubleshooting Handbooks,
mcGraw-Hill hardback, 1995, 350 pages, covers solid
state and digital electronics. $10

Rider, Understanding Vectors and Phase, Rider Pubs.
Hardback, 1947, 100 pages. $5

Harry Hooten, Single Sideband Communications Handbook,
Sams hardback, 1st ed., 1962, 278 pages. This is the
one with the large, fold-out schematics of the CE
100V, Collins 30S1, etc. With worn dust jacket. $10

Tremaine and Teffeau, Attenuators, Equalizers and
Filters, Sams hardback with dust jacket, 1st ed.,
1956, 175 pages, simple theory and practical projects.
Well-done. $10

David Manley, The Vacuum Tube Logic Book, 2nd ed.,
1989, VTL California Pub., paperback, 200+ pages.
Early tube audiophile bible. $15

Jack Darr, Electric Guitar Amplifier Handbook, Sams
paperback, 1st ed., 1965, 145 pages. Has schematics
and text on dozens of early guitar amps from Gibson,
Kay and others. Spine taped. $20

Western Union, How to Prepare And Use Telegrams,
undated but cover photo is 1960's vintage, 7 pages
plus covers, stapled, 8.5x11 format. $10

Howard W. Sams, Radio Receiver Tube Placement Guide,
Covering Most 1938 to 1947 Receivers, 1948, Sams
paperback, 200 pages or so. $8

Albert Malvino, Resistie and Reactive Circuits,
McGraw-Hill hardback, 1974, 575 pages, the total
package on this subject. $10

A. L.Hurlbut, Servicing The Modern Car Radio, 1948,
hardback, large format, almost 700 pages, good general
coverage plus schematics and coverage of specific
brands-Ford, Firestone, Motorola, etc. $20

New York Telephone Company, Cord Switchboard Service,
covers operation and procedures for running a cord
Type, PBX Switchboard, undated but must be 1950's, 44
pages with fold-outs. Just think-they used to have
PEOPLE answering telephones-imagine! $10

Heathkit EF-3 Manual, How To Und

Re: [AMRadio] Beastly 610-E

[Rick Brashear]

I know you hate to let go of that beauty, Geoff.  I will say this and I 
mean it sincerely, that is a mighty good bargain for someone.  If I had 
more room and money and time and... I'd snatch it up myself.


73,
Rick/K5IZ



W5OMR/Geoff wrote:


It breaks my heart to have to... but I currently have no choice.

I'll have the W5MEU(sk) beastly 610-E at the Belton Hamfest, in 
Belton, TX (between Austin and Waco, between San Antonio and Dallas, 
TX) on the 22nd of April, with a spare 250TH, a spare 100TH, a spare 
plate transformer, another modulation transformer (that needs to be 
re-wound), the BC-614 speech-amp, a D-104 and the back-panel with 
working interlocks, 3 tuning units (40, 80, 160) and all the coils


First $1,000 takes it all.

I don't use it, because I personally prefer my home brew stuff.

Contact me off-list.

[AMRadio] Beastly 610-E

[W5OMR/Geoff]

It breaks my heart to have to... but I currently have no choice.

I'll have the W5MEU(sk) beastly 610-E at the Belton Hamfest, in Belton, 
TX (between Austin and Waco, between San Antonio and Dallas, TX) on the 
22nd of April, with a spare 250TH, a spare 100TH, a spare plate 
transformer, another modulation transformer (that needs to be re-wound), 
the BC-614 speech-amp, a D-104 and the back-panel with working 
interlocks, 3 tuning units (40, 80, 160) and all the coils


First $1,000 takes it all.

I don't use it, because I personally prefer my home brew stuff.

Contact me off-list.

--
73 = Best Regards,
-Geoff/W5OMR

Re: [AMRadio] W3PHL

[esieb]

Bacon wrote:


I met Fred at the NAAAM Christmas Party in 1968.
He was a legend even then.


Indeed!  I was a mere SWL in 1966, when I heard Fred talking to Bill, W3DUQ 
and others (WA1EKV, today K1KW). He ran "Upside-down-tube-modulation" which 
was a form of tunable Doherty modulation.  He ran 20KW of audio, on a 1 KW 
carrier!  Talk  about enhanced DSB!  Anyway, he was loud at my QTH.  I have 
some correspondence between him and Hoisy Hoisington, W4CJL.  If I have time 
I may put up that correspondence on my web-space.


Ed,  VA3ES

Re: [AMRadio] Use of an oscilloscope to monitor am audio

[W5OMR/Geoff]

-Original Message-

From: W5OMR/Geoff 

To each their own, I guess, but I personally prefer to monitor the envelope from a remote 'sense' antenna, that's fed into the front end of the o'scope. My sense antenna for my delta loop, is a 40m dipole. works great. 

For 160, 75 and 40m, you'd need only a 20MHz scope.  
 


[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

I found that the remote Ant method showed the actual radiated rf better than 
the internal link.
 It suprised me that the my actual received signal showed slightly more output 
with a less than minimal SWR tuning. Tried all combinations of VKII final 
tuning and tuner manipulation (TenTec 1KW) but no matter what it showed a 
little more radiated output indicated by the external wire than proper tuning 
ended up with. Tuned up into a 50 OHM cantenna with low power and then went to 
the ant and dipped the SWR, then brought the drive up, dipped, dipped. Dipole 
was cut for 75 and the coax trimmed for the same. Might have been a fluke of my 
half flat top half zigzag ant but never quit figured out why this happened. Too 
late now. New QTH and no Ant yet.

Bill KB3DKS/1 



My Dad was heard to say, many a time, that antennas seems to 'work 
better' (I believe he meant 'radiate better', or 'get out' better) 
witha  little SWR on 'em.


Personally, I've found that if I tune an antenna (and this is especially 
true of my bug-catcher) that I find that if I resonate the antenna just 
slightly -below- the operating frequency, the antenna seems to radiate 
slightly better, than if you were on the bottom side of the SWR dip. 

I can almost see the angles and vectors in my mind, all tangling 
together but I can't quite seperate it out enough to properly describe 
what I'm talking about.  But, on your mobile HF antenna, try this... say 
your desired frequency was 7.160Mc... tune your antenna for 7.155 for 
absolute minimum SWR and make a field-strength check at 7.160.  then 
re-resonate the antenna for 7.165, and see if the reading at 7.160 
hasn't dropped.  Why?  It's -only- 5kc!


It's like I can almost see it clearly in my mind, but it's just not 
quite clear enough to describe.  That happens a lot, to me.


--
73 = Best Regards,
-Geoff/W5OMR

Re: [AMRadio] CB Conversion to 15 Meters Anyone?

[W5OMR/Geoff]

crawfish wrote:


How about 12 meters? That would be a good band to do AM on. Not sure if
there is any "watering hole" for AM on 12.



I don't know that AM is allowed on 12m, or 17m for that matter.

Ashtabulah Bill found out (the hard way) that AM is not allowed on the 
Novice Sub-band on 10m (28.3 ~ 28.5Mc) as emissions (as well as power 
levels) are specifically lined out for that portion of 10m.


60m is channelized, USB -only-. 
30m is CD and digital modes, -only-


I don't remember *exactly* if there's anything that says you can NOT run 
AM (or run only USB and CW) but at 100kc for the entire band, and the 
lower portion of that dedicated soley to CW, you may not be looking for 
one, but you be instantly in the middle of an argument if you fire up a 
nice fat AM carrier on say, 24.980Mc


--
73 = Best Regards,
-Geoff/W5OMR

A: Yes.


Q: Are you sure?



A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation.



Q: Why is top posting annoying in email?

[AMRadio] "white Faced Johnson"

[VJB]

Mike/XU mentioned the Johnson Messenger. Yes, they
were a hot ticket when I was on 11m as a kid in the
1960s. On the air they were known as the "White Faced
Johnson" for the brushed aluminum front panel and
square, breadbox styling. Who has a breadbox anymore?
Well anyway, these could apparently be tweaked to
10-15 watts, excellent upgrade on its own or to drive
a leen-yer.

My "station" was a Shady O'Rack Americana 23-Plus,
which had a "half channel" of 22A (which they
helpfully pointed out was illegal for Class D 11 meter
use in the U.S., thereby confirming it would work
here), driving a Super Mag ground plane vertical. This
was around a sunspot peak of some kind, and I did
pretty well working dog X-Ray.

By 1969 I had gone SWL, then into "ham" radio by late
1971 and never looked back. Only thing in common with
those days is running AM and tweaking the technical
side of the plant.

Paul/VJB

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Re: [AMRadio] W3PHL

[Bob Bruhns]

Oops sorry I realized I already discussed that
here... heh heh
 Bacon, WA3WDR

- Original Message - 
From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: ; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2006 11:18 PM
Subject: Re: [AMRadio] W3PHL


> Hi Glenn,
>
> I grew up in suburban Philly to and went to the
University of Pennsylvania
> (W3ABT).  Penn took a long-term lease on the old
Valley Forge Nike Base  which
> happened to be down the road from W3PHL's
location - Horseshoe Trail Road
> just west of Valley Forge National Park.
>
> It was a fantastic site to operate with a clear
shot to the horizon in  all
> directions. W3ABT used this site for Field Day
starting in the  1969 and for
> many years after that for Field Day.  I guess
that 3PHL  moved from Springfield
> sometime prior to then.  I never visited his QTH
but  I could see his tower
> and antennas. Wow!  I heard from others that he
has a  TX so large that you
> could walk inside.  Memories from my youth.
>
> 73
>
> Russ WA3FRP
>
> Glenn Laser wrote:
> > Hi group I am Glenn W3WTE
> > At the age of  12 I lived about 3 blocks from
W3PHL in Springfield. Wow
> > what a antenna  and I never met the man. Just
imagine what happened
> > when he came on the  air and my Ocean Hopper
was turned on. Every once
> > in a while I could  hear the station he was in
QSO with. He was not
> > popular with the  neighborhood and people
always said you don't want in
> > that hobby; just  see what you will do. I did
QSO with him about 4 or 5
> > years later when  I lived in Pittsburgh using
my Globe Scout. Always
> > wanted to know what  happened to him and I did
received the 2 meter
> > repeater once in a while  when we lived near
Annapolis.
> > Thanks for the memories and in no way mean
this, to be a negative
> > comment.
> > 73  Glenn
>
>
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Re: [AMRadio] Use of an oscilloscope to monitor am audio

[doxemf]

I found that the remote Ant method showed the actual radiated rf better than 
the internal link.
  It suprised me that the my actual received signal showed slightly more output 
with a less than minimal SWR tuning. Tried all combinations of VKII final 
tuning and tuner manipulation (TenTec 1KW) but no matter what it showed a 
little more radiated output indicated by the external wire than proper tuning 
ended up with. Tuned up into a 50 OHM cantenna with low power and then went to 
the ant and dipped the SWR, then brought the drive up, dipped, dipped. Dipole 
was cut for 75 and the coax trimmed for the same. Might have been a fluke of my 
half flat top half zigzag ant but never quit figured out why this happened. Too 
late now. New QTH and no Ant yet.
 
Bill KB3DKS/1 
 
-Original Message-
From: W5OMR/Geoff 
 
To each their own, I guess, but I personally prefer to monitor the envelope 
from a remote 'sense' antenna, that's fed into the front end of the o'scope. My 
sense antenna for my delta loop, is a 40m dipole. works great. 
 
For 160, 75 and 40m, you'd need only a 20MHz scope. 
 
-- 
73 = Best Regards, 
-Geoff/W5OMR 
 

Re: [AMRadio] W3PHL

[Bob Bruhns]

I met Fred at the NAAAM Christmas Party in 1968.
He was a legend even then.  Then I worked for
Jesse K3GKB back in the early 70s, and Jesse was
president of the repeater group that put the 34-94
machine on Fred's tower.  I helped Jesse lay the
repeater shack foundation and even shorted and
smoked the VHF PA (Bill K3JPB found the short and
got it going again).  Heh heh

I saw the W3PHL operating position, but I never
went into the transmitter room.  The picture is
around on the web, the transmitter room was the
size of a walk-in freezer, with what looks like a
5KW transmitter on wooden shelves.  Evidently JPB
has that equipment now, or most of it.  I think it
will take a fork lift to remove the power and mod
transformers.

I talked to Fred once or twice on 75 back around
1969.  Oh man, that huge reduced-carrier signal
with 30 dB of audio clipping.. but it was totally
understandable.  He was talking to Bill W3DUQ
about space communications using a modulated
subcarrier on AM so you could have a wide receiver
bandpass, and then demodulate the subcarrier and
avoid most of the Doppler, which can cause about
+/-9 KHz of drift at 450 MHz with low-earth orbit
satellites.  Also he was working on a full-wave
bridge and a synchronous driver polarity flipper,
so he could use an ordinary class-C final for
high-level DSB.  He was having timing issues with
the driver polarity flipper in 1968, but I think
he finally got it to work.  I was a wiseass
because I had presence rise and the ST-PRO-B
headset, and he had low-frequency rolloff and the
ST-M.  Ah, youth.  JPB is still trying to find
info on the five-pole Canadian Marconi splatter
filter Fred was using after being harassed by the
FCC.

  Bacon, WA3WDR


- Original Message - 
From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: ; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2006 11:18 PM
Subject: Re: [AMRadio] W3PHL


> Hi Glenn,
>
> I grew up in suburban Philly to and went to the
University of Pennsylvania
> (W3ABT).  Penn took a long-term lease on the old
Valley Forge Nike Base  which
> happened to be down the road from W3PHL's
location - Horseshoe Trail Road
> just west of Valley Forge National Park.
>
> It was a fantastic site to operate with a clear
shot to the horizon in  all
> directions. W3ABT used this site for Field Day
starting in the  1969 and for
> many years after that for Field Day.  I guess
that 3PHL  moved from Springfield
> sometime prior to then.  I never visited his QTH
but  I could see his tower
> and antennas. Wow!  I heard from others that he
has a  TX so large that you
> could walk inside.  Memories from my youth.
>
> 73
>
> Russ WA3FRP
>
> Glenn Laser wrote:
> > Hi group I am Glenn W3WTE
> > At the age of  12 I lived about 3 blocks from
W3PHL in Springfield. Wow
> > what a antenna  and I never met the man. Just
imagine what happened
> > when he came on the  air and my Ocean Hopper
was turned on. Every once
> > in a while I could  hear the station he was in
QSO with. He was not
> > popular with the  neighborhood and people
always said you don't want in
> > that hobby; just  see what you will do. I did
QSO with him about 4 or 5
> > years later when  I lived in Pittsburgh using
my Globe Scout. Always
> > wanted to know what  happened to him and I did
received the 2 meter
> > repeater once in a while  when we lived near
Annapolis.
> > Thanks for the memories and in no way mean
this, to be a negative
> > comment.
> > 73  Glenn
>
>
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[AMRadio] D-104 sold

[Craig Roberts]

The D-104 has been sold.  Thanks to all you night owls who replied so 
quickly.


73,

Craig
W3CRR

Re: [AMRadio] Pristine D-104 w/ 2-pin Amphenol for sale

[kenw2dtc]

Craig,

I'll purchase your D-104.  What is your Pay Pal address?

Ken Barber W2DTC
130 Tatum Drive
Middletown, NJ
07748-3126



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- Original Message - 
From: "Craig Roberts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

To: "Discussion of AM Radio" 
Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2006 1:02 AM
Subject: [AMRadio] Pristine D-104 w/ 2-pin Amphenol for sale


For sale:  Astatic D-104 on unamplified PTT "G" stand. Both are in near 
new condition. Best of all, the classicly stylish black mike cord 
terminates with the rare, elusive and much-discussed 2-conductor 
Amphenol connector for vintage transmitters!


$55.00 includes shipping in CONUS if paid by Pay Pal.

Many thanks and 73,

Craig

W3CRR

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[AMRadio] Pristine D-104 w/ 2-pin Amphenol for sale

[Craig Roberts]

For sale:  Astatic D-104 on unamplified PTT "G" stand. Both are in near 
new condition. Best of all, the classicly stylish black mike cord 
terminates with the rare, elusive and much-discussed 2-conductor 
Amphenol connector for vintage transmitters!


$55.00 includes shipping in CONUS if paid by Pay Pal.

Many thanks and 73,

Craig

W3CRR

Re: [AMRadio] Why Convert CB to 10?

[Rbethman]

Don,

It will be used and heard on 29.0 and up.

I wasn't offering for sale.  However, no one inquired either.

Bob N0DGN

Rev. Don Sanders wrote:


Are you offering it for sale or will we hear you on 29.0?

Healthfully yours,
 DON
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From: "Rbethman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

To: "Discussion of AM Radio" 
Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2006 10:25 PM
Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Why Convert CB to 10?


Mike, et al,

I have one of those old classic top of the line Tram D-201s.

With VERY little effort it will go to 10mtrs.

Its  specs and abilities will make it a fantastic 10mtr AM/SSB rig!

Bob - N0DGN
 


  Bob Bethman - NØDGN
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