Re: [AMRadio] Help QSL.NET

2006-08-24 Thread Edward B Richards
I would like to make an on-line donation but I don't belong to PayPal. Any other way? Thanks. 73, Ed Richards K6UUZ Simi Valley, Ca 93065 Home of the Air Force 1 pavilion

Re: [AMRadio] Rack Mounting

2006-08-24 Thread Rick Brashear
Thanks Bob, that's just what I wanted to know. I am going to use a Raxxess 12 space unit, so I guess I'll be okay. Thanks for the offer and advice. Rick/K5IZ Robert Peters wrote: Hi Rick...Being in the Sound Business I have mounted Crown

[AMRadio] Help QSL.NET

2006-08-24 Thread Radio Station W5AMI
I'd like to ask our list members to help support qsl.net which is who operates and maintains the servers for this list and thousands of others for amateur radio. Al Waller does this for free and is supported only by user donations. They also provide free webspace for hams who want to have their

RE: [AMRadio] Rack Mounting

2006-08-24 Thread Robert Peters
Hi Rick...Being in the Sound Business I have mounted Crown amps that weigh as much as an R390 in the wood racks... I have here that I do not use now a Raxus that has almost 3/4 in screws to hold the slides that go into the partical board..I have had a Crown in it with no problems...If it is a good

RE: [AMRadio] Rack Mounting

2006-08-24 Thread W4WSZ
Rick, Let's see what the other offers are on the transformer. By the way, when I used a wooden rack years ago for my 390-A. I bolted a 2x4 on the inside of the rack on both sides and that gave me about 1 inch of support on each side of the radio. If you do this, use bolts long enough to go thr

[AMRadio] Rack Mounting

2006-08-24 Thread Rick Brashear
I am in need of advice and/or opinions. Has anyone had experience mounting a R-390 and R-388 in a wood rack like is used in recording studios? It does not have slides along the sides to help distribute the weight. I've had large audio amps in this type rack with no problem, but I don't thin

[AMRadio] FS: Big Iron

2006-08-24 Thread W4WSZ
CORRECTION ON PLATE TRANSFORMER SPECS For Sale: Plate transformer from Gates KW transmitter Primary 115 vac or 220 vac Secondary 9200-8100-6800-0-6800-8100-9200 425 ma ccs Modulation Transformer Modulation Transformer from Collins 20-V ser

[AMRadio] FS: Big Iron

2006-08-24 Thread W4WSZ
For Sale: Plate transformer from Gates KW transmitter Primary 115 vac or 220 vac Secondary 9200-8100-6800-0-9200-8100-6800 425 ma ccs Modulation Transformer Modulation Transformer from Collins 20-V series Filter Chokes, oil fill

[AMRadio] acustical damping

2006-08-24 Thread John Coleman ARS WA5BXO
"Cool tubes" reminds me of an old friend who even though is silent key, I will not say his name or call. I had a lot of respect for the gentleman but this was classic. He had wound a very nice ultra large modulation XFMR and it worked wonderful but was prone to talk back. K5SWK suggested that h

Re: [AMRadio] 6L6 "Water Cooled"

2006-08-24 Thread crawfish
Now let's get the liquid nitrogen ports built on the 4CX1000's :-). Cool them puppies down!! Joe W4AAB - Original Message - From: "W4WSZ" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "AM RADIO" Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2006 3:46 PM Subject: [AMRadio] 6L6 "Water

[AMRadio] 6L6 "Water Cooled"

2006-08-24 Thread W4WSZ
I knew I was on to something .in 1951 I ran a single 6L6 osc mounted upside down in a mason jar full of water. Surprising how much you get out of a single 6L6.and yes, the water got hot. Thanks for the memories 73, Bob,W4WSZ AM'ing over 50+ years RWM [EMAIL PROTECTED] EarthLink Rev

[AMRadio] RE: Cool tubes

2006-08-24 Thread Donald Chester
Been there, done that. But mine was a much cruder setup. Simply turned the amplifier chassis upside down and lowered the tube into a small glass container filled with water. It made the difference between stable operation and thermal runaway before the end of a long transmission. My tube w

[AMRadio] [GreenKeys] R-1051B/URR Lamp replacement procedure (fwd)

2006-08-24 Thread John Lawson
Forwarded for possible List Interest: PLEASE REPLY OFF-LIST TO ORIGINAL POSTER not to me, I'm only the copy-cat. ;} Original Poster is Don House, [EMAIL PROTECTED] and a really nice guy, BTW. -- Forwarded message -- Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2006 10:39:02 -0500 From: Don Ro