Re: [AMRadio] Antennas

2010-06-24 Thread Sara Wayne Steiner
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Re: [AMRadio] Antennas

2010-06-24 Thread Sara Wayne Steiner
Hi Don I also have those R9 ssb articles and have been tempted to see if I could successfully duplicate it. I have a number open 1920s AF transformers for rewinding for the filters..To many projects. It might be fun to put a 1933 ssb rig on the air. A mid 30s Radio News has a receiver

Re: [AMRadio] OT: Old Call books

2010-04-08 Thread Sara Wayne Steiner
Hi Brian Just saw your email. I have some books from that era so if you haven't got the info yet let me know. 73 Wayne, N0TE - Original Message - From: W5AMI ars.w5...@gmail.com To: Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service amradio@mailman.qth.net Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2010

Re: [AMRadio] Cabinet for the T-368 exciter?

2009-03-23 Thread Sara Wayne Steiner
Steve I put mine behind a 19x8.75 rack panel and had plenty of room for a pwr sup. But I guess this is not a cabinet. Wayne, N0TE - Original Message - From: sbjohns...@aol.com To: amradio@mailman.qth.net Sent: Monday, March 23, 2009 11:42 AM Subject: [AMRadio] Cabinet for the T-368

[AMRadio] test

2007-10-12 Thread Sara Wayne Steiner
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Re: [AMRadio] Can You Believe It? Johnson 500 / Collins 30K

2007-09-15 Thread Sara Wayne Steiner
Well , My 2 cents. I bought a pristine, unmodified 30K1 about 15 years ago for $300. I take turns with it with other rigs using it from time to time. I really like it. Now heres the kicker, I would not pay $4000 for it today, however I would not sell it for that amount! To much fun restoring old

Re: [AMRadio] National PW Dial

2007-03-15 Thread Sara Wayne Steiner
Yes John It has sparked my interest also. Actually I have been wanting to get the old 160 m receiver going agn. The one with the 200kc mech digital dial. wayne __ AMRadio mailing list List Rules (must read!):

Re: [AMRadio] National PW Dial

2007-03-13 Thread Sara Wayne Steiner
I found that the variables in the command set series of transmitters are very close to straight line frequency. Some years ago I built a variable osc. using one of those caps and a mechcanical digital counter and was in within less than .5 khz over a 200khz band (160m). I of course had to do

Re: [AMRadio] Power transformer for Globe King Modulator

2006-06-20 Thread Sara Wayne Steiner
My 2 cents on the Heyboer folks. They did the rewinding on my Globe King Mod xfmr and it worked great and price was better than some others. Took awhile for them to get the info they needed but the end result was good. Wayne, N0TE

Re: [AMRadio] Ah..The Good Ole AM Daze !!

2005-01-28 Thread Sara Wayne Steiner
Not only do I remember the AV-112 I still use one from time to time on the KC3OL Peanut Whistle Net (10watts cxr or less) on Monday mornings 8:30 cst. Wayne, N0TE

Re: [AMRadio] Re: Converting old 1.8-4.0 MHz AM Marine Radios

2004-09-10 Thread Sara Wayne Steiner
Kim I have a Mackay Marine 128 trf regen made in 1949! This receiver was made for shipboard use. 73, Wayne, N0TE

Re: [AMRadio] Northern Radio Company

2004-09-09 Thread Sara Wayne Steiner
Tom I have restored three old northern receivers made in the early 40s. I also have a northern am transmitter using 807s also from the early 40s which I have yet to restore. The three receivers were models 736, 736-E, and N.-600.The 736 has big airplane dial and also two different nomemclature

Re: [AMRadio] R-274 Reciever

2004-08-20 Thread Sara Wayne Steiner
I have one and I think there may be quite a few out here that this list may not indicate. One comment, even though it is functionally the same as tlhe Hammarlund version of the 274 , I think the sp600 is easier to tune and log stations as the sx-73 version has such a small dial with the hash

Re: [AMRadio] Somewhat Off topic - lightning protection

2004-07-13 Thread Sara Wayne Steiner
Hi Brian My semi rural home has all wiring , power, telephone and cable all under ground. Over the years there have been several been several cases where I have sustained damage caused by lighting strikes in the area. None at the house. I purchased a surge protector from the rural elec co-op

Re: [AMRadio] 4D32 rig testing

2004-01-27 Thread Sara Wayne Steiner
Hi Brett I have been following your posts on the 4D32 project with some interest as I too had the same idea. Kind of a coincidense. A few years ago I purchased a couple of mod xfmrs from Fair when the prices were right. The mod xfmrs were rated at 150 watts with a 2400 z , 350ma secondary. I

Re: [AMRadio] RF Chokes Needed

2004-01-05 Thread Sara Wayne Steiner
Dave I just saw your request for 30-k1 chokes. I have a couple of NOS National chokes which look an awful lot like the chokes used in the 30K. They have five pi sections though, not four.My 30k does have the five section chokes . I was going to use tlhese on a later project but I have enough

Re: [AMRadio] How do you ship big electronics ?

2003-03-07 Thread Sara Wayne Steiner
Mark I think cushioning, cushioning, and more cushioning. is the answer. Heavy duty thick cardboard for the first box and as much cushioning material as possible between it and the second box. The HT-9 and the first box has to have some flexibility inside of the outer box. The outer box must be

Re: [AMRadio] Series capacitor equalizing resistors

2003-02-26 Thread Sara Wayne Steiner
Mark To answer your question about commercial gear and no equalizing caps, take a look at the schematic of the little Heathkit AT-1 xmtr from the 50s. I Just happen to be renovating one this week and the first section of the cap input filter (two 8 mfd/350v in series) has no equalization. The

Re: [AMRadio] Today's AC Mains voltage too high for many BA Rigs

2003-01-17 Thread Sara Wayne Steiner
Jim , I have had this problem one way or another for years ever since I have started to use the old boat anchors. There are times when my line voltage is as high as 129 v! This really plays havoc with a rig like the BW 5100. The bucking xfmr seems to work OK for some other vintage enthusiests in

Re: [AMRadio] BW 5100 Possibly the best built ham transmitter? (imho)

2002-11-24 Thread Sara Wayne Steiner
My experience with the 5100, SN 1309: When removing the RF module, spade lugs attached to the module have to come up from the chassis and the shafts through the front panel have to come back from the panel. This can only be done (in my 5100) by pulling the front panel away from the chassis about

Re: [AMRadio] RE: Cutting Meter Holes - Wrinkle Paint

2002-10-24 Thread Sara Wayne Steiner
On the wrinkle paint . I found that VHT makes a nice grey wrinkle paint which can be found a some autoparts stores ( NAPA and Car-Quest). Platicoat used to make the grey then discontinued it . The VHT grey is very close to the SX-23 color. 73 Wayne