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Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2007 11:51:41 GMT
From: Old Tube Radios
Subject: BOATANCHORS digest 4125
BOATANCHORS Digest 4125
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Question, AF Subchassis, R-390A
by Mike Hardie
2) Re: Question, AF Subchassis, R-390A
by "Morris Odell"
3) Re: K6KPH OTA for SKN
by "Arden Allen"
4) EE-1A Buzzerphone, WECo 1943
by stuck in 50s
5) Alexander Alternator SAQ Transmission
by "B. Smith"
6) Canadian Marconi Radio Web Page
by Jerry Proc
7) Re: Canadian Marconi Radio Web Page
by David Hollander
8) RE: Canadian Marconi Radio Web Page
by "Meir WF2U"
9) Re: Canadian Marconi Radio Web Page
by Jerry Proc
10) Holiday OT: Jose Cuervo Christmas Cookies
by "David Stinson"
11) Hickock 539CTube Tester article
by John Sehring
12) More about AudioExpress
by John Sehring
13) Re: Holiday OT: Jose Cuervo Christmas Cookies
by "Chuck Grandgent"
14) First Amateur Ops at Alert, NWT
by Jerry Proc
15) Re: First Amateur Ops at Alert, NWT
by Dan Arney
16) RE: First Amateur Ops at Alert, NWT
by "Meir WF2U"
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Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2007 16:59:38 -0800
From: Mike Hardie
Subject: Question, AF Subchassis, R-390A
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I'm replacing J620 on an R-390A AF subchassis, it was missing when the unit
was acquired, and by some stroke of luck a correct Amphenol plug was in the
junk box. Things were going well until pin 11, the schematic shows the
connection ending in mid air, on connection to anything. Anyone know what
pin 11 of J620 should be connected to?
Mike VE7MMH
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From: "Morris Odell"
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Subject: Re: Question, AF Subchassis, R-390A
Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2007 13:44:23 +1100
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On a vanilla R390A that pin is left unconnected. It carries the raw AGC
voltage from the diode load terminal and I'm pretty sure it was used for the
squelch option which was fitted to the audio subchassis.
73 de Morris VK3DOC
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From: "Mike Hardie"
To: "Old Tube Radios"
Sent: Saturday, December 22, 2007 11:59 AM
Subject: Question, AF Subchassis, R-390A
> I'm replacing J620 on an R-390A AF subchassis, it was missing when the
> unit was acquired, and by some stroke of luck a correct Amphenol plug was
> in the junk box. Things were going well until pin 11, the schematic shows
> the connection ending in mid air, on connection to anything. Anyone know
> what pin 11 of J620 should be connected to?
>
> Mike VE7MMH
>
>
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From: "Arden Allen"
To: Old Tube Radios
Subject: Re: K6KPH OTA for SKN
Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2007 21:31:03 -0800
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Also:
>>>http://www.arrl.org/contests/rules/2008/skn.html<<<
Arden Allen
KB6NAX
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Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2007 08:50:47 -0500 (EST)
From: stuck in 50s
Message-Id: <200712221350.lBMDolD7000732@fracas.netboobie.org>
To: Old Tube Radios
Subject: EE-1A Buzzerphone, WECo 1943
Seems no relation to EE-8 field phone. Maybe a morse carry-over precursor
from what by '43 became the 1-wire fuller-phone?
One of you MUST know!
Six yuletide 5654s* for best answer
12/25- tnx
Marty the aa4rm
*6ak5s may be substituted
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From: "B. Smith"
To: Old Tube Radios
Subject: Alexander Alternator SAQ Transmission
Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2007 15:34:36 -0500
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I am going to attempt reception of Radiostation Grimeton on 17.2 Kcs
Christmas Eve Morning at 0300 EST Monday morning. Since I've spent most my
life operating equipment at oh dark thirty the early time of operation will
not be a hindrance. :-)
Mr.Steinback of Alexander has sent me a recent email confirming the times of
operation:
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"Yes, will will start the SAQ at 07.30 UTC to "warm up" the equipment. And
the transmission will be at 08.00 and 08.15 UTC.
NB. The second transmission 08.15."
Good Luck
Jan Steinbach
Alexander
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I've posted some pictures of my low frequency system at:
http://solo11.abac.com/zorroab1/Christmas%2007%20loop/Page%201.htm
73 and a Very Merry Christmas to All.
Breck k4che
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Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2007 16:08:05 -0500 (EST)
From: Jerry Proc
Subject: Canadian Marconi Radio Web Page
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Hello Everyone,
I have just posted a web page showcasing Canadian
Marconi radio equipment produced during the era of
vacuum tubes. My list of equipment is not complete,
however I have taken it as far as I can for now.
Hopefully it will turn into an on-line resource for
those who are interested in this aspect of Canada’s
radio history. The featured equipment in the web page
is the CSR-5 receiver family, the CM11
transmitter-receiver and the PV-500 series
transmitters, all products used extensively in the
Royal Canadian Navy during WWII and the post war
period.
Any equipment additions, identification, photos or
information would be most welcomed.
http://www.jproc.ca/marconi
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Jerry Proc
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Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2007 20:56:00 -0700
From: David Hollander
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Excellent and very interesting stuff Jerry. Thanks for sharing it with us.
Have you ever seen this Marconi receiver?
http://tinyurl.com/2chga4
73 and Happy Holidays,
Dave N7RK
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From: "Meir WF2U"
To: Old Tube Radios
Subject: RE: Canadian Marconi Radio Web Page
Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2007 23:29:00 -0500
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Dave,
Jerry really did a great job!
And that SMR3A is now mine...
73, Meir WF2U
Landrum, SC
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On Behalf Of David Hollander
Sent: Saturday, December 22, 2007 10:56 PM
To: Old Tube Radios
Cc: Old Tube Radios
Subject: Re: Canadian Marconi Radio Web Page
Excellent and very interesting stuff Jerry. Thanks for sharing it with us.
Have you ever seen this Marconi receiver?
http://tinyurl.com/2chga4
73 and Happy Holidays,
Dave N7RK
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Phoenix, Arizona *DXCC Honor Roll* *WAZ#22 - 75 Meter SSB*
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Date: Sun, 23 Dec 2007 00:12:51 -0500 (EST)
From: Jerry Proc
Subject: Re: Canadian Marconi Radio Web Page
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Hi David,
Yes indeed I have seen that receiver. The E-bay seller
couldn't even identify it properly. It is the SMR-3A
not a 3A receiver.
--- David Hollander wrote:
> Excellent and very interesting stuff Jerry. Thanks
> for sharing it with us.
>
> Have you ever seen this Marconi receiver?
>
> http://tinyurl.com/2chga4
>
> 73 and Happy Holidays,
>
> Dave N7RK
> --
>
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> Dave N7RK Boatanchors Home Page:
> http://members.cox.net/n7rk
>
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From: "David Stinson"
To: Old Tube Radios
Subject: Holiday OT: Jose Cuervo Christmas Cookies
Date: Sun, 23 Dec 2007 07:14:49 -0600
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Cuervo Christmas Cookies
1 cup of water
1 tsp baking soda
1 cup of sugar
1 tsp salt
1 cup of brown sugar
Lemon juice
4 large eggs
1 cup nuts
2 cups of dried fruit
1 bottle Jose Cuervo Tequila
Sample the Cuervo to check quality.
Take a large bowl, check the Cuervo again to be sure it is of the highest
quality, pour one shot and drink.
Turn on the electric mixer. Beat one cup of butter in a large fluffy bowl.
Add one teaspoon of sugar. Beat again. At this point it's best to make
surethe Cuervo is still OK, try another shot just in case.
Turn offf the mixer. Break 2 leggs and add to the bowl and chuck in the cup
of dried fruit. Pick the frigging fruit off the damn floor. Now mix the
turner.
If the fried druit gets stuck in the beaters, get it out with a drewscriver.
Check Cuervo aggin to check for tonsisticity.
Next, sift two cups of salt, into it. Hceck the Hose Cuervo.
Now shift the lemon juice and strain your nuts. Add one table. Add a spoon
of sugar (or not if you don't like it too much). Whenever you can find.
Greash the oven and bake a cake.
Turn the cake tin around around. Don't fall in the ofen. Forget to beat off
the turner. New, threw the bowl throw window, finish hte Cose Juervo and
putt the stove in dishwasher.
HAPPY BIRTFDAY!!
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Date: Sun, 23 Dec 2007 10:27:05 -0800 (PST)
From: John Sehring
Subject: Hickock 539CTube Tester article
To: Old Tube Radios
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AudioExpress (a DIY audio magazine) has put out an
article on calibrating & using the Hickock 539C tube
tester. Please note that this publication & publisher
(Ed Dell, for whom I have written articles) is
definitely NOT of the "audiofool" school of
philosophy!
They've kindly made it available at their web site.
Find it at:
http://www.audioxpress.com/magsdirx/ax/addenda/media/schoo2798.pdf
Enjoy & Happy Holidays!
--John Sehring WB0EQ/VE6
--John Sehring WB0EQ/VE6 Okotoks, Alberta, Canada
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Date: Sun, 23 Dec 2007 11:49:44 -0800 (PST)
From: John Sehring
Subject: More about AudioExpress
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Audio Express has had a long interest in tube-type
equipment, including restoration of older stuff. In
fact, they used to publish "Glass Audio" magazine
(since folded into their AudioExpress magazine).
For example, there's a 4-part article on restoring an
H.H. Scott 299 stereo amplifier (circa 1960, uses the
unobtanium 7189 output tubes). I see many, many of
the same technical restoration issues that've been
illuminated in our fine list.
The entire list of recent & archived articles for
download is at:
http://www.audioxpress.com/magsdirx/ax/addenda/index.htm
Publisher Ed Dell runs a low-key, low-budget operation
but attracts some of the top people in the audio field
to write for him, e.g. Joe D'Appolito (of MTM speaker
configuration fame), D.B. Keele, R. Bullock, G.R.
Koonce, Floyd Toole, Tom Nousaine, etc. (It reminds
me a just bit of Electric Radio magazine.)
There's plenty of leading (& bleeding!) edge stuff
here. I don't detect any whiff of snake oil, either!
BTW, I have NO financial interest or connection with
AudioExpress, am a decades-long satisfied consumer.
--John Sehring WB0EQ/VE
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Date: Sun, 23 Dec 2007 18:56:07 -0500
From: "Chuck Grandgent"
To: Old Tube Radios
Subject: Re: Holiday OT: Jose Cuervo Christmas Cookies
Cc: "Old Tube Radios"
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reminds me of the OIL CHANGE version.
Chuck, K1OM
Oil Change instructions for Women:
1) Pull up to Jiffy Lube when the mileage reaches 3000 miles since the last
oil change.
2) Drink a cup of coffee.
3) 15 minutes later, write a check and leave with a properly maintained
vehicle.
Money spent: Oil Change $20.00 Coffee $1.00 Total $21.00
Oil Change instructions for Men:
1) Wait until Saturday, drive to auto parts store and buy a case of oil,
filter, kitty litter, hand cleaner and a scented tree, write a check for
$50.00.
2) Stop by 7 - 11 and buy a case of beer, write a check for $20.00, drive
home.
3) Open a beer and drink it.
4) Jack car up. Spend 30 minutes looking for jack stands.
5) Find jack stands under kid's pedal car.
6) In frustration, open another beer and drink it.
7) Place drain pan under engine.
8) Look for 9/16 box end wrench.
9) Give up and use crescent wrench.
10) Unscrew drain plug.
11) Drop drain plug in pan of hot oil: splash hot oil on you in process.
Cuss.
12) Crawl out from under car to wipe hot oil off of face and arms. Throw
kitty litter on spilled oil.
13) Have another beer while watching oil drain.
14) Spend 30 minutes looking for oil filter wrench.
15) Give up; crawl under car and hammer a screwdriver through oil filter and
twist off.
16) Crawl out from under car with dripping oil filter splashing
oileverywhere from holes. Cleverly hide old
oil filter among trash in trash can to avoid environmental penalties. Drink
a beer.
17) Buddy shows up; finish case of beer with him. Decide to finish oil
change tomorrow so you can go see his new garage door opener.
18) Sunday: Skip church because "I gotta finish the oil change." Drag pan
full of old oil out from underneath car. Cleverly dump oil in hole in back
yard instead of taking it back to Kragen to recycle.
19) Throw kitty litter on oil spilled during step 18.
20) Beer? No, drank it all yesterday.
21) Walk to 7-11; buy beer.
22) Install new oil filter making sure to apply a thin coat of oil to gasket
surface.
23) Dump first quart of fresh oil into engine.
24) Remember drain plug from step 11.
25) Hurry to find drain plug in drain pan.
26) Remember that the used oil is buried in a hole in the back yard, along
with drain plug.
27) Drink beer.
28) Shovel out hole and sift oily mud for drain plug. Re-shovel oily dirt
into hole. Steal sand from kids sandbox to cleverly cover oily patch of
ground and avoid environmental penalties. Wash drain plug in lawnmower gas.
29) Discover that first quart of fresh oil is now on the floor. Throw kitty
litter on oil spill.
30) Drink beer.
31) Crawl under car getting kitty litter into eyes. Wipe eyes with oily rag
used to clean drain plug. Slip with stupid crescent wrench tightening drain
plug and bang knuckles on frame.
32) Bang head on floorboards in reaction to step 31.
33) Begin cussing fit.
34) Throw stupid crescent wrench.
35) Cuss for additional 10 minutes because wrench hit Miss December (1992)
in the left boob.
36) Beer.
37) Clean up hands and forehead and bandage as required to stop blood flow.
38) Beer.
39) Beer.
40) Dump in five fresh quarts of oil.
41) Beer.
42) Lower car from jack stands.
43) Accidentally crush remaining case of new motor oil.
44) Move car back to apply more kitty litter to fresh oil spilled during
steps 23 - 43.
45) Beer.
46) Test drive car.
47) Get pulled over: arrested for driving under the influence.
48) Car gets impounded.
49) Call loving wife, make bail.
50) 12 hours later, get car from impound yard.
Money spent: Parts $50.00 DUI $2,500.00 Impound fee $75.00 Bail
$1,500.00Beer $40.00 Total-- $4,
165.00
-- But you know the job was done right.
On Dec 23, 2007 8:14 AM, David Stinson wrote:
> Cuervo Christmas Cookies
>
> 1 cup of water
> 1 tsp baking soda
> 1 cup of sugar
> 1 tsp salt
> 1 cup of brown sugar
> Lemon juice
> 4 large eggs
> 1 cup nuts
> 2 cups of dried fruit
> 1 bottle Jose Cuervo Tequila
>
>
> Sample the Cuervo to check quality.
>
> Take a large bowl, check the Cuervo again to be sure it is of the highest
> quality, pour one shot and drink.
>
> Turn on the electric mixer. Beat one cup of butter in a large fluffy bowl.
> Add one teaspoon of sugar. Beat again. At this point it's best to make
> surethe Cuervo is still OK, try another shot just in case.
>
> Turn offf the mixer. Break 2 leggs and add to the bowl and chuck in the
> cup
> of dried fruit. Pick the frigging fruit off the damn floor. Now mix the
> turner.
>
> If the fried druit gets stuck in the beaters, get it out with a
> drewscriver.
> Check Cuervo aggin to check for tonsisticity.
>
> Next, sift two cups of salt, into it. Hceck the Hose Cuervo.
>
> Now shift the lemon juice and strain your nuts. Add one table. Add a spoon
> of sugar (or not if you don't like it too much). Whenever you can find.
> Greash the oven and bake a cake.
>
> Turn the cake tin around around. Don't fall in the ofen. Forget to beat
> off
> the turner. New, threw the bowl throw window, finish hte Cose Juervo and
> putt the stove in dishwasher.
>
> HAPPY BIRTFDAY!!
>
>
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Date: Sun, 23 Dec 2007 22:50:39 -0500 (EST)
From: Jerry Proc
Subject: First Amateur Ops at Alert, NWT
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Hello Everyone,
I recently received a photo which confirms the very
first amateur radio operation from Alert, NWT.
It happened in the summer of 1950 when the JAWS
weather station was completed. That was a full 7 years
ahead of the first amateur radio ops from Alert, the
Wireless station.
Jim, K6FKF, operated VE8ML in the summer of 1950. He
was with the US Weather Bureau and spent two years at
Alert.
http://www.jproc.ca/rrp/alert_ve8ml_1950b.jpg
What type of military gear is Jim using?
For anyone who is interested, here is an account which
details how Alert was built.
http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic43-1-21.pdf
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Jerry Proc
E-mail: jerry7proc@yahoo.com
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Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2007 01:53:16 -0600
From: Dan Arney
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alert.Jerry,
Great story on Alert.
I have flown over Alert many times on transpolar flights from Stockholm
and Copenhagen to Anchorage. Always had a chat with them on VHF,77 to
early 79 time frame.
In the early 70's flew into Eureka with L-188 Electra's with Pacific
Western out of Edmonton AB also based in Resolute flying Electra tanker
with in cabin tanks hauling 5500 Imp gallons of fuel oil to all of the
oil drilling ice strips all over NWT using modified Grid navigation for
point to point flying and ASTRO Compass to get Sun line for backup. Very
interesting flying to say the least. Lots of zero zero landings using
NDB's as the approach aid for bearing info. for landing in ice fog
conditions. In early 72 got OMEGA for NAV system, way to go.
73
Hank
KN6DI
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From: "Meir WF2U"
To: Old Tube Radios
Subject: RE: First Amateur Ops at Alert, NWT
Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2007 06:51:29 -0500
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Jerry,
He has 2 BC-348's in front of him on the desk and 2 ART-13's stacked on each
other on his right.
73, Meir WF2U
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From: owner-boatanchors@theporch.com [mailto:owner-boatanchors@theporch.com]
On Behalf Of Jerry Proc
Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2007 10:51 PM
To: Old Tube Radios
Subject: First Amateur Ops at Alert, NWT
Hello Everyone,
I recently received a photo which confirms the very
first amateur radio operation from Alert, NWT.
It happened in the summer of 1950 when the JAWS
weather station was completed. That was a full 7 years
ahead of the first amateur radio ops from Alert, the
Wireless station.
Jim, K6FKF, operated VE8ML in the summer of 1950. He
was with the US Weather Bureau and spent two years at
Alert.
http://www.jproc.ca/rrp/alert_ve8ml_1950b.jpg
What type of military gear is Jim using?
For anyone who is interested, here is an account which
details how Alert was built.
http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic43-1-21.pdf
--
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Jerry Proc
E-mail: jerry7proc@yahoo.com
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