Article: 101693 of rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors From: Jeffrey D Angus Subject: Re: WTD: Info: Meissner Signal Shifter 160 Coils References: Message-ID: Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2006 02:53:04 GMT Carl WA1KPD wrote: > Help, I have an old model of the Signal Shifter with 3 plug in coils. I am > looking for any information on the coils for 160. In particular I need > number of windings, taps etc. I would also be very happy to buy a set of > them if you have them in the junque box Do you have the other sets of coils? I have the Meissner instruction manual from 1943 that covers al ot of different projects including the signal shifter. I can make copies of it for you. However, it does not include coil winding data. Heh, apparently they want you to buy thier coils instead of making your own. That being said, the 160 meter range coils are from 1.600 to 1.870 KHz and are resonanted with two variable capacitors. Neither of which have a posted value either. Hopefully, you have a setof exsisting coils and reverse engineer from there with the turns ratio and total number of turns. Jeff -- RESTRICTED AREA. Anyone intruding shall immediately become subject to the jurisdiction of military law. Intruders will be subject to lethal force, without warning, and on sight. USE OF DEADLY FORCE IS AUTHORIZED under the Internal Security Act of 1950. Article: 101694 of rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors From: mcalhoun@ksu.edu Subject: Re: Equalizing resistors needed for HV diode string? Date: 6 Feb 2006 21:52:40 -0600 Message-ID: References: <1139206989.299093.92770@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <%xOFf.37846$bF.32540@dukeread07> >> super-strong magnets which my grandkids really enjoy. But I've also been >> ... without any high-tech equipment, how might those diodes be tested? >.... You'll probably have to do some simple >mechanical mods to the power transformers. I'm aware of (and have done) the transformer mods, but what I'm asking now is "without any high-tech equipment (beyond the usual ham stuff such as resistors, VOM, etc.) how might those diodes be tested?" ================================ -- --Myron A. Calhoun. Five boxes preserve our freedoms: soap, ballot, witness, jury, and cartridge PhD EE (retired). "Barbershop" tenor. CDL(PTXS). W0PBV. (785) 539-4448 NRA Life Member and Certified Instructor (Home Firearm Safety, Rifle, Pistol) Article: 101695 of rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors From: - exray - Subject: Re: what is best inexpensive (used) digital SW portable radio to Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2006 01:09:37 -0400 Message-ID: <11ugasi5boitsa8@corp.supernews.com> References: <1139278812.326765.272210@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> johnrapp@bellsouth.net wrote: > Hi, > > I have several young boys in the 8-12 age range who need an activity to > help them get focused on something so they will take a better interest > in school. > > My thoughts are giving them an inexpensive battery operated digital > radio with the shortwave bands and a book on short wave listening and > amateur radio. > > Which would be the best used sw digitals to buy that would be decent > enough to pull in the other countries? > > Thanks, > > John > Some thoughts... Any of the little 'Chinese' portables will pull in other countries. The cheapest ones tend to suffer from overloading, may not have full frequency coverage other than shortwave broadcast, etc, etc. But, for well under $100 (more like 60-80) you can get full coverage, a decent dual conversion receiver and BFO to tune sideband and CW, etc, etc. For exposure to amateur radio they need a BFO. For myself, I'd personally buy one of the NEW Chinese digitals like the no-name DE110* series or Kaito KA1102, etc. (I can't believe I'm saying that). Thats probably overkill for kids of that age. In these little sets you basically get what you pay for and the price reflects that. The $15 ones 'work' just fine for a kid who has never heard shortwave radio before. I can't think of a common USED digital model that has SSB capability in the same price range. Browse the Shortwave category on ebay to get a handle on whats out there these days. The other side of the coin would be an old tube receiver. You can get a decent Hallicrafters S-40 (including shipping) in the same price range. I *should* recommend the venerable S-38 but they tend to carry a "collector" price tag. Some kids are impressed with old gear, some are totally turned off by it. Good luck to you! -Bill Article: 101696 of rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors From: Straydog Subject: Re: Boatanchors and estates: Ideas? Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 00:23:17 -0500 Message-ID: References: <11ueth6djbb71aa@corp.supernews.com> On Mon, 6 Feb 2006, Phil Nelson wrote: > Donating a lifetime collection on the condition that it will all be kept > together seems rather unlikely to me. Not impossible, but there are very, > very few old-radio museums in the world, and most already have more "stuff" > than they can ever exhibit. > > Have you tried contacting nearby radio collector clubs? You may meet someone > who would appreciate what you've got. One club list is available at > http://www.antiqueradio.com/clublist.html (no connection to me). > > If you can't find anyone to take the whole shebang, and you aren't > interested in eBaying on your own, perhaps you could find a local broker to > sell everything on eBay for a commission. Selling piece-by-piece will get > you much more than trying to sell an entire collection in one lot. > > I have already resigned myself to the idea that if I kick tomorrow, my > "treasures" will probably be hauled away by the nearest charity truck. If > you donate to a pick-up charity, at least you could take a modest tax > writeoff. > > Regards, > > Phil Nelson > Phil's Old Radios > http://antiqueradio.org/index.html Its tragic that lots of XYLs have to deal with this problem, but I also heard (many years ago) that places like The Smithsonian get tons of donations that they cannot use and I'm talking about very large quantities. It is possible that they may even be refusing to take stuff unless arrangements can be made ahead of time. I've told my wife she needs to just get rid of the stuff and not worry about price. I hope to figure out some simplifying procedure or work out some arrangement. However, I recall that there are "junk haulers" who will come and take the stuff away for free and they worry about getting what they can out of it to pay their wages/costs and I don't remember, just now, the names of them but some are on the WWW. It might be worth it for some business-orriented ham(s) to organize a collection function along with a auction (eg. eBay) and pay for it with the proceeds of the auction and (maybe) some kind of profit sharing with the widow. However, I've seen "widow" tables at hamfests where they almost gave stuff away or they tried to get new or almost new prices for stuff that needed to be priced to sell, not priced so it would never sell. Article: 101699 of rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors From: "COLIN LAMB" References: <11ueth6djbb71aa@corp.supernews.com> Subject: Re: Boatanchors and estates: Ideas? Message-ID: Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2006 14:47:59 GMT Find a younger ham that will take control of all the equipment and liquidate it when the time comes. I have been doing that for years. I sell the stuff at hamfests or eBay and do not even charge a commission. I keep what does not sell . A funny true story happened to me. A few years ago I got a call from a friend's wife. He was elderly and over a few months he had been going to lunch and never making it, ending up in nearby towns. At one point he was almost vegetative. His Dr's diagnosed him as Alzheimers and told his wife he would never recover. She called me and asked that I liquidate a building full of old radio and test equipment. I went to work and sold some to friends, some on eBay and some at a local swap meet. I just collected the funds until after the swap meet. There were a few things that did not sell at the swap meet, so I figured I was done selling. I called the woman to report my success and she said "just a minute, here is Henry". There was my friend on the other end of the telephone, home and alert. My heart sank. I had to report that I had sold his entire collection of stuff. It was the lowest point of my life. I felt like I had drained the blood from him. But, the rest of the story made for an ok ending. After I told him I had sold all of his equipment, he told me that even though he was home, he was not up to enjoying it and he never would be, so that it was still fine that I had liquidated his stuff. However, he said there were two things he wished he still had and those were two of the three items I could not sell. He was delighted and I felt like the luckiest guy alive. He died about a year later, but we already had liquidated his gear. Colin K7FM Article: 101700 of rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors From: "Steve" References: <11ueth6djbb71aa@corp.supernews.com> Subject: Re: Boatanchors and estates: Ideas? Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 08:15:41 -0800 Message-ID: <43e8c7b0$0$95992$742ec2ed@news.sonic.net> Wouldn't it be great if someone could organize a ham radio museum? I've always thought it'd be a blast to have a building that had several operating positions starting from the spark era (just for show of course) through modern setups. Steve Article: 101701 of rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors From: "Smokey" Subject: Re: Boatanchors and estates: Ideas? Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 12:52:15 -0600 Message-ID: <11uhr9r5c5dted5@corp.supernews.com> References: <11ueth6djbb71aa@corp.supernews.com> Thanks Colin. As is so often the case, your comments make more sense than most on this newsgroup. I should have figured that I could expect vacuous suggestions ("Did you ever think of donating to a radio club? Duh") and sarcasm not to mention the tedious stand-uyp comics (who should keep their day jobs). Jeeesh...I am NOT giving the stuff away now (hopefully I've got a lot of years left).. Nor am I interested in walking away with any money from it. Nor am I interested in one entity getting it all. I just am interested in the stuff being received by someone who will appreciate it. As for those vultures who fly around widows trying to peck them clean, I am all too aware of that situation. We as hams don't have very clean hands in that respect. We've all seen it.My whole reason for putting this posting out is to plan for something instead of my executor landfilling my good stuff. I think I am going to go about this another way because, other than your comments, most others were worthless. Smokey "COLIN LAMB" wrote in message news:zq2Gf.2322$UF1.150@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net... > Find a younger ham that will take control of all the equipment and liquidate > it when the time comes. I have been doing that for years. I sell the stuff > at hamfests or eBay and do not even charge a commission. I keep what does > not sell . > > A funny true story happened to me. A few years ago I got a call from a > friend's wife. He was elderly and over a few months he had been going to > lunch and never making it, ending up in nearby towns. At one point he was > almost vegetative. His Dr's diagnosed him as Alzheimers and told his wife > he would never recover. She called me and asked that I liquidate a building > full of old radio and test equipment. > > I went to work and sold some to friends, some on eBay and some at a local > swap meet. I just collected the funds until after the swap meet. There > were a few things that did not sell at the swap meet, so I figured I was > done selling. I called the woman to report my success and she said "just a > minute, here is Henry". There was my friend on the other end of the > telephone, home and alert. My heart sank. I had to report that I had sold > his entire collection of stuff. It was the lowest point of my life. I felt > like I had drained the blood from him. But, the rest of the story made for > an ok ending. After I told him I had sold all of his equipment, he told me > that even though he was home, he was not up to enjoying it and he never > would be, so that it was still fine that I had liquidated his stuff. > However, he said there were two things he wished he still had and those were > two of the three items I could not sell. He was delighted and I felt like > the luckiest guy alive. > > He died about a year later, but we already had liquidated his gear. > > Colin K7FM > > Article: 101702 of rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors From: hanavin@stimpy.eecis.udel.edu (Chuck Hanavin) Subject: Re: Boatanchors and estates: Ideas? Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 19:33:16 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: References: <11ueth6djbb71aa@corp.supernews.com> <43e8c7b0$0$95992$742ec2ed@news.sonic.net> In article <43e8c7b0$0$95992$742ec2ed@news.sonic.net>, Steve wrote: >Wouldn't it be great if someone could organize a >ham radio museum? I've always thought it'd be a blast >to have a building that had several operating positions >starting from the spark era (just for show of course) >through modern setups. > > Steve > > I believe the Antique Wirless Association has done this. Check out. http://www.antiquewireless.org/museum/museum.htm 73, Chuck (W3FJJ) Article: 101703 of rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors From: kludge@panix.com (Scott Dorsey) Subject: Re: Equalizing resistors needed for HV diode string? Date: 7 Feb 2006 15:56:54 -0500 Message-ID: References: In article , wrote: >>Please be aware of that fact that high voltage multi-junction diodes for >>microwave ovens are available for next to nothing and can be a good >>substitute for long diode strings with a single element. > >Now THAT's a good idea! Any idea how to test USED ones? Plug 'em into the AC power line, measure DC out. The voltage drop on them is too high to use the diode setting on most meters. >On my morning school-bus route, I see about one discarded microwave oven >per month, and if they're not too far from the bus-barn, I return later, >"liberate" them from the "sidewalk store" and tear them apart for their >super-strong magnets which my grandkids really enjoy. But I've also been >saving the transformers, diodes, fans, and capacitors, with the ultimate >goal of making a high-voltage power supply for a homebrew amplifier. So, >without any high-tech equipment, how might those diodes be tested? The transformer is the BEST PART. --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." Article: 101704 of rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors From: Jeffrey D Angus Subject: Re: WTD: Info: Meissner Signal Shifter 160 Coils References: Message-ID: Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2006 21:53:20 GMT Carl WA1KPD wrote: > Help, I have an old model of the Signal Shifter with 3 plug in coils. Carl, I emailed you four pages from the Meissner manual. Hope I don't "mail bomb" your Yahoo account. Jeff -- RESTRICTED AREA. Anyone intruding shall immediately become subject to the jurisdiction of military law. Intruders will be subject to lethal force, without warning, and on sight. USE OF DEADLY FORCE IS AUTHORIZED under the Internal Security Act of 1950. Article: 101705 of rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors From: " Ron in Radio Heaven" References: <11ueth6djbb71aa@corp.supernews.com> Subject: Re: Boatanchors and estates: Ideas? Message-ID: Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2006 23:22:46 GMT I am president of the Carolinas Chapter of the Antique Wireless Association. One of the services our club provides to our members and their families is the auctioning of estate collections at our annual conference in Charlotte NC. We have done a number of these over the years and so far we've gotten several times what the family thought the junque was worth. Last year there was so much stuff in the collection that we had to have 2 auctions. It took all day for seven people to load the collection in a 30 foot race car trailer and then haul it 5 hours and unload it in a warehouse. We then spent many, many hours cataloging the collection for the auction and bagging small items in zip lock bags. We then loaded it all in a u haul truck and unloaded it at the Sheraton. At the time the club only charged 5% auction fee. That's not much for all that work. It's 10% now. An auction at a radio meet is by far the best way to dispose of items like this. You may have to haul it to the site, but there's no shipping or packing involved. And it's at an event where poeple have pockets full of money and are looking for radios to buy. Unless it's really rare, early gear, most museums are not going to want it. The best thing is to get it in the hands of those that do. 73, Ron cc-awa.org Article: 101706 of rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors From: "COLIN LAMB" Subject: Wilson T-1402SM VHF Portable Manual Message-ID: Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2006 01:28:41 GMT I have a manual for the Wilson T-1402SM VHF portable transceiver. It needs a new home. Is there someone who collects these old manuals and then makes them available? I would donate it to them. BAMA does not seem to want this sort of stuff. Colin K7FM Article: 101707 of rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors From: Jeffrey D Angus Subject: Re: WTD: Info: Meissner Signal Shifter 160 Coils References: Message-ID: Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2006 02:46:39 GMT Carl WA1KPD wrote: > Hi Jeffery, > Thank you for the information and I appreciate the time you spent. > Unfortunately it does not give the data on the coils I need to > wind them, just parts numbers. Yeah, I know. I was hoping they'd include _something_ but at least now you have the manual for it. ;-) Jeff wa6fwi -- RESTRICTED AREA. Anyone intruding shall immediately become subject to the jurisdiction of military law. Intruders will be subject to lethal force, without warning, and on sight. USE OF DEADLY FORCE IS AUTHORIZED under the Internal Security Act of 1950. Article: 101708 of rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors From: " Ron in Radio Heaven" References: <11ueth6djbb71aa@corp.supernews.com> Subject: Re: Boatanchors and estates: Ideas? Message-ID: <8NcGf.19371$%84.17939@tornado.southeast.rr.com> Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2006 02:34:44 GMT COLIN LAMB wrote in message news:WDaGf.2424$UF1.1484@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net... > Ron has a good idea if the club knows about the equipment. Unfortunately, > many ham clubs are comprised of appliance operators who do not know the > value nor care about the older stuff. I thought we were talking about Boatanchor gear, not general everyday ham equipment... The idea for the auction wasn't about the local 2 meter ham operator club. BAs should go to a collector event. That's where the knowledgable buyers are. A bunch of 2 meter comandos wouldn't know what to do with a BA. Ron Article: 101709 of rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors From: "Charlie Hugg" Subject: FS Astron RS-35M Power Supply Message-ID: Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 21:56:18 -0600 ASTRON 35 AMP POWER SUPPLY (RS-35M) - Input voltage 120 volt AC, Output 13.8 volts DC at 35 amps. Continuous Duty 25 amps. Case Size 5x11x11 inches. Shipping Weight 27 pounds. This unit has two meters. It is in very nice shape and works perfectly. Price is $115. Thanks, Charlie Hugg, K5MBX Article: 101710 of rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors From: "Joe Watson" Subject: FA: B-K 870 Transistor Equipment Analyst Message-ID: Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 22:03:43 -0600 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7588604611&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1 Article: 101711 of rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors Message-ID: <43EA1246.64A591F5@earthlink.net> From: "Michael A. Terrell" Subject: Re: Wilson T-1402SM VHF Portable Manual References: Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2006 15:47:14 GMT COLIN LAMB wrote: > > I have a manual for the Wilson T-1402SM VHF portable transceiver. It needs > a new home. Is there someone who collects these old manuals and then makes > them available? I would donate it to them. BAMA does not seem to want this > sort of stuff. > > Colin K7FM Colin, I am in the process of scanning all my old manuals, and listing them on my website. I upload the scan to another website so someone can access it on request, since I can't afford a lot of web space. I also plan to make full CDROMS available for a couple bucks each, because some of the manuals are huge. They will be sorted into categories, or custom made to what an individual wants. I straighten the scans, splice the schematics together, and clean up the stray dots, so I spend a lot of time on each manual. I am a disabled veteran, and this is more of a project to keep me busy, than anything else. Most of my useful hours are spent on this project: http://home.earthlink.net/~computersforvets/ A project to provide free computers to disabled and disadvantaged Veterans in Marion County, Florida. computersforvets@earthlink.net which will get any money made from selling CDROMs, if there is anything in excess of the cost of the media and shipping. I can't just sit around and do nothing, so I started the "Computers for Veterans" project. I have a small but steady stream of donated computers and parts coming in. I repair as many as I can and turn them over to the local "Vets Helping Vets" group. I have funded the overhead out of my disability pension, but I can't afford to buy replacement boards and such. The gasoline costs are killing me. I can't ask for, or accept any cash donations until I get my tax exempt status from the IRS, so I fix what I can without buying parts. I am not a ham, but I have collected and restored boatanchors from the mid '60s, and I worked as a broadcast engineer at a number of rado and TV stations so I know the value of preserving manuals on all types of electronics. -- Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to prove it. Member of DAV #85. Michael A. Terrell Central Florida Article: 101712 of rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors From: "Brian Hill" References: <20812-43E0A7EB-453@storefull-3332.bay.webtv.net> Subject: Re: Double Super Hetrodyne what does this do in a CB Radio ? Message-ID: Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2006 12:41:26 -0600 " Ron in Radio Heaven" wrote in message > I know, now someone is going to say I'm being rude to new comers... > > > Ron > > Don't worry about it Ron. Everybody seems a little meaner on Usenet. : ) That's why I use allot of smiley faces : ) BH Article: 101713 of rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors From: "Brian Hill" References: <20812-43E0A7EB-453@storefull-3332.bay.webtv.net> <11u3av9j07nt166@corp.supernews.com> <1c11f$43e23827$97d56b99$12757@ALLTEL.NET> Subject: Re: Double Super Hetrodyne what does this do in a CB Radio ? Message-ID: Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2006 12:44:05 -0600 "Fred W4JLE" wrote in message news:1c11f$43e23827$97d56b99$12757@ALLTEL.NET... >A funny story, Years ago I used to work on HAM equipment and ran a small >shop out of my basement. One day a CBer showed up with a Browning radio. >After repairing the fault, I noticed a design flaw. A capacitor across the >B+ was on the wrong side of the transmit relay. > > It allowed sufficient B+ to keep the transmitter alive when the unit went > to receive and caused a feedback "ping". > > I corrected the default in design and returned the radio to the owner. He > came back mad as a wet hen because his "Browning Ping" was gone. Being the > curmudgeon I am, I put in a LARGE cap extending the ping to nearly a > second. I thought that would really piss him off. Sad to say I had a wave > of CBers wanting me to fix their pings like the first guy. LOL! BH Article: 101714 of rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors From: "Steve Nosko" Subject: Re: Boatanchors and estates: Ideas? Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2006 12:55:33 -0600 Message-ID: References: <11ueth6djbb71aa@corp.supernews.com> "COLIN LAMB" wrote in message news:WDaGf.2424$UF1.1484@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net... > .... > They were an Elmac AF-67, new in the > box, 73, Colin K7FM Ohh I hate when that happens. Ahhh! The Icom 706 of the 50's. or... or... is the 706 the AF-67 of the nineties? I can never get that straight. (:-) 73, Steve, K,9.D;C'I Article: 101715 of rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors From: " Uncle Peter" References: <1139412468.766989.13990@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: FA: Johnson Viking Navigator CW transmitter Message-ID: Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2006 15:42:18 -0500 "John L. Sielke" wrote in message news:B--dnXUHKbFgtXfeRVn-pg@comcast.com... > w8kzw@hotmail.com wrote: > > Item number: 5863996070 > > > > http://cgi.ebay.com/Really-Pretty-Johnson-Navigator-Youll-want-this-one_W0QQ itemZ5863996070QQcategoryZ4675QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem > > > > Thanks for looking. > > > > Jeff > > W8KZW > > Near Detroit > > > $1185.00 !!! Amazing. Gorgeous little CW rig... But, for that price I'd homebrew a clone. Pete Article: 101716 of rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors From: Doug Subject: Re: FA: Johnson Viking Navigator CW transmitter Message-ID: References: <1139412468.766989.13990@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2006 21:21:41 GMT $1185????? And it's not even in mint condx! Dream on. Jeez, I thought this was supposed to be a hobby. Greed hath no limits... Doug Article: 101717 of rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors From: WD=?ISO-8859-1?B?2A==?=HCO Subject: Re: FA: Johnson Viking Navigator CW transmitter Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2006 16:44:54 -0600 Message-ID: References: <1139412468.766989.13990@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> That's buy it now price (if your really nuts) - bid is only $280 - it's worth about $800 It's in pretty good shape - most worn units have the PLATE - GRID lettering below the meter partially worn off. Pretty expensive for a CW ONLY xmitr - Consider that J Viking only made 800 of these and they never did sell very many of them. A better rig would be the Drake 2NT, Heath DX-60B or a even a KNIGHT T-60 xmitr - No built in VFO but XTALS are kinda fun and they are pretty cheap even on eBay. - Biz WDØHCO > $1185????? > And it's not even in mint condx! > > Dream on. > > Jeez, I thought this was supposed to be a hobby. > > Greed hath no limits... > > Doug > Article: 101718 of rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors From: Straydog Subject: Re: FA: Johnson Viking Navigator CW transmitter Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2006 21:36:39 -0500 Message-ID: References: <1139412468.766989.13990@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> On Wed, 8 Feb 2006, Doug wrote: > > > $1185????? > And it's not even in mint condx! > > Dream on. > > Jeez, I thought this was supposed to be a hobby. > > Greed hath no limits... > > Doug > > I agree. I've watched these auctions for a few items. I guess there are people out there with money coming out of their ears and don't care what a fair price is and get "the fever" that they _have to_ have the thing. Or, the shill system is the new way to make money. All this made me make the decision to just go totally for building all homebrew gear, in my present retirement, for my station for the future. And, if I don't like the price at the hamfest, I'll just pass the stuff by. Article: 101719 of rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors From: Straydog Subject: Re: Boatanchors and estates: Ideas? Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2006 21:44:31 -0500 Message-ID: References: <11ueth6djbb71aa@corp.supernews.com> On Tue, 7 Feb 2006, Chuck Harris wrote: > Smokey wrote: >> Thanks Colin. As is so often the case, your comments make more sense than >> most on this newsgroup. I should have figured that I could expect vacuous >> suggestions ("Did you ever think of donating to a radio club? Duh") and >> sarcasm not to mention the tedious stand-uyp comics (who should keep their >> day jobs). Jeeesh...I am NOT giving the stuff away now (hopefully I've got >> a >> lot of years left).. Nor am I interested in walking away with any money >> from >> it. Nor am I interested in one entity getting it all. I just am interested >> in the stuff being received by someone who will appreciate it. As for those >> vultures who fly around widows trying to peck them clean, I am all too >> aware >> of that situation. We as hams don't have very clean hands in that respect. >> We've all seen it.My whole reason for putting this posting out is to plan >> for something instead of my executor landfilling my good stuff. I think I >> am >> going to go about this another way because, other than your comments, most >> others were worthless. >> >> Smokey > > In spite of your attitude, I would like to put in a couple of points: we are > engaged in a hobby that is rather unique. The stuff we see as valuable, most > everyone else in the world sees as trash. It's a shame, but that is the way > it is. We should not single ourselves out. How many people spend tons of money on antique-junk cars? Hunting guns, stamp collections, and all manner of other hobbies. They all have to deal with their collections. ===== no change to below, included for reference and context ===== If you are at all like me, the value you see in a piece is largely > a result of nostalgia. > > In the first place, once you die, it isn't going to make any difference > to you what happens to your material possessions. It should make some > difference to you, before you die, knowing the degree of a mess you will be > leaving behind for your spouse and heirs to clean up. > > About all you can do, is try and not accumulate trash, and to leave some > instructions to your executor that itemize the major pieces of your > collection, > and assigns each piece a realistic value. Your instructions should > suggest how to find likely customers for your collection, and perhaps > even give the task of disposal to some willing friend. > > And if all your good stuff ends up in the landfill, then perhaps, it > will join you in the afterlife. (eg. you can rot together ;-) > > -Chuck (who will be leaving behind quite a mess!) > Article: 101720 of rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors From: Straydog Subject: Re: Boatanchors and estates: Ideas? Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2006 21:47:05 -0500 Message-ID: References: <11ueth6djbb71aa@corp.supernews.com> This kind of thing, it seems to me, might well be something the ARRL/QST should be willing to shed a little more light and help on. Anyone know if it has been suggested to ARRL to welcome, for example, at regional hamfests some kind of large auction of such gear? ===== no change to below, included for reference and context ===== On Tue, 7 Feb 2006, Ron in Radio Heaven wrote: > I am president of the Carolinas Chapter of the Antique Wireless Association. > One of the services our club provides to our members and their families > is the auctioning of estate collections at our annual conference in > Charlotte NC. > > We have done a number of these over the years and so far we've > gotten several times what the family thought the junque was worth. > > Last year there was so much stuff in the collection that we had to have > 2 auctions. It took all day for seven people to load the collection > in a 30 foot race car trailer and then haul it 5 hours and unload it > in a warehouse. We then spent many, many hours cataloging > the collection for the auction and bagging small items in zip lock bags. > We then loaded it all in a u haul truck and unloaded it at the Sheraton. > At the time the club only charged 5% auction fee. > That's not much for all that work. It's 10% now. > > An auction at a radio meet is by far the best way to dispose of items > like this. You may have to haul it to the site, but there's no shipping > or packing involved. And it's at an event where poeple have > pockets full of money and are looking for radios to buy. > > Unless it's really rare, early gear, most museums are not going to want > it. The best thing is to get it in the hands of those that do. > > 73, Ron > cc-awa.org > > > > > Article: 101721 of rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors From: "Joe Watson" Subject: Racal RA-17 For Sale Message-ID: Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2006 21:32:30 -0600 I have reluctantly decided to part with my trusty old Racal RA 17C-12. It is in good operating condition. Cosmetic condition is good, with all original knobs. The S-meter is not original. This is a great radio and fun to use. The bandspread is incredible, with about nine feet of 35 mm firm scale per mHz.. This is a very heavy radio. I bought this from a guy in England a few years ago and it was shipped to the US in a wooden crate. I thought I would check to see if anybody near Oklahoma City would like to buy it and come get it before putting it on the "big board in the sky". I would even drive it an hour or two away to meet you, if interested. I have a JPEG of it, if you would like to see it. I am asking $450 for it. Joe Watson W5WBR Article: 101722 of rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors From: - exray - Subject: Re: Boatanchors and estates: Ideas? Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2006 00:22:03 -0400 Message-ID: <11ulgrbqik4c6e@corp.supernews.com> References: <11ueth6djbb71aa@corp.supernews.com> Straydog wrote: > > This kind of thing, it seems to me, might well be something the ARRL/QST > should be willing to shed a little more light and help on. Anyone know > if it has been suggested to ARRL to welcome, for example, at regional > hamfests some kind of large auction of such gear? Well and good but someone has to "manage" it. Their 'compensation' may come as being the guy who has first pick. In my case, if I keel over tomorrow, the XYL knows who to call to help get rid of my stuff. If Guy A doesn't want to mess with it she also knows Guy B. Anybody who has a houseload of radio junk and a family should have a clue given as to how to unload the stuff. Thats what friends are for. Same as if you have a dozen St. Bernard puppies@! Pick your best radio friend and hope he doesn't die before you. -Bill Article: 101723 of rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors From: "kn4r" Subject: RAA and RAB receivers wanted by USS North Carolina Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 08:56:08 +0100 Message-ID: <356ad8735bd78e8b4a77832246d6b21c@localhost.talkaboutradio.com> References: <10ojfrom2609916@corp.supernews.com> All, Yesterday I had the opportunity to tour the battleship USS North Carolina yesterday (Wilmington NC) with a special tour of Radio Room One from the onsite electronics tech, Terry Kuhn... Onboard are the ship's original RAK/RALs, RBA/RBB/RBCs and transmitters, panoramic adapters, etc etc...as things were left in 1947 when the ship was decomissioned..... The USS North Carolina is looking for a RAA and RAB (purchase, tax donation, etc)... please contact: Terry Kuhn (not a ham but should be!) etkfixr@bellsouth.net His phone-ship: 910-251-5797 ext 2035 thanks and regards, brian kn4r brianharrison@charter.net 704 490-1451 cell Article: 101724 of rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors From: "kn4r" Subject: WWII Battleship USS North Carolina looking for RAA and RAB Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 09:24:44 +0100 Message-ID: <5bf5cc92cb68565c90192a1339cbc457@localhost.talkaboutradio.com> Hello, and tnx for reading, Yesterday I had the opportunity to tour the WWII battleship USS North Carolina yesterday (Wilmington NC) with a special tour of Radio Room One >from the onsite electronics tech, Terry Kuhn... Onboard are the ship's original RAK/RALs, RBA/RBB/RBCs and transmitters, panoramic adapters, etc etc...as things were left in 1947 when the ship was decomissioned..... The USS North Carolina is looking for a RAA and RAB (purchase, tax donation, etc)... Terry Kuhn's contact info: (not a ham but should be!) etkfixr@bellsouth.net His phone-ship: 910-251-5797 ext 2035 or you can contact me, below Many thanks and highest regards, brian kn4r brianharrison@charter.net 704 490-1451 cell Article: 101725 of rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors From: "Brian Hill" Subject: FS- Good stuff!! Message-ID: Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2006 09:18:10 -0600 1. Good working condition and physical . Missing handle. This is a dual trace 20mhz bandwidth scope. No probes or manual but Bama has the manual for download. I cleaned all the controls with DeOxit etc..Good scope for us BA and old radio buffs. $40 + S.H. from 55992 2. Atwater Kent 60c chassis for parts or sale. Complete except for the metal belts for the three gang tuning caps. It's in parts in one box. I'll sell complete or in parts. Email for your needs Thanks for looking. You know what to remove! brianehillNOSPAM@charter.net -- Regards B.H. Article: 101726 of rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors From: Big Rich Soprano Subject: Re: FA: Johnson Viking Navigator CW transmitter Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2006 10:19:36 -0500 Message-ID: References: <1139412468.766989.13990@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> >Gorgeous little CW rig... But, for that price I'd homebrew a clone. Here here... Article: 101727 of rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors From: Big Rich Soprano Subject: Re: FA: Johnson Viking Navigator CW transmitter Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2006 10:20:11 -0500 Message-ID: References: <1139412468.766989.13990@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> >$1185????? >And it's not even in mint condx! >Dream on. >Jeez, I thought this was supposed to be a hobby. >Greed hath no limits... It's a hobby for us but greed for a merchant... Article: 101728 of rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors From: "Brian Hill" References: Subject: Re: FS- Good stuff!! Message-ID: Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2006 09:59:37 -0600 BTW The scope is a Leader LBO-508A. Sorry BH Article: 101729 of rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors From: ritchi50@optonline.net Subject: WTB: DENTRON MT-3000A Antenna Tuner Message-ID: Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2006 13:35:34 -0500 WTB: DENTRON MT-3000A Antenna Tuner Reply Email with price and condition Rich Article: 101730 of rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors From: Steve Reinhardt Subject: Drake TR-3 9.000 MHz crystal? Message-ID: Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2006 16:48:54 -0500 My searches on the Yahoogroups and elsewhere have left me short of a complete answer. International Crystal declined my request for quote. ECS has a serial tuned 9 MHz crystal with 30ppm stability, but I'm not sure I can pull it in a 20pf parallel circuit. Anybody got another hint? 73's Steve W1KF Article: 101731 of rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors From: ritchi50@optonline.net Subject: FS: Kenwood TS-520 w/acc L@@K Message-ID: Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2006 17:12:54 -0500 FS: Kenwood TS-520 w/acc L@@K Kenwood TS-520 Kenwood DG-5 Digital Display Kenwood SP-520 Speaker All works and all was repainted, not the original color. Its a lighter gray. Good for new ham. Builtin Power Supply. Price for all shipped and insured. ........... 235.00 ............ Lower 48 States UPS Shipped I take paypal. Reply email. Article: 101732 of rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors From: "Ron H" References: <1139412468.766989.13990@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: Johnson Viking Navigator CW transmitter Message-ID: Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2006 18:51:50 -0600 What do you suppose it sold for new? K3PID wrote in message news:1139412468.766989.13990@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... > Item number: 5863996070 > > http://cgi.ebay.com/Really-Pretty-Johnson-Navigator-Youll-want-this-one_W0QQitemZ5863996070QQcategoryZ4675QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem > > Thanks for looking. > > Jeff > W8KZW > Near Detroit > Article: 101733 of rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors From: " Ron in Radio Heaven" References: <5bf5cc92cb68565c90192a1339cbc457@localhost.talkaboutradio.com> Subject: Re: WWII Battleship USS North Carolina looking for RAA and RAB Message-ID: Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 03:11:52 GMT Hi Brian, I sure wish I had a receiver that the USS North Carolina needed, I would be proud to give it to them. I haven't been on board for nearly 30 years, but I have fond memories of the ship. I was in the 4th grade in 1961/1962 when a group of residents started the campaign to bring her home for display in Wilmington. They asked all the school children in NC to donate $.10 (tem cents) to the project, everyone that made the donation got a free pass to visit the ship. It must have been about 1964 or '65 before we got to go, it was fun being able to go with my dad since he served on the USS Alabama during WW2 and could really give a "I was there tour". I'm looking forward to getting the chance to go back soon. 73, Ron kn4r wrote in message news:5bf5cc92cb68565c90192a1339cbc457@localhost.talkaboutradio.com... > Hello, and tnx for reading, > > Yesterday I had the opportunity to tour the WWII battleship USS North > Carolina yesterday (Wilmington NC) with a special tour of Radio Room One > from the onsite electronics tech, Terry Kuhn... > Article: 101734 of rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors From: "fosh42" Subject: John F. Rider's Inquiry Message-ID: Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2006 21:16:49 -0600 I at one time had software loaded on my PC that if I entered the make and model on a radio, the query would tell what manual and page a schematic was on. Does anyone have the link to this site so I can save it again. Thx. KG4VAG Article: 101735 of rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors From: - exray - Subject: Re: John F. Rider's Inquiry Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 00:11:06 -0400 Message-ID: <11uo4is381s6612@corp.supernews.com> References: fosh42 wrote: > I at one time had software loaded on my PC that if I entered the make and > model on a radio, the query would tell what manual and page a schematic was > on. Does anyone have the link to this site so I can save it again. > Thx. > KG4VAG > > Try this one. http://techpreservation.dyndns.org/USL_FILES/index.html -Bill Article: 101736 of rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors From: "John Smith" Subject: Furuno receiver model AS-76 circuit wtd Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 22:09:16 +1300 Message-ID: Does anyone know of any contacts that can turn up a schematic for a Furuno receiver model model AS-76 . Tried every where, local agents not interested, nothing on world wild web....! John Article: 101737 of rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors From: "Percom" Subject: FS: Spare parts Plessey PR-2250 receiver Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 14:16:14 +0100 Message-ID: <43ec922c$0$2015$ba620dc5@text.nova.planet.nl> Spare parts Plessey PR-2250 receiver Interface unit EURO 66,- Connector plate + routing board + hinged rear panel EURO 79,50 Internal coaxial cables EURO 2,25 Module 5 (detectors, output amplifiers) EURO 125,00 Module 6 (BFO) EURO 125,00 (prices excl. shipment) Article: 101738 of rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors From: "GHB" References: <5bf5cc92cb68565c90192a1339cbc457@localhost.talkaboutradio.com> Subject: Re: WWII Battleship USS North Carolina looking for RAA and RAB Message-ID: Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 14:26:42 GMT I toured the ship in 92 and it was really awsome! " Ron in Radio Heaven" wrote in message news:YvTGf.18483$no3.10591@tornado.southeast.rr.com... > Hi Brian, I sure wish I had a receiver that the USS North Carolina needed, > I would be proud to give it to them. > I haven't been on board for nearly 30 years, but I have fond > memories of the ship. I was in the 4th grade in 1961/1962 when > a group of residents started the campaign to bring her home for > display in Wilmington. > They asked all the school children in NC to donate $.10 (tem cents) > to the project, everyone that made the donation got a free pass to visit > the ship. > It must have been about 1964 or '65 before we got to go, it was fun > being able to go with my dad since he served on the USS Alabama > during WW2 and could really give a "I was there tour". > > I'm looking forward to getting the chance to go back soon. > > 73, Ron > > kn4r wrote in message > news:5bf5cc92cb68565c90192a1339cbc457@localhost.talkaboutradio.com... > > Hello, and tnx for reading, > > > > Yesterday I had the opportunity to tour the WWII battleship USS North > > Carolina yesterday (Wilmington NC) with a special tour of Radio Room One > > from the onsite electronics tech, Terry Kuhn... > > > > > Article: 101739 of rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors From: Peter Hiscocks Subject: FS: Equipment Manuals Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 21:05:43 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: The following manuals were rescued from the trash at my university during a move. I've given away some to interested parties, these manuals remain. I'm selling them to ensure that they get a proper home. Cost $2 each plus shipping. Check with me by email to get the shipping cost, which ranges between $7USD and $12, depending on the size of the manual. All the manuals are in excellent condition with very few (if any) marks. Email me if you are interested in any of the following manuals: -------------------------------------------------------------- Tek 3B3 Vertical Amp Plugin Tek 561B Scope Mainframe Tek 545B Oscilloscope Tek 7623 Storage Oscilloscope Tek 53/54D Vertical Diff Amp Plugin Genrad 1650A Bridge These ones are currently listed on Ebay for $2 plus shipping. ------------------------------------------------------------ Tek 3A74 4 Channel Vertical Amp Plugin Tek 564B Storage Scope Mainframe Tek 2B67 Timebase Plugin Tek 321 Oscillosope Tek 3A74 Vertical Plugin Tek 3A8 Op Amp Plugin Tek 3C66 Carrier Amplifier Plugin Tek 434 Oscilloscope Tek 5031 Oscilloscope Heathkit O-11 Oscilloscope HP 180A/AR Scope Mainframe DuMont 224A Oscilloscope DuMont 304A Oscilloscope The DuMont manuals will be of interest to oscilloscope history buffs, they are from the 40's and 50's. I have another box full of manuals, which I'll post in due course. Thanks - Peter -- Peter D. Hiscocks Professor Emeritus Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Ryerson University ----- Phone: 416-465-3007 Email: phiscock@ee.ryerson.ca URL: http://www.ee.ryerson.ca/~phiscock Article: 101740 of rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors From: Straydog Subject: Re: FARFEST (Gaithersburg) Hamfest Query Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 16:04:24 -0500 Message-ID: References: I picked up a flyer at one of the recent hamfests (I think MMARC late Jan, '06) that _said_ they were going to have it. On Fri, 10 Feb 2006, K3HVG wrote: > Anyone have the straight skinny on whether the Gaithersburg (MD) hamfest will > be held this year? The FAR website hasn't been updated since last year! > > Article: 101741 of rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors From: - exray - Subject: Re: Tube boxes Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 23:53:32 -0400 Message-ID: <11uqntsbq834f3a@corp.supernews.com> References: <1139628955.429355.54390@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com> AB9GO wrote: > Who has the best price on white tube boxes? I have several hundred to > sort and they need to be stored in an orderly fashion. I will also be > using tube crates. Thanks, Randy > Gawd, I hate to admit it, but AES seems to win with tube boxes. I've bought ones from Radiodaze but they don't have all the 'correct' sizes and they seem a tad on the 'cheap' side the way they fold, etc. Of course you could use spark plug boxes and such.... I find that an initial investment in real boxes that fit my tubes and stack right is soon forgotten when I find my stuff reaching some semblance of order. If I had 150,000 ersatz tubes I'd probably store them loose in beer boxes for economy :) But I'm also only dealing with a few hundred keepers so the boxes work for me even at ~25 cents a whack. -Bill Article: 101742 of rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors From: john carson Subject: Re: FS: Equipment Manuals References: Message-ID: Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2006 04:17:16 GMT Peter Hiscocks wrote: >The following manuals were rescued from the trash at my university during a >move. I've given away some to interested parties, these manuals remain. I'm >selling them to ensure that they get a proper home. Cost $2 >each plus shipping. Check with me by email to get the shipping cost, which >ranges between $7USD and $12, depending on the size of the manual. > >All the manuals are in excellent condition with very few (if any) marks. > >Email me if you are interested in any of the following manuals: >-------------------------------------------------------------- >Tek 3B3 Vertical Amp Plugin >Tek 561B Scope Mainframe >Tek 545B Oscilloscope >Tek 7623 Storage Oscilloscope >Tek 53/54D Vertical Diff Amp Plugin >Genrad 1650A Bridge > >These ones are currently listed on Ebay for $2 plus shipping. >------------------------------------------------------------ >Tek 3A74 4 Channel Vertical Amp Plugin >Tek 564B Storage Scope Mainframe >Tek 2B67 Timebase Plugin >Tek 321 Oscillosope >Tek 3A74 Vertical Plugin >Tek 3A8 Op Amp Plugin >Tek 3C66 Carrier Amplifier Plugin >Tek 434 Oscilloscope >Tek 5031 Oscilloscope >Heathkit O-11 Oscilloscope >HP 180A/AR Scope Mainframe >DuMont 224A Oscilloscope >DuMont 304A Oscilloscope > >The DuMont manuals will be of interest to oscilloscope history buffs, they >are from the 40's and 50's. > >I have another box full of manuals, which I'll post in due course. > >Thanks - >Peter >Im interested in Genrad1650 manual John K3OPC > > > Article: 101743 of rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors From: "COLIN LAMB" References: <1139628955.429355.54390@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: Tube boxes Message-ID: Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2006 04:23:55 GMT "Who has the best price on white tube boxes? I have several hundred to sort" Why would you want to sort tube boxes? Sorry, it is Friday night I am also looking for the cheapest price on the boxes, although I have never sorted them. I just fill them with a tube. Article: 101744 of rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors From: WD=?ISO-8859-1?B?2A==?=HCO Subject: Re: Tube boxes - or - Tube Tortillas ? Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2006 07:10:36 -0600 Message-ID: References: <1139628955.429355.54390@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com> I came up with this.... http://users.ev1.net/~wd0hco/PEGASUS/INDEX.html Far cheaper than tube boxes... - Biz WDHCO - hey, I was just thinking outside the "box" ! HI HI HI I kill myself... Article: 101745 of rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors From: "Percom" Subject: FS: Spare parts Plessey PR-2250 receiver Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2006 14:40:34 +0100 Message-ID: <43ede961$0$2025$ba620dc5@text.nova.planet.nl> Spare parts Plessey PR-2250 receiver Interface unit EURO 66,- Connector plate + routing board + hinged rear panel EURO 79,50 Internal coaxial cables EURO 2,25 Module 5 (detectors, output amplifiers) EURO 125,00 Module 6 (BFO) EURO 125,00 (prices excl. shipment) Article: 101746 of rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors From: WD=?ISO-8859-1?B?2A==?=HCO Subject: Height of Stoop'idity Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2006 11:00:50 -0600 Message-ID: I hate to get "political" and I realize this is - NOT - the place for this sort of thing.... However, sometimes you have to stop, pick up your head from the undersides of a radio and say "Huh?", "What da #$%@*....?" Read the following very carefully and see if you can find a potential problem ... read the end part for a good laff.... Again my apologies... I laughed so hard I had coffee coming out my nose... -WDØHCO WASHINGTON - A company in the United Arab Emirates is poised to take over significant operations at six American ports as part of a corporate sale, leaving a country with ties to the Sept. 11 hijackers with influence over a maritime industry considered vulnerable to terrorism. ADVERTISEMENT The Bush administration considers the UAE an important ally in the fight against terrorism since the suicide hijackings and is not objecting to Dubai Ports World's purchase of London-based Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Co. The $6.8 billion sale is expected to be approved Monday. The British company is the fourth largest ports company in the world and its sale would affect commercial U.S. port operations in New York, New Jersey, Baltimore, New Orleans, Miami and Philadelphia. DP World said it won approval from a secretive U.S. government panel that considers security risks of foreign companies buying or investing in American industry. The U.S. Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States "thoroughly reviewed the potential transaction and concluded they had no objection," the company said in a statement to The Associated Press. The committee earlier agreed to consider concerns about the deal as expressed by a Miami-based company, Eller & Co., according to Eller's lawyer, Michael Kreitzer. Eller is a business partner with the British shipping giant but was not in the running to buy the ports company. The committee, which could have recommended that President Bush block the purchase, includes representatives from the departments of Treasury, Defense, Justice, Commerce, State and Homeland Security. The State Department describes the UAE as a vital partner in the fight against terrorism. But the UAE, a loose federation of seven emirates on the Saudi peninsula, was an important operational and financial base for the hijackers who carried out the attacks against New York and Washington, the FBI concluded. Sen. Charles Schumer (news, bio, voting record), a Democrat whose district includes the New York port, urged the administration to consider the sale carefully. "America's busiest ports are vital to our economy and to the international economy, and that is why they remain top terrorist targets," Schumer said. "Just as we would not outsource military operations or law enforcement duties, we should be very careful before we outsource such sensitive homeland security duties." Last month, the White House appointed a senior DP World executive, David C. Sanborn of Virginia, to be the new administrator of the Maritime Administration of the Transportation Department. Sanborn worked as DP World's director of operations for Europe and Latin America. Critics of the proposed purchase said a port operator complicit in smuggling or terrorism could manipulate manifests and other records to frustrate Homeland Security's already limited scrutiny of shipping containers and slip contraband past U.S. Customs inspectors. "When you have a foreign government involved, you are injecting foreign national interests," Kreitzer said. "A country that may be a friend of ours today may not be on the same side tomorrow. You don't know in advance what the politics of that country will be in the future." Shipping experts noted that many of the world's largest port companies are not based in the U.S., and they pointed to DP World's strong economic interest in operating ports securely and efficiently. "Does this pose a national security risk? I think that's pushing the envelope," said Stephen E. Flynn, who studies maritime security at the New York-based Council on Foreign Relations. "It's not impossible to imagine one could develop an internal conspiracy, but I'd have to assign it a very low probability." Changing management over the U.S. ports "doesn't offer al-Qaida any opportunities it doesn't have now," said James Lewis, who worked with the U.S. committee at the State and Commerce departments. "It's in Dubai's interest to make sure this runs well. There is strong economic incentive to be sure these worries never materialize." Flynn and others said even under foreign control, U.S. ports will continue to be run by unionized American employees. "You're not going have a bunch of UAE citizens working the docks," Flynn said. "They're longshoremen, vested in high-paying jobs. Most of them are Archie Bunker-kind of Americans." Peninsular and Oriental and DP World set approval by the U.S. security committee as a condition for the sale. In regulatory papers, the companies said either the committee must agree not to formally investigate the purchase or Bush must not move to block the sale for national security purposes. Since the Sept. 11 attacks, the FBI has said the money for the strikes was transferred to the hijackers primarily through the UAE's banking system, and much of the operational planning for the attacks took place inside the UAE. Many of the hijackers traveled to the U.S. through the UAE. Also, the hijacker who steered United Airlines flight into the World Trade Center's south tower, Marwan al-Shehhi, was born in the UAE. After the attacks, U.S. Treasury Department officials complained about a lack of cooperation by the UAE and other Arab countries trying to track Osama bin Laden's bank accounts. Article: 101747 of rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors From: "Brian Hill" References: Subject: Re: Height of Stoop'idity Message-ID: Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2006 11:47:33 -0600 "WD Ø HCO" wrote in message news:C0137462.7050%wd0hco@ev1.net... >I hate to get "political" and I realize this is - NOT - the place for this > sort of thing.... No you don't hate to be political or you wouldn't do it and -YES- this is not the place for it. BH Article: 101748 of rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors From: "Brian Hill" References: <1139681034.130009.173380@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: Height of Stoop'idity Message-ID: Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2006 14:03:35 -0600 "Ricke" wrote in message news:1139681034.130009.173380@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... > But I read it too, strange world we live in. Back to Radios > I'm not really trying to flame him, It's just that I know where the religion and politics threads end up ;) BH Article: 101749 of rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors From: David Stinson Subject: Cool "Boatanchor" Message-ID: Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2006 22:34:13 GMT Click on the link and scroll down to the "Wolfenstein Radio PC." http://www.gizmodo.com/ Article: 101750 of rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors From: " Ron in Radio Heaven" Subject: 2 pin microphone plugs & panel mount connectors Message-ID: Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2006 00:27:36 GMT 2 pin microphone plugs & panel mount connectors for boat anchor transmitters. http://radioheaven.homestead.com/2pinmicplug.html 73, Ron KC4YOY Article: 101751 of rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors From: "YT" References: Subject: Re: Cool "Boatanchor" Message-ID: Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2006 01:08:06 GMT Wow, 'PC' in our time....' I want mine with a big 'ol swastika. Then I can annex linuxslavakia. Hmmm, I wonder if the meters will fit my 390 ? "David Stinson" wrote in message news:FDtHf.662$UN.158@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net... > Click on the link and scroll down to the "Wolfenstein Radio PC." > > http://www.gizmodo.com/ Article: 101752 of rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors From: Edward Knobloch Subject: Re: Collins 32S1 References: <1139708688.182658.250200@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com> Message-ID: Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2006 04:35:34 GMT w4pqw@cox.net wrote: > Could someone run a copy of 32S1 manual for me.I am unable to locate > one from commercial sources..Thanks w4pqw@cox.net > Hi, There's a pdf file of the 32S-1 manual available for download at: http://www.collinsradio.org/html/manuals.html 73, Ed Knobloch Article: 101753 of rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2006 13:46:12 +0100 From: nierveze Subject: scr522-bc624 Message-ID: <43ef2dfa$0$29179$8fcfb975@news.wanadoo.fr> hello everyone,I need the schematic of the receiver part of the scr522 ,I have found one schematic on the internet but it is almost impossible to read.Thanks very much ,73 f1gqb Article: 101754 of rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors From: "Antonio Vernucci" References: <1139687552.249994.148740@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: I-177 tube tester reads 2-3x to high on gm. Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2006 15:15:21 +0100 Message-ID: <43ef42fd$0$28069$4fafbaef@reader1.news.tin.it> "AB9GO" ha scritto nel messaggio = news:1139687552.249994.148740@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... > Well since I am boxing the loose tubes I have, guess I had better test > them! I have a military I-177 Made by Daven that sez that the gm of > the tubes is 3x higher than it should be. A 6K6 should be 1600 but I > read 4200!!! Pins the needle on the 3000 range and reads 4200 on the > 6000 range. All known good tubes tested read high. I do not see a = pot > or adjustable power resistor to change the calibration. Looked @ the > calibration info on the Hickok 600 series, but is too different to > apply to the I-177. Any ideas? Anyone have the calibration routine > for the I-177? The mil manuals I have found do not have a calibration > routine. >=20 > Thanks=20 > Randy. I do not know which is the story of your tube tester. A possibility is = that somone replaced the two wire-wound potentiometers with others of = different values (it happened to me!). It is VERY difficult to find a = replacement for them. One is a 3000-ohm potentiometer having a = non-linear taper, the other one consists of two ganged low-value = potentiomers. I would check them with an ohmeter before proceeding to = isolate the fault. 73 Tony I0JX Article: 101755 of rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors From: " Ron in Radio Heaven" References: <8PadnehPnIyc3HLeRVn-gg@adelphia.com> Subject: Re: 2 pin microphone plugs & panel mount connectors Message-ID: <5UIHf.20007$no3.8037@tornado.southeast.rr.com> Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2006 15:55:45 GMT K3HVG > Actually.... not a bad price.... That's what I thought, I'm not trying to make a killing on them, I just found a source and wanted to help folks out that need them. They seem to fairly hard to find. 73, Ron http://radioheaven.homestead.com/2pinmicplug.html