Article: 102474 of rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors From: "AAA RF Products" Subject: FS: SMA Cable Assemblies, $9.90 each, made in USA Message-ID: Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2006 09:29:35 -0700 Any 10 SMA Male to SMA Male cable assemblies for $99.00 RG-58C/U or RG-223/U Mix & match any 10 Length available: 12", 18", 24", 30", 36", 48", 60", 72", 84", & 96" High quality & made in USA Please email sales@AAARFProducts.com or call 949 481 3154 (San Clemente, CA, USA) AAA RF Products 946 Calle Amanecer, suite E San Clemente, CA 92673 Article: 102475 of rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors Subject: Re: FS: SMA Cable Assemblies, $9.90 each, made in USA From: Larry References: Message-ID: Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2006 14:12:05 -0400 More spam on here every week....(sigh) Don't forget to send Cox Abuse the header: From: "AAA RF Products" Newsgroups: misc.industry.electronics.marketplace,rec.boats.electronics,rec.radio.ama teur.antenna,rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors Subject: FS: SMA Cable Assemblies, $9.90 each, made in USA Lines: 19 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2869 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2869 X-RFC2646: Format=Flowed; Original Message-ID: Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2006 09:29:35 -0700 NNTP-Posting-Host: 64.58.167.76 X-Complaints-To: abuse@cox.net X-Trace: fed1read11 1150216151 64.58.167.76 (Tue, 13 Jun 2006 12:29:11 EDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2006 12:29:11 EDT Organization: Cox Communications Xref: usenetserver.com misc.industry.electronics.marketplace:126904 rec.boats.electronics:160756 rec.radio.amateur.antenna:326959 rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors:215070 "AAA RF Products" wrote in news:rJBjg.7953 $rS6.3286@fed1read11: > Any 10 SMA Male to SMA Male cable assemblies for $99.00 > > RG-58C/U or RG-223/U > > Mix & match any 10 > > Length available: 12", 18", 24", 30", 36", 48", 60", 72", 84", & 96" > > High quality & made in USA > > Please email sales@AAARFProducts.com > > or call 949 481 3154 (San Clemente, CA, USA) > > AAA RF Products > 946 Calle Amanecer, suite E > San Clemente, CA 92673 > > > Article: 102476 of rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors From: "Steve N." Subject: Re: SBE-33 Repairs - Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2006 13:46:24 -0500 Message-ID: References: "WDØHCO - Biz" wrote in message news:C0B18663.11EB%wd0hco@ev1.net... > in article e64f17$9vs$1@nntp.aioe.org, Lynn Coffelt at coffelt2@comcast.net > wrote on 6/6/06 12:48 PM: '''snip... > Then it came to me - if I could find a 10k pot with a switch, I could > replace the Mic Gain pot and turn the Filaments ON/OFF with the Mic Gain > control. Only need Mic Gain when the transmitter is ON anyway so it makes > sense and I don't have to drill a hole for a toggle switch. > > So that's the next project! > > Thanks for all your help! - Biz WDØHCO > Kudos, Biz. Don't kill the good ones just for some special, private mod. I had one of these and the T/R relay got erratic - ear-splitting noisy on Rx. I probably could have fixed it with a little creative bending, but sold it. 73, Steve, K9DCI Article: 102477 of rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors From: "Ron Toller" Subject: NEEDED KNOB Message-ID: <8QGjg.14004$Ui7.983@tornado.tampabay.rr.com> Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2006 22:17:40 GMT Need Tuning Control Knob for an Icom IC-271 / IC-471. Need the Knob Only. Tnx, Ron-N4US Article: 102478 of rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors From: "Charlie Hugg" Subject: FS DX Engineering Speech Processor for KWM-2A Message-ID: Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2006 18:42:18 -0500 I have for sale a nice, working DX Engineering Speech Processor for the Collins KWM-2/2A. It is Model LC-1-KWM. It comes with a copy of the manual. Price is $225 shipped in Lower 48. Thanks, Charlie Hugg, K5MBX ________________________________ See my Signal/One, Collins & Drake Photo Galleries and my Hallicrafters Virtual Museum at http://hug-a-bug.com Article: 102479 of rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors From: WD=?ISO-8859-1?B?2A==?=HCO - Biz Subject: Re: SBE-33 Repairs - Mod Done and Working! Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2006 22:19:24 -0500 Message-ID: References: in article e6n161$paj$1@avnika.corp.mot.com, Steve N. at stuevue.nouskuowuicuz@moutouroula.com wrote on 6/13/06 1:46 PM: > > "WDØHCO - Biz" wrote in message > news:C0B18663.11EB%wd0hco@ev1.net... >> in article e64f17$9vs$1@nntp.aioe.org, Lynn Coffelt at > coffelt2@comcast.net >> wrote on 6/6/06 12:48 PM: > '''snip... > >> Then it came to me - if I could find a 10k pot with a switch, I could >> replace the Mic Gain pot and turn the Filaments ON/OFF with the Mic Gain >> control. Only need Mic Gain when the transmitter is ON anyway so it makes >> sense and I don't have to drill a hole for a toggle switch. >> >> So that's the next project! >> >> Thanks for all your help! - Biz WDØHCO >> > > > Kudos, Biz. Don't kill the good ones just for some special, private mod. > I had one of these and the T/R relay got erratic - ear-splitting noisy on > Rx. I probably could have fixed it with a little creative bending, but sold > it. > > 73, Steve, K9DCI > > Well had nothing to do today so I thought I'd go ahead with the tube filament mod. First thing was to search the old junk box. Found a nice 5K POT with a switch to replace the original 10K Mic Gain. As it turns out, 5K is all you need for mic gain with the standard SBE hand mic. If you use the SBE power mic you might have to use all 10k if you dont know how to turn down the pre-amp inside the mic base. To replace the pot you have to dismantle the whole front face plate. While I was doing this I notice the speaker had a hole in the cone. I walked backwards into the XYL's bathroom and got her "Sally Hansen Hard as Nails". It's great for repairing speaker cones and for use as "arc dope". The only drawback is when the XYL finds out and starts with the QRM. Usually ends when she says her cosmetics closet is not a tool box. At this point she sends something flying usually in my direction and at this time I QRT to the ham shack. Assembled the whole front panel and gave a few transmissions - works perfectly with the new pot - now to turn the filaments off. Studied the schematic and looked around near the finals - right there on PIN #5 of V3 was a small un-insulated wire tied to a terminal board. Usually an un-inslated wire means a option of some sort so with the rig ON and the HV B+ flowing to the plates - I slowly brought my dikes to the uninsulated wire and snipped it. All of sudden all tubes when dark - AHHH... PERFECT !!! I then took 2 5" pieces of #26 gauge wire and twisted them together - hooked up one end to pin #5 of V3 and the other wire to the terminal board where the un-insualted wired was tied to. The other ends where then soldered to the switch. Now to turn ON the radio - oh shit it WAS ON ! I guess angels DO EXIST! well to make a short story long - I can now turn the filaments ON/OFF by using the mic gain control - few contacts later - none reported any 60 cycle hum over the mic audio - it's as clean as can be. So now I can listen all day and just fire up the tubes when I need 'em. Clearly Faust Gonset - thought hams would this mod for port/mobile to keep current demands low. Next mods (1) Amp Control - don't have the SBE SB-1LA amp. SBE 33 provides +10 VDC during XMIT and 0 VDC during RX. Mod would insert a 10V relay or Reed Relay to control my AMERITRON 811. Will put everything inside the rig. (2) Replace #49 bulb with a superbright White LED - but can wait until the 49 burns out. (3) Add superbright RED LED which only lites during during XMIT. Lots of CB sets do this - stupid but what the hell! I'll put my foot down on the rodger beep. HI HI (4) last mod - replace RCA female ant connector with SO-239 so it matches all my other rigs and cables. Also planning to paint the cabinet light blue and add some extender feet to the front. After all - that is it still an SBE 33 ? I don't know..... but at least its mine. :^) - Biz WDØHCO Article: 102480 of rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors From: "Scott W. Harvey" Subject: Re: BC-348-Q Repairs - Looking for advice Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2006 23:29:30 -0700 Message-ID: References: <7eidneQ0feztBRLZnZ2dneKdnZydnZ2d@velocitywest.com> H. P. Friedrichs wrote: > I cannot seem to get the BFO working, however. The resistors around the > BFO seem to check out ok. The condition of the caps are unknown at this > time, though I have not run across bad silver micas or the pF dogbones. Congratulations on getting this far....The BC-348 is a good, classic military radio and quite a good listener when fully restored. You need to examine every resistor in the set. Some of them can and will drift upward in value quite substantially as they age under the best conditions, and most of these radios were used under conditions that are far from the best. If any resistor measures more than about 10% off the marked value, I would replace it. > > I know the larger uF caps are prone to dry out and deteriorate, but I > tried shunting a few of them with alligator leads and known-good units. > It didn't seem to make much difference. Shunting the caps is not a particularly effective troubleshooting technique because most of these caps are not open, but leaky. Shunting a good one across a leaky one will have minimal noticeable impact on performance unless one lead of the original cap is disconnected first. Come to think of it, you might as well replace all the paper and electrolytic caps in this radio. Most of them are probably going to be bad anyway. > > What are my options? Is there a common failure mode for the BFO in this > set? Short of removing parts and testing them out-of-circuit what are my > options? Does anyone have a functional BC-348 Q who could give me > nominal voltage readings around the pins of the VT-233 that I could > compare with mine? > I don't have a BC-348 presently, but this site has manuals freely available for download that will tell you practically everything you need to know about this radio in almost nauseating detail: http://www.jamminpower.com/main/bc348.jsp The files there are huge, but these are the clearest BC-348 manual scans I have ever seen...Well worth the download. > Side note: The crystal filter also appears not to work. Basically, it > behaves like an open...nothing gets past it, unless bypassed by the > switch. Do these particular crystals tend to deteriorate and die with > age? What do you replace it with, a crystal ground to the IF freq? You will probably have to get one from a junker BC-348 chassis. IIRC, the IF frequency of this radio is 910KC, which is somewhat unique. -- DO NOT REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE AT THE EMAIL ADDRESS ABOVE! Instead, go to the following web page to get my real email address: http://member.newsguy.com/~polezi/scottsaddy.htm (This has been done because I am sick of SPAMMERS making my email unusable) Vintage radio schematics, Binary newsgroup archives, TV Test pattern DVD and other great radio-related stuff is just one click away at: http://techpreservation.dyndns.org Article: 102481 of rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors Subject: Re: BC-348-Q Repairs - Looking for advice From: "mike48151" References: <7eidneQ0feztBRLZnZ2dneKdnZydnZ2d@velocitywest.com> <1150282492.739858.160400@c74g2000cwc.googlegroups.com> Message-ID: Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2006 11:33:54 GMT On Wed, 14 Jun 2006 10:54:52 GMT, Peter Wieck wrote: >> IIRC, the IF frequency of this radio is 910KC, which is somewhat unique. > > "...somewhat unique." > ....a little bit pregnant. > ....almost alive. > > GRRRRRR....... > > Either it is, or it isn't. However, "almost" doesn't mean _a_bit_; indeed, if there were only two of something, then each could be _almost_ unique. > Otherwise, the advice is directly on point. Yep. Article: 102482 of rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors Subject: Wanted: DM-28-R dynamotor for BC-348-R receiver From: k5dh@raytheon.com (-=H=-) Message-ID: Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2006 12:08:51 GMT I am in need of a DM-28-R dynamotor for a BC-348-R receiver. Must be in working condition. Not too concerned about looks (can't see it anyway, once it's installed in the receiver!). Once I finish restoring this receiver, it will be installed aboard a B-17. Thanks and 73, Dean K5DH Article: 102483 of rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors From: "CSFD" Subject: WTB:COLLINS 75S-1, 32S-1 PARTS Message-ID: Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2006 15:24:59 GMT I need a complete set of knobs for a Collins 75S-1 and 32S-1. New or used anyone help me out? Thanks in advance Please e-mail me at: csfd@hotmail.com Article: 102484 of rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors From: Bill Mutch Subject: Re: BC-348-Q Repairs - Looking for advice Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2006 11:31:16 -0400 Message-ID: References: <7eidneQ0feztBRLZnZ2dneKdnZydnZ2d@velocitywest.com> H. P. Friedrichs wrote: > I recently acquired a BC-348 Q in fairly decent shape and have set about > getting it into useable condition. > > First, I found a dead tube (open filament). Since some of the others > tested weak on my tester, I collected a full complement of NOS tubes > and repopulated the set. No go. > > Next, I found a wiring error made by somebody who had attempted the 28v > to 6 volt filament conversion. The error left both sides of one of the > tube's filaments hooked to A+, i.e. no way it could light up. This was > easily corrected. > > Once I fixed this, I could hear stations...albeit faintly. While poking > around the 1st RF section, I found an open (literally cracked open) > plate resistor. With that replaced, the radio generates enough volume to > drive a small speaker to comfortable levels. > > I cannot seem to get the BFO working, however. The resistors around the > BFO seem to check out ok. The condition of the caps are unknown at this > time, though I have not run across bad silver micas or the pF dogbones. > > I know the larger uF caps are prone to dry out and deteriorate, but I > tried shunting a few of them with alligator leads and known-good units. > It didn't seem to make much difference. > > What are my options? Is there a common failure mode for the BFO in this > set? Short of removing parts and testing them out-of-circuit what are my > options? Does anyone have a functional BC-348 Q who could give me > nominal voltage readings around the pins of the VT-233 that I could > compare with mine? > I would like to help. I have a 348Q in quite good working shape, but I would not be able to get into it to take measurments for about 10 days due to family upheaval. You can download a manual from the BAMA site, which should give voltage and resistance norms. > Side note: The crystal filter also appears not to work. Basically, it > behaves like an open...nothing gets past it, unless bypassed by the > switch. Do these particular crystals tend to deteriorate and die with > age? What do you replace it with, a crystal ground to the IF freq? > > I'd be interested in corresponding with somebody who has been successful > in restoring one of these radios. My email address is > > hpf atsign gainbroadband dotcom > > Thanks, > Pete > AC7ZL Article: 102485 of rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors From: Bill Mutch Subject: Re: BC-348-Q Repairs - Looking for advice Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2006 11:36:39 -0400 Message-ID: References: <7eidneQ0feztBRLZnZ2dneKdnZydnZ2d@velocitywest.com> <1150282492.739858.160400@c74g2000cwc.googlegroups.com> Peter Wieck wrote: >>IIRC, the IF frequency of this radio is 910KC, which is somewhat unique. > > > > "...somewhat unique." > ....a little bit pregnant. > ....almost alive. > > GRRRRRR....... Actually a 910 khz IF makes a great deal of sense in a rig with an XTAL filter, low frequency coverage and no broadcast band. It gives a considerable improvement in image rejection on the higher bands. The XTAL takes care of the selectivity lost by the higher IF. > > Either it is, or it isn't. > > ....unusual. > ....somewhat rare. > ....not typical. > ....specific to this unit. > ....hard to find. > > Otherwise, the advice is directly on point. > > > Peter Wieck > Wyncote, PA > Article: 102486 of rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors From: Edward Knobloch Subject: Re: Need help on bc 344/ARR7 References: <1150254351.274745.45120@y43g2000cwc.googlegroups.com> Message-ID: Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2006 18:16:00 GMT Hi, The Heath SB-10 is not for use with a receiver. It is a sideband adapter for the Heath Apache transmitter or DX-100B transmitter. An RCA jack on the ARR7 receiver may be for a Heath Q-multiplier, which would add selectivity to the receiver, or can be used to notch out a heterodyne. You will have to trace out where that RCA connector ends up (once you manage to get it out of the cabinet without hurting yourself!). 73, Ed Knobloch w9jcm wrote: > Ok guys and gals I aquired a bunch of stuff but going with the first > one here the BC 344 low band reciever.. It got the AC plug and has all > tubes I am told this was working. Everything seems to be there. Am i > doing something wrong? I rigged up a ac cord plugged it in and > nothing.. > > Next up ARR7 military variant of the sx28. It has mods.. I cant get it > out of the box. but has a jones plug on the front and a old style i > guess you would call it collins type connector coming out the side. > Also a RCA jack on the side which i assume is for a sb -10 that i got > with it. What do i need to power this puppy? > > I am a virgin on all this military gear.. had some grc 109s along time > ago but nothing like this. > > Thanks > Article: 102487 of rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors Subject: ** FLEA at MIT ** Sunday June 18th Cambridge MA From: w1gsl@mit.edu (Steven L. Finberg) Date: 15 Jun 2006 01:00:27 GMT Message-ID: <4490b12b$0$570$b45e6eb0@senator-bedfellow.mit.edu> This comming Sunday... +++ Now even more Buyers Parking !!! Thanks to TKT we have use of their new parking lot across Albany St from the SWAPFEST !!! !! ** More Buyers PARKING is available ** for details see http://web.mit.edu/w1gsl/Public/flyer *** !!!! 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Gate Admission $20 First Space $15 Additional Spaces Admission is after the prepaid vendors Early Bird Buyer -Admission after the prepaid vendor line is admitted. ~ 7:15AM ** You may not sell. ** $15 per person at the gate. ****************************** cut here ******************************* FLEA at MIT 2006 Advance Space Application ____April ____May ____June ____ July ____Aug ___Sept ____Oct @ $17 for the first each month + $12 each additional ____ Season Pass @$99 _____ Additional Season Spaces @$70 Name ________________________ Call __________ $ Included______ Address ________________________ Phone __________ Make Check to The MIT Radio Society City ____________________ State _______ Zip _______ PO Box 397082 Cambridge MA 02139 E-mail _____________________________________________ ******************************************************************************* Steve Finberg W1GSL w1gsl@mit.edu PO Box 82 MIT Br Cambridge MA 02139-7082 617 258 3754 ******************************************************************************* Article: 102488 of rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors Message-ID: <4490DEC7.2040002@fuse.net> Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2006 00:15:03 -0400 From: jawod Subject: Re: Wanted: DM-28-R dynamotor for BC-348-R receiver References: -=H=- wrote: > I am in need of a DM-28-R dynamotor for a BC-348-R receiver. > Must be in working condition. Not too concerned about looks > (can't see it anyway, once it's installed in the receiver!). > Once I finish restoring this receiver, it will be installed > aboard a B-17. > > Thanks and 73, > Dean K5DH > Man, I wish I still had one. A BC 348...big and black...was given to me by my Elmer 35 years ago in my novice years. He built a basic power supply: rectifiers but no transformer...I got a nasty shock if I didn't plug it in right (in the old days before polarized plugs) It did manage to keep me awake during those wee hour ops. It was a neat receiver! John AB8WH Article: 102489 of rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors From: kludge@panix.com (Scott Dorsey) Subject: Re: BC-348-Q Repairs - Looking for advice Date: 15 Jun 2006 10:54:46 -0400 Message-ID: References: <7eidneQ0feztBRLZnZ2dneKdnZydnZ2d@velocitywest.com> <2r-dneyT-Z0tQQ3ZnZ2dneKdnZydnZ2d@velocitywest.com> H. P. Friedrichs wrote: >I presumed it (the BFO) was not working because > >a) There is no audible evidence of function, that is, it is not >producing beat notes against CW > >b) I tried probing in that area with a scope and saw no evidence of >oscillation > >c) I injected a sine wave from an external signal generator into that >circuit, and could then make out CW notes. > >You might be right, it might be working but at the wrong frequency. On >the other hand, item (b) suggests it's not working at all. What are the plate and cathode voltages on the BFO tube? I am thinking you might have a bad resistor. --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." Article: 102490 of rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors From: ritchi50@optonline.net Subject: WTB: Johnson Navigator Message-ID: Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2006 20:02:32 -0400 WTB: Johnson Navigator Please leave price and condition through email. ritchi50@optonline.net Article: 102491 of rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors From: "Smokey" Subject: Motorola D33G + T33G manual to give away Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2006 20:06:19 -0500 Message-ID: <129411r5a5i0049@corp.supernews.com> I have a Motorola instruction and alignment manual for the 152-174 MC FM 10 watt D33G and T33G transmitter/receivers. This original Motorola manual is in good condition and is dated March, 1954. I'll send it to anyone Media Mail for free if you'll send me the postage. Smokey -- Important note: When replying to my e-mail please delete the words, "nospam" >from my e-mail address. Article: 102492 of rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors From: "Ed" References: Subject: Re: Latest RADIOMART ebay scam!!! Message-ID: <7brkg.24681$VE1.13038@newssvr14.news.prodigy.com> Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2006 05:18:59 GMT The only trick he doesn't use is " God Bless". "Chuck - K1KW" wrote in message news:uKqdnegZjelTsg_ZnZ2dnUVZ_tydnZ2d@comcast.com... > Item # 9738158955 > > Check this BS out! Amazing that this jerk continues to sell on Ebay with > his obvious lies and misrepresentation. This is nothing more than a poor > homebrew fake. I know who made it and he made a few more out of surplus > items. RADIOMART's stories are totally made up. He has no personal > collections, he swindles SK widows and runs another ebay name to buy on > the > cheap and then makes up stories about the same equipment to lend > credibility. This guy is a snake. BEWARE!!!!! > > > Article: 102493 of rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors From: "IonSpot" References: Subject: Re: Latest RADIOMART ebay scam!!! Message-ID: Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2006 13:39:05 GMT RM has over 4,000 positive feedbacks. He is the self-proclaimed Market Leader in Drake and Collins. That means over 4,000 people so want to beleive in this guy and his products that they will (stupidly) fall over themselves and others to buy his crap. We are the real morons here, buying into his line of BS.....RM is just filling a need in the amateur community: the need to outdo the other guy, possess that precious Collins or Drake trophy...even if it is a fake. Some day when inflation runs rampant and we need to spend our disposable income on heating our homes rather than buying useless radio's, RM will come to an end. "Chuck - K1KW" wrote in message news:uKqdnegZjelTsg_ZnZ2dnUVZ_tydnZ2d@comcast.com... > Item # 9738158955 > > Check this BS out! Amazing that this jerk continues to sell on Ebay with > his obvious lies and misrepresentation. This is nothing more than a poor > homebrew fake. I know who made it and he made a few more out of surplus > items. RADIOMART's stories are totally made up. He has no personal > collections, he swindles SK widows and runs another ebay name to buy on > the > cheap and then makes up stories about the same equipment to lend > credibility. This guy is a snake. BEWARE!!!!! > > > Article: 102494 of rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors From: Ron Subject: Re: Latest RADIOMART eBay scam!!! Date: 16 Jun 2006 16:52:46 EDT Message-ID: <44931BA6.5040807@yahoo.com> References: <1150476814.643610.56590@p79g2000cwp.googlegroups.com> So the big question did you leave negative feedback ? If not WHY NOT? Copake wrote: > Hi, > I have bought a few things from him in the past. > His descriptions such as; > Like the day it was made; > Mint condition; > Better than new; > A true chance to own a museum quality radio; > The best one I have ever seen; > I have never seen one in this condition. > My radios that I bought from him that had these types of descriptions > were > not as nice as the above wording. Although they arrived in one piece > the > packing on 2 radios was not the greatest and evry time I did buy > something from him > I always asked for the best packing and I would pay extra for it. > (NOT!) > The radios were not in the mint condition 10 out of 10 and perfect. > I have had scratches, dents and dings, some contols not working etc.. > So if I now see something he has that I may like, I am very leary of > buying it > and look at others for sale on ebay at better prices and condition, > Just adding my 10 cents worth (inflation and price of gas) > Rich > Article: 102495 of rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors From: "Antonio Vernucci" References: <7eidneQ0feztBRLZnZ2dneKdnZydnZ2d@velocitywest.com> Subject: Re: BC-348-Q Repairs - Looking for advice Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2006 23:28:41 +0200 Message-ID: <4493228c$0$3109$4fafbaef@reader1.news.tin.it> I did your same job you some time ago, when I restored a non working = BC-348. It is very difficult to give you advices by e-mail. The obvious way to = proceed is to start from the audio power stage and go up in the chain, = checking the wiring and voltages. I found that the wiring had been = modified in several places.=20 Also in my case I had the impression that the crystal filter was not = working. Initally I had simply tuned the IF transformers for maximum = output. But I then realized that the IF transformers were tuned on a = frequency quite far from the crystal resonant frequency (910 KHz). After = retuning the IF chain on precisely 910 KHz with the aid of a signal = generator the crystal filter started to work normally. 73 Tony I0JX Article: 102496 of rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors From: "YT" References: <1150542752.112180.302970@h76g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: Latest RADIOMART ebay scam!!! Message-ID: Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2006 13:26:04 GMT > And I am not looking to start a flame war, Collins gear is VERY nice > and worth collecting and using. But Art Collins was NOT God, and having > a shack full of immaculate 60's consumer electronics, however well > engineered, will NOT get you into heaven. > > 73 de VK3BFA Andrew. >\ "Heaven on Earth." HI Article: 102497 of rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors From: "Charles" References: <1150542752.112180.302970@h76g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: Latest RADIOMART ebay scam!!! Message-ID: Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2006 08:34:40 -0500 Well said Andrew!!! Charles K4QZO "Andrew VK3BFA" wrote in message news:1150542752.112180.302970@h76g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... > Chuck - K1KW wrote: >> Item # 9738158955 >> >> Check this BS out! Amazing that this jerk continues to sell on Ebay with >> his obvious lies and misrepresentation. This is nothing more than a poor >> homebrew fake. I know who made it and he made a few more out of surplus >> items. RADIOMART's stories are totally made up. He has no personal >> collections, he swindles SK widows and runs another ebay name to buy on >> the >> cheap and then makes up stories about the same equipment to lend >> credibility. This guy is a snake. BEWARE!!!!! > > Hey - I can make no comments about this person, my only note is his > language is like a real estate salesman hi hi. If its homebrew, I would > like to do as well - its nice. And he doesnt say its made by Collins - > the phrase is "Collins like" - ok, a fine detail, but accurate for fine > print legal purposes...... > > And really people - if you want a museum piece as an investment, then > search for one and be prepared to pay an outrageous price for some old > ham gear. Just dont turn it on or use it on air - you might lessen its > "value" - If you want what "looks" like a nice ATU that would not be > out of place in a Collins setup, then bid what you think its worth - > its your choice.... > > And I am not looking to start a flame war, Collins gear is VERY nice > and worth collecting and using. But Art Collins was NOT God, and having > a shack full of immaculate 60's consumer electronics, however well > engineered, will NOT get you into heaven. > > 73 de VK3BFA Andrew. > Article: 102498 of rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors From: Edward Knobloch Subject: Re: General Radio Test Equipment Manuals References: <2jg8925ifc35i3eaho57n37a0f6remm8p1@4ax.com> Message-ID: Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2006 23:39:10 GMT Hi, Ken Thanks for the note, and thanks very much for establishing BAMA, the Boatanchor Manual Archive. It's a great resource, which too many of us now take for granted! 73, Ed Knobloch Kenneth Grimm wrote: > Thanks to the generosity of the GR Historical Society, BAMA's > collection of manuals for General Radio test equipment has been > enhanced by the addition of over 100 new manuals. Thanks to the GR > Historical Society and Henry P. Hall, in particular, for making this > possible. The material will propagate to the mirror site at > Edebris.com in a couple of days. > Article: 102499 of rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors From: "clfe" Subject: test - no need to open Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2006 12:30:04 -0400 Message-ID: <44957f79$0$12726$ecde5a14@news.coretel.net> In case anyone is "reading" this, I know there is "A" group supposedly for testing, problem is, my posts are working on SOME groups but not all. So, I have to check to see the problem and try to resolve. Sorry for intrusion.