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Tue Mar 9 19:47:13 2010 -0500 Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 19:47:08 CST From: Old Tube Radios To: Old Tube Radios Subject: BOATANCHORS digest 4320 Message-Id: <20100310014708.D61504C49AB@minime.theporch.com> BOATANCHORS Digest 4320 Topics covered in this issue include: 1) Boatanchors in the Canadian CS2F Tracker Aircraft by Jerry Proc 2) Re: Boatanchors in the Canadian CS2F Tracker Aircraft by "Arden Allen" 3) Re: Boatanchors in the Canadian CS2F Tracker Aircraft by rbethman 4) Re: Boatanchors in the Canadian CS2F Tracker Aircraft by Roy Morgan 5) Re: Boatanchors in the Canadian CS2F Tracker Aircraft by rbethman 6) Re: Boatanchors in the Canadian CS2F Tracker Aircraft by wf2u@ws19ops.com 7) Re: Boatanchors in the Canadian CS2F Tracker Aircraft by wf2u@ws19ops.com 8) Re: Boatanchors in the Canadian CS2F Tracker Aircraft by BBOLLE@aol.com 9) Need BC-939 picture by "JAMES HANLON" 10) Re: Need BC-939 picture by john 11) Re: Need BC-939 picture by john 12) Re: Need BC-939 picture by rbethman 13) Hallicrafters S-40A tuning slugs by "Bob Moody" 14) Midland Compressor For Sale by John Sehring 15) Wanted: 1937 Frank C. Jones Radio Handbook by "Paul Christensen" 16) Re: Bargain Capacitors by wb3fau@att.net 17) Scarce Items and the Coming Demise of Ebay "Hobby" Selling. by "David Stinson" ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <259704.82271.qm@web112314.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2010 17:16:05 -0800 (PST) From: Jerry Proc Subject: Boatanchors in the Canadian CS2F Tracker Aircraft To: Old Tube Radios MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello Everyone, The CS2F Tracker, the sixth installment in my series on Canada=E2=80=99s po= st-war anti-submarine aircraft, is available for viewing at: http://jproc.c= a/rrp/rrp3/tracker.html Serving since 1956, Trackers were still on-strength with the Royal Canadian= Navy when the navy's sole aircraft carrier HMCS Bonaventure was paid off i= n 1970 thus closing Canada=E2=80=99s age of naval aviation. The Trackers wh= ich were based on the carrier were then re-assigned to land bases. Graduall= y the role of the aircraft switched from that of anti-submarine to one of = maritime reconnaissance until the type was stricken off strength in 1990. = Of the 99 aircraft built by de Havilland Canada, many eventually found thei= r way into civilian use.=20 Previously published aircraft can be found at: http://jproc.ca/rrp/index.html The next aircraft in the series is the CH-124 Sea King helicopter.=20 -- Regards, Jerry Proc E-mail: jerry7proc@yahoo.com=0A=0A=0A ________________________________= __________________________________=0AMake your browsing faster, safer, and = easier with the new Internet Explorer=C2=AE 8. Optimized for Yahoo! Get it = Now for Free! at http://downloads.yahoo.com/ca/internetexplorer/ ------------------------------ Message-ID: <001c01cab9b5$3bb44710$d59e480c@KB6NAX> From: "Arden Allen" To: Old Tube Radios Subject: Re: Boatanchors in the Canadian CS2F Tracker Aircraft Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2010 19:05:29 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit > The CS2F Tracker, the sixth installment in my series on Canada’s post-war anti-submarine aircraft, is available for viewing at: http://jproc.ca/rrp/rrp3/tracker.html ....... We had a "stoof" at the Pacific Missile Range Facility in Kaneohe, Hawaii in '64-'65 which was used for longer range aerospace recovery searches. Stinger removed and sometimes the belly radar actually worked. It was my favorite to work on and watch fly. I thought of it as a little tough guy. Re-engined Trackers are still being used for forest fire fighting here in California. Warning to ground crews: Go forward if you want to lose your head when the engines are running ;-) Arden Allen KB6NAX Adopt a shelter dog, save an innocent life, and make a friend forever =:-) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <4B8C848C.8020100@comcast.net> Date: Mon, 01 Mar 2010 22:22:52 -0500 From: rbethman MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Old Tube Radios CC: Old Tube Radios Subject: Re: Boatanchors in the Canadian CS2F Tracker Aircraft Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit I went out several times on the USS Lexington out of Pensacola, FL. They were still flying the S2Fs along with the T-28s and T-2 Buckeyes. Lord, age is catching up to me! My Stepfather had a footlocker of old 11mtr rigs run by dynamotors in the garage. We never did get them going. Bob - N0DGN On 3/1/2010 10:05 PM, Arden Allen wrote: >> The CS2F Tracker, the sixth installment in my series on Canada’s post-war >> > anti-submarine aircraft, is available for viewing at: > http://jproc.ca/rrp/rrp3/tracker.html ....... > > > We had a "stoof" at the Pacific Missile Range Facility in Kaneohe, Hawaii in > '64-'65 which was used for longer range aerospace recovery searches. > Stinger removed and sometimes the belly radar actually worked. It was my > favorite to work on and watch fly. I thought of it as a little tough guy. > Re-engined Trackers are still being used for forest fire fighting here in > California. Warning to ground crews: Go forward if you want to lose your > head when the engines are running ;-) > > Arden Allen > KB6NAX ------------------------------ Cc: Old Tube Radios Message-Id: From: Roy Morgan To: Old Tube Radios Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v936) Subject: Re: Boatanchors in the Canadian CS2F Tracker Aircraft Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2010 22:57:39 -0500 On Mar 1, 2010, at 10:22 PM, rbethman wrote: > I went out several times on the USS Lexington out of Pensacola, FL. Bob, I made 6 arrested landings on the Lex in about 1967 - my helicopter bound class was among the last to do carrier qualifications in the T-28C. Later I flew SH-3 ASW helos with the Stoofs in the Atlantic and Med. Roy Roy Morgan k1lky@earthlink.net 529 Cobb St. Groton NY, 13073 Home: 607-898-3607 Cell: 301-928-7794 ------------------------------ Message-ID: <4B8C8E74.1060408@comcast.net> Date: Mon, 01 Mar 2010 23:05:08 -0500 From: rbethman MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Old Tube Radios CC: Roy Morgan Subject: Re: Boatanchors in the Canadian CS2F Tracker Aircraft Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit You were making carrier landings, and I was about to go off and be one of the nasty ground types. Couldn't get flight status since I started wearing glasses in 1963. Oh well. Went and got my private certification after retirement from Uncle. The flight training at Quantico Flying Club got two of the Navy T-34s and two 02s, (Push me pull me), C-337s with ALL the radio gear in them. Such is the story of life! bOB - n0dgn On 3/1/2010 10:57 PM, Roy Morgan wrote: > > On Mar 1, 2010, at 10:22 PM, rbethman wrote: > >> I went out several times on the USS Lexington out of Pensacola, FL. > > Bob, > > I made 6 arrested landings on the Lex in about 1967 - my helicopter > bound class was among the last to do carrier qualifications in the > T-28C. Later I flew SH-3 ASW helos with the Stoofs in the Atlantic > and Med. > > > > Roy > > > Roy Morgan > k1lky@earthlink.net > 529 Cobb St. > Groton NY, 13073 > Home: 607-898-3607 > Cell: 301-928-7794 > > > > -- +------------------------------------------------------------------+ | AM Amateur Radio Operator NØDGN | +------------------------------------------------------------------+ | http://home.comcast.net/~rbethman/ | +------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Bob Bethman \\\|/// " The absence of a danger | | \\ ~ ~ // signal does *NOT* mean | | rbethman@comcast.net (/ @ @ /) that everything is OK " | +----------------------o00o---°(_)°---o00o-------------------------+ ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20100302100256.pug0aaltnoccw4gk@webmail.opentransfer.com> Date: Tue, 02 Mar 2010 10:02:56 -0500 From: wf2u@ws19ops.com To: Old Tube Radios Subject: Re: Boatanchors in the Canadian CS2F Tracker Aircraft MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; DelSp="Yes"; format="flowed" Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Jerry, Thanks for another piece of information as a result of your research. This reminded me - I'm not sure I told you before - that my RCN CM-11 transmitter came from HMCS Bonaventure. The ham I bought it from in Montreal went to the shipyard where they stripped her after she paid off, and his friend who worked at the shipyards got him in and let him pick up some radio equipment from the piles of stuff removed from the ship. He never did anything with the CM-11, it was just sitting in his basement until I picked it up several years ago. The power supply for it is progressing slowly and I may fire it up finally in the next few weeks. I was delayed by a zillion other projects and radio "emergency cases". I work in the triage mode with the repairs/restorations... Keep up the good work, 73, Meir WF2U Landrum, SC Quoting Jerry Proc : > Hello Everyone, > > The CS2F Tracker, the sixth installment in my series on Canada?s =20 > post-war anti-submarine aircraft, is available for viewing at: =20 > http://jproc.ca/rrp/rrp3/tracker.html > > Serving since 1956, Trackers were still on-strength with the Royal =20 > Canadian Navy when the navy's sole aircraft carrier HMCS Bonaventure =20 > was paid off in 1970 thus closing Canada?s age of naval aviation. =20 > The Trackers which were based on the carrier were then re-assigned =20 > to land bases. Gradually the role of the aircraft switched from =20 > that of anti-submarine to one of maritime reconnaissance until =20 > the type was stricken off strength in 1990. Of the 99 aircraft =20 > built by de Havilland Canada, many eventually found their way into =20 > civilian use. > > Previously published aircraft can be found at: > http://jproc.ca/rrp/index.html > > The next aircraft in the series is the CH-124 Sea King helicopter. > > -- > Regards, > Jerry Proc > E-mail: jerry7proc@yahoo.com > > > __________________________________________________________________ > Make your browsing faster, safer, and easier with the new Internet =20 > Explorer=AE 8. Optimized for Yahoo! Get it Now for Free! at =20 > http://downloads.yahoo.com/ca/internetexplorer/ > > ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20100302094300.a0s0ri4m8kko8o4w@webmail.opentransfer.com> Date: Tue, 02 Mar 2010 09:43:00 -0500 From: wf2u@ws19ops.com To: Old Tube Radios Cc: Old Tube Radios Subject: Re: Boatanchors in the Canadian CS2F Tracker Aircraft MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; DelSp="Yes"; format="flowed" Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Jerry, Thanks for another piece of information as a result of your research. This reminded me - I'm not sure I told you before - that my RCN CM-11 =20 transmitter came from HMCS Bonaventure. The ham I bought it from in =20 Montreal went to the shipyard where they stripped her after she paid =20 off, and his friend who worked at the shipyards got him in and let him =20 pick up some radio equipment from the piles of stuff removed from the =20 ship. He never did anything with the CM-11, it was just sitting in his =20 basement until I picked it up several years ago. The power supply for it is progressing slowly and I may fire it up =20 finally in the next few weeks. I was delayed by a zillion other =20 projects and radio "emergency cases". I work in the triage mode with =20 the repairs/restorations... Keep up the good work, 73, Meir WF2U Landrum, SC Quoting Jerry Proc : > Hello Everyone, > > The CS2F Tracker, the sixth installment in my series on Canada=E2=80=99s = =20 > post-war anti-submarine aircraft, is available for viewing at: =20 > http://jproc.ca/rrp/rrp3/tracker.html > > Serving since 1956, Trackers were still on-strength with the Royal =20 > Canadian Navy when the navy's sole aircraft carrier HMCS Bonaventure =20 > was paid off in 1970 thus closing Canada=E2=80=99s age of naval aviation.= =20 > The Trackers which were based on the carrier were then re-assigned =20 > to land bases. Gradually the role of the aircraft switched from that =20 > of anti-submarine to one of maritime reconnaissance until the =20 > type was stricken off strength in 1990. Of the 99 aircraft built by =20 > de Havilland Canada, many eventually found their way into civilian =20 > use. > > Previously published aircraft can be found at: > http://jproc.ca/rrp/index.html > > The next aircraft in the series is the CH-124 Sea King helicopter. > > -- > Regards, > Jerry Proc > E-mail: jerry7proc@yahoo.com > > > __________________________________________________________________ > Make your browsing faster, safer, and easier with the new Internet =20 > Explorer=C2=AE 8. Optimized for Yahoo! Get it Now for Free! at =20 > http://downloads.yahoo.com/ca/internetexplorer/ > > ------------------------------ From: BBOLLE@aol.com Message-ID: <4fb3.5dbc982c.38bee55f@aol.com> Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2010 17:04:15 EST Subject: Re: Boatanchors in the Canadian CS2F Tracker Aircraft To: Old Tube Radios CC: k1lky@earthlink.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="part1_4fb3.5dbc982c.38bee55f_boundary" --part1_4fb3.5dbc982c.38bee55f_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello all - My father was the XO of the Lex in 1967 (Captain Bollenbacher= ) In June of 69 I became Ensign Bollenbacher. =20 Cheers =20 Bob W4MRX =20 =20 In a message dated 3/1/2010 11:05:48 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, =20 rbethman@comcast.net writes: You were making carrier landings, and I was about to go off and be one=20 of the nasty ground types. Couldn't get flight status since I started=20 wearing glasses in 1963. Oh well. Went and got my private certification after retirement from=20 Uncle. The flight training at Quantico Flying Club got two of the Navy= =20 T-34s and two 02s, (Push me pull me), C-337s with ALL the radio gear in= =20 them. Such is the story of life! bOB - n0dgn On 3/1/2010 10:57 PM, Roy Morgan wrote: > > On Mar 1, 2010, at 10:22 PM, rbethman wrote: > >> I went out several times on the USS Lexington out of Pensacola, FL. > > Bob, > > I made 6 arrested landings on the Lex in about 1967 - my helicopter=20 > bound class was among the last to do carrier qualifications in the=20 > T-28C. Later I flew SH-3 ASW helos with the Stoofs in the Atlantic=20 > and Med. > > > > Roy > > > Roy Morgan > k1lky@earthlink.net > 529 Cobb St. > Groton NY, 13073 > Home: 607-898-3607 > Cell: 301-928-7794 > > > > -- =20 +------------------------------------------------------------------+ | AM Amateur Radio Operator N=D8DGN | +------------------------------------------------------------------+ | http://home.comcast.net/~rbethman/ | +------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Bob Bethman \\\|/// " The absence of a danger | | \\ ~ ~ // signal does *NOT* mean | | rbethman@comcast.net (/ @ @ /) that everything is OK " | +----------------------o00o---=B0(_)=B0---o00o-------------------------+ --part1_4fb3.5dbc982c.38bee55f_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ---REMAINDER OF MESSAGE TRUNCATED--- * * This post contains a forbidden message format * * (such as an attached file, a v-card, HTML formatting) * * Mail Lists at theporch.com only accept PLAIN TEXT * * If your postings display this message your mail program * * is not set to send PLAIN TEXT ONLY and needs adjusting * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * --part1_4fb3.5dbc982c.38bee55f_boundary-- ------------------------------ Message-ID: From: "JAMES HANLON" To: Old Tube Radios Cc: "Ray Osterwald" <1editor2@indra.com> Subject: Need BC-939 picture Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2010 15:50:08 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_18C0_01CABA20.09411360" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_18C0_01CABA20.09411360 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Y'all, I need a picture of the BC-939 Antenna Tuner (for the BC-610) for an = upcoming article in Electric Radio. I've already found a few pictures = on the web using a Google search, but if I could get several genuine, = high resolution digital photos of a BC-939 with permission to publish = them with acknowledgement, it would be better. If someone could forward this to the reflector that deals with Military = Equipment, I'd appreciate that too. Thanks, Jim Hanlon, W8KGI knjhanlon@msn.com ------=_NextPart_000_18C0_01CABA20.09411360 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ---REMAINDER OF MESSAGE TRUNCATED--- * * This post contains a forbidden message format * * (such as an attached file, a v-card, HTML formatting) * * Mail Lists at theporch.com only accept PLAIN TEXT * * If your postings display this message your mail program * * is not set to send PLAIN TEXT ONLY and needs adjusting * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ------=_NextPart_000_18C0_01CABA20.09411360-- ------------------------------ Message-Id: <6.2.1.2.2.20100302180245.02e91990@pop-server.nc.rr.com> Date: Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:03:11 -0500 To: Old Tube Radios From: john Subject: Re: Need BC-939 picture Cc: "Ray Osterwald" <1editor2@indra.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Hi Jim here's a bunch (Google Image is your friend) :-) http://images.google.com/images?client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&hl=en&source=hp&q=BC-939&gbv=2&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq= At 05:50 PM 3/2/2010, JAMES HANLON wrote: >Y'all, > >I need a picture of the BC-939 Antenna Tuner (for the BC-610) for an >upcoming article in Electric Radio. I've already found a few pictures on >the web using a Google search, but if I could get several genuine, high >resolution digital photos of a BC-939 with permission to publish them with >acknowledgement, it would be better. > >If someone could forward this to the reflector that deals with Military >Equipment, I'd appreciate that too. > >Thanks, > >Jim Hanlon, W8KGI >knjhanlon@msn.com ------------------------------ Message-Id: <6.2.1.2.2.20100302180329.02e926d0@pop-server.nc.rr.com> Date: Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:03:58 -0500 To: Old Tube Radios From: john Subject: Re: Need BC-939 picture Cc: "Ray Osterwald" <1editor2@indra.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed ....some seem quite high res, but the acknowledgement is an open issue. At 05:50 PM 3/2/2010, JAMES HANLON wrote: >Y'all, > >I need a picture of the BC-939 Antenna Tuner (for the BC-610) for an >upcoming article in Electric Radio. I've already found a few pictures on >the web using a Google search, but if I could get several genuine, high >resolution digital photos of a BC-939 with permission to publish them with >acknowledgement, it would be better. > >If someone could forward this to the reflector that deals with Military >Equipment, I'd appreciate that too. > >Thanks, > >Jim Hanlon, W8KGI >knjhanlon@msn.com ------------------------------ Message-ID: <4B8DA185.9060209@comcast.net> Date: Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:38:45 -0500 From: rbethman MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Old Tube Radios CC: johnmb@nc.rr.com, Ray Osterwald <1editor2@indra.com>, "James M. Walker" Subject: Re: Need BC-939 picture Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit I can ABSOLUTELY guarantee that the pictures by WB2FCN will be acknowledged! < Wake up Jim! The man NEEDS permission to use YOUR on-line pictures! (Old Goat!) > Pardon me. Jim and I are Brother Warriors. My BC-610, the first of two, came from Jim. He lovingly restored it. Try the N0DGN Web Page. If he does not, then I'll take pictures for this! This is old equipment. It is in the public domain by virtue that the U.S. Military TM is! Within its covers is the BC-939 in all its glory. Bob - N0DGN On 3/2/2010 6:03 PM, john wrote: > ....some seem quite high res, but the acknowledgement is an open issue. > > > At 05:50 PM 3/2/2010, JAMES HANLON wrote: >> Y'all, >> >> I need a picture of the BC-939 Antenna Tuner (for the BC-610) for an >> upcoming article in Electric Radio. I've already found a few >> pictures on the web using a Google search, but if I could get several >> genuine, high resolution digital photos of a BC-939 with permission >> to publish them with acknowledgement, it would be better. >> >> If someone could forward this to the reflector that deals with >> Military Equipment, I'd appreciate that too. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Jim Hanlon, W8KGI >> knjhanlon@msn.com > > -- +------------------------------------------------------------------+ | AM Amateur Radio Operator NØDGN | +------------------------------------------------------------------+ | http://home.comcast.net/~rbethman/ | +------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Bob Bethman \\\|/// " The absence of a danger | | \\ ~ ~ // signal does *NOT* mean | | rbethman@comcast.net (/ @ @ /) that everything is OK " | +----------------------o00o---°(_)°---o00o-------------------------+ ------------------------------ Message-ID: From: "Bob Moody" To: Old Tube Radios Subject: Hallicrafters S-40A tuning slugs Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2010 11:06:02 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0009_01CABAC1.82EDD6C0" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0009_01CABAC1.82EDD6C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Schematic for S-40A shows 7 tuning slugs in the 12 front end / L.O. = coils.=20 Receiver on the bench has only 4 slugs. Can anyone tell me the correct number & placement of the front end / = L.O. coil slugs in the S-40A? Bob K7IRK ------=_NextPart_000_0009_01CABAC1.82EDD6C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ---REMAINDER OF MESSAGE TRUNCATED--- * * This post contains a forbidden message format * * (such as an attached file, a v-card, HTML formatting) * * Mail Lists at theporch.com only accept PLAIN TEXT * * If your postings display this message your mail program * * is not set to send PLAIN TEXT ONLY and needs adjusting * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ------=_NextPart_000_0009_01CABAC1.82EDD6C0-- ------------------------------ Message-ID: <522596.7290.qm@web45602.mail.sp1.yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2010 13:28:57 -0800 (PST) From: John Sehring Subject: Midland Compressor For Sale To: Old Tube Radios MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii I'm selling a Midland Compressor. Tube type (uses one 6BA6) in an attractive (medium blue crackle paint & brushed steel) compact box about 3"x4"x4" HWD. The number "100-053-028" is printed on bottom of chassis. Has four rubber feet. Has "modulation" control & bypass switch on front panel, along with a meter cal'd in modulation % and an arbitrary scale. I have no paperwork on it but full alignment instructions are clearly printed on bottom outside of cabinet. The ct. is on a single small PC board so it should be not too hard to trace out a schematic. From the instructions, it appears to function as a post-compression clipper as well. Two adjustment pots inside. Single permanently-attached 12"-long cable contains shielded audio input/output, filament & B+ leads, ground, etc. Unit is in good-very good mechanical condition; all electronic parts appear to be AOK. I've not powered up this unit. I suspect it was made for use with a tube-type 11m CB base station. $25 + postage. --John WB0EQ P.S. I'm off the Payallup WA ham fest! ------------------------------ Message-ID: <106A746FC2C44EC6B23F02A6B67F7919@DBTOA000> From: "Paul Christensen" To: Old Tube Radios Subject: Wanted: 1937 Frank C. Jones Radio Handbook Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2010 06:19:04 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Looking for the 1937 edition of the Jones Radio Handbook in any condition. If you have one to sell, please reply off-list. Tnx! Paul, W9AC ------------------------------ From: wb3fau@att.net To: Old Tube Radios Cc: "k4pf@juno.com" Subject: Re: Bargain Capacitors Date: Sat, 06 Mar 2010 22:19:51 +0000 Message-Id: <030620102219.27553.4B92D5070001728400006BA122230680329B0A02D29B9B0EBF9A0E00CC0D99@att.net> no they just "buzz better" like bees! BZZ! ------------------------------ Message-ID: <9AFC6455CF584AAA88A7582175A31426@boudreaux> From: "David Stinson" To: Old Tube Radios Subject: Scarce Items and the Coming Demise of Ebay "Hobby" Selling. Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 19:46:35 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Ebay has made many scarce and even rare items available to collectors and has saved thousands of pieces from the dumpster. However- those days may soon end. Shipping restrictions are becoming prohibitive and costs are climbing quickly. I recently sent an ARC-5 transmitter to a gentleman in the next state. The Post Office demanded nearly $40 to ship it, and that price is going to go up. People already bid less or not at all because shipping has become a major part of the expense of collecting. There are many modest-sized items I can't ship internationally due to stricter box size and weight restrictions. And the no-explanation discontinuance of "surface mail" as an option has also damaged the hobby collecting of our friends overseas. "Hamfests" are no answer. They are few and far, and as we all age we will be less willing (or able) to participate. Moreover, a hamfest is a severely limited, local market. I can go to every hamfest in Texas for the rest of my life and I will never see that RAV receiver someone's kids in New Jersey threw into the dump because they couldn't market it. What to do in a world where shipping an ARC-5 a lousy 300 miles costs $40? Your thoughts? ------------------------------ End of BOATANCHORS Digest 4320 ******************************