Hi Folks! I have recently been blessed with an 849 tube. Anybody know where I can pick up a socket for it? The 849 base has three very large pins: Two are...
Hi Tom, Not too many moons ago a fellow described to me how he homebrewed sockets for these types of tubes... As I recall, he went to no place more elaborate...
Ed Swynar
gswynar@...
Jul 8, 2005 1:26 pm
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Hi Tom: I was looking for an 849. If you might be interested in selling...kindly let me know. Regards, Steve WA2TAK [Non-text portions of this message have...
Thanks for the reply, Eddy! Will look for parts to build my own socket. With max frequency at full output of 3 MHz, somehow I don't think I have to worry about...
Hi: Thanks for the reply. Considering them in my transmitter...if I can afford it. Need only 1 each. Kindly provide your price on each tube...and socket, if...
StephenTetorka@...
Jul 9, 2005 2:07 am
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Don't forget, the CC-AWA's Summer Swap Meet is just a few weeks away. On Saturday July 30th. in Valdese NC. Located just off I-40 it's easy to get to from...
Hi Gang, I've been told by someone that's helping me with my research on Civilian Conservation Corp. radio that there were 2 writeups in Radio News magazine. I...
Ron - Can't help re the 1942 issue, but the 1935 article is copied for today's mail. Titled "Radio in the C. C. C.," it discusses networking-by-HF-radio of...
Ludwell Sibley
tubelore@...
Jul 14, 2005 6:09 pm
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Hi Ron, You probably already have this but while searching I found this site with some CCC pictures that you might be interested in: ...
Some interesting reading on the net regarding the CCC. It caused me to wonder: when did the government start giving people money without expecting anything in...
If anyone has the WAX they have drained from an RCA Catacomb, or willing to sell a catacomb with wax still intact, let me know. It can be any version (6 or 8...
... Thanks Lud, K2TQN sent me scans of the 1942 issue. Looks like I'm in pretty good shape so far. NOW if I just had about a week to spend at the National ...
... Yes I know about the "New Deal" web pages. There's a good bit of info there. You might be interested in seeing some of the stuff I've collected so far....
Hey Ron, Uh, take a closer look at one of the photos on the CCC photo web site. There it is, your Clough-Brengle transmitter in a rack mount version used by...
Gary Carter
gcarter01@...
Jul 15, 2005 3:17 am
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... Gary, go here and page down all the way to the bottom. http://radioheaven.homestead.com/CCCradio.html You don't think I was excited when I first saw it, do...
Yep, that's your boy! Very slight variations, but not enough to lose sleep over. Now, to discover production numbers, and to find one for my shack, hi hi! Gary...
Gary Carter
gcarter01@...
Jul 15, 2005 3:35 am
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Ron, Of course you know this means you'll have to slide the HRO off to the side and replace it with a National SW-3, hi hi! I love the setup in the setup in...
Gary Carter
gcarter01@...
Jul 15, 2005 3:46 am
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I noticed in the first photo that the group of guys appears to be using an RME-69 receiver, but a little further down (fourth row) it appears they're using a...
Gary Carter
gcarter01@...
Jul 15, 2005 4:00 am
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Hey, there's the first picture I've ever seen of someone operating a Utah transmitter like I've got paired with a HB regen. See picture 5 from the top. John...
john
johnmb@...
Jul 15, 2005 10:32 am
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Another receiver surprise! Take a look at the next to the last photo , the one taken at "Camp P-78". The operator appears to be using a National FB-7, but look...
Gary Carter
gcarter01@...
Jul 15, 2005 11:16 am
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I am looking for a schematic for a variable voltage/current power supply. I have searched my old school textbooks (that tells you how long it has been since I...
... Got several pounds here in two containers. The results of 5 repaired CATS. How much do you need?? If you get CAT offers, let me know. I would gladly drain...
In a message dated 7/15/2005 6:18:10 PM Eastern Standard Time, dave@... writes: I am looking for a schematic for a variable voltage/current power ...
Mwcpc3@...
Jul 17, 2005 4:51 am
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That would be great. Will you sell the manual, or a copy of the schematic and parts list? If so, let me know. I would likely be possible to "downgrade" the...
Hi Dave, IIRC, the Gen Rad Model 1862 and 1644 MegOhm meters used a 6AB4 to provide a fixed 500 volts at about 8 mA. I'm sure you can figure out how to make it...
The GR manuals appear to be available on BAMA, though I wasn't able to access them right now. Mike Csontos In a message dated 7/17/2005 9:54:46 AM Eastern...
Mwcpc3@...
Jul 17, 2005 3:33 pm
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The CC-AWA Summer Swap Meet is just TWO few weeks away. On Saturday July 30th. in Valdese NC. Located just off I-40 it's easy to get to from anywhere. You can...
I have a old Remler .0005 tuner that looks like it is from the 20s or even older.(?) The design is very different. It is a gear driven with two gears moving...
That was a typical Remler design and used in a lot of their sets and sold individually in the mid 20's. They are certainly neat. When I first started ...
