My new email address is wy7z@... Pete H.W. Petersen 5214 120th Ave. SE Bellevue, WA 98006 USA...
wy7z@...
Aug 1, 2006 4:10 pm
5690
A thought occurred to me that in the past some travelers to the AWA Annual Conference would stop by the Silver Spring Flea Market in Mechanicsburg PA on their...
With the compression of the conference into Saturday, anyone staying over that night might want to try the Avon Flea Market, Sunday, just a few miles down the...
Mwcpc3@...
Aug 4, 2006 1:34 pm
5693
My wife just picked up a Hallmark Keepsake Ornament called "A Christmas Broadcast" The description on the box reads "Tune the dial on the front of this radio...
... Technology has come a long way since the earlier Keepsake radio ornament, the 1993 "Radio News Flash," which was also a cathedral but played only a snippet...
I recently acquired an old Navy RCA RAL-7. What a fantastic receiver for a regen. I'd like to use it in some of the AWA cw contests. Does anyone know the...
I can't find anything specific as to "first service," but the design vintage is between about 1931-32, when the tubes appeared, and about 1935-36, when RCA...
Ludwell Sibley
tubelore@...
Aug 14, 2006 2:08 am
5697
Steve......we had them during WWII......two models, RAK and RAL.....different frequency coverage....almost all Navy ships had one or both of these receivers....
Norm Gertz
k1aa@...
Aug 14, 2006 12:24 pm
5698
In a message dated 8/13/2006 8:31:34 PM Eastern Daylight Time, stevehobensack@... writes: I recently acquired an old Navy RCA RAL-7. What a fantastic ...
Mwcpc3@...
Aug 15, 2006 12:02 am
5699
Boatanchor Bob (NA4G) sez the RAL design date was 1936, IIRC. 73, -Larry/NE1S...
ne1s
ne1s@...
Aug 15, 2006 3:40 am
5700
FOR SALE: 1000 watt Isolation Transformer. for 120V AC. by Northlake Engineering Co. Has four IEC outlets and heavy duty industrial power cable. Heavy gauge,...
Brian Carling
bcarling@...
Aug 15, 2006 3:27 pm
5701
Thanks Lud and Norm for the info on the RAL-7 receiver. ...Steve...N8YE...
Hi Gang, Well the experience and the event was a "fun day", but no Brass Ring. First we had a 2-hour wait in a very long line. All the Roadshow people were...
John Dilks K2TQN
oldradio@...
Aug 17, 2006 12:18 am
5704
A clever abomination Pete On Thu, 17 Aug 2006 00:13:17 -0000 "kj8l" <stevehobensack@...>...
wy7z@...
Aug 17, 2006 4:45 am
5705
Yeah that is pretty scary, and I'm not even a old broadcast radio guy :)) I didn't know Radiola's had transistor circuit boards way back then. Amazing. I see...
Maybe the same guy will take a Walkman and do away with those pesky transistors and replace them with pencil tubes.... -Tom [Non-text portions of this message...
aint exactly frantic bidding HAR Bob K3DJC On Thu, 17 Aug 2006 00:13:17 -0000 "kj8l" <stevehobensack@...>...
riese-k3djc@...
Aug 19, 2006 12:16 am
5708
Hi All, Just added some more homebrew transmitter rig pictures to the Vintage 1929 Transmitter Page: http://www.antiquewireless.org/1929transmitters.htm More...
I just picked up an Arborphone 23 and I'm looking for schematics or information on the radio. I've only found model 27's listed on the web. This radio is in...
Uggh. Not in Gernsback (through 1932 at least), not in Rider's (there's only a Model 45 in Vol. 3), not in Douglas, not in McMahon. Looks like you're between...
Ludwell Sibley
tubelore@...
Aug 20, 2006 4:01 am
5711
Lud Thanks for reply, I've attatched a photo of the raio. I know it is 5 tube DC using UA-201A. It is all complete but I'm yet to find it anywhere. Thanks...
Hi Gang, I'm hoping someone will give us an AWA meet report. I haven't been able to attend since I started working for this school district in 2001 - it is...
John Dilks K2TQN
oldradio@...
Aug 25, 2006 10:25 pm
5714
Don't really have a report on it (I didn't attend this year either), but I did talk to W2AN on 75M AM last night - Dave, KA2J was operating the James Millen...
Larry Szendrei
ne1s@...
Aug 26, 2006 12:06 am
5715
FOR SALE: I have two brand new, never used 6L6 metal tubes in their boxes. Will sell for $40.00 or trade for a pair of brand new RCA 6L6GC tubes. CRYSTAL...
Brian Carling
bcarling@...
Aug 26, 2006 11:34 am
5716
... it's Saturday morning, we just got done with B'fast and are wiating for the auction room to open. The flea market was way down from the last time I was...
Went to the flea market on Thursday. Bought several Supreme tube testers, a Crosley speaker, and some books from the book sale. Attended one of the lectures...
The ARCI site has now been updated with the Flea Market and Contest pictures from August, 2006 RADIOFEST in Bolingbrook. http://www.antique-radios.org Chuck...
