Thanks, Ken for taking the time to write me. The W.E. transmitter is a work of art. Lovely unit and we will get some pictures on the CRA website shortly, even if it is not Collins.
All my best. David Knepper - W3ST Secretary to the Collins Radio Association (CRA) Publisher of the Collins Journal www.collinsra.com CRA station call - W3CRA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken Zuercher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2003 3:50 PM Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Broadcast Transmitters > Dave, > I haven't had the fun of working with Western Electric > Transmitters, It would probably be the only size that > would fit in my house and not cause a divorce. The > 350B tubes are being used by the hi-Fi audio bunch. I > think one of the tube companies are making them again. > I did recently restore the Collins 20-V and had it on > the air in Ann Arbor,MI. The main is a Continental > Power Rock 1 KW and needed some parts. The Collins has > some supporters in the Ham community. I have a friend > who is a broadcast engineer in Toledo who took one out > of service and plans on putting it on 75 meters. I'd > love to take it home. It's construction is a work of > art. I'm not looking forward to taking it out of > service any time soon as it is history and sounds very > good on the air. We run music on it. It is only 500 > Watts and is the same cabinet etc as the 1 KW version > so it is indeed a beast. > Let me know how the Western Electric comes out as I'd > love to hear it on the air. I will try to get on the > 15 meter AM net soon. My AM rig is a Heathkit DX-40 so > there is not a lot of power. It should be audible on > 15 however. > Ken Zuercher Chief Keeper of the Nostalgia > > > --- David Knepper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Ken, I am presently restoring a Western Electric 250 > > watt transmitter, > > designated 451A-1. Have you ever seen one of these > > units. I assume that > > they are rather rare. This was a back up > > transmitter for a local radio > > station and was first placed in operation in 1947. > > > > I would think that anything made by Western Electric > > would be a collector's > > item. The tubes in this unit, particularly the 350B > > audio tubes bring big > > bucks. > > > > Thank you. > > David Knepper - W3ST > > Secretary to the Collins Radio Association (CRA) > > Publisher of the Collins Journal > > www.collinsra.com > > CRA station call - W3CRA > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Ken Zuercher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Friday, April 11, 2003 10:14 PM > > Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Broadcast Transmitters > > > > > > > I presently have an AM broadcast site with both > > the > > > Continental and the Gates in service. They both > > work > > > fine but I'd take the Continental first. Better > > audio > > > because of the PWM modulation. 3-500Z tubes are > > > getting to be a problem for continuous service due > > to > > > Eimac no longer making them. I have had good > > results > > > from the Taylor and the RFParts tubes (and they > > are > > > very reasonable priced.)Wish I had space for one > > of > > > these but I'd probably need to replace my wife at > > that > > > point. > > > Ken KC8QO > > > also, WJYM, WTKA, WHNE, WQKL, WWWW engineer > > > --- Todd Bigelow - PS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > wrote: > > > > Jim - > > > > > > > > What part of Wyoming are you in? I have a > > brother > > > > in Kemmerer, formerly > > > > Cheyenne. Was headed out there a few years back > > to > > > > pick up a Collins > > > > 300G from Utah, but someone else picked it up. I > > let > > > > a couple of BC1-Ts > > > > go by here because I wanted the 300G instead, > > but > > > > since that didn't work > > > > out... > > > > > > > > I'm in Vermont, so it's a helluva hike for me, > > but > > > > perhaps he could > > > > store it and that would give me more incentive > > to > > > > visit him again soon. > > > > He's with the Highway Patrol, so plenty of > > strong > > > > backs to help out with > > > > the move. > > > > > > > > Too bad you can't keep 'em! > > > > > > > > 73, Todd/'Boomer' KA1KAQ > > > > > > > > Tommye & Jim Wilhite wrote: > > > > > > > > >Hi Mike: > > > > > > > > > >Wish I had the space for a 1/4 wave vertical > > and > > > > shack for it myself, but > > > > >sadly I don't. The coils and insides look new. > > > > The only modification is > > > > >the engineer put a window in the front panel to > > be > > > > able to see the tubes. > > > > >Coils are clean like new as are all other > > parts. > > > > Sure you don't want it? > > > > > > > > > >The engineer says it is capable of about 140% > > > > positive modulation. You > > > > >could have about a month to pick it up. > > > > > > > > > >73 Jim > > > > >de W5JO > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Jim, > > > > > Boy that Continental rig sounds like it > > would > > > > be a neat rig to put on > > > > >160. Unfortunately, Wyoming is a little out of > > my > > > > reach. > > > > >Mike(y) > > > > >W3SLK > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > AMRadio mailing list > > > > [email protected] > > > > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > Do you Yahoo!? > > > Yahoo! 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