Well, if it is the same Durwood Tucker (how many of them could there be?), then it might be W5VU who was the author of the book RTTY A to Z published by Cowan (CQ) in 1970.
It sounds like an awesome rig. good luck. 73, Don Merz, N3RHT -----Original Message----- From: Patrick Jankowiak [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2003 10:58 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [AMRadio] big iron AM rig built by silent key Durwood Tucker I'm looking for any information on a transmitter I rescued. I know it was built in the 1950's by Durwood Tucker in Dallas, TX. It was used from the '50's to the '60's. It's 99% complete but has some damage such as some broken insulators on chokes, a few cut wires, etc. Like the rig of another poster, this was built with no expense spared. many meters and controls grace the front panel of the rig which tunes from 1.5-30 MHz. Everything was adjustable by variacs and metered; biases, screen voltages, plate voltages, you name it. It uses a 4-1000A modulated by a pair of 304TH's and the HV meters read to 5000 volts. I don't know how much power it is capable of but I am sure it is 'enough'. I wonder if anyone remebers Durwood Tucker or his call sign. The family is no help, for whatever unfortunate or private reason. I have never seen the design, and I doubt I will ever find a schematic. Just fishing.. I would like to put together a collection of info about the transmitter. Thank you, Patrick _______________________________________________ AMRadio mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio
