Using that information, I get this...
Callsign: <http://www.qrz.com/callsign.html?callsign=W5VU>W5VU Class:
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Name:DURWARD J TUCKER
Effective:31 May 1988
Expires:31 May 1998
Address:6906 KINGSBURY DR
City/State:DALLAS TX 75231
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Clicking on the link above, you get a new Tucker in MA.
At 09:09 AM 6/6/03 -0400, you wrote:
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
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