Hi Jim There is a GK500 locally that I can view, but do not have the Champion coils to compare for similarity. Also looking for the PA tubes "AX9909" The Champion PA cap is 250uufd . The Champion 80-15m PA tank coil part number is 1400-027A. What is GK500 p/n?
bob...w2ami www.qrz.com/callsign/w2ami ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tommye & Jim Wilhite" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, February 23, 2004 9:56 PM Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Globe King tank coils > I, personally, have not seen a Champion so I cannot say about them being the > same, but I would almost bet they are. > > Unfortunately I do not have my manual for the 500 but , as I recall, the > output cap is 250 uuf. If that is what the Champion has, they are probably > the same. In my manual, I measured the size of the form, the length and > number of turns. The coil I have is the same as the phenol coils and could > take a picture of it with my camera an email it to you. What I don't have > is the number of turns for the 80 meter coil or the 160 meter coil. > > The wire on the 15, 20, 40 meter coil is about #16 or 14 and is wide spaced > for the higher frequencies then closer wound for the 40 meter section. I > hate to make these statements because I can't get to my information, but > someone here can tell you. The 40/20/15 meter coil is 2 3/8 outside > diameter and has 2 3/4 turns spaced at about 1/4 inch apart. Then it > continues for an additional 3 turns for 20 meters. At that point the > spacing of the wire drops to about 3/8 inch for an additional 10 turns. > Each tap is arranged to face the bandswitch. The 80 meter and part of the > 160 meter coil are the same diameter but very close wound with varnished > wire, but I don't know how many turns for 80 meters. Then part of the 160 > meter coil is on another form below the chassis. > > Since I am not familiar with the Champion series, I don't know if that > applies to it. If you want the picture, let me know. > > 73 Jim > de W5JO > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "RJ Mattson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]>; "WRL Mailing list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, February 23, 2004 6:16 PM > Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Globe King tank coils > > > > Are the "Globe Champion 300" tank coils the same as the GK500? > > I bought my Champion off of a CB'er who modified it for 11 meters and > > removed and discarded the tapped tank coils. > > If they are the same, I can replicate the coils. > > Help! > > bob...w2ami > > www.qrz.com/callsign/w2ami > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Tommye & Jim Wilhite" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "AM Radio Discussion List" <[email protected]>; "WRL Mailing > list" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Monday, February 23, 2004 12:28 PM > > Subject: [AMRadio] Globe King tank coils > > > > > > > A couple of weeks ago I saw an ad for a part of the tank coil for a > Globe > > > King 500. The thing that caught my eye was that it was wound on a > ceramic > > > form. > > > > > > I have a GK 500A and have had a C model, but neither had a ceramic form. > > > This peaked my interest and I bought it from the guy who had placed the > ad > > > on a bulletin board. It arrived today and is for a GK 500 and I am > > > wondering if anyone else has ever seen a GK 500 tank coil on a ceramic > > form? > > > > > > This is wound with the same wire and has the taps for 15, 20 and 40 > meters > > > like the one in my 500A. I am wondering when Leo switched from the > fiber > > > form to ceramic and if the 80 and 160 meter portions were on ceramic as > > > well? Wonder how many 500s were built with ceramic forms? > > > > > > 73 Jim > > > de W5JO > > _______________________________________________ > AMRadio mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio >
