For Sale: Gross CB-80 transmitter. This is the only one of these transmitters that has survived--there are no others anywhere on Earth. This is a 1936-vintage 5-foot high rack transmitter for AM and CW covering 10 through 80 meters with plug-in coils. It has a 42 crystal osc into a 6L6 buffer driving and Eimac 35T in the final. The modulator is a pair of 6L6's. I think it is all original looking, though it may have some very old mods that I can't tell from original. The one unoriginal appearing thing about it is the RF ammeter in the antenna matching section, which is definitely not original--though it looks very close. Also, the antenna matching section has been basically guttd and will have to be rbuilt. It had two caps and some coils in it. But only the caps remain.
This rig has the optional meter panel with 4 surface-mount Gross-logo'ed meters that plug into various spots on the rig with 1/4 inch phone plugs. The one coil installed in this thing probably isn't right--it's a EFJ edgewound type. So you should plan on building a set of coils for it. I have most of the original documentation including schematics. It's very fragile but I also have photocopies. The rack is made for this rig and each chassis can be slid out on metal flanges. It has the original paint, Gross name tag and looks pretty sharp for its age. Naturally, this is pickup only in Pittsburgh, PA. I could possibly break it down and ship it in a bunch of boxes. The rack could be unbolted and shipped flat in another box. But the total cost of all that would be in the hundreds of dollars and I would charge and extra $150 for packing. Anyway, if you want something absolutley unique and one-of-a-kind n your shack that connects you to the first golden age of ham radio in the 1930's, then this will be auite a conversation piece for you. $1,199 Pictures available. 73, Don Merz, N3RHT ______________________________________________________________ AMRadio mailing list List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Partner Website: http://www.amfone.net Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:[email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body.
