Re: [Boatanchors] Article on changing from 2 to 3 wire power cords

[The Pollacks]

Interesting thread.  Someone made mention of the AC caps that were commonly
used at the AC cord to ground on each side.  I always thought they were for
bypassing RF for TVI purposes.  Is this true?  In any case, I have had many
leaky ones, one of which caused RFO Interesting thread.  Someone made
mention of the AC caps that were commonly used at the AC cord to ground on
each side.  I always thought they were for bypassing RF for TVI purposes.
Is this true?  In any case, I have had many leaky ones, one of which caused
RFI whenever the transmitter was plugged in, and others that caused a hot
chassis.  I've been just removing them for years.  Any reason to replace
them, when replacing 2 wire with 3 wire cord?
Ron K2RP


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From: Boatanchors [mailto:boatanchors-boun...@puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of
donro...@hiwaay.net
Sent: Thursday, August 8, 2019 4:19 PM
To: boatanchors@puck.nether.net
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Article on changing from 2 to 3 wire power cords

Old farm houses didn't have ground paths in the living rooms.
So, we were probably safer there than in the barnyard with a couple of  
angry mules.
Don W4DNR

Quoting Wilson  Lamb :

> BIZARRE!
> If you left the ground disconnected or, if the ground were poor,  
> you'd have a real pile of hot stuff!
> WL
> - Hy Chantz  wrote:
>> When I was a mere boy : )CQ Magazine had an article called "The  
>> 22 Watt Monster".  It was a low-power CW transmitter, whose  
>> schematic featured a grounded chassis and a one-wire plug.  It took  
>> me a LONG time after pondering it to understand how it worked
>>
>> 73
>>
>> W2HY
>>
>> - Original Message -
>> From: "Wilson Lamb" 
>> To: donro...@hiwaay.net
>> Cc: boatanchors@puck.nether.net
>> Sent: Thursday, August 8, 2019 2:20:34 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Article on changing from 2 to 3 wire power
cords
>>
>> And I thought I'd seen everything!!!
>> That's a new one.
>> WL
>> - donro...@hiwaay.net wrote:
>> > I recall listening to my uncle's shortwave radio and there was a
>> > ground wire going outside and to the metal plumbing pipe.   The AC
>> > cord only had one blade on the plug.  I think I was a teenager before
>> > I understood how that worked.
>> > Don W4DNR
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Re: [Boatanchors] Need transformer specs

[The Pollacks]

http://www.alliedcatalogs.com/catalogs_main.html

This website has all the Allied Catalogs for decades.  Perhaps you can find
the listing somewhere there, especially if you know approximately the age of
the item.

Good luck!

Ron K2RP

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From: Boatanchors [mailto:boatanchors-boun...@puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of
Fuqua, William
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2019 12:38 AM
To: boatanchors@puck.nether.net
Subject: [Boatanchors] Need transformer specs

I need specs on a Chicago Transformer "TR-1040"

I have not been able to locate the right catalog.

73

Bill wa4lav
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Re: [Boatanchors] UPS trashing - Requium

[The Pollacks]

I have had a couple of claims over the years where they sent the damaged item 
back to me.  Perhaps it's a matter of how much the insurance value was.  In the 
case of a 75A4, which probably was a high dollar value claim, they have a 
department to try to recoup some value.  In the case of $100 or $200 claims, 
it's possible that they don't want to try to dispose.  Just speculating.

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From: Boatanchors [mailto:boatanchors-boun...@puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of SGS 
126
Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2018 11:04 AM
To: RAY FRIESS
Cc: boatanchors; boatanchors@puck.nether.net; 
boatanchors-boun...@mailman.qth.net; Boatanchors QTH
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] UPS trashing - Requium

I’ve never had them ask for anything back, I guess it’s really not worth it for 
them to come get it and then have to dispose of it.

Sent from my iPad

> On Dec 19, 2018, at 12:51 PM, RAY FRIESS  wrote:
> 
> Funny thing is ...  UPS did not demand that they get to keep the receiver.  
> Don't know why, but I'm not going to argue about it.
> 
> Get Outlook for Android
> 
> 
> From: Robert Vincent 
> Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2018 11:43:11 AM
> To: w...@verizon.net
> Cc: RAY FRIESS; boatanchors; Boatanchors QTH; boatanchors@puck.nether.net; 
> boatanchors-boun...@mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] UPS trashing - Requium
> 
> Yep that is right, I surrendered a nice 75A4 because the cabinet was dented, 
> it was either that or no refund for my purchase insurance.  Rob K1DFT
> 
> On Wed, Dec 19, 2018 at 1:35 PM Michael Tortorella 
> mailto:w...@verizon.net>> wrote:
> Ray,
> 
> I am surprised that UPS did not take the damaged item from you.  The USPS
> retains possession of the item when they pay an insurance claim.  Ask me how
> I know.
> 
> 73
> Mike W2IY
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: Boatanchors 
> [mailto:boatanchors-boun...@puck.nether.net]
>  On Behalf Of
> RAY FRIESS
> Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2018 1:17 PM
> To: boatanchors; Boatanchors QTH; 
> boatanchors@puck.nether.net
> Cc: 
> boatanchors-boun...@mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [Boatanchors] UPS trashing - Requium
> 
> Well, looks like there may be a good ending to the HA350 saga after all.
> After informing UPS that I intended to file suit against them this week for
> the damaged receiver and their refusal to respond to the insurance claim, I
> got a call yesterday informing me that they would be sending me a check in
> the next 7 to 10 days.  I'll use it to repay the buyer.  Meanwhile, I end up
> with the damaged receiver which he already paid me for.
> SO...  I decided to just part it out.  I have too many other projects to
> work on.  SO, I have received inquiries from several of about parts for your
> own 350s.  However, I will first offer it up to anyone who wants a good
> winter restoration project.  The damage is largely to the cabinet.  The
> front panel is still in good shape, and from what I can see, there is no
> major damage to the circuitry, just some audio problems which may or may not
> be a tube failure now.
> If anyone is interested in taking it and restoring it, I will make a good
> deal.  I'm not looking to make a lot of money because both I and the buyer
> have been compensated.
> If there's no response before the weekend, I will go ahead and part it out
> and contact those who asked about components.  Parting it out could also
> give me a good power transformer for a power supply for other projects like
> converters, etc.
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Re: [Boatanchors] Shipping damage

[The Pollacks]

I avoid this problem by not shipping (or receiving) any unit weighing more
than about 30 pounds. Admittedly, this is easier for me than for many,
because I live in densely populated Southern California, with many millions
of people within a couple of hours drive and frequent and well attended swap
meets and flea markets so most items can be bought and sold fairly easily.

Many of our boatanchors are too heavy and delicate to be shipped safely
without wooden crates and specialized packaging, so I just won't do it!
When they were new, they were factory packed in specially built cartons.
Heavy kits, like Heath amps, sometimes had the transformers packed
separately.  Other heavy kits, like the DX100, did not have heavy
transformers on the chassis when shipped, so less danger of shipping.  Take
'em all to Dayton!

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From: Boatanchors [mailto:boatanchors-boun...@puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of
George Babits
Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2018 7:08 AM
To: ED SHARPE; a...@hotmail.com; rayfr...@msn.com;
Boatanchors@puck.nether.net; boatanch...@mailman.qth.net
Cc: boatanch...@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Shipping damage

Yes, you pay a LOT for the convience of using a UPS store and other 
shippers.  Their mark-up is generally 30 to 50% over the UPS charges.  It 
didn't take me long to find that,  out so I got my own UPS account and get a

rate even lower than what the UPS on-line calculator gives me.  You can 
print your own lables (prepaid) and then use the UPS store as a drop-off. 
I've been doing that for quite a while.

73,
George
W7HDL


- Original Message - 
From: "ED SHARPE via Boatanchors" 
To: ; ; ; 

Cc: 
Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2018 7:56 PM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Shipping damage


> one thing with ups... get an online quote BEFORE going to ship at the UPS 
> store... they are owned and run by individuals unlike fed ex company 
> shipping stores... some of theservice UPS storea really pack on extra 
> charge
> . that is up to the owner bewareed#
>
> Sent from AOL Mobile Mail
>
> On Tuesday, November 27, 2018 Bry Carling  wrote:
> FedEx have been downright Abusive to me. I considered contacting an 
> attorney. They do NOT give a d@ about their customers any more. Their 
> CEO ignores polite letters of concern mailed to him, after their 
> customer-non-service department lets you down. The ONLY way to get them to

> partly do the right thing is to file a complaint with the BBB. They are 
> certainly not the company they used to be. I have pretty much cut back on 
> buying or selling radios like I used to because of the constant abuse by 
> FEDEX.
>
> Best regards - Bry Carling, AF4K
>
>
>
>
>
> On Nov 25, 2018, at 12:38 PM, RAY FRIESS 
> mailto:rayfr...@msn.com>> wrote:
>
> I'm having a string of bad luck lately apparently. For the second time, a 
> package arrived at the buyers trashed. The first was two weeks ago, sent 
> by UPS. Despite being plainly labeled in LARGE print all over that said 
> FRAGILE, the Lafayette receiver was trashed on arrival. I'm now in a 
> battle with UPS to get insurance payment, even threatening legal action.
>
> Now, just yesterday I was informed by and shown pictures of a package I 
> sent postal service, thinking maybe they would be more responsible. A Swan

> 500 and power supply. Sent in two separate boxes encased in peanuts 
> obtained from UHaul, which has a very good reputation for not treating 
> their shipments like footballs during the playoffs. ALso had them wrapped 
> in bubble wrap and the boxes marked FRAGILE and the post office indicating

> so on the tracking documents. Arrived like the UPS boxes ... looking like 
> other 50 to 100 lb boxes had been dropped on top of mine. Buyer still in 
> the process of determining damage to the rig and if it is fatal damage or 
> minor.
>
> My point is .. and my belief is .. I don't give a DAMN for ANY of the 
> shippers excuses. I pay them for one thing.. to SHIP a box from point A to

> point B, and for that box to arrive in one piece just like when I dropped 
> it off for shipping. Especially when it is indicated that it is fragile. I

> hope to hell no one EVER tries shipping glass glasses because I firmly 
> believe they would arrive as a pile of glass shards in the box. And, I do 
> not appreciate being told by a shipper that "it was not damaged during 
> shipping." THAT crap is an insult to someone's intelligence
>
> I don't know the solution, except maybe to take the equipment to a place 
> that will absolutely fill the box with foam insulation and it becomes a 
> block that has to be cut away when it arrives. Even then, I'm sure the 
> shipper would find some way to make it arrive looking like it had been 
> dropped from a B52 at 20,000 feet. Remember when they used to tout the 
> durability of Collins gear, saying they could be dropped from a plane and 
> still be operational after landing. I dont think even a Collins KWM2 can 
> survive the 

Re: [Boatanchors] trashed package resolution

[The Pollacks]

I ship UPS and FedEx in my business frequently.  In general, the packages
arrive intact and on time.  We have had several instances where we needed to
file claims.  In some of those, the claims were arbitrarily denied.  (One
package had been pierced by a forklift, and the adjuster reported that the
box was not damaged.  I suggested to them that the adjuster had to leave his
driving job due to failing eyesight!)  In all cases, when I complained, the
claim was approved and paid.
The only exception has been the US Postal Service.  When a couple of insured
packages were lost, they encouraged me to wait while they searched.  By the
time I lost patience and filed, the 30 day limit for filing claims had
passed!  

So, my experience is that the two private carriers will try to avoid
liability, but give up the fight fairly easily, but our government agency
intentionally scams the customer on insurance claims.  FWIW

Happy thanksgiving, all!
Ron K2RP

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From: Boatanchors [mailto:boatanchors-boun...@puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of
john
Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2018 2:25 PM
To: boatanchors@puck.nether.net
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] trashed package resolution



On 11/22/2018 1:12 PM, donro...@hiwaay.net wrote:
>  From my experience with over 300 eBay purchases, unless your seller 
> requests a signature for delivery, they will leave a crushed package on 
> your doorstep.

I had a WWII rifle shipped with "adult signature required" specified by 
the shipper.

Fed Ex left it on the neighbor two houses north of me, and forged my 
signature. My neighbors were on an extended vacation. By the time the 
driver found the box, I had already contacted ATF and the local sheriff. 
This got Fed Ex's attention finally.

They must put the drivers under huge pressure to hit and run.

John K5MO
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Re: [Boatanchors] BAMA Up and Running

[The Pollacks]

Good news!  Thanks for sharing.
(I trust that all those who somehow blamed the government for this will now
give the government credit for its restoration!)

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From: Boatanchors [mailto:boatanchors-boun...@puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of
Jim Bromley, K7JEB
Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 2015 6:22 AM
To: Boatanchors@puck.nether.net
Subject: [Boatanchors] BAMA Up and Running


Good to see the BAMA website back up and running.
>From the note on the front page, it looks like it was just a server crash.
But if that was the case, maybe consideration of a mirror site might be in
order?

Jim, K7JEB
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Re: [Boatanchors] BAMA

[The Pollacks]

I got a manual as recently as Friday, but can't access now.

Rather than complain and rail, I'd like to express the deepest appreciation
for those who have voluntarily provided this service for so many years.  My
hope is that enough volunteers will come forward with offers to do some
work, rather than just offering suggestions.  I have virtually no computer
skills, so unfortunately I can't help!

And, for a couple of you, not everything can be blamed on government, Obama,
Congress, etc!  This is one of them.  Some of the comments are, to say the
least, a bit of a stretch!

Let's be grateful for the generous help provided by so many of us in this
hobby!

Ron K2RP

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From: Boatanchors [mailto:boatanchors-boun...@puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of
Brian Goldsmith
Sent: Sunday, September 06, 2015 6:45 PM
To: boatanchors@puck.nether.net
Subject: [Boatanchors] BAMA


The following was taken from the edebris site late last week.



BAMA Development

As the submissions of manuals grow and grow, I have not been able to keep up
with the influx of manuals. So, I have decided to rewrite the BAMA web site.
This new site will include multiple administrators. We will soon have a
select team of manual curators for this archive. 

Expect additional information about this effort in the fall of 2015. I want
the new site to be online in the spring of 2016. 

Page generated on: Sep 04, 2015
(c) 2004-2012 Edward Kujawski


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Re: [Boatanchors] Seen in Minneapolis Craigslist

[The Pollacks]

Bit ambitious to ask 5K, if that's the type of stuff!  He'll be lucky not to
have to pay near that to get it hauled away!

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William
Sent: Saturday, May 02, 2015 9:07 PM
To: boatanchor
Cc: Scott Parrot; Hans Konrad; 6wdqz-4993749...@sale.craigslist.org
Subject: [Boatanchors] Seen in Minneapolis Craigslist

Hello All,
I saw the following ad in the Minneapolis Craigslist site:
https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/csw/ele/4993749707.html

I visited with the gentleman who placed the ad and took a look at the
equipment.  I took some pictures and would like to pass them along in case
anyone is interested.  The pictures I took are posted here:  
http://s1373.photobucket.com/user/greenhorn3/media/Radio%20Transmitter%20Rac
ks/DSCN1294_zpsektjsmck.jpg.html
The lot is too much for me, beyond my skills.  Anyone out there interested?
Just respond via the link in the ad.
Full disclosure:  No financial interest in the sale.
Best Regards,
William   
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