Very nice indeed Will need some tlc, but thats the way it is for a 40 plus year old device. What I saw in the back picture was even more interesting I have that bliley crystal. I picked it up at a hamfest 20 years ago. Now I know what it most likely went to. I am in franklin mass and if it doesn't go to a good home count me in. Regards Paul Wb8tsl
On Sat, Oct 2, 2010 at 1:19 AM, Paul Davis <[email protected]> wrote: > I've received a few expressions of interest. So I've put up a few pictures > at <http://www.pumpkinbrook.com/DY-5842/> , just the front, back, and top > views. When I received this, there was no top or back panel, I didn't remove > them for the pictures. In those pictures, you'll see that there's some > accumulated crud, just dust really, that could be cleaned off. But there it > is in all its glory, warts and all. In fact, it's old enough the orange > paint has been peeling off the meter needle :) > > It's 19" rack mount, the manual says 10-5/32" high and 16" deep. It also > says 35 lbs, but it really doesn't seem that heavy to me. > > Someone suggested that I pdf the manual, and I can certainly do that, but > it will be next week. I'll post it when I get it done. > > Thanks for the interest. > > Oh, and I'm in Massachusetts btw. > > > On Oct 1, 2010, at 6:42 PM, jmfranke wrote: > > I am very interested. Do you have any images? >> >> John Franke WA4WDL >> Portsmouth, VA 23703 >> >> -------------------------------------------------- >> From: "ziggy9" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Friday, October 01, 2010 6:34 PM >> To: <[email protected]> >> Subject: [time-nuts] Possibly OT - Any interest in a vintage HP/Dymec >> DY-5842 VLF receiver? >> >> >>> Fellow time-nuts: >>> I've got a circa 1964 DY-5842 VLF receiver. This is (was) operated in >>> conjunction with an external time interval counter to make a frequency >>> comparison. So you would select WWVL for example, and use that as your >>> primary standard for comparison to your local standard. It's got 5 >>> crystals >>> in it: 16, 18, 19.8, 20, and 60 kHz (listed as GBR, NBA, NPM, WWVL, >>> WWVB). >>> It works and I have the manual. The thing is, the interest in something >>> like this is bound to be a bit narrow, so I thought I'd mention it here. >>> >>> So if there are any collectors, equipment museums, etc. that might be >>> interested in this, please let me know. I'm a bit sentimental about this >>> thing, it's sort of a bit of history, and from what I can tell, somewhat >>> rare (doesnt make it worth anything though :). Since it's a bit of a >>> curiosity, I'd like to pass it to someone that might be interested in it >>> rather than just tossing it. I can always provide more details to anyone >>> that wants them. >>> >>> Best regards, >>> Paul Davis - K9MR >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] >>> To unsubscribe, go to >>> https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts >>> and follow the instructions there. >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] >> To unsubscribe, go to >> https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts >> and follow the instructions there. >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. > _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
