JohnE Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 here a re a couple of pics of a relic I took out last week.this was put in service in 1983 and has a date code of 1981. I personally worked on many of these for many yrs. this was the last one to be removed from a site and was still working but not live to an antenna. it was left as a backup when it was replaced by an MTR in 98 or 99.http://i1105.photobucket.com/albums/h358/erscom/Other/KIMG0076_zpsjhcknj7z.jpghttp://i1105.photobucket.com/albums/h358/erscom/Other/KIMG0075_zpscevak96w.jpghttp://i1105.photobucket.com/albums/h358/erscom/Other/KIMG0077_zpstybudfzp.jpghttp://i1105.photobucket.com/albums/h358/erscom/Other/KIMG0078_zps90ljpcwd.jpghttp://i1105.photobucket.com/albums/h358/erscom/Other/KIMG0079_zpsywvn7cwv.jpghttp://i1105.photobucket.com/albums/h358/erscom/Other/KIMG0080_zpsrpw2eoim.jpg Logan5 and ASRM 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASRM Posted January 26, 2016 Report Share Posted January 26, 2016 Nice, that is a name from the past! I am currently working with a radio shop doing inventory on all his unsold, traded in radio gear, plus a slew of UHF mobi and base antennas to sell off on eBay. Walking through the warehouse was like going through a museum, I love seeing old gear get new life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coryb27 Posted January 26, 2016 Report Share Posted January 26, 2016 I wonder if that old beast still works, museum worthy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnE Posted January 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2016 I did a quick check before I pulled the plug. Tx was 1500C high rx was .5uV. I didn't check to see how far off the Rx was though. was set at 50W but it was set like that for yrs, was rated for 90W. we almost always set them to 1/2 power. I'm probably the only one still left in the shop that know the little idiosyncrasies of this particular brand of machine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zap Posted January 27, 2016 Report Share Posted January 27, 2016 I know where a mint Micor station is sitting…100W with cans at a condemned site in Dallas. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASRM Posted February 1, 2016 Report Share Posted February 1, 2016 I should snap some pics of the old gear at my local shop, I mean OLD... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PastorGary Posted February 2, 2016 Report Share Posted February 2, 2016 John - When I first read the title of your thread, I thought that you were speaking of anyone old enough to know what a vacuum tube is and how it works...LOL... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zap Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 I walk away when you start talking about tubes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n4gix Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 Tubes? Why back in my day real radio operators used spark-gap! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PastorGary Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 Tubes? Why back in my day real radio operators used spark-gap! Talk about 'broadband'... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zap Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 Talk about 'broadband'... Q: What frequency?A: All of them... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PastorGary Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 Speaking of vacuum tubes, I had the "honor" of working on an "ENIAC" [ Electrical Numerical Integrator and Calculator ] in Chicago in 1966. This one was one of the late production units having "only" 1900 tubes. It was in a room 26 feet by 16 feet and had it's own air conditioning system. Even so, the average room temperature was around 85 degrees and no joy to be in there for any length of time. It had the problem solving power of a 1982 Commodore 64. But at least it would do something that a Commodore would not do... the operator could cook lunch on the wire mesh case surrounding the power supply tube type 2X2 rectifier bank. There was a sign near the operator's desk that said, "Bring your own frying pan." Logan5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n4gix Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 Oh my, those were the days! Grill a ham and cheese sandwich, bologna sandwich, etc. Good story sir! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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