Article: 321861 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Randy or Sherry Guttery Subject: Re: Randy & Sherry Guttery References: Message-ID: <%%tRe.2395$%j7.1499@bignews3.bellsouth.net> Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2005 21:52:12 -0500 Bruce Mercer wrote: > Has anybody heard from them or know how they came through? Hey-- we're back! Thanks for caring. It's just after 8PM CDT - curfew just went into effect again - as it has every night since Katrina blasted through- so the city is settling down for another hot, sticky night. The storm: Katrina is the first storm on record to reach Meridian while still a hurricane - though she had weakened to a cat 1 by the time her winds whipped in. We lost power around 2:40PM Monday afternoon, the winds got worse with gusts over 80mph as the afternoon headed into evening. The eye passed somewhere between Newton and Meridian (Newton is approx. 27 miles west of Meridian)- in fact we think the eye may have passed directly over or very near Sherry's folks who live about 5 miles east of Newton. Winds dropped to 0 at their house - and near calm here. The radio was reporting that the storm was "passed" and the winds should subside. I guess they couldn't see the "back side" - as by 10PM - 11PM we were seeing gusts as higher if not higher than from the "front side" of the storm. We lost our internet connection during this part of the storm. (Bellsouth internet "connection" to Meridian was severed somewhere between Meridian and Atlanta - haven't heard exactly where - so not sure what part of the storm did it). The winds didn't "calm" until between 3AM and 4AM Tuesday morning. One of the reasons we're not sure about exactly where Katrina went - was because the Jackson MS RADAR went down during the storm - and we're too far from the Mobile and Columbus RADARs for them to see much detail here. Also - much of the data after (approximately) 4PM monday was lost - as the National Weather Service's equipment at both Key Field and NAS Meridian failed for various reasons - so while the highest recorded (therefore "official") gust was 81mph - many of us feel quite certain some of the "back side" winds were approaching 90 or higher. Tuesday we found a small pecan limb in our driveway - est. to weigh around a half ton or so (which is small as pecan limbs go- really just a big branch). An estimated 100 pounds of pecans are on the ground - along with dozens of little branches and twigs that broke off and littered the yard. Took about an hour to chain-saw the limb and haul it and the rest of the debris to the street-- so we could get the cars out of the garage. One "ridgecap" tile was blown off our roof -- our roof looks like red terra-cotta tiles - but it's actually concrete - the field tiles weigh 7 pounds each - the cap tile a little less. We haven't found any other damage to the house so far -- the garage and sun porch roofs are tab shingles and may have been loosened, etc. - but we'll have to get up there to have a closer look. A telephone pole that is in our side yard broke off at the ground - it was still being held up by the phone cables and guy wires - but was leaning about 30 degrees towards our house (and would hit it if it were to fall on over). We pushed it back to almost vertical -- and then scotched it with a 2X4. Parts of Meridian were hit harder than others - it's really weird. Some places - like where I live - seemed to have little damage. Yet just a couple of blocks away - commercial buildings had their roofs torn off - another had a fair amount of brick veneer peeled from it's second story. One of the major north/south streets had some very large tree down - taking major power and telephone lines with them. Sherry's folks had several large trees toppled - the 100+ year old oak by her dad's workshed (about 100 footer) laid over onto several smaller trees; a nearly 100 foot pine (nearly 4ft in diameter at the ground) crashed down just missing the house. Another large pine fell across the driveway. Many others were also down - but not blocking the driveway, access to the house, or threatening outbuildings. Their power may be out for up to three weeks. Our power was back just after 2PM yesterday. As noted - we're just south of downtown - and what is known locally as "the hospital district" is just north of the downtown area (there are three regional medical centers in "the district". Mississippi Power worked very hard yesterday restoring power to the hospital district - and since our house is two blocks from substation that feeds that area we - along with much of the rest of downtown -- benefited by getting our power back as well. Internet access was restored this afternoon. We've been running ice, water and other supplies out to Newton each afternoon. Yesterday - I20 was reduced to one lane each way in many places with trees and lines down - at times we had to weaved around stuff at 20 miles an hour - even having to drive on the shoulder- and a bit beyond at one point. Today - traffic on I20 - as well as most major highways -- was heavy - but moving well - as crews have been working hard to clear them. Traffic is open down I59 as far as Laurel - you have to have official business to go past that point. In the county - more rural areas - volunteers firefighters and even citizen volunteers have been using their chain saws to clear at least a lane through many roads. More thorough clean-up will come later. Gasoline is becoming a problem... Obviously - most of our gas comes >from the Louisiana coast and the gulf coast. Not any. None. When we run out - we're out. They hope that within a week or so that they'll have alternate sources lined up - but from what I understand - it has something to do with how the pipelines are connected - or rather how they're not - at least to flow "backwards" as it were -- remember - there are pumping stations all along the pipeline to pump (here at least) north. To "re-route" will take some doing. As we have several thousand refugees and a few thousand utility and other emergency workers and their vehicles here in Meridian - gas is going quick at the stations that have power to pump it. I *think* they have power now at the fueling terminal by the airport - I saw tankers coming and going in and out of there as we went by this afternoon on our way to Newton. But like the tanks in the gas stations - those tanks will soon run out eventually as well. I mentioned utility and other emergency workers - Meridian is - and has always been - a staging area for coastal relief and repair. This time is no different. It's really awe-inspiring to go by "the old mall's" parking lot - and see dozens upon dozens of trucks from power companies like Georgia Power, Alabama Power, of course TVA, and we even saw a couple from ConEd... Wow - all the way from New York! Then dozens upon dozens of trucks from Asplundh, Poor Boys and other "major" tree companies - ready to go out just as soon as given the go ahead. Yesterday - they were eating under a tent - a LARGE circus type tent - a complete "community" self contained - power generators, food, drinks, etc. all from their "supply wagons" - 18wheeler tractor trailer loaded with supplies. While some of us in Meridian had little damage - many suffered damage to their homes and property - a few homes were completely destroyed. There were a few injuries - and one death that we know of. A business associate of ours was killed by a pecan limb breaking off when it was hit by an even larger pine tree. Mr. Jimmy Gower had been trying to listen to the radio in his car when he and a couple other neighbors who were out watching the wind and storm got to talking - gathering as it were in the street. They heard a massive "crack" and they ran to their porch - while he ran back to his house. The pecan limb caught him just as he got to the house, it crushed him to the ground. We certainly didn't have the devastation that occurred south of us - the coasts of Mississippi - particularly Gulf Port, Long Beach and Pascagoula look like a war zone... totally destruction, nothing but debris left. I'm sure most of you have seen what's left of the Big Easy. It will never again be what it was. So while we mourn the loss of Jimmy; we're also aware it could have been far worse and are grateful for that. As usual - more info on the web: http://meridianstar.com/ And http://www.wtok.com/ Thanks for your thoughts, prayers and well wishes... done us good! -- randy & sherry Article: 321862 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Gary Tayman" References: <1125539840.545299.293210@g49g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <1125540339.696478.298660@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: One more way to clean out the shop Message-ID: Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 02:53:26 GMT You're absolutely right. As was Phil, who made a comment about money. Investigating this, I found the Red Cross and the Salvation Army are presently only accepting donations of money -- no materials. Think about it, the logistics are so very limited. They can use money to buy materials over there, rather than take vans full of stuff from here -- after all, they only have so much storage space and so many vans. But I can guarantee you the stores in the surrounding areas will only have so much stock, and I can guarantee you they'll run out rather quickly -- which means the materials will still be needed. I did find out the Southern Baptist Convention is working toward getting donated materials to the location. What I'm trying to find out, before Sunday, is what this area's churches are planning to do in this regard. On Saturday there are at least two car shows nearby, and I'm trying to gather information so I can spread the word to the cruisers. I'm sure other churches and church groups are doing the same -- the reason I singled out the Southern Baptists is because Sarasota Baptist Church is planning a car show of their own next week. They are a very large church, which just might have volunteers of their own who may make the trip. If they're collecting these materials, we can gather donations at the car shows this weekend and at their show next week -- and get the materials to where they're needed without further burdening the Red Cross and the Salvation Army. Our area car cruisers gave of themselves over and over again last year, to the folks in Punta Gorda (many of which attend our car shows!), and these generous folks are, I'm sure, eager to help out once again. They're that kind of people. -- Gary E. Tayman/Tayman Electrical Sound Solutions For Classic Cars http://www.taymanelectrical.com "Steven" wrote in message news:1125540339.696478.298660@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... > Don't forget to support the spiritual relief efforts for the victims by > donating time and resources to your church or outreach group if they > are trying to guide the faithful, of every persuasion. Bibles, prayer > guides and other items for worship needs as well as counseling will be > needed for those who are low and need to restore their faith in such > horrible times. > Article: 321863 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Jeffrey D Angus Subject: Re: Help with Zenith 6D525- won't power up References: <1125499798.405520.265100@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <1125505755.516122.150980@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <1125507180.178459.277760@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <1125543319.859102.182010@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com> Message-ID: Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 03:12:56 GMT Lane wrote: > OK, its looking like they all check out except the 35Z5GT which has an > open circuit between pins 2 and 7. I'm guessing that's my problem, or > at least part of it. I've got one on order, will see what that does. > Thanks all! While you're waiting for it to arrive, DOUBLE check everything across the B+ to the return side. The 35Z5 probably didn't "just open up" for no reason at all. Jeff -- "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." Benjamin Franklin "A life lived in fear is a life half lived." Tara Morice as Fran, from the movie "Strictly Ballroom" Article: 321864 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: David Stinson Subject: Re: Randy & Sherry Guttery References: <1125491448.161832.231410@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <1125520986.696718.159620@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com> Message-ID: <0muRe.5795$z2.1664@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net> Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 03:14:04 GMT Peter Wieck wrote: > Every one of us is one disaster away from the cave, very damned few of > us have ever faced a direct and observable threat both to ourselves, > but to our families, our homes, our pets, our entire structure and > livelihood. THAT is what is happening on the Gulf Coast of our country > right now. ... Well said. > Worrying about looters kinda-sorta misses the entire point. > Looting is a momentary thing, confined to the immediate aftermath, and > of no consequence measured against the whole. Sure, looters should be > kept down to the extent possible... shooting them like dogs would apply > primarily to the goods in their hands. Clothing, food, tents, > flashlights, batteries, water, tools, hammers, nails, glue, paper, > plastic, duct tape, God bless them. Televisions.... No. Agreed. I would certainly "look the other way" for a person carrying food/clothing/water/medical supplies. And I'd prosecute any shop keeper who denied these to victims at such a time. But the gangs of marauders who have now taken to looting gun shops and are prowling the streets, robbing and shooting victims and each other (ABC isn't telling you about *that* one either, is it?)- I say have no mercy; Kill them on sight. Leave them for the gators. Louisiana is my home state, and of course I'm angry and emotional. For God's sweet sake- Aren't these people suffering enough without making excuses for the animal elements? > Question: Where do you put 100,000 people for about a year? If you want > to be useful in this event, consider that question and decide what you > might do about it. We've emptied the big jar we normally use to save-up for Christmas and sent it to the Salvation Army. My wife and I are discussing taking in a child if it will help and is allowed. We don't have a lot; raising four children on a single income means not many "frills," but there's always enough to feed one more and see they get to school and brush their teeth before bed. Texas is opening enrollment for refugee kids- no questions, just come get in school. We're holding job fairs to get a little money in these folk's pockets. I think we're going to see a lot more than 100,000 displaced, Peter. A LOT more. Every state can do something; I hope they will. David S. Article: 321865 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: David Stinson Subject: Re: Randy & Sherry Guttery References: <1125491448.161832.231410@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <6275$431627d7$4232bd20$20138@COQUI.NET> Message-ID: Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 03:28:17 GMT xrongor wrote: > people arent crying 'shoot them in the street'... > > lets put it another way. imagine if dollar stolen for dollar stolen, the > news spent as much time on corporate crime as it is on some looters.... This might surprise you, Randy, but I *do* think corporate thieves should be executed. Painfully. They have done far more to ruin the lives of the innocent than any looter. I don't think a man who steals from pensioners and widows to add more millions to his already obscene pile of millions should be shot; I think he should be burned alive at the stake and every corporate officer in the country should be forced to watch. He is far, far lower than the crack-smoking looter, who is only doing what is natural to him. The "white collar" criminal knows better, has been taught better, has lived long enough to have at least some fellow feeling and yet, still chooses to be a loathsome monster. But that is * rrelevant.* One of the left's favorite ploys when they can't argue "to the point" is to pull the old misdirection trick: "Oh yeah? Well what about this guy doing thus-an-such??" "This guy" might be bad. He might even be worse. But he is not the one we're discussing. We're discussing looters who victimized the pitiful, suffering and dying. They should be exterminated- "better" or "worse" people don't even come into it. "Shoot to kill" is the right answer. You wouldn't have to shoot more than a handful. The looting would end. Immediately. D.S. Article: 321866 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: David Stinson Subject: Re: Randy & Sherry Guttery References: <1125533955.579655.281660@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com> Message-ID: Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 03:35:03 GMT pgonshor@aol.com wrote: > Pretty much matches the population anywhere on earth. What's the deal? > And yes, obviously the press is sensationalizing it. > Dave Dave- and I mean this kindly- that attitide is very easy to hold, if it's not *your* home or business that gets wrecked and pillaged. There was just a news story of how these bandit gangs are now finished sacking the down-town areas and are heading out into the suburbs, where nice homes are dry and free of the pesky families that might resist them taking what they want. I think if a gang of these gun-toting thugs rampaged through and wrecked your life, you might feel differently. It would become "a deal," indeed. D.S. Article: 321867 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Jeffrey D Angus Subject: Re: Help with Zenith 6D525- won't power up References: <1125499798.405520.265100@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <1125505755.516122.150980@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <1125507180.178459.277760@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <1125543319.859102.182010@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com> <1125545362.895140.270330@g49g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> Message-ID: Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 03:59:49 GMT Lane wrote: > OK, Jeff.... I'm a bit of a novice, though I do know some basic > electronics. Fill me in on how to make that check? Hi Lane... You said you recapped the set. Did you get the new electrolytics in correctly? This set, like several others have one electrolytic going to the chassis, and the other going to a common return above the chassis potential. (Although, that won't usually blow a rectifier tube, it WILL cause some Gawd Awful hun in the audio once you get things working.) Double check the polarity of the electrolytic capacitors. The "good old days" method of marking was to put a large + sign on the positive end. Newer capacitors now have the negative leg identified with a stripe like --- or >>> markings. Other things to check for, with an ohm meter on the mid range, are either side of the field coil to chassis. Hopefully, you should see almost infinite resistance to the chassis. (That would be across either of the two electrolytic capacitors.) Another thing to double check would be the new (and old) solder joints on the 35Z5 tube socket or the new capacitors. Sometimes it is easy to get a little carried away and end up with a large blob of solder that shorts the B+ to ground. There's a few things to go poke around for now. Jeff -- "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." Benjamin Franklin "A life lived in fear is a life half lived." Tara Morice as Fran, from the movie "Strictly Ballroom" Article: 321868 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Phil Witt Subject: Re: Help with Zenith 6D525- won't power up Message-ID: References: <1125499798.405520.265100@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2005 23:16:11 -0500 On 31 Aug 2005 08:01:38 -0700, "Lane" wrote: >I have just re-capped a Zeninth 6D525, completely, including the filter >caps. It doesn't power up, not even the dial light, which checks OK. >What do I do next? >Thanks Are you certain that the tubes are in the correct sockets? Article: 321869 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Scott W. Harvey" Subject: Re: Randy & Sherry Guttery Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2005 21:54:27 -0700 Message-ID: References: <1125491448.161832.231410@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <1125520986.696718.159620@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com> Peter Wieck wrote: > Sure, looters should be > kept down to the extent possible... shooting them like dogs would apply > primarily to the goods in their hands. Clothing, food, tents, > flashlights, batteries, water, tools, hammers, nails, glue, paper, > plastic, duct tape, God bless them. Televisions.... No. From a ideological standpoint, I agree with you, however consider that food is a precious resource in a situation like this and in some past disasters the relief organizations have been authorized to utilize the food in the evacuated stores to assist the the victims. I trust those organizations to more equitably distribute the food than a bunch of window-smashers, many of whom ain't looting the stores for profit, but merely as a big "f@ck you" to "the man". Still, I think there are certain people who should be cut some slack. A couple of nights ago I was watching CNN and they had a brief shot, maybe a second or two, of a woman walking tits-deep in water, with a small child of 4 or 5 riding on her shoulders. She was carrying a six pack of coke, her child grasped an unopened bag of potato chips. She probably took the stuff from a store someplace. While I don't condone that, she at least had the presense of mind to grab just what she needed and could carry, and what would stay likely stay pure, watertight and ready to eat in that nasty water. Would I shoot her as a looter? Hell no, she's just trying to make the best of a bad situation. Compare that with these idiots who are taking shopping carts full of consumer electronics half-submerged in water. Everyone here knows that those plasma TVs and DVD players were toast the moment they hit that brined-out water. These people have already played their hand and proven conclusively that they will NEVER contribute anything constructive to the effort that lies ahead, and will most likely burden it. Shooting them for their crimes during a time of martial law would be merely darwinism in action. > > Question: Where do you put 100,000 people for about a year? If you want > to be useful in this event, consider that question and decide what you > might do about it. Peter, My answer is based on such a limited knowlege of the lay of the land that certain parts of it would probably be impossible to implement, but maybe some of my ideas are good, so here it goes: I would first conduct a poll of those 100,000 (or whatever the number turns out to be), and ask them a simple question: "do you want to stay here?". Some, perhaps most, will have strong ties to the area. They will certainly say "yes" The rest will be mostly vagabonds who could live anywhere a good job takes them. They will probably say "no". The latter folks should be helped with relocation and job-hunting assistance to find a job and housing elsewhere, if they need it. That will probably knock the total down by a few thousand folks. For the rest of the people, many very large plots of land should be identified that are far enough away from the devastation as to be stable, but still close enough that the affected areas are reachable by motor vehicle. Upon each plot of land a town will be constructed, with a population of a few thousand people. The houses in these "instant towns" would be very basic and functional, not at all fancy or frilly and would be designed in such a way that they could be quickly erected. Of course, many, many of these people will be without the jobs they held pre-hurricane. This situation could be remedied by putting them to work rebuilding the cities that were devastated by the hurricane. There will be PLENTY of jobs available to do that. That way, these folks can draw a paycheck and get the satisfaction of knowing that they helped rebuild their communities. Regular bus services could be scheduled that would take the workers to and from the job sites daily, which would help take some of the strain off the infrastructure caused by too many single-occupancy vehicles. Pretty soon, the damaged cities would start getting back to some semblance of normal again, and then the residents would be able to move out of their "instant towns" and back into their own rebuilt communities to once again live normal lives, perhaps with a sense of civic pride that they didn't have before because THEY made it possible. Expensive? You betcha. But any other solution to this problem is going to be outrageously expensive also. There is NO cheap way out of this one, none. The damage goes far beyond anything that man could do with anything other than nukes. $75 billion has been quoted as a total loss figure, and I think that's a low-ball estimate at this point. Whatever happens, these communities MUST be rebuilt and WILL BE rebuilt. New Orleans in particular is a city of such uniqueness and rich history that to let it die would be unthinkable. -Scott Article: 321870 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Stein-Olav Lund Subject: Re: European Radios and High B+ Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 08:03:09 +0200 Message-ID: References: <1125421431.435704.287050@g49g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> Scott W. Harvey wrote: > And yes, they run these things pretty damn hot. I have encountered a few > where the center of the output tubes would glow cherry red and begin to > distort after a few minutes of play. The fix for that is to set the > voltage selector switch from 110V to whatever is closest to 130V. That > cools things down a lot. Are you sure you don't have a bad coupling cap to the o/p tube? No working radio should behave like this, whether it's American, European or what. > Bill M. is absolutely correct about the strange build attributes of the > Philips sets. One look at one of these and I'm sure you will be > convinced that the folks in Holland were smoking a different kind of > cigarette than the rest of Europe. Some Philips sets were, well, not the repairer's favourite, to say the least. What might help is finding the complete repair information on e.g.: http://radiotechniek.nl/ There I found how to make simple tools to put on the dial cord in a Philips 209U "toaster". This set really is cramped and I wouldn't have dreamed up the solution to this problem myself... The page mostly covers Philips and some other Dutch sets, the manuals on the two Philips sets I downloaded had several tens of pages of good info! Stein > -Scott > > > > Article: 321871 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Scott W. Harvey" Subject: Re: European Radios and High B+ Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2005 23:07:30 -0700 Message-ID: References: <1125421431.435704.287050@g49g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> John Stone wrote: > > > On 8/31/05 1:15 AM, in article df3hup0tfd@news1.newsguy.com, "Scott W. > Harvey" wrote: > > >>And yes, they run these things pretty damn hot. I have encountered a few >>where the center of the output tubes would glow cherry red and begin to >>distort after a few minutes of play. The fix for that is to set the >>voltage selector switch from 110V to whatever is closest to 130V. That >>cools things down a lot > > > Scott, there is absolutely no way a properly operating set will ever do > this. A runaway output tube is a symptom of something far worse than a few > volts of extra B+ Something else has to be wrong there. I've worked on very > many European sets myself (for quite a few years, I've had a side business > specializing in their repair and restoration) and have never encountered > what you describe, unless either the tube, or the circuitry surrounding it > (coupling caps, output transformer, etc.) was defective. Trust me John, it IS possible. I have not encountered the phenomenon often (maybe 3 or 4 times in the last 25 years) but it IS for real. The last set I worked on with this problem was a Philips Bi-Ampli stereo radio that I restored about three years ago. It is made in Brazil, but is absolutely european in styling and circuitry placement and component selection, Including european EXXX tube types and piano-key bandswitch. All tubes were checked, all leaky caps were changed, including the filter caps, all out-of tolerance resistors were replaced also. In spite of all these things BOTH sets of output tubes glowed red in the center and the channels distorted after a few minutes. This particular radio has settings for 90, 110, 130, 150, 180, 200, 220, and 240 volts. It was set at 110V, I moved it to the 130V setting and played it for days on end without incident. (our line voltage here is 126-128 volts BTW). I can't imagine why they'd have provisions for so many line voltages in this thing if it wasn't critical. So, yeah, it is possible.... As for warmth, most of the sets have tubes that are pretty spread out, because they needed to make room in the cabinet for those stupendous oval speakers. There have been some really nice sets that I have done that have had as many as 15 tubes in them and they get very warm. Suffice it to say, my cat is delighted when I bring one of these home! -Scott Article: 321872 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "benjamaniac" Subject: Here's the Web Page...Finally Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 00:40:02 -0600 Message-ID: Okay guys...here it is...for what it worth...the web page I promised. PLEASE...keep in mind...I had never done this before and that I fully intend to expand on it as time goes on, so don't laugh too hard. Personally I think it looks pretty darn juvenile..the pictures are terrible, I didn't know what to write, etc... But I'm learning....and thanks to Syl, actually managed to get it online...now I can work on it !!! ( oh...and I have a lot more stuff to take pictures of, I just wanted to get this thing up and running ) Ben http://www.midrivers.com/~bengy56/index.htm Article: 321873 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Scott W. Harvey" Subject: It's feels like the 70s all over again........ Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2005 23:26:07 -0700 Message-ID: I went to the local gas station near my work and prices were $0.20 more per gallon than the previous day, an increase of over 7 % in one day! This sucks, but it could be worse. Prices on the eastern seaboard are said to have increased anywhere for $0.50 to $1.00 in a single day. Ouch! While I was at the station, I saw a guy pull up in his gigantic motor home and make the biggest single gas purchase in terms of dollar amount that I have ever witnessed. He put more than $900.00 worth of gas in the huge tank of this thing. (I'm guessing that he ain't going anywhere, he's probably trying to capture as much gas as he can before the price goes up again). I was going to go to the monthly swap meet in livermore (80 mile drive each way) this sunday, but I don't think I'll do it now....It's just too expensive. (probably just as well because I've got too much stuff anyway.) Folks, we are seriously close to blowing right past record highs for gas...Many analysts say that $4.00/gallon gas is just around the corner. What's next? rationing? gas lines? All we need now are bell bottoms, bad hair and disco to come back into vogue and our transformation to the dark side will be complete. LET THE GAS PRICE SODOMY BEGIN! -Scott Article: 321874 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "xrongor" Subject: Re: It's feels like the 70s all over again........ Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 01:43:19 -0600 Message-ID: References: "Scott W. Harvey" wrote in message news:df66u001ksi@news3.newsguy.com... >I went to the local gas station near my work and prices were $0.20 more per >gallon than the previous day, an increase of over 7 % in one day! > > This sucks, but it could be worse. Prices on the eastern seaboard are said > to have increased anywhere for $0.50 to $1.00 in a single day. Ouch! > > While I was at the station, I saw a guy pull up in his gigantic motor home > and make the biggest single gas purchase in terms of dollar amount that I > have ever witnessed. He put more than $900.00 worth of gas in the huge > tank of this thing. (I'm guessing that he ain't going anywhere, he's > probably trying to capture as much gas as he can before the price goes up > again). > > I was going to go to the monthly swap meet in livermore (80 mile drive > each way) this sunday, but I don't think I'll do it now....It's just too > expensive. (probably just as well because I've got too much stuff anyway.) > > Folks, we are seriously close to blowing right past record highs for > gas...Many analysts say that $4.00/gallon gas is just around the corner. > What's next? rationing? gas lines? > > > All we need now are bell bottoms, bad hair and disco to come back into > vogue and our transformation to the dark side will be complete. > > > > LET THE GAS PRICE SODOMY BEGIN! welcome to the jungle. it gets worse here every day... randy Article: 321875 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Gordon Richmond Subject: Re: Help identify please. Message-ID: References: Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 10:07:19 GMT I am kind of surprised that so few people have stepped up to help you. You have what is generically known as an "All American Five", and there were millions of them made over quite a span of years. At a guess, I'd say yours dates from 1940 to 1950. I have a pair of Bakelite Admirals with the exact same tube complement as yours. You can go here: to read a lot more about these radios. I found it to be a useful site. Conventional wisdom these days is to replace the electrolytic filter capacitor and all the old paper capacitors. There are only about 7 of the latter. One should avoid playing the radio without a working pilot lamp. It gets its power via a tap on the heater of the 35Z5 rectifier tube, and without the load of the pilot lamp, part of the heater is overloaded. The life of the tube will be shortened. Not sure about that metal plate antenna, but I remember seeing loop antennas made of fiber with copper foil pressed into it in a flat spiral arrangement; basically an alternate to a wound coil. I'm no radio expert, and I don't play one on TV, but I think I'm pretty firm ground. I did use to play with these radios back when I was kid, when they were still in daily use by their owners, so I'm not totally unfamiliar. I'll bet you if you were to Google "All American Five" or "AA5" you get a host of hits. The link I gave you has two AA5 schematics, and the second of the two should be very close to that of your radio. Good luck, Gordon Richmond Article: 321876 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Larry Fowkes" References: Subject: Re: Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 06:36:22 -0400 Message-ID: <4316da8a$0$3733$2c56edd9@news.cablerocket.com> "Jeffrey D Angus" wrote in message news:GSuRe.14$Gh.10@tornado.socal.rr.com... > OK folks. We are all aware of how Katrina just raped the coast. > Time to actually do something about it. > > I don't have a whole lot of money. However, I set aside $100 > and donated that to the American Red Cross a few minutes ago. > > I'm just glad that wasn't me sitting on some roof peak on TV > with water a few feet from me. Nor was that all my stuff spread > across 20 miles of country side. > > I guess I can stay off of eBay for a while. > > Jeff Jeff, I plan on doing the same this weekend. I just can not imagine being caught up in this kind of disaster. Their entire lives evaporated in a few hours, homes, jobs, everything they knew. I was thinking of the people who went into their attics and had no way to chop through to the roof. How will they find them? After days of 95° heat they must surely have succumbed to heat stroke. Even with the best efforts of all of our emergency agencies and the donations of the American public this thing is going to take years to deal with. My prayers are with all those poor souls impacted by this disaster. Larry Article: 321877 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: paulSPAM@paulsherwin.co.uk (Paul Sherwin) Subject: Re: Randy & Sherry Guttery Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 11:05:00 GMT Message-ID: <4316de27.2773177@news.demon.co.uk> References: <%%tRe.2395$%j7.1499@bignews3.bellsouth.net> Thanks for the detailed update - it always conveys more than a TV news bulletin. Glad to hear you're OK. On Wed, 31 Aug 2005 21:52:12 -0500, Randy or Sherry Guttery wrote: > A business >associate of ours was killed by a pecan limb breaking off when it was >hit by an even larger pine tree. Mr. Jimmy Gower had been trying to >listen to the radio in his car when he and a couple other neighbors who >were out watching the wind and storm got to talking - gathering as it >were in the street. They heard a massive "crack" and they ran to their >porch - while he ran back to his house. The pecan limb caught him just >as he got to the house, it crushed him to the ground. Obviously I'm saddened that this man has been killed, but I find it hard to believe that people were out in the street 'watching the wind' when this thing hit., especially if there were big trees around. Presumably your town gets hit by tropical storms (not hurricanes) most years in the hurricane season, so people must be aware of the dangers of falling trees, flying debris etc. in strong winds. Ah well. Good luck to everyone on the coast - they've certainly had more than their fair share of bad luck in the last few days. Best regards, Paul -- Paul Sherwin Consulting http://paulsherwin.co.uk Article: 321878 of rec.antiques.radio+phono Subject: Re: Help with Zenith 6D525- won't power up From: k9uwaREMOVE@THISarrl.netSTUFF (John Goller, k9uwa) References: <1125499798.405520.265100@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <1125549935.089269.170050@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> Message-ID: Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 11:33:31 GMT In article <1125549935.089269.170050@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>, lanew@adelphia.net says... > > >orig. multi-section and put the negatives to the chassis - is that >right? NO..... go back and look at your drawing again... the two negatives are connected to each other.... they are NOT to the chassis... JOhn k9uwa Article: 321879 of rec.antiques.radio+phono Subject: Re: Here's the Web Page...Finally From: k9uwaREMOVE@THISarrl.netSTUFF (John Goller, k9uwa) References: Message-ID: Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 11:37:24 GMT In article , benjamaniac@yahoo.com says... > > > Ben > http://www.midrivers.com/~bengy56/index.htm > > It is an Excellent Start Ben... and most importantly.. You now know HOW to do it... It will be easy to expand it with added pictures... links to your secondary pages etc... John k9uq Article: 321880 of rec.antiques.radio+phono Subject: Re: It's feels like the 70s all over again........ From: k9uwaREMOVE@THISarrl.netSTUFF (John Goller, k9uwa) References: Message-ID: Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 11:43:13 GMT In article , NOT_MY_REAL@email.com says... > > >I was going to go to the monthly swap meet in livermore (80 mile drive >each way) this sunday, but I don't think I'll do it now....It's just too >expensive. (probably just as well because I've got too much stuff anyway.) > >LET THE GAS PRICE SODOMY BEGIN! > >-Scott LET ME SEE NOW.... 20 cents added per gallon.. assuming Scott is driving some reasonable 20 mpg machine... thtas 8 gallon to attend the meet and return home... somehow I don't think that $1.60 extra is the real reason for NOT attending.. now the I already have too much stuff anyway.... that is highly possible reason..... here in Indiana they have went from $2.59 to $3.29 in one day... Bend Over People... doubt they need rationing... people will ration themselves as the price goes up.. John k9uwa Article: 321881 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "just me" References: <1125491448.161832.231410@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <1125520986.696718.159620@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com> <1125572054.899905.288110@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: Randy & Sherry Guttery Message-ID: Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2005 08:37:44 -0400 "Peter Wieck" wrote in message news:1125572054.899905.288110@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... > We are on the Red Cross list. After all, we own two houses, and use > only one of them at any given time. > > We are also on the long-term list for Habitat for Humanity when the > rebuilding starts in earnest. My company has given the green light - > any time at any length. > > Call your local Red Cross and ask where _they_ have the need. In this > region, it is not money. > > Peter Wieck > Wyncote, PA > Our Fire Station is on the Red Cross list also. Our hall can hold up to 1000 if you want to crowd them in - about 750 comfortable. Kitchen facilities are there also. jm Article: 321882 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "just me" References: <1125491448.161832.231410@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <1125520986.696718.159620@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: Randy & Sherry Guttery Message-ID: Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2005 08:48:46 -0400 "Scott W. Harvey" wrote in message news:df61i401f5u@news3.newsguy.com... > Peter Wieck wrote: > >> Sure, looters should be >> kept down to the extent possible... shooting them like dogs would apply >> primarily to the goods in their hands. Clothing, food, tents, >> flashlights, batteries, water, tools, hammers, nails, glue, paper, >> plastic, duct tape, God bless them. Televisions.... No. > > From a ideological standpoint, I agree with you, however consider that > food is a precious resource in a situation like this and in some past > disasters the relief organizations have been authorized to utilize the > food in the evacuated stores to assist the the victims. I trust those > organizations to more equitably distribute the food than a bunch of > window-smashers, many of whom ain't looting the stores for profit, but > merely as a big "f@ck you" to "the man". > > Still, I think there are certain people who should be cut some slack. A > couple of nights ago I was watching CNN and they had a brief shot, maybe a > second or two, of a woman walking tits-deep in water, with a small child > of 4 or 5 riding on her shoulders. She was carrying a six pack of coke, > her child grasped an unopened bag of potato chips. She probably took the > stuff from a store someplace. While I don't condone that, she at least had > the presense of mind to grab just what she needed and could carry, and > what would stay likely stay pure, watertight and ready to eat in that > nasty water. Would I shoot her as a looter? Hell no, she's just trying to > make the best of a bad situation. > > Compare that with these idiots who are taking shopping carts full of > consumer electronics half-submerged in water. Everyone here knows that > those plasma TVs and DVD players were toast the moment they hit that > brined-out water. These people have already played their hand and proven > conclusively that they will NEVER contribute anything constructive to the > effort that lies ahead, and will most likely burden it. Shooting them for > their crimes during a time of martial law would be merely darwinism in > action. > >Scott Even the news reporters aren't so down on those taking "food" and "medicine" or "supplies" needed to sustain life. That is "survival". It doesn't make it right - nor is anyone condoning it, but they're taking what is NEEDED. Those doing the rest of the "looting" - "robbing" and "gun related crimes" - MANY are talking it down - reporters and us alike. There is just no excuse for that. That 6 pack of pop is better than having nothing at all to drink. Potato Chips - while not the most nourishing, is better than nothing at all. I can only hope that woman and her child made it to somewhere - safe. As for those who took the electronics, I hope they get electrocuted when they plug them in. It would serve them right. Security needs to crack down and do it hard. Show no mercy to those wishing to make other's hell - even harder. jm Article: 321883 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: goodguyy@webtv.net (Ken G.) Subject: Re: Here's the Web Page...Finally Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 06:43:53 -0600 Message-ID: <1079-4316F789-187@storefull-3252.bay.webtv.net> References: It does not work for me .. just shows a blank white screen or wont load Article: 321884 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "just me" References: <1125506419.079747.166770@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com> <1125511890.810784.324190@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com> <1125521576.418978.316140@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <6LrRe.73304$DW1.49312@fed1read06> <9jsRe.31489$Tf5.23114@newsread1.mlpsca01.us.to.verio.net> Subject: Re: Randy & Sherry Guttery Message-ID: Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 08:50:20 -0400 "-ex-" wrote in message news:bb26b$43165e1c$4232be54$13424@COQUI.NET... > just me wrote: > > >>>You clock is right. Your calender is ahead. >>> >> >> >> Let's see if this makes a difference. I had it set for some odd ball time >> in GMT - not really sure why I did that - except to say I must have been >> setting it with toothpicks holding my eyes open. When I switched it to >> Eastern - it made a huge difference in my clock as you might imagine. >> >> Thanks for the heads up! >> >> jm > Still a day ahead. > -Bill Yes indeed - I was. I "think" I have it all done right - now..... Thanks Bill! jm Article: 321885 of rec.antiques.radio+phono Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 09:05:21 -0400 From: -ex- Subject: Re: Randy & Sherry Guttery References: <1125506419.079747.166770@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com> <1125511890.810784.324190@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com> <1125521576.418978.316140@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <6LrRe.73304$DW1.49312@fed1read06> <9jsRe.31489$Tf5.23114@newsread1.mlpsca01.us.to.verio.net> Message-ID: just me wrote: > > Yes indeed - I was. I "think" I have it all done right - now..... Thanks > Bill! > > jm > > Yep, its fine now. -Bill Article: 321886 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Bob La Rocca" References: <1125541172.367476.49070@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: Dial lenses Message-ID: Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 09:05:42 -0400 Take a look at this article. I've made a number of dial covers following the instructions. http://members.aol.com/EB062559/DIALCOVERS.html Regards, -- Bob La Rocca Lindenhurst, NY wrote in message news:1125541172.367476.49070@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... > I've been online for over a month trying to find a new lense for my > 1954 Emerson clock radio. I've tried Doyle Roberts, Bill Turner, Rock > Sea Enterprises, Don Hunka ("The Old Radio-Fixer-Upper-Guy") and about > eight other people. It seems that nobody's making lenses to order > anymore. I have a 2 3/4" convex plastic lens with a flange around the > outter edge (to hold it in place). It's nothing fancy or elaborate, but > mine is cracked and needs to be replaced. At this point, I don't even > care how much it costs! I'm posting here one last time in hopes that > someone will read this and be able to help me. I've exhausted almost > all the resources. I had no idea that such a simple piece would be so > difficult to accquire. > Bryan > Article: 321887 of rec.antiques.radio+phono Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 09:07:49 -0400 From: -ex- Subject: Re: Here's the Web Page...Finally References: <1079-4316F789-187@storefull-3252.bay.webtv.net> Message-ID: The Proctors wrote: Its fine here too. Thanks for letting us peek into your shack. -Bill > The page loads just fine (and I'm dial-up !)...great start..keep those > pictures coming ! > > Rev. Deane > <>< > > > "Ken G." wrote in message > news:1079-4316F789-187@storefull-3252.bay.webtv.net... > >>It does not work for me .. just shows a blank white screen or wont load >> > > > > Article: 321888 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Scott W. Harvey" Subject: Re: Here's the Web Page...Finally Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 05:50:52 -0700 Message-ID: References: benjamaniac wrote: > Okay guys...here it is...for what it worth...the web page I > promised. PLEASE...keep in mind...I had never done this before and that I > fully intend to expand on it as time goes on, so don't laugh too hard. > Personally I think it looks pretty darn juvenile..the pictures are terrible, > I didn't know what to write, etc... But I'm learning....and thanks to Syl, > actually managed to get it online...now I can work on it !!! ( oh...and I > have a lot more stuff to take pictures of, I just wanted to get this thing > up and running ) > Ben > http://www.midrivers.com/~bengy56/index.htm > > It's not bad.... Layout is OK. At some point, I would reshoot the radio pictures with an indirectly aimed flash and some carefully placed floodlighting. Using the built-in flash of most cameras results in a lot of harsh reflections. -Scott Article: 321889 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Randy or Sherry Guttery Subject: Re: Randy & Sherry Guttery References: <%%tRe.2395$%j7.1499@bignews3.bellsouth.net> <4316de27.2773177@news.demon.co.uk> Message-ID: Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 09:12:41 -0500 Paul Sherwin wrote: > Obviously I'm saddened that this man has been killed, but I find it > hard to believe that people were out in the street 'watching the wind' > when this thing hit., especially if there were big trees around. > Presumably your town gets hit by tropical storms (not hurricanes) most > years in the hurricane season, so people must be aware of the dangers > of falling trees, flying debris etc. in strong winds. Ah well. All valid points - and in fact you've hit it exactly. We are used to these things coming through here - this one was just a step up from any previous. Also -- you have to understand - these things last for hours (roughly 12 in this case) - and there are times when things calm for a time - and yes - we all tend (perhaps foolishly) to go outside - scope out the damage - check on / talk with neighbors, etc. during such lulls. I certainly did. Tall trees - they are everywhere - I guess (again perhaps foolishly) we just never think about any "coming our way" until they do. Granted I stay out from under my pecans when it's windy - even modest breezes - Jimmy just made a mistake - and paid dearly. Again - thanks for caring... best regards... -- randy guttery A Tender Tale - a page dedicated to those Ships and Crews so vital to the United States Silent Service: http://tendertale.com Article: 321890 of rec.antiques.radio+phono Message-ID: <4317113E.248CDFAC@spamlessverizon.net> Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 10:33:34 -0400 From: JR Subject: Re: It's feels like the 70s all over again........ References: But, when you drive to work, do you see people slowing DOWN TO THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT? No! If everybody drove the posted speed limts, nationwide, there's no telling how much gas would be saved. Reg. gas is at $3.00 0r more per gallon. I will never go to BP stations, they are the highest! JR in NC "Scott W. Harvey" wrote: > I went to the local gas station near my work and prices were $0.20 more > per gallon than the previous day, an increase of over 7 % in one day! > > This sucks, but it could be worse. Prices on the eastern seaboard are > said to have increased anywhere for $0.50 to $1.00 in a single day. Ouch! > > While I was at the station, I saw a guy pull up in his gigantic motor > home and make the biggest single gas purchase in terms of dollar amount > that I have ever witnessed. He put more than $900.00 worth of gas in the > huge tank of this thing. (I'm guessing that he ain't going anywhere, > he's probably trying to capture as much gas as he can before the price > goes up again). > > I was going to go to the monthly swap meet in livermore (80 mile drive > each way) this sunday, but I don't think I'll do it now....It's just too > expensive. (probably just as well because I've got too much stuff anyway.) > > Folks, we are seriously close to blowing right past record highs for > gas...Many analysts say that $4.00/gallon gas is just around the corner. > What's next? rationing? gas lines? > > All we need now are bell bottoms, bad hair and disco to come back into > vogue and our transformation to the dark side will be complete. > > LET THE GAS PRICE SODOMY BEGIN! > > -Scott Article: 321891 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Scott W. Harvey" Subject: Re: Randy & Sherry Guttery Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 07:29:26 -0700 Message-ID: References: <%%tRe.2395$%j7.1499@bignews3.bellsouth.net> <4316de27.2773177@news.demon.co.uk> <1125581709.974186.174720@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> tschw10117@aol.com wrote: > Paul, > > You'd be surprised how strong the urge is to 'watch the wind', so to > speak. > > 7 years ago, when our house was just exactly one year old, the weather > turned bad May 17th, right about 3:30 pm. My 2nd grader had just > stepped off the school bus. We heard the broadcasts, we knew there was > a tornado coming directly our way. When the power went out, I sent the > wife and daughter down into the basement. I stayed upstairs to gather > up a few items -- candles, flashlight, batteries, etc... As I was doing > so, the sky turned green and the wind accelerated to gale forces... I > was mesmerized, I had to watch it. Could not bring myself to go > downstairs to safety. > > As the tornado filled the sky in my backyard, lawn furniture from all > over the neighborhood began to fly. I watched in awe as my neighbor's > porch swing flew off of his deck and slammed into my house wall inches > from the window I was looking out. Finally realizing my life was in > danger, I went downstairs. Just as I reached the bottom step, there was > enormous sounds of crashing and the entire house shook in a series of > thuds that lasted no more than 10 seconds. > > Just as quickly, it was over. The tornado jumped again to the next > neighborhood to the north, the wind calmed within a few minutes, and > the rain stopped a few minutes later.In that storm, we lost 10 oaks > each at least 50 years old, some well over 100. The largest had a trunk > diameter over 6 feet. Another 4 trees were so badly damaged they had to > be cut down. I have pictures from a second story window, the backyard > looked like a scene from Apocolypse Now. Total devastation. We were > left with 4 trees, of which an additional 2 have now died of collateral > damage. Thankfully the house suffered less than 10K$ damage total. > Power was out for 3 days. But our plight was nothing compared to those > who have suffered thru Katrina. > > I became a lumberjack that summer, spent the next 3 months running a > chainsaw, hauling wood to the street. Well over 100 cut cords of wood, > a conservative estimate. > > Next time I'm going downstairs right away. > Next time, point a video camera with a wide angle lens out your window and hit "record", then immediately go down in your basement. It's a lot safer and you can share the footage with us. -Scott Article: 321892 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: paulSPAM@paulsherwin.co.uk (Paul Sherwin) Subject: Re: Randy & Sherry Guttery Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 14:51:36 GMT Message-ID: <4317147b.16681626@news.demon.co.uk> References: <%%tRe.2395$%j7.1499@bignews3.bellsouth.net> <4316de27.2773177@news.demon.co.uk> <1125581709.974186.174720@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> On 1 Sep 2005 06:35:10 -0700, tschw10117@aol.com wrote: >Paul, > >You'd be surprised how strong the urge is to 'watch the wind', so to >speak. > Terry, really extreme weather of any kind is very rare here in Britain. We almost never get true tornadoes and it's almost unknown for one to touch land in an urban area. Well, about a month ago one did: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/4727445.stm Everyone thought that was pretty catastrophic at the time, but the pictures from Biloxi put it in perspective. Best regards, Paul -- Paul Sherwin Consulting http://paulsherwin.co.uk Article: 321893 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Jeffrey D Angus Subject: Re: It's feels like the 70s all over again........ References: Message-ID: Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 14:58:53 GMT Mark Oppat wrote: > All of this is VERY paltry shit, guys. Thanks for pointing that out Mark. *Hands you the "clue bat" award.* Sometimes we need a reminder. Jeff -- "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." Benjamin Franklin "A life lived in fear is a life half lived." Tara Morice as Fran, from the movie "Strictly Ballroom" Article: 321894 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Scott W. Harvey" Subject: Re: It's feels like the 70s all over again........ Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 07:40:52 -0700 Message-ID: References: John Goller, k9uwa wrote: > In article , NOT_MY_REAL@email.com says... > >> >>I was going to go to the monthly swap meet in livermore (80 mile drive >>each way) this sunday, but I don't think I'll do it now....It's just too >>expensive. (probably just as well because I've got too much stuff anyway.) >> >>LET THE GAS PRICE SODOMY BEGIN! >> >>-Scott > > > > LET ME SEE NOW.... 20 cents added per gallon.. assuming Scott is driving > some reasonable 20 mpg machine... thtas 8 gallon to attend the meet > and return home... somehow I don't think that $1.60 extra is the > real reason for NOT attending.. > > now the I already have too much stuff anyway.... that is highly > possible reason..... > > here in Indiana they have went from $2.59 to $3.29 in one day... > Bend Over People... doubt they need rationing... people will ration > themselves as the price goes up.. > Actually the price of motor fuel is only half the story...... In two months, people are going to start bending over a lot worse. That's when the cold period starts. Anyone who depends on petroleum-based products as fuel to heat their homes (and that includes me) are going to bending over, big time. When people see their first gas bill they will be HOWLING from the pain! I am envious of the folks who are able to use natural gas. They will probably escape much of the wallet-thinning that the rest of us will suffer. -Scott Article: 321895 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Ron in Radio Heaven Subject: Re: It's feels like the 70s all over again........ References: Message-ID: Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 15:14:49 GMT > there are many thousands still trapped in the city. And according to the news this morning, they're shooting at the rescue helicopters. Ron Article: 321896 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: William Mutch Subject: 100th anniversary milestone for Radio TOMORROW Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 12:23:41 -0400 Message-ID: While there is no so obviously significant an event like the Wright Brothers flight at Kill Devil Hill, NC, 17 Dec 1903 to mark the invention of radio, a real milestone in the centennial of a public demonstration of successful amplitude modulated spark transmission is tomorrow, 2 Sept '05. http://users.adams.net/~jfs/mccarty.htm http://earlyradiohistory.us/1903mcca.htm This story is not an internet factoid; I have verified the primary source of this citation. http://www.digitaldeliftp.com/LookAround/lookaround_networks.html http://www.sfmuseum.org/hist/elwell.html Article: 321897 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Richard" Subject: Schematic for Selga 402 Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 19:33:27 +0100 Message-ID: <3novpdF2l41mU1@individual.net> Anyone know where I might get a schematic for this 1970's Russian radio? Thanks. Rich. Article: 321898 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Benjamaniac" Subject: Packard Bell Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 12:54:34 -0600 Message-ID: A guy just called me from Billings....he's looking for a dial glass for a Packard Bell model 861 radio/phono/PA/recorder. I haven't seen the unit in question...never even heard of a setup like that...so I thought I'd ask here. Has anyone ever heard of one of thses ?? What would be the chances of tracking down a dial glass for something like this ?? Ben Article: 321899 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Terry" Subject: Global warming? More flooded radios, eh? But people are more important. Message-ID: Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 16:43:51 -0230 Doesn't seem to be much doubt now. Global warming is causing changes in not only the weather but the world climate. Looking for some info about a New Orleans radio station I came across news items about "Vicious storm that slammed into Nova Scotia Canada" in 2003. Winds of 185 kilometres per hour (that's about 120 miles per hour) and 85 millimetres (that's almost three feet) of rain in one day, being 30% more rain than ever previously recorded. Such weather extremes being linked to much warmer ocean temperatures caused by global warming. Also causing melting of, for example, Alaskan and Greenland glaciers and even the polar ice caps; said to be raising sea levels and moisture content of the atmosphere. Yeah; Quite apart from all those radio waves we keep emitting through Mother Nature's atmosphere, I think we've upset Mother Nature! Anyone got the feeling that in a few years time the New Orleans flooding will be considered quite a small event; not unusual at all? This kind of flooding of low lying areas occurs often in places like Bangladesh. Some European countries, (Britain, Holland etc.) have built dykes/levees and barriers that can be raised to oppose river and land flooding; but generally acknowledge that such expensive construction will only provide temporary relief/protection for the next fifty to one hundred years, at best. Article: 321900 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Gary Tayman" References: Subject: Re: Global warming? More flooded radios, eh? But people are more important. Message-ID: Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 19:58:32 GMT Interesting. A couple of years ago this country experienced unusually cooler temperatures, and THAT was blamed on global warming. For literally hundreds of years, a certain segment of people have "blamed" weather changes on society, as if society can really affect it. For about the past 150 years, all of these environmental changes, none of which has been proven to even exist, have been blamed on the USA, even though the US is by far the "cleanest" country in the entire world. Just one example: in 1912, the Florida East Coast railroad built a series of bridges to Key West. This, according to environmentalists in Great Britain, affected water currents on the Atlantic Ocean, and would affect weather worldwide. As luck would have it, Britain had an extremely hot summer followed by a record cold winter. The US was "blamed" for creating the problem, blood on the President's hands, you know the routine. The next year the weather was pretty much normal and eventually the nonsense withered away. That bridge remained in use until 1935, when a major hurricane (gee, we had global warming back THEN?) blew it away. Today much of US 1 is built on the remains of the original railroad bridges. Of course this means the water current changes are still in effect -- so why don't you blame the FEC Railroad for causing Katrina? Enough said, no further comment from me. -- Gary E. Tayman/Tayman Electrical Sound Solutions For Classic Cars http://www.taymanelectrical.com "Terry" wrote in message news:HpIRe.11223$2F1.531024@news20.bellglobal.com... > Doesn't seem to be much doubt now. > Global warming is causing changes in not only the weather but the world > climate. > Looking for some info about a New Orleans radio station I came across news > items about "Vicious storm that slammed into Nova Scotia Canada" in 2003. > Winds of 185 kilometres per hour (that's about 120 miles per hour) and 85 > millimetres (that's almost three feet) of rain in one day, being 30% more > rain than ever previously recorded. > Such weather extremes being linked to much warmer ocean temperatures > caused by global warming. Also causing melting of, for example, Alaskan > and Greenland glaciers and even the polar ice caps; said to be raising sea > levels and moisture content of the atmosphere. > Yeah; Quite apart from all those radio waves we keep emitting through > Mother Nature's atmosphere, I think we've upset Mother Nature! > Anyone got the feeling that in a few years time the New Orleans flooding > will be considered quite a small event; not unusual at all? > This kind of flooding of low lying areas occurs often in places like > Bangladesh. Some European countries, (Britain, Holland etc.) have built > dykes/levees and barriers that can be raised to oppose river and land > flooding; but generally acknowledge that such expensive construction will > only provide temporary relief/protection for the next fifty to one hundred > years, at best. > > Article: 321901 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: " Uncle Peter" References: Subject: Re: Global warming? More flooded radios, eh? But people are more important. Message-ID: Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 16:02:31 -0400 "Gary Tayman" wrote in message news:I3JRe.4613$Wd7.1353@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net... > Interesting. > > A couple of years ago this country experienced unusually cooler > temperatures, and THAT was blamed on global warming. > > For literally hundreds of years, a certain segment of people have "blamed" > weather changes on society, as if society can really affect it. For about > the past 150 years, all of these environmental changes, none of which has > been proven to even exist, have been blamed on the USA, even though the US > is by far the "cleanest" country in the entire world. > Global warming can cause cooling in other areas as the environment is changing. But, on the other hand, we are still emerging from an ice age. I wonder how much we have done over the past 30,000 years to cause the demise of the last ice age? Global weather changes are normal and a part of nature's cycle. How much man can influence them? I don't think anyone really knows. Peter Article: 321902 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: " Uncle Peter" References: <1125491448.161832.231410@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <1125538391.326656.45430@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: Randy & Sherry Guttery Message-ID: Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 16:07:51 -0400 "Peter Wieck" wrote in message news:1125538391.326656.45430@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com... > Oh, give me a break. Look up the US world contribution to foreign aid, > both as a percentage of GDP and per capita. Then look at Japan, > Germany, even England and France. Norway for God's sake. Also, look > were 2/3 of US foreign aid goes, and which are the top-two recipient > countries. > > > BTW, we are "ahead" of Italy. But behind Japan, New Zealand and > _Greece_. > > http://www.globalissues.org/TradeRelated/Debt/USAid.asp#ForeignAidNumbersinChartsandGraphs > I rather see a chart that shows the amount of goods donated by each country, and not some left-wing skewed webpage based on percentages of GDP! Pete Article: 321903 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Buck Frobisher" References: <4pednYHqy8TvpYreRVn-uw@comcast.com> <8dadnRsioaCi1YreRVn-pA@adelphia.com> Subject: Re: It's feels like the 70s all over again........ Message-ID: Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 15:51:01 -0400 *PLONK* Article: 321904 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: paulSPAM@paulsherwin.co.uk (Paul Sherwin) Subject: Re: Global warming? More flooded radios, eh? But people are more important. Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 20:08:23 GMT Message-ID: <43175dfc.35498464@news.demon.co.uk> References: On Thu, 1 Sep 2005 16:43:51 -0230, "Terry" wrote: >Doesn't seem to be much doubt now. >Global warming is causing changes in not only the weather but the world >climate. I think global warming is happening and has real implications for the future, but you can't draw conclusions from Katrina or any other single extreme event. These things happen at intervals, always have, and humans have *very* short memories so it always seems like an unprecendented disaster. 100 years is nothing in climate history but is an eternity for humans. There'll always be a lot of variation in weather year-on-year and always will be. Best regards, Paul -- Paul Sherwin Consulting http://paulsherwin.co.uk Article: 321905 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Lou deGonzague Subject: Re: Global warming? More flooded radios, eh? But people are more References: Message-ID: Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 20:46:27 GMT I concur with Uncle Pete. What is really disturbing is how totally unprepared this society is for this type of disaster. We think our government has a plan for this while in reality they are just a bunch of lazy pencil pushers that don't have a clue. We are too busy trying to police the rest of the world to take care of our own cities that are becoming third world nightmares. Uncle Peter wrote: > "Gary Tayman" wrote in message > news:I3JRe.4613$Wd7.1353@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net... > >>Interesting. >> >>A couple of years ago this country experienced unusually cooler >>temperatures, and THAT was blamed on global warming. >> >>For literally hundreds of years, a certain segment of people have "blamed" >>weather changes on society, as if society can really affect it. For about >>the past 150 years, all of these environmental changes, none of which has >>been proven to even exist, have been blamed on the USA, even though the US >>is by far the "cleanest" country in the entire world. >> > > > Global warming can cause cooling in other areas as the environment is > changing. But, on the other hand, we are still emerging from an ice age. > I wonder how much we have done over the past 30,000 years to > cause the demise of the last ice age? Global weather changes are > normal and a part of nature's cycle. How much man can influence them? > I don't think anyone really knows. > > Peter > > Article: 321906 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Brenda Ann" Subject: Re: Randy & Sherry Guttery Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2005 07:01:06 +0900 Message-ID: References: <1125491448.161832.231410@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <1125538391.326656.45430@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com> " Uncle Peter" wrote in message news:ucJRe.73540$DW1.61250@fed1read06... > > "Peter Wieck" wrote in message > news:1125538391.326656.45430@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com... >> Oh, give me a break. Look up the US world contribution to foreign aid, >> both as a percentage of GDP and per capita. Then look at Japan, >> Germany, even England and France. Norway for God's sake. Also, look >> were 2/3 of US foreign aid goes, and which are the top-two recipient >> countries. >> >> >> BTW, we are "ahead" of Italy. But behind Japan, New Zealand and >> _Greece_. >> >> > http://www.globalissues.org/TradeRelated/Debt/USAid.asp#ForeignAidNumbersinChartsandGraphs >> > > I rather see a chart that shows the amount of goods donated by > each country, and not some left-wing skewed webpage based > on percentages of GDP! With all due respect (without looking at the webpage, only commenting on your post), the percentage of GDP is a lot more accurate measure of giving than is how much money they gave. It's quite unfair to guage the generosity of a country on how much actual cash they fork out. Some countries (most, in fact) simply don't have as much to give as we do. Let's say that S. Korea, for example, gave $100 for each man, woman and child in the country. That would be a generous offering, would it not? But it would amount to just $5,400,000. Now, take that same amount for the US, it would be more like $27,000,000. Now figure in that the US economy is in a state where we could actually afford that, as a country, but Korea's economy could not. Article: 321907 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Bill Morris" References: <3novpdF2l41mU1@individual.net> Subject: Re: Schematic for Selga 402 Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 17:03:08 -0500 Message-ID: <43177aa5$0$32206$39cecf19@news.twtelecom.net> http://www.radiopagajiba.latbs.lv/RRR/selga402.htm "Richard" wrote in message news:3novpdF2l41mU1@individual.net... > Anyone know where I might get a schematic for this 1970's Russian radio? > Thanks. Rich. > Article: 321908 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Randy or Sherry Guttery Subject: Re: Randy & Sherry Guttery References: <1125491448.161832.231410@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <1125538391.326656.45430@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com> Message-ID: Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 17:19:02 -0500 Peter Wieck wrote: > Oh, give me a break. Look up the US world contribution to foreign aid, > both as a percentage of GDP and per capita. Then look at Japan, > Germany, even England and France. Norway for God's sake. Also, look > were 2/3 of US foreign aid goes, and which are the top-two recipient > countries/ > BTW, we are "ahead" of Italy. But behind Japan, New Zealand and > _Greece_. Yeah - well here is some "food for thought"... http://www.catalogueforphilanthropy.org/cfp/db/generosity.php?year=2004&orderby=generosity_index Where's your state? We hear how wealthy Pennsylvania, California, Connecticut, etc. are... It's interesting to see how generous they aren't... (relatively speaking)... We're doing our part... where y'all? -- randy guttery A Tender Tale - a page dedicated to those Ships and Crews so vital to the United States Silent Service: http://tendertale.com Article: 321909 of rec.antiques.radio+phono Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 18:34:30 -0400 From: -ex- Subject: Re: Randy & Sherry Guttery References: <1125491448.161832.231410@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <1125538391.326656.45430@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com> Message-ID: <6dbf6$431781f8$4232bd44$9688@COQUI.NET> Randy or Sherry Guttery wrote: > Yeah - well here is some "food for thought"... > > http://www.catalogueforphilanthropy.org/cfp/db/generosity.php?year=2004&orderby=generosity_index > > > Where's your state? We hear how wealthy Pennsylvania, California, > Connecticut, etc. are... It's interesting to see how generous they > aren't... (relatively speaking)... We're doing our part... where y'all? Now thats interesting. Seems to also follow the general red state/blue state pattern. Hmmm. -Bill M Article: 321910 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Terry" References: Subject: Re: Help identify please. Message-ID: <4OLRe.11562$2F1.552921@news20.bellglobal.com> Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 20:34:37 -0230 "Gordon Richmond" wrote in message news:tejdh19rrhik572sc0ft57lopka6i38tk7@4ax.com... >I am kind of surprised that so few people have stepped up to help you. > > You have what is generically known as an "All American Five", and > there were millions of them made over quite a span of years. > Thank you for your helpful reply. Yes I'd gathered the tube line up was pretty standard for 1940s vintage octals. Had just hoped that the detailed description would identify it. Thanks for the tips; about repairs electrolytics and paper capacitors etc! Neighbour asked if it could be got working it actually did work for a short time while I stood over it!. I think I'll put a fuse in it anyway; thereby a question if I may. Can't use a 3 wire cord/plug with G connected to chassis of course but can wire it so that chassis tied to neutral and that the live AC is switched. A three pin plug would merely ensure that the plug goes in the right way (to a properly wired socket of course!) Presumably I'd put the fuse before the switch; would a 1 amp or 1.5 amp slow blow be best? Or should I just replace the brown flat cord with similar new. Again; the two pin plug could be 'polarised' to insert correctly into a correctly wired duplex outlet? I'm going to make sure that the metal plate IS connected to the live/hot end of the tuning coil to the RF input to the FC grid and is not some pseudo ground arrangement! I'm 90% sure it's original. It's definitely a single sheet of tin not some form of coil. Brown paint on one side slightly rusty the other! But just noticed that the EXT Antenna Fahenstock clip on the rear may be insulated from the metal plate by a round 3/4 inch washer, it maybe acting as a small coupling capacitor! I'll test for lack of continuity ..... Nice to hear from you. Thanks. Terry Article: 321911 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: " Uncle Peter" References: <4317113E.248CDFAC@spamlessverizon.net> Subject: Re: It's feels like the 70s all over again........ Message-ID: Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 19:32:38 -0400 "Ken Doyle" wrote in message news:xeOdnWe9S9ym5oreRVn-1A@giganews.com... > Since most newer cars have overdrive, slowing down on the highway really > wouldn't save that much gas. Now if you could get people to pay attention > and stop using the brake so much, get a running start for hills, look ahead > for red lights, etc, then we could save a lot of fuel. > > Sure, my '65 Rambler gets me 21 city 29 hwy, but with a soccer-mom driving I > bet it would get about 8. > > Ken D. > Synchronizing stoplights on some of the stretches along the malls would save enormous amounts of gas. I have to stop for 8 stoplights in a three mile stretch--many within sight of each other. One turns green, the next is a guaranteed RED before you reach it! Pete Article: 321912 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Ron in Radio Heaven Subject: Re: It's feels like the 70s all over again........ References: <4317113E.248CDFAC@spamlessverizon.net> <1125616178.638129.128010@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> Message-ID: Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 23:38:49 GMT > A total of six stop-lights, > two at this end, three at that. 2 + 3 = 5, where'd the other one go... don't jump, just picking. Ron Article: 321913 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Randy or Sherry Guttery Subject: Re: Randy & Sherry Guttery References: <%%tRe.2395$%j7.1499@bignews3.bellsouth.net> Message-ID: Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 18:45:54 -0500 Randy wrote: > As usual - more info on the web: > http://www.wtok.com/ There is a picture on the page that says "Hurricane Katrina - click here for latest update and information" click on that and it will stream live video from the station... at this point they've stopped continuous coverage of Katrina; however the news at 6 and 10 PM (CDT) is still being streamed live... if you want to get a look at Meridian and what's going on here with the storm recovery, etc. - here's a chance to do it. best regards... -- randy guttery A Tender Tale - a page dedicated to those Ships and Crews so vital to the United States Silent Service: http://tendertale.com Article: 321914 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Lou deGonzague Subject: Re: Randy & Sherry Guttery References: <1125491448.161832.231410@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <1125538391.326656.45430@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com> Message-ID: Date: Fri, 02 Sep 2005 00:04:50 GMT Who owns Globalissuues.com? I'm not questioning the accuracy but want to educate myself. Every website has a certain slant depending on who owns it. Peter Wieck wrote: > Oh, give me a break. Look up the US world contribution to foreign aid, > both as a percentage of GDP and per capita. Then look at Japan, > Germany, even England and France. Norway for God's sake. Also, look > were 2/3 of US foreign aid goes, and which are the top-two recipient > countries. > > > BTW, we are "ahead" of Italy. But behind Japan, New Zealand and > _Greece_. > > http://www.globalissues.org/TradeRelated/Debt/USAid.asp#ForeignAidNumbersinChartsandGraphs > Article: 321915 of rec.antiques.radio+phono Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 20:06:54 -0400 From: -ex- Subject: Re: It's feels like the 70s all over again........ References: <4317113E.248CDFAC@spamlessverizon.net> <1125616178.638129.128010@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> Message-ID: Ron in Radio Heaven wrote: >> A total of six stop-lights, > > > two at this end, three at that. > > 2 + 3 = 5, where'd the other one go... don't jump, just picking. > > Ron The 6th one is the one he was stuck at when he typed the post :) -Bill Article: 321916 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Lou deGonzague Subject: Re: Randy & Sherry Guttery References: Message-ID: <1JMRe.24285$PM3.8491@twister.nyroc.rr.com> Date: Fri, 02 Sep 2005 00:07:25 GMT I'm glad to see Randy and Sherry are doing ok, they contribute a wealth of information to this group. Bruce Mercer wrote: > Has anybody heard from them or know how they came through? > > Bruce > > Article: 321917 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: " Uncle Peter" References: <1125584892.725368.323000@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: need a manual copy? Message-ID: <_MMRe.7506$ct5.7386@fed1read04> Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 20:11:36 -0400 "rich" wrote in message news:1125584892.725368.323000@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com... > Most are only $16.00ppd in the USA. > All copied from originals. > Discount for multiple orders. > Please check this out> > http://www.myradioroom.com/hamradiomanuals.html > 73.. > Rich WA2RQY > Wow. $16.00 dollars for a Cushcraft R5 manual, 8 stinking stapled pages from CC, and STILL available as a FREE PDF download on the cushcraft.com site. Is it legal to sell that material, BTW? Pete Article: 321918 of rec.antiques.radio+phono Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 20:13:34 -0400 From: -ex- Subject: Re: Randy & Sherry Guttery References: <1125491448.161832.231410@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <1125538391.326656.45430@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com> Message-ID: <408de$43179931$4232be3d$20124@COQUI.NET> Lou deGonzague wrote: > Who owns Globalissuues.com? I'm not questioning the accuracy but want to > educate myself. Every website has a certain slant depending on who owns it. Its a one-man's opinion site by Anup Shah. Read here. http://www.globalissues.org/about.asp Article: 321919 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: " Uncle Peter" References: <1125584892.725368.323000@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com> <_MMRe.7506$ct5.7386@fed1read04> Subject: Re: need a manual copy? Message-ID: Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 20:17:37 -0400 " Uncle Peter" wrote in message news:_MMRe.7506$ct5.7386@fed1read04... > > > > Wow. $16.00 dollars for a Cushcraft R5 manual, 8 stinking > stapled pages from CC, and STILL available as a FREE > PDF download on the cushcraft.com site. Is it legal to > sell that material, BTW? > > Pete > > ditto for the ComSpec decoder boards. And you charge a 4% surcharge for PayPal? My hero! Article: 321920 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Gordon Richmond Subject: Re: Help identify please. Message-ID: References: <4OLRe.11562$2F1.552921@news20.bellglobal.com> Date: Fri, 02 Sep 2005 00:41:16 GMT Terry, I think you will find that the chassis may not be actually at AC ground, but connected to one side of the line through a capacitor, so that it is at RF and signal ground. AC ground is actually "floating". At least that was the practice in later years. I understand the power switch was normally in the neutral leg of the AC line, so as to keep 120 VAC (relative to signal ground) away from the vicinity of the volume control to reduce hum pickup. You could try switching the "hot" side of the line instead, and see if if the set behaves. If you are really concerned about the shock hazard, you could obtain a small isolation transformer and fit it in the cabinet somewhere. Problem with trying to make something idiot-proof is that Nature keeps coming up with better idiots. Gordon Richmond Article: 321921 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "just me" References: <1125491448.161832.231410@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <1125538391.326656.45430@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: Randy & Sherry Guttery Message-ID: Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 20:42:44 -0400 "Randy or Sherry Guttery" wrote in message news:O5LRe.11922$ON5.8494@bignews1.bellsouth.net... > Peter Wieck wrote: > >> Oh, give me a break. Look up the US world contribution to foreign aid, >> both as a percentage of GDP and per capita. Then look at Japan, >> Germany, even England and France. Norway for God's sake. Also, look >> were 2/3 of US foreign aid goes, and which are the top-two recipient >> countries/ >> BTW, we are "ahead" of Italy. But behind Japan, New Zealand and >> _Greece_. > > Yeah - well here is some "food for thought"... > > http://www.catalogueforphilanthropy.org/cfp/db/generosity.php?year=2004&orderby=generosity_index > > Where's your state? We hear how wealthy Pennsylvania, California, > Connecticut, etc. are... It's interesting to see how generous they > aren't... (relatively speaking)... We're doing our part... where y'all? > -- > randy guttery HUH? PA - WEALTHY? No god damned wonder our taxes are so high. We have been called the "land of taxes". Though the license plate went away, the reality didn't. There are a lot of people in PA who would disagree with your statement of PA being "wealthy". The only "wealth" in this state (technically a commonwealth) - is the damned recent raise the politicians gave themselves by screwing all the people. jm Article: 321922 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Steve" References: Subject: Re: Global warming? More flooded radios, eh? But people are more important. Message-ID: <4YNRe.11553$p%3.45671@typhoon.sonic.net> Date: Fri, 02 Sep 2005 01:31:44 GMT Hummm. Global warming is a sure thing?! I think not. Take a look at the historical swings of the climate of the earth. Not just since humans have been around to keep records. Even during the period that we have been keeping records, we have seen periods of extreme weather around the globe. Many long before the the Industrial Revolution. Being reactionary is fashionable to some folks these days. Its better (IMO) to be responsible, and do some serious research before assigning blame. Terry wrote in message news:HpIRe.11223$2F1.531024@news20.bellglobal.com... > Doesn't seem to be much doubt now. > Global warming is causing changes in not only the weather but the world > climate. > Looking for some info about a New Orleans radio station I came across news > items about "Vicious storm that slammed into Nova Scotia Canada" in 2003. > Winds of 185 kilometres per hour (that's about 120 miles per hour) and 85 > millimetres (that's almost three feet) of rain in one day, being 30% more > rain than ever previously recorded. > Such weather extremes being linked to much warmer ocean temperatures caused > by global warming. Also causing melting of, for example, Alaskan and > Greenland glaciers and even the polar ice caps; said to be raising sea > levels and moisture content of the atmosphere. > Yeah; Quite apart from all those radio waves we keep emitting through Mother > Nature's atmosphere, I think we've upset Mother Nature! > Anyone got the feeling that in a few years time the New Orleans flooding > will be considered quite a small event; not unusual at all? > This kind of flooding of low lying areas occurs often in places like > Bangladesh. Some European countries, (Britain, Holland etc.) have built > dykes/levees and barriers that can be raised to oppose river and land > flooding; but generally acknowledge that such expensive construction will > only provide temporary relief/protection for the next fifty to one hundred > years, at best. > > Article: 321923 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Dan Rivera" Subject: Zenith R7000-2 Detent Switch Repairs Message-ID: Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 18:39:43 -0700 Hello Everyone, Is there a way to repair the Detent Switch back to clicking like it was new? I am curious because I know this was a common issue with these radios. Any Tips on what I might do to fix this? Any Advice would greatly be appreciated. Dan Article: 321924 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Dan Rivera" Subject: Is there a good listing of Antique Radios Shows? Message-ID: <25ORe.7513$ct5.2487@fed1read04> Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 18:41:19 -0700 Hi all, Is there a listing out there that has Antique Radio Shows. I am curious, I would like to attend some of these shows. Any Information would be greatly apppreciated. Dan Article: 321925 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Crazy George" Subject: Simple dial glass source? Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 20:50:35 -0500 Message-ID: <4317b67e_1@news1.prserv.net> I need a glass for an old panel meter. I used to buy replacement flashlight lenses in various sizes for this purpose, but the store I patronized is long gone. Who on earth would sell flashlight lenses or something similar in this day and age? Specifically, I need a 2½" diameter piece of lightweight glass. Any suggestions? I know there must be a source, but I'm drawing a blank. -- Crazy George The attglobal.net address is a SPAM trap. Please change that part to: attbiz properly formatted. Article: 321926 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Ron in Radio Heaven Subject: Re: Is there a good listing of Antique Radios Shows? References: <25ORe.7513$ct5.2487@fed1read04> Message-ID: Date: Fri, 02 Sep 2005 02:14:45 GMT Dan Rivera wrote: > Is there a listing out there that has Antique Radio Shows. I am curious, I > would like to attend some of these shows. > Antique Radio Classified (ARC) has a calendar every month that lists most events for the next 3 or so months. You might try a Google search on Antique Radio Classified Ron Article: 321927 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Syl" References: <4317b67e_1@news1.prserv.net> Subject: Re: Simple dial glass source? Message-ID: Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 22:27:28 -0400 http://www.norkro.com/index_files/page0002.htm Syl Article: 321928 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "xrongor" Subject: Re: It's feels like the 70s all over again........ Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 20:32:37 -0600 Message-ID: References: <4pednYHqy8TvpYreRVn-uw@comcast.com> <8dadnRsioaCi1YreRVn-pA@adelphia.com> "Roger D Johnson" wrote in message news:8dadnRsioaCi1YreRVn-pA@adelphia.com... > Mark Oppat wrote: >> Roger, >> thats pretty racist.... >> >> not "blacks", POOR folks in general. Remember, the Irish and other >> white >> immigrants rioted in NY years many ago. ANY group of poor will do it >> eventually. >> Mark Oppat > > May be racist....doesn't mean it's wrong. Every time I see rioting or > looting on the tube all I see are black faces. well scott was right about one thing... it feels like the 1870's all over again!! randy From adouglasatgis.net Sun Sep 4 14:57:27 EDT 2005 Article: 321929 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Alan Douglas Newsgroups: rec.antiques.radio+phono Subject: Re: Is there a good listing of Antique Radios Shows? Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 22:14:17 -0400 Organization: http://newsguy.com Lines: 5 Message-ID: References: <25ORe.7513$ct5.2487@fed1read04> NNTP-Posting-Host: p-908.newsdawg.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent 1.92/16.572 Path: news1.isis.unc.edu!canoe.uoregon.edu!hammer.uoregon.edu!logbridge.uoregon.edu!pln-e!spln!rex!extra.newsguy.com!newsp.newsguy.com!news3 Xref: news1.isis.unc.edu rec.antiques.radio+phono:321929 Hi, Antique Radio Classified has several pages of listings every month. They're probably also available online at antiqueradio.com Alan Article: 321930 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "xrongor" Subject: Re: Randy & Sherry Guttery Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 20:42:48 -0600 Message-ID: References: <1125506317.632894.241320@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <0aCdnX2Or5njkIreRVn-sQ@bright.net> "Stewart Schooley" wrote in message news:0aCdnX2Or5njkIreRVn-sQ@bright.net... > > >> get real. there were less video cameras around during the great >> depression. and less tv's to sell ad space on. thats the only reason you >> heard about less looting and theiving. > > This is the most monumentaly ignorant statement I have ever read in this > newsgroup. So ignorant that it is beyond any measurement of stupidity. > > Randy, I actually feel sorry for you. save your pity... but i must admit i am curious. what exactly is so 'monumentally ignorant' about what i said? pls be specific... randy Article: 321931 of rec.antiques.radio+phono Subject: Re: Help with Zenith 6D525- won't power up From: k9uwaREMOVE@THISarrl.netSTUFF (John Goller, k9uwa) References: <1125499798.405520.265100@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <1125624066.907990.195920@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com> Message-ID: <9_ORe.322123$xm3.94467@attbi_s21> Date: Fri, 02 Sep 2005 02:42:13 GMT In article <1125624066.907990.195920@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com>, lanew@adelphia.net says... > > >I'll re-check, John. Are you sure about that? Reason I ask is I've >been told to put both negs to the twist tab on the old cap can base. I >want to be sure I get it right before I power it up again. > >BTW, I'm leaving shortly for a two week vacation. If I dont reply, >that's why. Sure appreciate all the help here. > take Ohm Meter and check from the base of that old Can to the Chassis...bet its a lot more than Zero.... that can is insulated >from the chassis.... look close... John k9uwa Article: 321932 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "xrongor" Subject: Re: Global warming? More flooded radios, eh? But people are more important. Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 21:00:20 -0600 Message-ID: References: <4YNRe.11553$p%3.45671@typhoon.sonic.net> "Steve" wrote in message news:4YNRe.11553$p%3.45671@typhoon.sonic.net... > Hummm. Global warming is a sure thing?! I think not. > Take a look at the historical swings of the climate of the > earth. Not just since humans have been around to keep > records. Even during the period that we have been keeping > records, we have seen periods of extreme weather around > the globe. Many long before the the Industrial Revolution. > > Being reactionary is fashionable to some folks these days. > Its better (IMO) to be responsible, and do some serious research > before assigning blame. what would be responsible is to consider that we 'may' be adding to global warming and act accordingly. what is totally irresponsible is to act as if it cannot possibly exist because of lack of absolute proof... especially in light of the fact that there is no absolute proof we are NOT aiding in global warming. global warming is a scientific issue. the problem is that people treat it like a political issue. randy Article: 321933 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: goodguyy@webtv.net (Ken G.) Subject: Re: Here's the Web Page...Finally Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 21:58:02 -0600 Message-ID: <7656-4317CDCA-83@storefull-3256.bay.webtv.net> References: It works now ! Article: 321934 of rec.antiques.radio+phono Subject: Re: It's feels like the 70s all over again........ From: Wayne Boatwright References: Message-ID: Date: 2 Sep 2005 06:19:52 +0200 On Wed 31 Aug 2005 11:26:07p, Scott W. Harvey wrote in rec.antiques.radio+phono: > I went to the local gas station near my work and prices were $0.20 more > per gallon than the previous day, an increase of over 7 % in one day! > > This sucks, but it could be worse. Prices on the eastern seaboard are > said to have increased anywhere for $0.50 to $1.00 in a single day. > Ouch! > > While I was at the station, I saw a guy pull up in his gigantic motor > home and make the biggest single gas purchase in terms of dollar amount > that I have ever witnessed. He put more than $900.00 worth of gas in the > huge tank of this thing. (I'm guessing that he ain't going anywhere, > he's probably trying to capture as much gas as he can before the price > goes up again). > > I was going to go to the monthly swap meet in livermore (80 mile drive > each way) this sunday, but I don't think I'll do it now....It's just too > expensive. (probably just as well because I've got too much stuff > anyway.) > > Folks, we are seriously close to blowing right past record highs for > gas...Many analysts say that $4.00/gallon gas is just around the corner. > What's next? rationing? gas lines? > > > All we need now are bell bottoms, bad hair and disco to come back into > vogue and our transformation to the dark side will be complete. Well, bad hair has been back for a long time. Most look like they have seen a shampoo, comb, or a real barber for months. As for gas, I soon won't be able to drive to work, and there's no other way to get there. -- Wayne Boatwright *¿* ____________________________________________ My doctor told me to stop having intimate dinners for four, unless there are three other people. Article: 321935 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: goodguyy@webtv.net (Ken G.) Subject: Re: Dial lenses Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 22:07:07 -0600 Message-ID: <7656-4317CFEB-85@storefull-3256.bay.webtv.net> References: I have been making a few also but i use a heat gun instead of the oven . Made 4 last weekend . Article: 321936 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Scott W. Harvey" Subject: Re: It's feels like the 70s all over again........ Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 20:55:42 -0700 Message-ID: References: John Byrns wrote: > Sounds like a reasonable idea, but doesn't that mean he pumped something > on the order of 300 Gallons into his "gigantic motor home"? I never > imagined the fuel tanks in those things were that large! This thing was immense....It was just about as large as the motor homes that big-name musical acts go out on tour with. Imagine a cross between a double-decker bus and an eighteen-wheeler, and you get the idea. There are many areas here where they won't allow you to park one of these in your own driveway. It was definitely 300 gallons, I saw the sale with my own eyes. Oh, BTW, gas went up another $.06 here today, which means he's already saved $18.00 (assuming he uses all the gas while the prices remain high) -Scott Article: 321937 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: DaveW Subject: Re: Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina References: <1125583797.351292.324530@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> Message-ID: Date: Fri, 02 Sep 2005 04:28:09 GMT I put $40 into the Red Cross donation box at Costco today. Considering that I've been going in the hole the past few months and finally scraped enough together to actually go to Costco for tp, paper towels, coffee, some frozen chicken, and cheese, for less than the supermart, I think I did my part. Those poor folks down in New Orleans...the heat, the humidity, the lack of sanitation, food, fresh water, not to even mention loss of their homes! It makes most disaster movies look silly by comparison. Regards, DAve Article: 321938 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Buck Frobisher" Subject: Re: Randy & Sherry Guttery Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2005 00:32:53 -0400 Message-ID: <11hflfrlgq9k329@news.supernews.com> References: <1125491448.161832.231410@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <1125538391.326656.45430@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com> "Brenda Ann" wrote in message news:df7tk1$n3j$1@news2.kornet.net... >Some countries (most, in fact) simply don't have as much to give as we do. >Let's say that S. Korea, for example, gave $100 for each man, woman and >child in the country. That would be a generous offering, would it not? But >it would amount to just $5,400,000. Now, take that same amount for the US, >it would be more like $27,000,000. Now figure in that the US economy is in >a state where we could actually afford that, as a country, but Korea's >economy could not. Population of S. Korea is 48,000,000. How much is that $100 per person gonna generate again? By the way, you aren't by any chance a Democrat, are you? :) Article: 321939 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Scott W. Harvey" Subject: Re: Simple dial glass source? Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 21:38:45 -0700 Message-ID: References: <4317b67e_1@news1.prserv.net> Crazy George wrote: > I need a glass for an old panel meter. I used to buy replacement flashlight lenses in various sizes for this purpose, > but the store I patronized is long gone. Who on earth would sell flashlight lenses or something similar in this day and > age? Specifically, I need a 2½" diameter piece of lightweight glass. Any suggestions? I know there must be a source, > but I'm drawing a blank. > Some well stocked art supply shops sell them for people who do their own clocks. MANY different sizes. -Scott Article: 321940 of rec.antiques.radio+phono Subject: Re: Way OT Rant: I will never buy GE products again (nothing to do with radios) From: Wayne Boatwright References: Message-ID: Date: 2 Sep 2005 08:00:16 +0200 On Thu 01 Sep 2005 10:47:14p, Jim Bailey wrote in rec.antiques.radio+phono: > I bought a pricey ($600) built-in over-the-stove GE microwave oven a > couple of years ago. The night light(s) went out. A bright guy like me > should be able to change a light bulb, right? > > The night light consists of 2 proprietary (expensive!) 20 watt halogen > bulbs. On the Internet, they cost $20 each! In order to replace them, > you have to unscrew an almost inaccessible cover plate. The instructions > say to unscrew the bulbs after removing the plate. You can't see them > because they're tucked under, so everything is by feel.The actual bulbs > have 2 wires that plug in directly, like a power cord, so, when you > twist them, they break and shatter. Unscrewing is a bad idea. Yes, unscrewing is a bad idea. However, if it's anything at all like the GE model I bought 3 years ago, it takes standard 2-pin 20-watt halogen bulbs that are available at most big box stores or garden centers. They usually cost $5-7 a piece. -- Wayne Boatwright *¿* ____________________________________________ My doctor told me to stop having intimate dinners for four, unless there are three other people. Article: 321941 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Brenda Ann" Subject: Re: Randy & Sherry Guttery Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2005 15:13:26 +0900 Message-ID: References: <1125491448.161832.231410@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <1125538391.326656.45430@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com> <11hflfrlgq9k329@news.supernews.com> "Buck Frobisher" wrote in message news:11hflfrlgq9k329@news.supernews.com... > "Brenda Ann" wrote in message > news:df7tk1$n3j$1@news2.kornet.net... >>Some countries (most, in fact) simply don't have as much to give as we do. >>Let's say that S. Korea, for example, gave $100 for each man, woman and >>child in the country. That would be a generous offering, would it not? But >>it would amount to just $5,400,000. Now, take that same amount for the US, >>it would be more like $27,000,000. Now figure in that the US economy is >>in a state where we could actually afford that, as a country, but Korea's >>economy could not. > > Population of S. Korea is 48,000,000. How much is that $100 per person > gonna generate again? > > By the way, you aren't by any chance a Democrat, are you? :) > > Article: 321942 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Brenda Ann" Subject: Re: Randy & Sherry Guttery Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2005 15:14:59 +0900 Message-ID: References: <1125491448.161832.231410@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <1125538391.326656.45430@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com> <11hflfrlgq9k329@news.supernews.com> "Buck Frobisher" wrote in message news:11hflfrlgq9k329@news.supernews.com... > "Brenda Ann" wrote in message > news:df7tk1$n3j$1@news2.kornet.net... >>Some countries (most, in fact) simply don't have as much to give as we do. >>Let's say that S. Korea, for example, gave $100 for each man, woman and >>child in the country. That would be a generous offering, would it not? But >>it would amount to just $5,400,000. Now, take that same amount for the US, >>it would be more like $27,000,000. Now figure in that the US economy is >>in a state where we could actually afford that, as a country, but Korea's >>economy could not. > > Population of S. Korea is 48,000,000. How much is that $100 per person > gonna generate again? > > By the way, you aren't by any chance a Democrat, are you? :) > I left off three zeroes on both of those.. dunno where my head was.. but also, the population of S. Korea is 54,000,000 (perhaps your figure is from an older census?) Seoul alone has more than 14,000,000 souls. Article: 321943 of rec.antiques.radio+phono Date: Fri, 02 Sep 2005 02:33:09 -0400 From: -ex- Subject: Re: Global warming? More flooded radios, eh? But people are more References: <4YNRe.11553$p%3.45671@typhoon.sonic.net> Message-ID: <99169$4317f227$4232bd15$2799@COQUI.NET> Uncle Peter wrote: > > It is becoming fashionable to blame Americans for everything: > depleting the ozone layer, global warming, global polution, > world poverty... It's all our fault and responsibility to correct.. > > Pete I heard a comment on the radio just the other day that the ozone depletion had stopped and is now trending in the other direction. Go figure. -BM Article: 321944 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Rune" References: <43119163.1476252@news.demon.co.uk> Subject: Re: Digital interference Message-ID: Date: Fri, 02 Sep 2005 06:46:15 GMT Luckily screening isn't a problem since there's little to no metal in the building walls. I was toying with the idea of an outside aerial (there's an unused area out back) but the problem is really only with local stations between 980 - 1220 KHz (for me) and I imagine the built-in antennas might still pick up enough noise to be a pest. I was really more curious to find out if others were finding this a problem. I do think it's switching power supplies mostly too. I noticed similar problems years ago with light dimmers. Ah, the joys of modern life... "Paul Sherwin" wrote in message news:43119163.1476252@news.demon.co.uk... > On Sun, 28 Aug 2005 03:29:56 GMT, "Rune" > wrote: > >>I am experiencing a problem that I am sure must be incresingly common >>today - forms of interference/noise from digital devices. >> >>It usually manifests itself as a hum on certain stations, especially at >>the >>high end of the AM band. I get it on tube and transistor radios, AC or >>battery operation. It seems to not be a problem for the newer non-analog >>tuned sets though and I imagine that is what radiation tests are based on >>now. > > There isn't much of a solution apart from moving the radio away from > the radiation source. The problem will be worse in an apartment block, > since not only are you surrounded by interference sources but the > building will also screen a lot of the signal. Much of the > interference comes from faulty or badly designed switch mode power > supplies and compact flourcescent light bulbs. > > Good luck, Paul > -- > Paul Sherwin Consulting http://paulsherwin.co.uk Article: 321945 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "xrongor" Subject: Re: Randy & Sherry Guttery Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2005 01:02:50 -0600 Message-ID: References: <1125506317.632894.241320@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <0aCdnX2Or5njkIreRVn-sQ@bright.net> <_sOdnZ2dnZ2q2U7nnZ2dnThEit6dnZ2dRVn-y52dnZ0@bright.net> "Stewart Schooley" wrote in message news:_sOdnZ2dnZ2q2U7nnZ2dnThEit6dnZ2dRVn-y52dnZ0@bright.net... > xrongor wrote: >> "Stewart Schooley" wrote in message >> news:0aCdnX2Or5njkIreRVn-sQ@bright.net... >> >>> >>>>get real. there were less video cameras around during the great >>>>depression. and less tv's to sell ad space on. thats the only reason >>>>you heard about less looting and theiving. > > Randy, > > JM quoted DS who wrote, "You know- there were far more "poor people" > during the Great > Depression, with whole families literally starving to death, and there > was little violent crime no looting to speak of." > > Ypur response was, "get real. there were less video cameras around during > the great depression. > and less tv's to sell ad space on. thats the only reason you heard about > less looting and theiving." > > Less TVs around during the Great Depression? We can skip over that as a > lapse in thinking, but there were plenty of radios and newspapers and DS > has it right . There was no looting and no burning of neighborhoods. Plant > that in your head and keep it there. With a 25% unemployment rate there > were no riots and no looting. > > Your belief that there was looting that we didn't hear about is the basis > for me saying you are ignorant. Ignorance means lack of facts and can be > forgiven, but not when you have a computer and can find out the facts with > a few minutes research. > > Your ignorance is too rooted in Liberal groupthink that poverty causes > looting. The historical record of this country does not support this. > American people have rioted several times against the government, Boston > Tea Party, Shays Rebellion, Whiskey rebellion, Mexican War protests,1863 > New York Draft Riots*, and anti Vietnam War protests, but the only rioting > and looting where poverty was a factor has been in black neighborhoods and > if you believe that blacks in those neighborhoods today have it worse than > many whites in the 1930s you are sadly mistaken. > > Another thing you are ignorant about is that in the 1930s blacks made up > only a small portion of northern city populations. Starting with WW11, > blacks began to migrate north for jobs and by the 1950s they moved north > in enough numbers to be considered one of the great migrations in history. > In 1953 I lived in Cleveland, OH for seven months and the black population > of Cleveland was insignificant. Today they are the majority. > > Randy, facts are facts, learn them and learn to deal with them. > > Stewart > > *Draft Riots, not Poverty Riots. After issuing the Emancipation > Proclamation, Lincoln called for an increase in the draft and this was the > cause of the riot. Article: 321946 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "xrongor" Subject: Re: Randy & Sherry Guttery Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2005 01:14:44 -0600 Message-ID: References: <1125506317.632894.241320@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <0aCdnX2Or5njkIreRVn-sQ@bright.net> <_sOdnZ2dnZ2q2U7nnZ2dnThEit6dnZ2dRVn-y52dnZ0@bright.net> "Stewart Schooley" wrote in message news:_sOdnZ2dnZ2q2U7nnZ2dnThEit6dnZ2dRVn-y52dnZ0@bright.net... > xrongor wrote: >> "Stewart Schooley" wrote in message >> news:0aCdnX2Or5njkIreRVn-sQ@bright.net... >> >>> >>>>get real. there were less video cameras around during the great >>>>depression. and less tv's to sell ad space on. thats the only reason >>>>you heard about less looting and theiving. > > Randy, > > JM quoted DS who wrote, "You know- there were far more "poor people" > during the Great > Depression, with whole families literally starving to death, and there > was little violent crime no looting to speak of." > > Ypur response was, "get real. there were less video cameras around during > the great depression. > and less tv's to sell ad space on. thats the only reason you heard about > less looting and theiving." > > Less TVs around during the Great Depression? We can skip over that as a > lapse in thinking, but there were plenty of radios and newspapers and DS > has it right . There was no looting and no burning of neighborhoods. Plant > that in your head and keep it there. With a 25% unemployment rate there > were no riots and no looting. > > Your belief that there was looting that we didn't hear about is the basis > for me saying you are ignorant. Ignorance means lack of facts and can be > forgiven, but not when you have a computer and can find out the facts with > a few minutes research. > > Your ignorance is too rooted in Liberal groupthink that poverty causes > looting. The historical record of this country does not support this. > American people have rioted several times against the government, Boston > Tea Party, Shays Rebellion, Whiskey rebellion, Mexican War protests,1863 > New York Draft Riots*, and anti Vietnam War protests, but the only rioting > and looting where poverty was a factor has been in black neighborhoods and > if you believe that blacks in those neighborhoods today have it worse than > many whites in the 1930s you are sadly mistaken. > > Another thing you are ignorant about is that in the 1930s blacks made up > only a small portion of northern city populations. Starting with WW11, > blacks began to migrate north for jobs and by the 1950s they moved north > in enough numbers to be considered one of the great migrations in history. > In 1953 I lived in Cleveland, OH for seven months and the black population > of Cleveland was insignificant. Today they are the majority. > > Randy, facts are facts, learn them and learn to deal with them. > > Stewart > > *Draft Riots, not Poverty Riots. After issuing the Emancipation > Proclamation, Lincoln called for an increase in the draft and this was the > cause of the riot. even if i were to concede that you were right, which you arent, that certainly couldnt be "most monumentaly ignorant statement I have ever read in this newsgroup. So ignorant that it is beyond any measurement of stupidity." sheesh. what a letdown. randy Article: 321947 of rec.antiques.radio+phono Date: Fri, 02 Sep 2005 03:37:41 -0400 From: -ex- Subject: Re: Parting out Detrola C1 Console References: Message-ID: <9b1c7$43180147$4232bd15$5310@COQUI.NET> Blacksmith wrote: > Needles to say, I'm junking it. I could store it, but somebody might > want the chassis or parts of it. > > The model number is sort of obscured, but it looks like D396. It's > not shown in Stein's book, nor listed in my other books. > > > It's a 7- tube with tuning eye above the dial (8 tubes total). It has > 4 knobs, 2 on each side of the lower end of the dial, and automatic > tuning push-buttons in a row under the dial. > > Maybe somebody needs the tuning mechanism or parts of it. > .... > Blacksmith I might be interested in the pwr xfmr if its good. Can you send a photo with dimensions? Any idea of the Truetone model number? -Bill Article: 321948 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Paul P" References: <4317b67e_1@news1.prserv.net> Subject: Re: Simple dial glass source? Message-ID: Date: Fri, 02 Sep 2005 07:44:38 GMT Cheap picture Frames from a drug store. PP "Crazy George" wrote in message news:4317b67e_1@news1.prserv.net... >I need a glass for an old panel meter. I used to buy replacement >flashlight lenses in various sizes for this purpose, > but the store I patronized is long gone. Who on earth would sell > flashlight lenses or something similar in this day and > age? Specifically, I need a 2½" diameter piece of lightweight glass. Any > suggestions? I know there must be a source, > but I'm drawing a blank. > > -- > Crazy George > The attglobal.net address is a SPAM trap. Please change that part to: > attbiz properly formatted. > > Article: 321949 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Paul P" References: <4317b67e_1@news1.prserv.net> Subject: Re: Simple dial glass source? Message-ID: Date: Fri, 02 Sep 2005 07:45:56 GMT Also you local Stained glass window supply shop or the community collage stained glass class PP "Crazy George" wrote in message news:4317b67e_1@news1.prserv.net... >I need a glass for an old panel meter. I used to buy replacement >flashlight lenses in various sizes for this purpose, > but the store I patronized is long gone. Who on earth would sell > flashlight lenses or something similar in this day and > age? Specifically, I need a 2½" diameter piece of lightweight glass. Any > suggestions? I know there must be a source, > but I'm drawing a blank. > > -- > Crazy George > The attglobal.net address is a SPAM trap. Please change that part to: > attbiz properly formatted. > > Article: 321950 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Paul P" Subject: oOT 0 to 200 Message-ID: Date: Fri, 02 Sep 2005 08:12:56 GMT A couple had been debating buying a vehicle for weeks. He wanted a truck. She wanted a fast little sports-like car so she could zip through traffic around town. He would probably have settled on any beat up old truck, but everything she seemed to like was way out of their price range. "Look!" she said. "I want something that goes from 0 to 200 in just a few seconds. Nothing else will do. My birthday is coming up so surprise me!" He did just that. For her birthday, he bought her a brand new bathroom scale Nobody has seen or heard from him since. Article: 321951 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "amp11plzDontSpam" References: Subject: Re: Packard Bell Message-ID: Date: Fri, 02 Sep 2005 08:31:16 GMT Ben, I think that the 861 is quite similar electronically to the 881. Both are in Riders (861: 17-7, 881: 18-8). There is a picture in Riders of the 861 but there is not a good picture of the dial glass. Both have a single automatic changer that has a recording arm and a playback arm. Does the owner of the 861 have any dial or is it entirely missing? If the owner can take a photograph of the broken pieces, I will see if matches an old phonocord dial glass that I have. Most of the Phonocords had a "Stationized" dual dial where the California/Southwest stations are on the left and the California/Oregon/Northwest stations are on the right. Now I have to find the phonocord parts!! Allan "Benjamaniac" wrote in message news:df7ipf$b8ta$1@news3.infoave.net... > A guy just called me from Billings....he's looking for a dial > glass for a Packard Bell model 861 radio/phono/PA/recorder. I haven't seen > the unit in question...never even heard of a setup like that...so I thought > I'd ask here. Has anyone ever heard of one of thses ?? What would be the > chances of tracking down a dial glass for something like this ?? > Ben > > Article: 321952 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Paul P" References: <1125649047.667852.52940@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: oOT 0 to 200 Message-ID: Date: Fri, 02 Sep 2005 09:21:54 GMT Paul Harvey.....That does not surprise me. My uncle Don sends a regular mailing of jokes. I can not comprehend where he finds all the jokes. He is the uncle everyone should have and keeps the family gatherings light. I get a charge of some of the jokes so I pass them (the PG rated ones) along hoping others will enjoy them too. PP. Article: 321953 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: David Stinson Subject: OT: Comparing Communities Message-ID: Date: Fri, 02 Sep 2005 14:02:32 GMT Here's a comparison you won't see on CBS News: The population of Mississippi is, in a fundimental way, different than that in New Orleans. Practically the entire state of Mississippi has been destroyed. The people are isolated and without much help, because nearly everything is going to New Orleans. They also lack food, water and basic sanitation. They are not shooting each other. There is little looting or disorder. They are, for the most part, pulling together and helping each other. Next time you have a knee-jerk reaction against "red-neck attitudes," you might want to be a little more understanding about where they originate. D.S. Article: 321954 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Tim Mullen Subject: Re: Randy & Sherry Guttery Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2005 14:52:23 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: References: <1125491448.161832.231410@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <1125538391.326656.45430@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com> <3OXRe.5118$Wd7.2760@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net> In <3OXRe.5118$Wd7.2760@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net> David Stinson writes: >I hear New York is sending a few dozen medical people, >out of their supply of hundreds of thousands. >Gee.... thanks... I guess... Nothing like a tragedy to bring out the holier-than-thou in people. Here's what you're probably referring to: "More help is on the way from New York State. Governor George Pataki says he's sending 12 disaster management specialists to Mississippi Saturday. He dispatched response and recovery specialists Friday for a 14-day tour of duty." That's from: http://ny1news.com/ny1/content/index.jsp?stid=1&aid=53243 Now, the very next paragraph says: "Earlier this week, the governor sent a wing of the New York Air National Guard to aid hurricane victims." I'm not sure how many people comprise a "wing", but it's probably more than 12. Finally, the penultimate paragraph should gladden your heart: "Louisiana's governor says 300 National Guard troops have arrived fresh from duty in Iraq, carrying M-16s. She says "they know how to shoot and kill...and I expect they will." -- Tim Mullen ------------------------------------------------------------------ Am I in your basement? Looking for antique televisions, fans, etc. ------ finger this account or call anytime: (212)-463-0552 ------- Article: 321955 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Ron in Radio Heaven Subject: Re: Randy & Sherry Guttery References: <1125491448.161832.231410@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <1125538391.326656.45430@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com> <3OXRe.5118$Wd7.2760@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net> Message-ID: Date: Fri, 02 Sep 2005 15:00:08 GMT > "Louisiana's governor says 300 National Guard troops > have arrived fresh from duty in Iraq, carrying M-16s. > She says "they know how to shoot and kill...and I > expect they will." > I sure hope so. That's what's needed. There are people there trying to help them and these punks are robbing them and shooting at the rescue helos. Pretty sad. Ron Article: 321956 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Scott W. Harvey" Subject: Re: Randy & Sherry Guttery Date: Fri, 02 Sep 2005 08:26:30 -0700 Message-ID: References: <1125506317.632894.241320@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <0aCdnX2Or5njkIreRVn-sQ@bright.net> <_sOdnZ2dnZ2q2U7nnZ2dnThEit6dnZ2dRVn-y52dnZ0@bright.net> Stewart Schooley wrote: > *Draft Riots, not Poverty Riots. After issuing the Emancipation > Proclamation, Lincoln called for an increase in the draft and this was > the cause of the riot. Not quite, Stewart. These riots began as a protest against a government policy that allowed draftees to avoid conscription by paying the government $2500.00 to "help the war effort". Now tell me, how many immigrants living in the slums of 19th century New York could ante up that kind of scratch? The equation is fairly simple: Stupid government policy favoring rich people + increase in draft + lotsa out of control, pissed-off poor people protesting the policy = RIOTS It well known that poverty alone does not cause riots....some other issue comes up which becomes a flashpoint that starts them. There is no question that poverty is a preciptating factor, though. If poverty doesn't enter into the equation somewhere, then how come rich people don't riot? BTW there is is no such thing as "liberal groupthink". Liberals have a more diverse range of opinions than conservatives do, that's why they are called liberals. -Scott Article: 321957 of rec.antiques.radio+phono Date: Fri, 02 Sep 2005 12:07:48 -0400 From: -ex- Subject: Re: Randy & Sherry Guttery References: <1125506317.632894.241320@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <0aCdnX2Or5njkIreRVn-sQ@bright.net> <_sOdnZ2dnZ2q2U7nnZ2dnThEit6dnZ2dRVn-y52dnZ0@bright.net> Message-ID: Scott W. Harvey wrote: > BTW there is is no such thing as "liberal groupthink". Liberals have a > more diverse range of opinions than conservatives do, that's why they > are called liberals. That used to be the case. Nowadays it seems that the thought process that Stewart is referring to is like a rubber stamp with very little variation. If you know a liberal's opinion on one matter you can pretty well bet on his opinions on every other matter. Not saying that "conservative groupthink" doesn't exist. Of course it does. Its just that liberals seem to have evolved to all have the exact same unwavering individuality. Or at least thats how it appears here on the outside. -Bill Article: 321958 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: goodguyy@webtv.net (Ken G.) Subject: Re: Way OT Rant: I will never buy GE products again (nothing to do Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2005 10:17:48 -0600 Message-ID: <7656-43187B2C-99@storefull-3256.bay.webtv.net> References: Replace the entire sockets with ordinary ones and use ordinary bulbs . I know you are not into hastle projects but one good wrestle with that alligator will pay off . Article: 321959 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Scott W. Harvey" Subject: Re: Randy & Sherry Guttery Date: Fri, 02 Sep 2005 09:23:55 -0700 Message-ID: References: <1125491448.161832.231410@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <1125538391.326656.45430@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com> <3OXRe.5118$Wd7.2760@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net> David Stinson wrote: > I hear New York is sending a few dozen medical people, > out of their supply of hundreds of thousands. > Gee.... thanks... I guess... David, The city of New York is a known terrorist target. They are required by state and federal laws to maintain acceptable staffing levels of emergency personnel at all times to satisfy requirements in the event of an attack or disaster in that city. They lost many, many of these people during 9/11 and are now just getting back to pre 9/11 levels of personnel. These are valuable personnel.....not cannon fodder. In order for more of them to be deployed in NO, that city simply must get its shit together security-wise. There is no way in hell that anyone outside LA is going to authorize the use of any large number of their EMTs and other medically trained people as long as the likelihood of those personnel getting raped, robbed or killed is as high as it is now. If you wonder why me, a dreaded liberal, would advocate shooting incorrigibles on sight in NO, that is one of the reasons why. BTW, The California National Guard sent 1,000 people to NO this morning. These people are specifically trained and equipped to administer medical treatment in a war zone without getting capped. Let's just say they are carrying more than respirators and bags of saline on their persons. -Scott Article: 321960 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: CalBubba Subject: Re: Way OT Rant: I will never buy GE products again (nothing to do Date: 2 Sep 2005 12:22:03 -0500 Message-ID: <4318898a$0$185$bb4e3ad8@newscene.com> References: <1125650406.174969.169800@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com> Steven wrote: > > First of all, didn't Kenmore stoves used to be Hotpoint/GE model > rebadged? My friend was glad to finally sell his Sears stove, made by GE in Mexico perhaps 8 years ago. It would hardly boil water -- barely cook anything on top or in the oven. The parts didn't look like they were designed to go with each other. I know the washer and dryer sets are a basic Whirlpool and > they are awesome, rarely needing updates except cosmetic to sell new > ones. Were. History. I helped the same friend work on his Sears washing machine. The steel was thicker than aluminum foil, but I bent the front panel with my thumb. He replaced the timer, which had plastic parts where I wouldn't put plastic. My own Sears washer rips clothing and the timer has three failures that I put up with. The word "gentle" on the fascia just means a shorter time (this is deceptive) -- regardless, it's too rough on the clothing. Needless to say, Sears is history when it comes to electric products in this house. Or should I say Orchard Supply? Or should I say K-Mart? And I'm pretty sure that the other American brands are even worse. Two towns over is a guy who has a very good business rebuilding Whirlpool and Sears washers and dryers (no other brand). He says that the newer ones aren't as good as the old ones. That's enough outa me. Bubba Article: 321961 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Tim Mullen Subject: Re: Way OT Rant: I will never buy GE products again (nothing to do with radios) Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2005 17:54:26 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: References: In "Jim Bailey" writes: >The night light consists of 2 proprietary (expensive!) 20 watt halogen >bulbs. On the Internet, they cost $20 each! In order to replace them, you >have to unscrew an almost inaccessible cover plate. The instructions say to >unscrew the bulbs after removing the plate. You can't see them because >they're tucked under, so everything is by feel.The actual bulbs have 2 wires >that plug in directly, like a power cord, so, when you twist them, they >break and shatter. Unscrewing is a bad idea. Oooooh! I ***hate*** those bulbs!!! Who the hell ever came up with that basing arrangement? And, for some perverse reason, they always seem to be used in recessed upside-down tiny fixtures where you can't see what you're doing. Maybe its' just my klutziness, but I find it maddeningly difficult to get the pins aligned for insertion, especially when you're holding the bulb with the plastic wrap, or a tissue, to keep from touching the quartz envelope. Whatever happened to the good old screw base, which has been working just fine for all these years? Old tyme related: I've heard the story that Edison, while casting about for ideas how to design a connector for the light bulb, watched a workman in his lab unscrew a cap of cleaning solvent (benzene, I think!) to wash his hands at the end of the work day. Inspiration followed. I've also heard that dear old Tom would give you an adapter for lamps that used his competitor's sockets. The trick was, once you screwed the adapter in you couldn't get it back out, thus ensuring brand loyalty. :) -- Tim Mullen ------------------------------------------------------------------ Am I in your basement? Looking for antique televisions, fans, etc. ------ finger this account or call anytime: (212)-463-0552 ------- Article: 321962 of rec.antiques.radio+phono Message-ID: <431893B9.4030507@ix.netcom.com> From: David Stinson Subject: Re: Randy & Sherry Guttery References: <1125491448.161832.231410@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <1125538391.326656.45430@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com> <3OXRe.5118$Wd7.2760@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net> Date: Fri, 02 Sep 2005 18:02:35 GMT Ron in Radio Heaven wrote: >> "Louisiana's governor says 300 National Guard troops >> have arrived fresh from duty in Iraq, carrying M-16s. >> She says "they know how to shoot and kill...and I >> expect they will." >> > > I sure hope so. That's what's needed. There are people there > trying to help them and these punks are robbing them and > shooting at the rescue helos. Pretty sad. The "shoot to kill" order should have been issued the very first day. They didn't have the spine or the stomach to order what was required, and they still don't. Article: 321963 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Carter-K8VT Subject: [O.T.] Re: Thanks for the reminder! References: <1125615837.168630.234920@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <8OqdnaFCFpNaU4reRVn-rw@adelphia.com> <1125669853.309991.125890@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> Message-ID: Date: Fri, 02 Sep 2005 18:30:14 GMT AuroraOldRadios wrote: > Most reasonable people now believe our action was wrong. > "Victory", yeah, that was stupid. But how do we get out of this mess? The short answer is: We don't. But wait...who ever said our administration *wants* to get out? As you pointed out above--- *BOGUS* reasons for the "war": --WMDs (even disavowed by the administration themselves in December, 2004) --Saddam was a bad guy...(even though we may be fast approaching killing as many innocent Iraqis as Saddam ever did). --the fraudulent "yellowcake" scandal --yadda, yadda, yadda *REAL* reasons for us being in Iraq [1]: --A *fantastic* geopolitical location in the Middle East; a great strategic location for our bases. --An oil reserve possibly as large as that in Saudi Arabia. --The largest supply of fresh water in the Middle East (Tigris and Euphrates rivers). Why don't we have an exit strategy? ... because with reasons like that, the administration *doesn't want* to exit. (Now if the administration could just find a way around all those inconvenient dead bodies and the maiming and crippling of our youth). [1] For more on this, please read "Confessions of an Economic Hit Man" by Perkins Article: 321964 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "xrongor" Subject: Re: Randy & Sherry Guttery Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2005 13:10:26 -0600 Message-ID: References: <1125506317.632894.241320@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <0aCdnX2Or5njkIreRVn-sQ@bright.net> <_sOdnZ2dnZ2q2U7nnZ2dnThEit6dnZ2dRVn-y52dnZ0@bright.net> "-ex-" wrote in message news:aef0c$431878d6$4232bd3c$22103@COQUI.NET... > Scott W. Harvey wrote: > > > BTW there is is no such thing as "liberal groupthink". Liberals have a >> more diverse range of opinions than conservatives do, that's why they are >> called liberals. > > That used to be the case. Nowadays it seems that the thought process that > Stewart is referring to is like a rubber stamp with very little variation. > If you know a liberal's opinion on one matter you can pretty well bet on > his opinions on every other matter. > > Not saying that "conservative groupthink" doesn't exist. Of course it > does. Its just that liberals seem to have evolved to all have the exact > same unwavering individuality. > > Or at least thats how it appears here on the outside. i expect this drivel from most of the people on this group. not you too bill.... randy Article: 321965 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: CalBubba Subject: Re: Way OT Rant: I will never buy GE products again (nothing to do Date: 2 Sep 2005 14:20:02 -0500 Message-ID: <4318a570$0$192$bb4e3ad8@newscene.com> References: Tim Mullen wrote: > In "Jim Bailey" writes: > > >>The night light consists of 2 proprietary (expensive!) 20 watt halogen >>bulbs. On the Internet, they cost $20 each! In order to replace them, you >>have to unscrew an almost inaccessible cover plate. The instructions say to >>unscrew the bulbs after removing the plate. You can't see them because >>they're tucked under, so everything is by feel.The actual bulbs have 2 wires >>that plug in directly, like a power cord, so, when you twist them, they >>break and shatter. Unscrewing is a bad idea. > > > Oooooh! I ***hate*** those bulbs!!! Who the hell ever came up > with that basing arrangement? An engineer, who never repaired anything in his life, found it in a catalog and thought it would be really cool to use it (and its socket, of course). And, for some perverse reason, they > always seem to be used in recessed upside-down tiny fixtures where > you can't see what you're doing. > The product, as always, was given to the packaging engineer at the last minute, an hour before project deadline. All this person had the time to do was to make sure that the panels fit together without falling apart. Can the bulbs be replaced at all? OK -- that's it: no trial and error, no nothing -- just shove it out the door. "Hey, Joe -- hurry up with those lightbulbs. You got two hours to finish the shields on that X-ray machine, and that washing machine's coming back from Manufacturing Engineering -- they say it can't be built with all those jumpers. Joe! Get moving!" This is how products are designed in the real world. Bubba Article: 321966 of rec.antiques.radio+phono Date: Fri, 02 Sep 2005 15:48:23 -0400 From: -ex- Subject: Re: OT Time travel References: Message-ID: <8c22$4318ac89$4232bd3c$23421@COQUI.NET> Uncle Peter wrote: > I think I have perfected it. 2017, cool! Are we out of Iraq yet? Is AM radio gone? Is Dick Clark still around? -ex Article: 321967 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: jakdedert Subject: Re: Dial lenses References: <7656-4317CFEB-85@storefull-3256.bay.webtv.net> <1125644084.758362.25980@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <1125660788.799983.94180@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com> Message-ID: Date: Fri, 02 Sep 2005 15:02:45 -0500 Eddie Brimer wrote: > in a pinch you can recycle the plastic they use to vacuum pack nearly > everything these days. you know...the kind you can't open with your > bare hands... > I've used this stuff and it works great. In fact, it's IMO the best to reproduce those old acetate lenses...and it's everywhere! The result seems exactly the correct weight and flexibility. I'm still experimenting with the correct tint.... Article: 321968 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Randy or Sherry Guttery Subject: Re: Randy & Sherry Guttery References: <1125506317.632894.241320@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <0aCdnX2Or5njkIreRVn-sQ@bright.net> <_sOdnZ2dnZ2q2U7nnZ2dnThEit6dnZ2dRVn-y52dnZ0@bright.net> Message-ID: Date: Fri, 02 Sep 2005 14:59:16 -0500 Maybe it's just me... I was really appreciative that people cared enough to inquire about Sherry and I - but now it really bothers me to see so much off topic *crap* under my and Sherry's name... This group has become a sewer of political crap- to the point that even "so called" allies are calling each other names and personal attacks are as venomous as any alt.hate group. oh well - sign of the times I guess... plonk! -- rg -- randy guttery A Tender Tale - a page dedicated to those Ships and Crews so vital to the United States Silent Service: http://tendertale.com Article: 321969 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Tim Mullen Subject: Re: Way OT Rant: I will never buy GE products again (nothing to do with radios) Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2005 20:28:46 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: References: <4318a570$0$192$bb4e3ad8@newscene.com> In <4318a570$0$192$bb4e3ad8@newscene.com> CalBubba writes: >This is how products are designed in the real world. Heh. There's a product used for special effects in television, the Quantel Paintbox, that came out around the mid 80's. It was a ground-breaking product, but the way it was laid out was very telling of how things evolve. The Paintbox had a card cage of, oh, a dozen or so cards. Signal flowed from left to right. The rightmost card was *packed*. I always assumed what happened was everyone said "I don't have room for that function on my card. You're gonna have to put it downstream." So the poor slob designing the output card got stuck with everything. :) -- Tim Mullen ------------------------------------------------------------------ Am I in your basement? Looking for antique televisions, fans, etc. ------ finger this account or call anytime: (212)-463-0552 ------- Article: 321970 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Tim Mullen Subject: Re: OT Time travel Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2005 20:29:48 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: References: <8c22$4318ac89$4232bd3c$23421@COQUI.NET> In <8c22$4318ac89$4232bd3c$23421@COQUI.NET> -ex- writes: > Uncle Peter wrote: >> I think I have perfected it. >2017, cool! >Are we out of Iraq yet? Is AM radio gone? Is Dick Clark still around? NTP. http://www.ntp.org Everything should run ntp. Your toaster should run ntp. -- Tim Mullen ------------------------------------------------------------------ Am I in your basement? Looking for antique televisions, fans, etc. ------ finger this account or call anytime: (212)-463-0552 ------- Article: 321971 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Radio Rambler Subject: Re: [O.T.] Re: Thanks for the reminder! Date: Fri, 02 Sep 2005 17:08:37 -0400 Message-ID: <3nrtamF330gdU2@individual.net> References: <1125615837.168630.234920@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <8OqdnaFCFpNaU4reRVn-rw@adelphia.com> <1125669853.309991.125890@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> Carter-K8VT wrote: > AuroraOldRadios wrote: > >> Most reasonable people now believe our action was wrong. >> "Victory", yeah, that was stupid. But how do we get out of this mess? > > The short answer is: We don't. But wait...who ever said our > administration *wants* to get out? > > As you pointed out above--- > > *BOGUS* reasons for the "war": > > --WMDs (even disavowed by the administration themselves in December, 2004) > > --Saddam was a bad guy...(even though we may be fast approaching killing > as many innocent Iraqis as Saddam ever did). > > --the fraudulent "yellowcake" scandal > > --yadda, yadda, yadda > > *REAL* reasons for us being in Iraq [1]: > > --A *fantastic* geopolitical location in the Middle East; a great > strategic location for our bases. > > --An oil reserve possibly as large as that in Saudi Arabia. > > --The largest supply of fresh water in the Middle East (Tigris and > Euphrates rivers). > > Why don't we have an exit strategy? ... because with reasons like that, > the administration *doesn't want* to exit. > > (Now if the administration could just find a way around all those > inconvenient dead bodies and the maiming and crippling of our youth). > > [1] For more on this, please read "Confessions of an Economic Hit Man" > by Perkins couldnt said it any better. -- The Shadow Knows Article: 321972 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Scott W. Harvey" Subject: Re: Randy & Sherry Guttery Date: Fri, 02 Sep 2005 14:23:51 -0700 Message-ID: References: <1125506317.632894.241320@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <0aCdnX2Or5njkIreRVn-sQ@bright.net> <_sOdnZ2dnZ2q2U7nnZ2dnThEit6dnZ2dRVn-y52dnZ0@bright.net> Randy or Sherry Guttery wrote: > Maybe it's just me... I was really appreciative that people cared enough > to inquire about Sherry and I - but now it really bothers me to see so > much off topic *crap* under my and Sherry's name... Randy, I apologize.....I made a perfectly non-political off-the-wall comment about looters I saw on CNN in one of my responses in this thread, and it just went apesh@t from there. Sorry! :-( > > This group has become a sewer of political crap- to the point that even > "so called" allies are calling each other names and personal attacks are > as venomous as any alt.hate group. I wouldn't say it's quite that bad......yet. Actually, the political discourse here is pretty civil most of the time. If you want to see real venom, go to one of the newsgroups that has "politics" in its name. The hatred in many of those groups is so bad you can almost peel it off the screen. > > oh well - sign of the times I guess... > Indeed, another sign of America The Divided. -Scott Article: 321973 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Beerbarrel Subject: Re: Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina Message-ID: References: Date: Fri, 02 Sep 2005 17:51:15 -0400 On Thu, 01 Sep 2005 03:48:54 GMT, Jeffrey D Angus wrote: >OK folks. We are all aware of how Katrina just raped the coast. >Time to actually do something about it. > >I don't have a whole lot of money. However, I set aside $100 >and donated that to the American Red Cross a few minutes ago. > >I'm just glad that wasn't me sitting on some roof peak on TV >with water a few feet from me. Nor was that all my stuff spread >across 20 miles of country side. > >I guess I can stay off of eBay for a while. > >Jeff OK...I'm not going to be out done by Jeff! I'm giving a hundred bucks. I'm also giving up 2 beds in my home to hurricance victims. I figure it's the least I can do. Just kiddin Jeff! Article: 321974 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "xrongor" Subject: Re: OT Time travel Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2005 16:06:33 -0600 Message-ID: References: <8c22$4318ac89$4232bd3c$23421@COQUI.NET> "-ex-" wrote in message news:8c22$4318ac89$4232bd3c$23421@COQUI.NET... > Uncle Peter wrote: > >> I think I have perfected it. > > 2017, cool! > > Are we out of Iraq yet? Is AM radio gone? Is Dick Clark still around? my car is my time machine. i step on the gas and travel into the future!! randy Article: 321975 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Mike Schultz" References: Subject: Re: OT Time travel Message-ID: Date: Fri, 02 Sep 2005 22:21:08 GMT Hey, could you pick me up a copy of the Wall Street Journal while you're out? -- Mike Schultz " Uncle Peter" wrote in message news:d_1Se.73781$DW1.40305@fed1read06... > I think I have perfected it. > > > > Article: 321976 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Beerbarrel Subject: Re: OT Time travel Message-ID: References: Date: Fri, 02 Sep 2005 18:24:38 -0400 On Fri, 02 Sep 2005 22:21:08 GMT, "Mike Schultz" wrote: >Hey, could you pick me up a copy of the Wall Street Journal while you're >out? I don't think he has the ability to return. Haven't you noticed how far out he is? Article: 321977 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Robert Murrell" References: <1125615837.168630.234920@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <8OqdnaFCFpNaU4reRVn-rw@adelphia.com> <1125669853.309991.125890@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: [O.T.] Re: Thanks for the reminder! Message-ID: Date: Sat, 03 Sep 2005 00:46:36 GMT Ah, the same old liberal dribble pushed by the media. "Carter-K8VT" wrote in message news:WS0Se.7955$sF6.3001@newssvr24.news.prodigy.net... > AuroraOldRadios wrote: > >> Most reasonable people now believe our action was wrong. >> "Victory", yeah, that was stupid. But how do we get out of this mess? In Californica maybe. The distinction between good and evil requires setting absolutes, something a liberal can not do. Therefore, it is OK if they attack us first, because we deserve it (moral equivallency). > > The short answer is: We don't. But wait...who ever said our administration > *wants* to get out? > > As you pointed out above--- > > *BOGUS* reasons for the "war": > > --WMDs (even disavowed by the administration themselves in December, 2004) Even Clinton was pushing this one. And remember, he was the one who fired on Osama first. Remember the "2 million dollar missle fired at a ten dollar tent and hitting a camel in the butt." > > --Saddam was a bad guy...(even though we may be fast approaching killing > as many innocent Iraqis as Saddam ever did). Tell that to the Kurds and the Shiites. Why don't you do some research on the number of his citizens he killed with WMDs (chemical weapons). Remember, the number of US troops killed has not yet reached the number of Americans killed on 9/11. > > --the fraudulent "yellowcake" scandal Which (surprise) turned out to be true, but is a fact convieniently ignored by the liberals. > > --yadda, yadda, yadda > > *REAL* reasons for us being in Iraq [1]: > > --A *fantastic* geopolitical location in the Middle East; a great > strategic location for our bases. Lebenon would be a MUCH better location, being surrounded by Christians who would need the protection from the "ethnic cleansing" being done by the Islamists. And if you don't believe this, research the number of Christians in Lebenon, Egypt, Iraq, and other Middle East locations since after WWII until now. The slaughter and cleansing has been going on for some time. > > --An oil reserve possibly as large as that in Saudi Arabia. Why didn't we just invade Veneuela if we wanted oil? We could have just driven there. > > --The largest supply of fresh water in the Middle East (Tigris and > Euphrates rivers). > Well, I can't argue with that. But that area is the traditional SOURCE of invading armies, if you have ever studied history. > Why don't we have an exit strategy? ... because with reasons like that, > the administration *doesn't want* to exit. > I don't believe anyone ever thought that they would be slaughtering their own kind. > (Now if the administration could just find a way around all those > inconvenient dead bodies and the maiming and crippling of our youth). No one said war was easy. But if you consider that "unalienable rights" means that they can not be taken away even by borders, who else is going to guarantee them. > > [1] For more on this, please read "Confessions of an Economic Hit Man" by > Perkins > > > Article: 321978 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Georg Richter" <520066970381-0001@T-Online.de> Subject: Re: Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina Date: Sat, 3 Sep 2005 03:04:26 +0200 Message-ID: References: Jeffrey D Angus wrote > OK folks. We are all aware of how Katrina just raped the coast. > Time to actually do something about it. > > I don't have a whole lot of money. However, I set aside $100 > and donated that to the American Red Cross a few minutes ago. Just to inform you that all German banks are providing dedicated pay-in sheets for German Red Cross http://www.drk.de/a-internettagebuch/050829_suchdienst/sturm_amerika/b ericht3.htm (sorry, German language) for a special account to support American Red Cross directly. My microscopic drop of water (idiom, not sarcasm) on a hot stone: EUR 100 I am way too young to partake CARE-parcels personally, but old enough* to remember. God bless ... those who are in need. Blue Regards, Georg *) See me in the 70s on a.b.p.r Article: 321979 of rec.antiques.radio+phono Subject: Re: It's feels like the 70s all over again........ From: Larry References: Message-ID: Date: Fri, 02 Sep 2005 22:11:07 -0400 Wayne Boatwright wrote in news:Xns96C4D7F776D10waynesgang@217.22.228.19: >> While I was at the station, I saw a guy pull up in his gigantic motor >> home and make the biggest single gas purchase in terms of dollar amount >> that I have ever witnessed. He put more than $900.00 worth of gas in the >> huge tank of this thing. (I'm guessing that he ain't going anywhere, >> he's probably trying to capture as much gas as he can before the price >> goes up again). >> > You need to hang out around an ocean marina.....(c; The megayacht "Mystic" belongs to a friend of mine's boss. She's beautiful, the finest money can buy. She has 10,000 gallons of tankage for diesel fuel to feed her twin 3500 HP MTU train engines. My friend, recently, got to help drive her to Monaco to the Monaco Boat Show (No, there were no Bayliners or outboards). Here's what I remember of her usage he sent me in messages back on her satellite email system: Miami to Bermuda - 8900 gallons Bermuda to Azores - 9,900 gallons They had to slow down to 8 knots to conserve fuel in heavy seas. They were running OUT OF FUEL! Azores to Gibraltar - 6,900 gallons Gibraltar to Monaco - 5,900 gallons. These boats don't pull up to the marina fuel pumps. Barges of oil come alongside to fill them for about the same as diesel costs ashore. Marina diesel is higher, a ripoff. That motorhome was nothing....(c; "Will that 10,000 gallons be VISA, Mastercard or American Express, Sir?" KACHING!.... -- Larry Article: 321980 of rec.antiques.radio+phono Subject: Re: Way OT Rant: I will never buy GE products again (nothing to do ... From: Larry References: <7656-43187B2C-99@storefull-3256.bay.webtv.net> Message-ID: Date: Fri, 02 Sep 2005 22:36:01 -0400 goodguyy@webtv.net (Ken G.) wrote in news:7656-43187B2C-99@storefull- 3256.bay.webtv.net: > Replace the entire sockets with ordinary ones and use ordinary bulbs . I > know you are not into hastle projects but one good wrestle with that > alligator will pay off . > > Why not just forget this stupid light and put a GE Bright Stick flourescent 12" tube up BEHIND the microwave and simply plug it into an outlet? Prices vary from $16 to $49, but Wally World has them about $18. The one over my tub in the master bathroom is still running since 1982! It cycles every time someone goes into the bathroom as I wired it into the light switch. The ballast is flat and inside the mounting bracket.... -- Larry Article: 321981 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "MIT" References: <1125506317.632894.241320@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <0aCdnX2Or5njkIreRVn-sQ@bright.net> <_sOdnZ2dnZ2q2U7nnZ2dnThEit6dnZ2dRVn-y52dnZ0@bright.net> Subject: Re: Randy & Sherry Guttery Message-ID: Date: Sat, 03 Sep 2005 02:50:13 GMT | > oh well - sign of the times I guess... | > | | Indeed, another sign of America The Divided. | | -Scott america divided-wake up it always has been.go back to the revolutionary war -33% said hell no,33% said ill hang with england and 33% maple leaves blowing in the wind re usefull idiots.the landscape is virtually unchanged in over 200 years. the megaphone of the presstitutes gives the impression there are a lot more usefull idiots than there really are. my 02 mit Article: 321982 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Jim Adney Subject: Re: Simple dial glass source? Date: Fri, 02 Sep 2005 23:13:24 -0500 Message-ID: References: <4317b67e_1@news1.prserv.net> On Thu, 1 Sep 2005 20:50:35 -0500 "Crazy George" wrote: >I need a glass for an old panel meter. I used to buy replacement flashlight lenses in various sizes for this purpose, >but the store I patronized is long gone. Who on earth would sell flashlight lenses or something similar in this day and >age? Specifically, I need a 2½" diameter piece of lightweight glass. Any suggestions? I know there must be a source, >but I'm drawing a blank. Google on "larose"; S. LaRose is a distributor of clock parts. As such, they carry a complete line of round glasses in flat and 2 different degrees of convexity, all at very reasonable prices. Very interesting catalog, too. - ----------------------------------------------- Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, WI 53711 USA ----------------------------------------------- Article: 321983 of rec.antiques.radio+phono Date: Sat, 03 Sep 2005 00:26:34 -0400 From: -ex- Subject: Re: Global warming? More flooded radios, eh? But people are more References: <4YNRe.11553$p%3.45671@typhoon.sonic.net> <99169$4317f227$4232bd15$2799@COQUI.NET> Message-ID: <66fd8$431925fc$4232bd8c$26864@COQUI.NET> Don wrote: > In article <99169$4317f227$4232bd15$2799@COQUI.NET>, exray@coqui.net says... > >> Uncle Peter wrote: >> >> > >> >>>It is becoming fashionable to blame Americans for everything: >>>depleting the ozone layer, global warming, global polution, >>>world poverty... It's all our fault and responsibility to correct.. >>> >>>Pete >> >>I heard a comment on the radio just the other day that the ozone >>depletion had stopped and is now trending in the other direction. >>Go figure. >> >>-BM > > > No more fluoro-carbons going up into the atmosphere > If it were that simple... -BM Article: 321984 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: goodguyy@webtv.net (Ken G.) Subject: Re: Followup Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2005 23:17:52 -0600 Message-ID: <1079-43193200-520@storefull-3252.bay.webtv.net> References: <8dednXP07uDTuoTeRVn-ig@aros.net> A magnatron is easy to replace but you most likely have to take the oven down to get at it . I fix many microwaves at work .. i could have given you a new magnetron . My cheap `back then` 99$ GE micro has lasted 10 years and gets used every day at least twice a day . I cant believe the mag has not quit by now .... probaby because i have a spare . Article: 321985 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: goodguyy@webtv.net (Ken G.) Subject: Re: Way OT Rant: I will never buy GE products again (night light ? Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2005 23:23:46 -0600 Message-ID: <1084-43193362-15@storefull-3252.bay.webtv.net> References: Larry good idea but some of us dont want another ugly cord messing up the entire kitchen . Better yet Jim you keep saying ``night lite`` . their are hundreds of different lamps used for night lights .... why the stove ????????? Article: 321986 of rec.antiques.radio+phono Subject: Re: Way OT Rant: I will never buy GE products again (night light ? From: Wayne Boatwright References: <1084-43193362-15@storefull-3252.bay.webtv.net> Message-ID: Date: 3 Sep 2005 07:51:54 +0200 On Fri 02 Sep 2005 10:23:46p, Ken G. wrote in rec.antiques.radio+phono: > Larry good idea but some of us dont want another ugly cord messing up > the entire kitchen . > > Better yet Jim you keep saying ``night lite`` . their are hundreds of > different lamps used for night lights .... why the stove ????????? > GE over the range micros (and perhaps others) have a nite lite setting for the bulbs on the bottom. It's a convenient location and sheds a nice light on things. -- Wayne Boatwright *¿* ____________________________________________ My doctor told me to stop having intimate dinners for four, unless there are three other people. Article: 321987 of rec.antiques.radio+phono Subject: Re: Followup From: Wayne Boatwright References: <8dednXP07uDTuoTeRVn-ig@aros.net> <1079-43193200-520@storefull-3252.bay.webtv.net> Message-ID: Date: 3 Sep 2005 07:54:58 +0200 On Fri 02 Sep 2005 10:17:52p, Ken G. wrote in rec.antiques.radio+phono: > A magnatron is easy to replace but you most likely have to take the oven > down to get at it . > I fix many microwaves at work .. i could have given you a new magnetron > . > > My cheap `back then` 99$ GE micro has lasted 10 years and gets used > every day at least twice a day . I cant believe the mag has not quit by > now .... probaby because i have a spare . I still have my first micro, an Amana purchased in 1976, and it still works like the day I bought it. I've replaced it, of course, for everyday use, but it's had a lot of use over the years. I've only had to replace the bulb that lights the interior once. -- Wayne Boatwright *¿* ____________________________________________ My doctor told me to stop having intimate dinners for four, unless there are three other people. Article: 321988 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Shawn K Subject: Re: Simple dial glass source? References: <4317b67e_1@news1.prserv.net> Message-ID: Date: Sat, 03 Sep 2005 06:24:23 GMT How about the plastic from a CD jewel case? Crazy George wrote: > I need a glass for an old panel meter. I used to buy replacement flashlight lenses in various sizes for this purpose, > but the store I patronized is long gone. Who on earth would sell flashlight lenses or something similar in this day and > age? Specifically, I need a 2½" diameter piece of lightweight glass. Any suggestions? I know there must be a source, > but I'm drawing a blank. > > -- > Crazy George > The attglobal.net address is a SPAM trap. Please change that part to: attbiz properly formatted. > > -- Shawn K www.thisoldradio.com Article: 321989 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Scott W. Harvey" Subject: Re: Randy & Sherry Guttery Date: Fri, 02 Sep 2005 23:05:38 -0700 Message-ID: References: <1125506317.632894.241320@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <0aCdnX2Or5njkIreRVn-sQ@bright.net> <_sOdnZ2dnZ2q2U7nnZ2dnThEit6dnZ2dRVn-y52dnZ0@bright.net> Stewart Schooley wrote: In deference to Randy and Sherry, who are probably pretty tired of all this BS, this will be my last post in this thread (BTW, Welcome back, Randy!) >> > Scott, > > If we were in a real debate I would accuse you of "begging the question" > and score some points with the judge. You have offered no support to > your contention that the riots were caused by a rich versus poor policy > and not simply against the draft itself. If you're asking me whether or not I can read the minds of long-dead immigrants to determine what their thought processes were when they participated in a riot, then I am at a loss, as are you. All we can rely on is historical accounts authored by people who may or may not have been there, and from modern historians relying on those accounts. I entered "draft riots" into Google just now, and came up with this one (Very first hit, no filtering required): http://www.civilwarhome.com/draftriots.htm Note the source cited at the bottom. seems to be as dependable as anything else out there.... If you don't like that one, how 'bout this? http://college.hmco.com/history/readerscomp/rcah/html/ah_025800_draftriots.htm or perhaps this one? http://www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/317749.html or maybe this one? http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/history/A0816049.html or, get a load of this one? http://www.vny.cuny.edu/draftriots/Intro/draft_riot_intro_set.html These are the FIRST FIVE hits that Google gave me, and every damn one of them cites the existence of the conscription exemption payment as a precipitating factor in the riots. (I was wrong about the $2500.00, though....It was actually $300.00, still an impossible amount for someone who earned pennies per week). > > How come poor white people don't riot? Gee Stewart, how far back do you want me to go? Ancient Rome in 73 BC? (Spartacus)? How about July 14, 1789? (The storming of the Bastille)? Detroit and New York in 1863? (The aforementioned Draft Riots, in which the only dark faces in the crowd were of the people the rioters lynched-to this day, still the most savage riots in US history)? Washington DC in 1930 (WWI veterans storm Washington, demanding early payment of promised veterans funds not due them until 1938)? There are other examples that I can cite, but you get the idea. Rioting knows no color line....All you need to get one started are a lot of people in one geographic area who feel they have nothing left to lose (Sadly, they are wrong. Many wind up losing their lives and liberty) > > Liberals have a more diverse range of opinions? I'll leave you with a > quote from Toqueville who in 1840 predicted that American democracy > would become the society that you want to impose on us all. > > "When I survey this countless multitude of beings, shaped in each others > likeness, among whom nothing stands out, or falls unduly low, the sight > of such universal uniformity saddens and chills me, and I am tempted to > regret that state of society which has ceased to be." Fancy quote, with lots of flowery romantic language touches, but it's an absolute crock if you think it applies to me. This notion you and others seem to have of liberals as a homogenous mass of pod people with identical thought processes, trying to make everyone think exactly like them, is so simplistic and off-base as to be laughable. The liberals that seem to take up an inordinate amount of media time-the protestors, tree huggers and limosine liberals-ain't even close to representing the diversity of liberal thought out there. There are people on both sides of the political fence who have good ideas and good heads on their shoulders, and then there are those on both sides with way-out ideas who are wackjobs. Our society is enriched by the good people, and we desperately need more of them and fewer of the wackjobs. Since the beginning of our existence as a democratic society, The difference in ideologies has tended to filter most of the really, really bad ideas out of the legislative process. My greatest fear is that angry, frustrated people from the extreme ends of both the liberal and conservative viewpoints will become such dominant forces on the political scene that really good ideas from the other side will be rejected out of hand simply because they come from the other side. We are so polarized now that we are well on our way. > > This is my last OT post. Mine, too. BTW, I've already picked the person I'm going to cast my vote for in the 2008 presidential elections (assuming he lasts through the primaries). He ain't a Democrat. -Scott Article: 321990 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "xrongor" Subject: Re: Followup Date: Sat, 3 Sep 2005 00:33:57 -0600 Message-ID: References: <8dednXP07uDTuoTeRVn-ig@aros.net> <1079-43193200-520@storefull-3252.bay.webtv.net> <95idnbY9058rp4TeRVn-1w@comcast.com> "Phil B" wrote in message news:95idnbY9058rp4TeRVn-1w@comcast.com... > "Ken G." wrote in message > news:1079-43193200-520@storefull-3252.bay.webtv.net... >> My cheap `back then` 99$ GE micro has lasted 10 years and gets used >> every day at least twice a day . I cant believe the mag has not quit > by >> now .... probaby because i have a spare . >> > > My not-so-cheap GE microwave, vintage 10 years, is also working like new > on a daily basis, lights and all. Only problem: the door handle is > broken. The handle is fastened with two screws, top and bottom. The > bottom screw ripped out of the handle and the top screw is just a matter > of time. This is an inexcusable design flaw, but relatively minor. I > will know shortly if they still sell replacement handles. Otherwise, > anyone know of a really, realy good glue for plastic? your best bet is to id the plastic type, and go from there. proper glue for the proper type of plastic will weld the pieces together virtually as strong as new. randy Article: 321991 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: David Stinson Subject: Re: Randy & Sherry Guttery References: <1125506419.079747.166770@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com> <1125511890.810784.324190@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com> <1125521576.418978.316140@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <1125752674.881071.278290@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com> Message-ID: Date: Sat, 03 Sep 2005 14:30:35 GMT We need to put our money into rebuilding the communities in Mississippi, which are every bit as bad off as New Orleans, get no attention and few resources because it's all going to New Orleans, and, most important, where people are not looting and killing each other. And I say that as a Louisiana native. D.S. Article: 321992 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Jon Krocker Subject: Protecting/preserving radio dial glass Message-ID: Date: Sat, 03 Sep 2005 09:30:55 -0500 I have a restored Grundig and I notice that on the edges, the black backing paint is slowly peeling away from the glass. http://www.mts.net/~jkrocker/glass.jpg Any way of stabilizing this? TIA Article: 321993 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: goodguyy@webtv.net (Ken G.) Subject: Re: Simple dial glass source? Date: Sat, 3 Sep 2005 08:22:25 -0600 Message-ID: <5142-4319B1A1-120@storefull-3253.bay.webtv.net> References: <4317b67e_1@news1.prserv.net> I have found thick plastic in some of these cheap huge pictures . The plastic is the same thick as window glass and is ultra clear and clean . I have been making dial covers out of it . I also found that it bends to a slight curve by itself when a heat gun is blown on it for a minute . I just replaced a riveted type pillow shaped dial cover and 2 small round Atwater Kent covers . Get a circle traced on the plastic somehow then cut it rough on a band saw then finish up with a small belt/disk sander . Article: 321994 of rec.antiques.radio+phono Subject: Re: New Orleans From: Wayne Boatwright References: <1125506419.079747.166770@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com> <1125511890.810784.324190@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com> <1125521576.418978.316140@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <1125752674.881071.278290@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com> Message-ID: Date: 3 Sep 2005 17:24:38 +0200 On Sat 03 Sep 2005 08:04:19a, Roger D Johnson wrote in rec.antiques.radio+phono: > 5. It appears to me, from watching the TV coverage, that most of the > people left behind made no preparations for the disaster. Following > the hurricane, they were reduced to standing around in large groups > pleading for help seemingly incapable of taking any action to help > themselves. > Many people left in New Orleans had no means to leave in advance of Katrina. Now, left behind, how would they propose to do so? With no clothing, no food, no water, no money, no venicle, how would you expect them to take any action to get out? What little they might have had is now gone. -- Wayne Boatwright *¿* ____________________________________________ My doctor told me to stop having intimate dinners for four, unless there are three other people. Article: 321995 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Tom Biasi" References: Subject: Re: OT Time travel Message-ID: Date: Sat, 3 Sep 2005 11:24:56 -0400 "Mike Schultz" wrote in message news:of4Se.28$jh7.8@trndny06... > Hey, could you pick me up a copy of the Wall Street Journal while you're > out? > > -- > Mike Schultz > > > Can I have the financial section? Since I sort by date he will remain on top for 12 years. Article: 321996 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Chris F." Subject: How is Ed Crockett? Message-ID: <6qkSe.84569$Ph4.2675907@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca> Date: Sat, 03 Sep 2005 16:44:50 GMT I went to phone Ed at Vintage Electronics a few days ago, and was surprised to get an error message saying "circuits are busy". I checked an atlas and soon figured out why - his location in Hattiesburg, MS (not far >from Buloxi). Any word as to what became of Ed and his business? Don't know where else I'll get my vintage phono parts if not from him.... Article: 321997 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "xrongor" Subject: Re: Randy & Sherry Guttery Date: Sat, 3 Sep 2005 11:02:42 -0600 Message-ID: References: <1125506419.079747.166770@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com> <1125511890.810784.324190@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com> <1125521576.418978.316140@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <1125752682.351091.148640@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com> bush won. now stop whining about it. randy "Eddie Brimer" wrote in message news:1125752682.351091.148640@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com... >i am deeply saddened by the effect katrina has had on our gulf coast > neighbors. i am doing my part to help them out. we will overcome this > as a nation and we will move on. that is just how we are. but, i have > been doing some heavy thinking and think it may be time to alter our > thinking on a couple of things. first, we need to look at our logic as > where we put our money in terms of rebuilding. do we spend 50 billion > dollars of taxpayers money to rebuild a city that may be flooded again > in the near future? how do we handle people that refuse to evacuate > when given the order? i realize some CAN"T leave, but by looking at > the videos, i would would say that the VAST majority could have > evacuated. we also need to look at how far our race relations have > really come in the last half century. we need to look at how "news" > networks use their power to push their political agenda. i see a biased > liberal press trying to take a very unfortunate and terrible event and > use it as a political springboard. i see them using it as an > opportunity to bush bash and try to get people like jessie (bandwagon > jumper) jackson on camera to spew his hateful racist BS. all they do > is compound what is already a terrible situation. i think we need to > look at the bureaucracy that is in place which makes quick reaction to > a unique situation difficult at best. i think we need to have more of > an open mind when it comes to the impact that we are having on global > climate and the enviroment in general. we (as a nation) should pull > together at a time like this. put political agendas aside for a bit > and do what is right to help these people. just thinking out loud. > Article: 321998 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: " Uncle Peter" Subject: Opinion on my Walton Message-ID: Date: Sat, 3 Sep 2005 13:29:47 -0400 Photo of my new 9S232 Walton is posted on the binaries. This set was in poor condition as purchased.. Cabinet delamination, darkened areas on the burl due to moisture?, some chassis corrosion, etc. Anyway, it's been glued back together, given a few rubdowns with walnut Miniwax, and the chassis is restored using in spec dogbones and by restuffing the caps. It works good, looks decent and shows her age, but since the cabinet has been essentially "refinished" I'm wondering if I shouldn't have the box redone (veneer blemishes and finish) fully, or just leave her alone? I'm leaning towards as is, but I also wonder what others would do. Pete Article: 321999 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Ken Scharf Subject: Re: It's feels like the 70s all over again........ References: Message-ID: Date: Sat, 03 Sep 2005 13:50:51 -0400 > LET ME SEE NOW.... 20 cents added per gallon.. assuming Scott is driving > some reasonable 20 mpg machine... thtas 8 gallon to attend the meet > and return home... somehow I don't think that $1.60 extra is the > real reason for NOT attending.. > > now the I already have too much stuff anyway.... that is highly > possible reason..... > > here in Indiana they have went from $2.59 to $3.29 in one day... > Bend Over People... doubt they need rationing... people will ration > themselves as the price goes up.. > > John k9uwa > Hello John. Looking at the price of oil vs gas I'm not so sure how much these recent price spikes are valid. Think someone needs to go over the oil companies books with a 'big stick' held over their collective heads. 'Supply and demand' will raise the price more where gas is harder to get such as in the land locked areas of the country where pipe lines are partly shut down due to the storm damage. Here in FL we get all our gas by sea, and Port Everglades only shut done for two days. We can get gas >from either the gulf or NJ or even overseas so supply shouldn't be a major issue here. Even so gas jumped from about $2.60 to $2.95 in a few days. At least the government did something sensible, by lifting the requirements for special regional gas formulas till the crisis eases. (Pollution output of your car is as much dependant on how well you keep it tuned as whats in your gas formula anyway, and todays computer engine controls can adjust engine parameters in real time for lowest emissions, gas milage, or power output. Wonder how most cars are set?) My biggest grip with our excessive leader is how slow the goverment was to send aid to the la area. I would have had the C5A's arrive setup as people carriers in 24 hours to get them out of there. It seems like it took less time to prepare to bomb Afganastan than to evacuate the gulf states. Article: 322000 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Ken Scharf Subject: Re: It's feels like the 70s all over again........ References: <4pednYHqy8TvpYreRVn-uw@comcast.com> <8dadnRsioaCi1YreRVn-pA@adelphia.com> <1125633607.308115.309900@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com> Message-ID: Date: Sat, 03 Sep 2005 13:53:53 -0400 tim87529@gmail.com wrote: > I'm not really concerned about the gas prices. I have an 8 gallon tank > on my car that gets 40 mpg. Not bad for a 18 year old beater with a 4 > speed transmission! > > > 73, > > Tim (just rubbing it in) > Reminds me of the old 'wabbit diesel. It had a ten gallon tank and got 50mpg. Some people added a second 10 gallon tank (fit in the spare tire well). Gave you a 1k mile range! Of course the diesel 'wabbit had to be PUSHED up steep hills. Article: 322001 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Ken Scharf Subject: Re: It's feels like the 70s all over again........ References: <4317113E.248CDFAC@spamlessverizon.net> <1125616178.638129.128010@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> Message-ID: <5vlSe.7132$e47.5248@bignews1.bellsouth.net> Date: Sat, 03 Sep 2005 14:00:11 -0400 Peter Wieck wrote: > It is a delicate balance between "fuel efficiency curves", wind > resistance and terrain. Most Euro-cars are set for 100kph (62.5 mph) > where all the curves cross. Most US cars at least _were_ set at 55. > Wind resistance tends to increase exponetially with speed. A small increase in speed once you get over about 40mph makes a big difference. OTOH it is true that the power band for a given engine can be set along with the overall gear ratio to give optimim performance at almost any desired speed. Finally some cars were given special treatment with wind tunnel tests to produce the lowers coeificent of drag vs speed. So a low slung, wing shaped body on a car with the right power band settings could get it's best milage above 55mph. OTHO a large pickup or SUV with aerodynamics of a large wall might get it's best mileage at 40mph. Article: 322002 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Ken Scharf Subject: Re: It's feels like the 70s all over again........ References: Message-ID: Date: Sat, 03 Sep 2005 14:01:57 -0400 Scott W. Harvey wrote: > John Byrns wrote: > >> Sounds like a reasonable idea, but doesn't that mean he pumped something >> on the order of 300 Gallons into his "gigantic motor home"? I never >> imagined the fuel tanks in those things were that large! > > > > This thing was immense....It was just about as large as the motor homes > that big-name musical acts go out on tour with. Imagine a cross between > a double-decker bus and an eighteen-wheeler, and you get the idea. There > are many areas here where they won't allow you to park one of these in > your own driveway. It was definitely 300 gallons, I saw the sale with my > own eyes. > > Oh, BTW, gas went up another $.06 here today, which means he's already > saved $18.00 (assuming he uses all the gas while the prices remain high) > > -Scott Probably a separate tank or two for the APU. Bet the engine ran on diesel and the APU on gas. He must have tied up 4 pumps at the same time! Article: 322003 of rec.antiques.radio+phono Subject: Re: Microwave oven power From: Larry References: <8dednXP07uDTuoTeRVn-ig@aros.net> <1079-43193200-520@storefull-3252.bay.webtv.net> <95idnbY9058rp4TeRVn-1w@comcast.com> Message-ID: Date: Sat, 03 Sep 2005 15:18:49 -0400 Roger D Johnson wrote in news:ptudnexch71ifYTeRVn- pg@adelphia.com: > OK all you budding geniuses. You have a 10 year old Amana > microwave sitting on the counter. The wife complains that > the cooking times seem to be off. Since the cooking times > are critically dependent on the magnetron power output, how > do you measure it? > > 73, Roger > http://repairfaq.ece.drexel.edu/sam/micfaq.htm Were you on the Liberty in '67, Roger? I'm an avid fan of the Liberty crew. That could very well have been me dead from the Israeli attacks trying to sink her. We should never forget....a national shame. -- Larry ET from '64-'71 Article: 322004 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: dialcover@webtv.net (Bill Turner) Subject: Re: Dial lenses Date: Sat, 3 Sep 2005 14:18:04 -0500 Message-ID: <1514-4319F6EC-519@storefull-3258.bay.webtv.net> References: <1125541172.367476.49070@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> MY SON WILL BE MAKING THEM SHORTLY. HE IS COMING OUT TOMORROW TO GET THE SUPPLIES. CHECK MY WEBSITE: www.dialcover.com Bill Turner, excuse caps, short answers, stroke. Business SASE, each order a copy of The Pocket Resource Guide. Article: 322005 of rec.antiques.radio+phono Subject: Re: It's feels like the 70s all over again........ From: Larry References: <4pednYHqy8TvpYreRVn-uw@comcast.com> <8dadnRsioaCi1YreRVn-pA@adelphia.com> <1125633607.308115.309900@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com> Message-ID: Date: Sat, 03 Sep 2005 15:26:15 -0400 Ken Scharf wrote in news:cplSe.7130$e47.6612@bignews1.bellsouth.net: > Reminds me of the old 'wabbit diesel. It had a ten gallon tank and > got 50mpg. Some people added a second 10 gallon tank (fit in the > spare tire well). Gave you a 1k mile range! Of course the diesel > 'wabbit had to be PUSHED up steep hills. > I took my restored 1973 Mercedes 220D sedan in for brake work I've been putting off as it wasn't driven much, yesterday. She's back on-the-road with her 57hp diesel 4-cyl simple engine, now. I'll use the stepvan's saddle tankages until it's dry and maybe the price will settle a little. What I need is another underground fuel oil tank by someone's house to empty! In 1980 I bought a huge Pontiac Bonneville Brougham with the troublesome 5.7L converted gas engine diesel in it. They lied to me GM had fixed it. GM had no intentions of fixing it.... Anyways, one of the guys I worked with in Virginia Beach had a huge underground fuel oil supply he tried to get removed because he had converted the house to gas heat. NOONE wanted to remove it and dispose of the 500 gallons of fuel oil left in it. I ran my Pontiac on it for over a year...(c; Shhh...don't tell I didn't pay road tax... -- Larry Article: 322006 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Martin" References: <8dednXP07uDTuoTeRVn-ig@aros.net> <1079-43193200-520@storefull-3252.bay.webtv.net> <95idnbY9058rp4TeRVn-1w@comcast.com> Subject: Re: Microwave oven power Date: Sat, 3 Sep 2005 20:39:55 +0100 Message-ID: <4319fc0b$0$97124$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader03.plus.net> "Roger D Johnson" wrote in message news:ptudnexch71ifYTeRVn-pg@adelphia.com... > OK all you budding geniuses. You have a 10 year old Amana > microwave sitting on the counter. The wife complains that > the cooking times seem to be off. Since the cooking times > are critically dependent on the magnetron power output, how > do you measure it? > > 73, Roger > > -- > Remove tilde (~) to reply > > Remember the USS Liberty (AGTR-5) > http://ussliberty.org/ Since the specific heat capacity of water is 4186 J/ kg/ K you can put about 3/4 of a Pyrex jugful of room temperature water in until it just starts to boil.That gives a temperature rise of about 80K. power(W)=4.2*volme(ml)*temp.rise(K)*time(s) approximately. HTH, Martin. Article: 322007 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Paul P" Subject: Motorola 50x1 pic on binaries Message-ID: Date: Sat, 03 Sep 2005 20:53:58 GMT Picture on Binaries. I just finished this radio so I had to show it off a bit and perhaps brag a little. Please forgive me :~) Paul P. See more about this radio at http://www.ppinyot.com/motorola_50x1.htm Article: 322008 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: ianto Subject: Re: Microwave oven power Message-ID: References: <8dednXP07uDTuoTeRVn-ig@aros.net> <1079-43193200-520@storefull-3252.bay.webtv.net> <95idnbY9058rp4TeRVn-1w@comcast.com> Date: Sat, 03 Sep 2005 16:26:14 -0500 On Sat, 03 Sep 2005 13:44:27 -0400, Roger D Johnson wrote: >OK all you budding geniuses. You have a 10 year old Amana >microwave sitting on the counter. The wife complains that >the cooking times seem to be off. Since the cooking times >are critically dependent on the magnetron power output, how >do you measure it? > >73, Roger A simple method is described on this web page. http://www.gallawa.com/microtech/output.html Mike Capel capel AT mts DOT net Article: 322009 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "xrongor" Subject: Re: Dial lenses Date: Sat, 3 Sep 2005 16:00:10 -0600 Message-ID: References: <1125541172.367476.49070@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <1514-4319F6EC-519@storefull-3258.bay.webtv.net> welcome back bill. hope you are doing well. randy > MY SON WILL BE MAKING THEM SHORTLY. HE IS COMING OUT TOMORROW TO GET > THE SUPPLIES. > > > CHECK MY WEBSITE: www.dialcover.com > Bill Turner, excuse caps, short answers, stroke. > Business SASE, each order a copy of The Pocket Resource Guide. > > > > Article: 322010 of rec.antiques.radio+phono Date: Sat, 03 Sep 2005 18:23:45 -0400 From: -ex- Subject: Re: Dial lenses References: <1125541172.367476.49070@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <1514-4319F6EC-519@storefull-3258.bay.webtv.net> Message-ID: <38707$431a2274$4232bde8$849@COQUI.NET> Bill Turner wrote: > MY SON WILL BE MAKING THEM SHORTLY. HE IS COMING OUT TOMORROW TO GET > THE SUPPLIES. > > > WELCOME BACK !!! -Bill M Article: 322011 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: " Uncle Peter" References: <1125791431.809081.112830@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: GI Joe Message-ID: Date: Sat, 3 Sep 2005 19:54:06 -0400 "Raven8712" wrote in message news:1125791431.809081.112830@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com... > Hey, my brother has some original GI Joe dolls = anyone have any idea > what they may be worth? > > Thanks - stay safe everyone. > > Hey - a cool site you might want to check out is > > http://ZeldereX.com/?topic=80844 > > -Raven Your brother plays with DOLLS? Oh My!!! > Article: 322012 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "xrongor" Subject: Re: GI Joe SPAM. Date: Sat, 3 Sep 2005 17:55:56 -0600 Message-ID: References: <1125791431.809081.112830@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com> just a heads up. randy Article: 322013 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Benjamaniac" Subject: Re: Dial lenses Date: Sat, 3 Sep 2005 18:44:23 -0600 Message-ID: References: <1125541172.367476.49070@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <1514-4319F6EC-519@storefull-3258.bay.webtv.net> Damn it good to see those capital letters !!!! Glad to see ya back Bill. Take care and don't over do it. Ben "Tom Adkins" wrote in message news:IOqdnWB6dqDEjofeRVn-sQ@comcast.com... > Bill Turner wrote: >> MY SON WILL BE MAKING THEM SHORTLY. HE IS COMING OUT TOMORROW TO GET >> THE SUPPLIES. >> >> >> CHECK MY WEBSITE: www.dialcover.com >> Bill Turner, excuse caps, short answers, stroke. >> Business SASE, each order a copy of The Pocket Resource Guide. > Hey Bill! Good to hear from you. Hope you are well and recovering. Article: 322014 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: oldcoot@webtv.net (Bill Sheppard) Subject: Re: Dial lenses Date: Sat, 3 Sep 2005 17:49:20 -0700 Message-ID: <26275-431A4490-305@storefull-3172.bay.webtv.net> References: Yo Bill! Welcome back, dammit. You been missed. Bill(oc) Article: 322015 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Jeffrey D Angus Subject: Re: GI Joe References: <1125791431.809081.112830@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com> Message-ID: Date: Sun, 04 Sep 2005 01:11:05 GMT Uncle Peter wrote: > Your brother plays with DOLLS? Oh My!!! No, they're called "action figures" otherwise known as "dolls with guns." Jeff -- "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." Benjamin Franklin "A life lived in fear is a life half lived." Tara Morice as Fran, from the movie "Strictly Ballroom" Article: 322016 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Bob Weiss Subject: Re: Need a Tube Socket for G.E. VT-4-C References: <5qCdnXZHq901jIfeRVn-pQ@sigecom.net> Message-ID: Date: Sun, 04 Sep 2005 02:12:55 GMT Bruce Mercer wrote: > The guy returned the G.E. VT-4-C tube. It was the same tube I had sent but > had been damaged in transit so I did refund the guy's money. There's a chunk > of something loose in it now. It was insured but I'm not fooling with that. > I want to use it for display but need whatever kind of four pin socket this > thing goes into. Does anybody know what it is I need or where to get one? > Thanks, > Bruce > > What you want is a standard "50-watt" bayonet twistlock 4 pin socket, also sometimes called a "Super-Jumbo 4-pin". They were made by RCA and E.F.Johnson, among others. They go for $10-15 on eBay, as there is still some demand, often for display use by tube collectors like myself. There is one included in the lot on ebay under #5804715923. If you are mounting the tube on a wooden base, you can save the cost of a socket by using one of the metal clamps used for mounting "computer grade" electrolytic caps. This makes it harder to power the filament for display, though. Bob Weiss N2IXK Article: 322017 of rec.antiques.radio+phono Subject: Re: Microwave oven power From: Wayne Boatwright References: <8dednXP07uDTuoTeRVn-ig@aros.net> <1079-43193200-520@storefull-3252.bay.webtv.net> <95idnbY9058rp4TeRVn-1w@comcast.com> Message-ID: Date: 4 Sep 2005 06:06:09 +0200 On Sat 03 Sep 2005 10:44:27a, Roger D Johnson wrote in rec.antiques.radio+phono: > OK all you budding geniuses. You have a 10 year old Amana > microwave sitting on the counter. The wife complains that > the cooking times seem to be off. Since the cooking times > are critically dependent on the magnetron power output, how > do you measure it? > > 73, Roger > "off" how? Is it cooking faster, slower, or inconsistently? -- Wayne Boatwright *¿* ____________________________________________ My doctor told me to stop having intimate dinners for four, unless there are three other people. Article: 322018 of rec.antiques.radio+phono Subject: Re: Microwave oven power From: Wayne Boatwright References: <8dednXP07uDTuoTeRVn-ig@aros.net> <1079-43193200-520@storefull-3252.bay.webtv.net> <95idnbY9058rp4TeRVn-1w@comcast.com> Message-ID: Date: 4 Sep 2005 07:30:17 +0200 On Sat 03 Sep 2005 09:14:57p, Roger D Johnson wrote in rec.antiques.radio+phono: > Wayne Boatwright wrote: >> On Sat 03 Sep 2005 10:44:27a, Roger D Johnson wrote in >> rec.antiques.radio+phono: >> >> >>>OK all you budding geniuses. You have a 10 year old Amana >>>microwave sitting on the counter. The wife complains that >>>the cooking times seem to be off. Since the cooking times >>>are critically dependent on the magnetron power output, how >>>do you measure it? >>> >>>73, Roger >>> >> >> >> "off" how? Is it cooking faster, slower, or inconsistently? > > > You'll have to ask the wife. > Maybe your wife should have posted the question. Knowing the exact symptom would make it far easier to help diagnose the problem. -- Wayne Boatwright *¿* ____________________________________________ My doctor told me to stop having intimate dinners for four, unless there are three other people. Article: 322019 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: DaveW Subject: Re: Microwave oven power References: <8dednXP07uDTuoTeRVn-ig@aros.net> <1079-43193200-520@storefull-3252.bay.webtv.net> <95idnbY9058rp4TeRVn-1w@comcast.com> Message-ID: Date: Sun, 04 Sep 2005 05:46:03 GMT Roger D Johnson wrote: > OK all you budding geniuses. You have a 10 year old Amana > microwave sitting on the counter. The wife complains that > the cooking times seem to be off. Since the cooking times > are critically dependent on the magnetron power output, how > do you measure it? > > 73, Roger > You measure it by buying a new microwave from Walmart. A 10 year old microwave is barely worth cleaning, much less testing. Sorry to seem flippant, but you are rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic. Note: My 1.5 year old GE microwave suffers from a way too loud beep that can't be turned off. Works well, but apparently made for the "hearing impaired". If I could find the hole where the sound comes out, I'd stuff something in it, but I can't find it, and GE won't help me. Progress! Regards, DAve Article: 322020 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: DaveW Subject: Re: Dial lenses References: <1125541172.367476.49070@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <1514-4319F6EC-519@storefull-3258.bay.webtv.net> Message-ID: Date: Sun, 04 Sep 2005 05:53:12 GMT Bill Turner wrote: > MY SON WILL BE MAKING THEM SHORTLY. HE IS COMING OUT TOMORROW TO GET > THE SUPPLIES. > > > CHECK MY WEBSITE: www.dialcover.com > Bill Turner, excuse caps, short answers, stroke. > Business SASE, each order a copy of The Pocket Resource Guide. > > > > Welcome back Bill! Best Regards, David Article: 322021 of rec.antiques.radio+phono Subject: Re: Microwave oven power From: Wayne Boatwright References: <8dednXP07uDTuoTeRVn-ig@aros.net> <1079-43193200-520@storefull-3252.bay.webtv.net> <95idnbY9058rp4TeRVn-1w@comcast.com> Message-ID: Date: 4 Sep 2005 08:20:03 +0200 On Sat 03 Sep 2005 10:46:03p, DaveW wrote in rec.antiques.radio+phono: > Roger D Johnson wrote: >> OK all you budding geniuses. You have a 10 year old Amana >> microwave sitting on the counter. The wife complains that >> the cooking times seem to be off. Since the cooking times >> are critically dependent on the magnetron power output, how >> do you measure it? >> >> 73, Roger >> > > You measure it by buying a new microwave from Walmart. A 10 year old > microwave is barely worth cleaning, much less testing. They can't or won't even describe the problem adequately. I don't know why they think anyone can help. > Sorry to seem flippant, but you are rearranging the deck chairs on the > Titanic. > > Note: My 1.5 year old GE microwave suffers from a way too loud beep that > can't be turned off. Works well, but apparently made for the "hearing > impaired". If I could find the hole where the sound comes out, I'd stuff > something in it, but I can't find it, and GE won't help me. Progress! They're probably afraid that a new microwave would outlive them. -- Wayne Boatwright *¿* ____________________________________________ My doctor told me to stop having intimate dinners for four, unless there are three other people. Article: 322022 of rec.antiques.radio+phono Date: Sun, 04 Sep 2005 02:29:35 -0400 From: -ex- Subject: Re: Microwave oven power References: <8dednXP07uDTuoTeRVn-ig@aros.net> <1079-43193200-520@storefull-3252.bay.webtv.net> <95idnbY9058rp4TeRVn-1w@comcast.com> Message-ID: <1c061$431a9453$4232bd20$29604@COQUI.NET> >>Roger D Johnson wrote: >> >>>OK all you budding geniuses. You have a 10 year old Amana >>>microwave sitting on the counter. The wife complains that >>>the cooking times seem to be off. Since the cooking times >>>are critically dependent on the magnetron power output, how >>>do you measure it? FWIW... My 1984 JCPenney microwave will raise a coffee mug of water to full boil in about 2:30 minutes. I don't know how many watts it is or if there's an NBS standard for the dollar store mug...but it seems to cook and do everything its supposed to even though its 21 years old. I would naturally suspect its not up to full power anymore but that mug reference might help. Cooking times usually involve on-off cycles so if that software is goofing up there's another potential for the YFs complaint. -Bill Article: 322023 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "william_b_noble" References: <8dednXP07uDTuoTeRVn-ig@aros.net> <1079-43193200-520@storefull-3252.bay.webtv.net> <95idnbY9058rp4TeRVn-1w@comcast.com> Subject: Re: Microwave oven power Message-ID: <1125815482.989325f29b973990a32b4dc24b097438@teranews> Date: Sat, 3 Sep 2005 23:31:19 -0700 nonsense Dave W - the early Amanas are a great microwave - I've had one working perfectly since 1972 - analog timers so you dont' have to mess with the stupid keypad, plenty of power, nice heavy door, easy to change light, reasonably large capacity, stainless steel interior - I could get a new microwave any time, but this one is far superior, why the heck would I change it - and why would you go to walmart anyway? "DaveW" wrote in message news:vSvSe.12816$B34.3539@trnddc09... > Roger D Johnson wrote: >> OK all you budding geniuses. You have a 10 year old Amana >> microwave sitting on the counter. The wife complains that >> the cooking times seem to be off. Since the cooking times >> are critically dependent on the magnetron power output, how >> do you measure it? >> >> 73, Roger >> > > You measure it by buying a new microwave from Walmart. A 10 year old > microwave is barely worth cleaning, much less testing. > > Sorry to seem flippant, but you are rearranging the deck chairs on the > Titanic. > > Note: My 1.5 year old GE microwave suffers from a way too loud beep that > can't be turned off. Works well, but apparently made for the "hearing > impaired". If I could find the hole where the sound comes out, I'd stuff > something in it, but I can't find it, and GE won't help me. Progress! > > Regards, > > DAve Article: 322024 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "william_b_noble" References: <1125673951.0f7b049cc2c73c14a40cd805dbc4d1cd@teranews> Subject: Re: FA - 1 to 16 decoder IC - for your next "modern project" Message-ID: <1125815659.c2814686f688288de91a93cd02860b1d@teranews> Date: Sat, 3 Sep 2005 23:34:17 -0700 thanks - these are not soldered, and 99 cents for 12 (well, more, there is a bid now) is a lot less than $2.50 each - we shall see. "Phil B" wrote in message news:gbWdnZ2dnZ1PWHL4nZ2dnaWphN6dnZ2dRVn-y52dnZ0@comcast.com... > "william_b_noble" wrote in message > news:1125673951.0f7b049cc2c73c14a40cd805dbc4d1cd@teranews... >> cleaning out stuff I'm not using, here's the auction link >> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7543399205 >> > > 74154s are still available. Mouser lists them at $2.50 ea. in small > qtys. I would guess you could expect about 1/2 price in an auction. Less > maybe, because you say you are not sure if they are pulls. If they are > "pulls" you might mention whether they were unsoldered or removed > cleanly from sockets. > > Phil B > > Article: 322025 of rec.antiques.radio+phono Subject: Re: Microwave oven power From: Wayne Boatwright References: <8dednXP07uDTuoTeRVn-ig@aros.net> <1079-43193200-520@storefull-3252.bay.webtv.net> <95idnbY9058rp4TeRVn-1w@comcast.com> <1125815482.989325f29b973990a32b4dc24b097438@teranews> Message-ID: Date: 4 Sep 2005 08:51:11 +0200 On Sat 03 Sep 2005 11:31:19p, william_b_noble wrote in rec.antiques.radio+phono: > nonsense Dave W - the early Amanas are a great microwave - I've had one > working perfectly since 1972 - analog timers so you dont' have to mess > with the stupid keypad, plenty of power, nice heavy door, easy to change > light, reasonably large capacity, stainless steel interior - I could get > a new microwave any time, but this one is far superior, why the heck > would I change it - and why would you go to walmart anyway? > I have a 1970s Amana that has touchpad controls and works like the day I bought it, but it sits in a pantry for the times when I need an "extra" oven. I much prefer the bells and whistles on the 2 year old Panasonic I bought at Walmart, not to mention the newer technology of variable power over cycling. -- Wayne Boatwright *¿* ____________________________________________ My doctor told me to stop having intimate dinners for four, unless there are three other people. Article: 322026 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "benjamaniac" Subject: New Page on Website Date: Sun, 4 Sep 2005 01:21:24 -0600 Message-ID: I added a new page to that website I just did. It's about my friend Ted...who taught me almost everything I know so far about radios. Check it out and tell me how ya like it. Ben Article: 322027 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "benjamaniac" Subject: Opps...Here's the link to the website Date: Sun, 4 Sep 2005 01:23:23 -0600 Message-ID: http://www.midrivers.com/~bengy56/index.htm Article: 322028 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Scott W. Harvey" Subject: Re: Microwave oven power Date: Sun, 04 Sep 2005 00:10:50 -0700 Message-ID: References: <8dednXP07uDTuoTeRVn-ig@aros.net> <1079-43193200-520@storefull-3252.bay.webtv.net> <95idnbY9058rp4TeRVn-1w@comcast.com> <1125815482.989325f29b973990a32b4dc24b097438@teranews> william_b_noble wrote: > nonsense Dave W - the early Amanas are a great microwave - I've had one > working perfectly since 1972 - analog timers so you dont' have to mess with > the stupid keypad, plenty of power, nice heavy door, easy to change light, > reasonably large capacity, stainless steel interior - I could get a new > microwave any time, but this one is far superior, why the heck would I > change it - and why would you go to walmart anyway? I have an '85 Amana microwave that still kicks ass. We don't use it anymore because my wife hates its huge size, but I still have it and it seems to heat as well as the day it was made. I have identified a common failure mode for the older Amanas though...(file this away somewhere if you have one): After a decade or more of use, the door spring get fatigued at the point where it connects to the door hinge and eventually breaks. Since the spring loaded hinge is connected to one of the safety interlocks, a broken spring makes the microwave inoperable until it is fixed. The problem is easy to identify because the door opens very easily and feels even heavier than usual. My oven's spring failed in 1996, (12 years old) and my dad's Amana did the same thing six months later (15 years old), so I am guessing that it is a fairly common occourance on these full-sized Amanas. The fix is easy....just cut off the broken part of the spring and form another loop at the end by standing the end loop up at a 90 degree angle, and reattach to the door hinge. -Scott Article: 322029 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Bob in Phx" Subject: couple of free books on color tv repair Message-ID: <5_xSe.17387$sw6.45@fed1read05> Date: Sun, 4 Sep 2005 01:10:34 -0700 To All, I have a couple of books I'd like to pass on. The titles are as follows 1. RCA color TV service Manual by Carl Babcoke last copywrite June 1971 by Tab Books. 2. Advanced Color Television Servicing by Joseph G. Sloop. Last copywrite 1979 by Howard Sams. All I ask is that postage be paid!!!! First email to my mailbox gets them!!! Bob in PHX. Article: 322030 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Gary Tayman" Subject: ccradio Message-ID: Date: Sun, 04 Sep 2005 11:53:27 GMT Listening to the news, I heard yet another ad for the CCradio by C. Crane. This radio provides crystal-clear reception of any AM radio station, and includes a special speaker specifically tuned to reproduce the human voice. So out of curiosity I visited their website. As for looks, it appears to be a 70's era plastic portable radio, only with a digital display. Does anybody have one of these, or has seen/listened to one firsthand? I'm really curious as to what this thing is made of. I'm sure the digital tuner isn't bad, but how does it compare with a good quality vintage radio, such as a Zenith TO? Is the speaker really something special, or is the "human voice" bit an excuse for using a speaker for a walkie-talkie? I'm just curious to know if this thing is really up to the $160 price, or if there's any real advantage over the radios we're used to. With as many radios as I've got in this place, I'm not exactly planning to order one -- but curiosity has gotten the best of me. Of course, as an audiophile, I prefer tubes anyway :-) On the same note, or at least on the same website, there is a dual-coil antenna available to work with the CCradio or with any other AM unit. Another product is an FM transmitter -- seems both of these products, if they're indeed any good, could be worthwhile to us. -- Gary E. Tayman/Tayman Electrical Sound Solutions For Classic Cars http://www.taymanelectrical.com Article: 322031 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Gary Tayman" Subject: Uncle Peter, you've certainly got the last word! Message-ID: Date: Sun, 04 Sep 2005 11:58:29 GMT I'm sure time travel is interesting, but will we have to look at this message for the next 12 years? -- Gary E. Tayman/Tayman Electrical Sound Solutions For Classic Cars http://www.taymanelectrical.com Article: 322032 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Jeffrey D Angus Subject: Re: Dial lenses References: <1125541172.367476.49070@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <1514-4319F6EC-519@storefull-3258.bay.webtv.net> Message-ID: <5sBSe.9429$UE2.812@tornado.socal.rr.com> Date: Sun, 04 Sep 2005 12:07:29 GMT Bill Turner wrote: > MY SON WILL BE MAKING THEM SHORTLY. HE IS COMING OUT TOMORROW TO GET > THE SUPPLIES. Yeah, Bill's back. No thank you for the get well cards and such. Just "Buy my stuff." Jeff -- "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." Benjamin Franklin "A life lived in fear is a life half lived." Tara Morice as Fran, from the movie "Strictly Ballroom" Article: 322033 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Pete KE9OA" References: Subject: Re: ccradio Message-ID: Date: Sun, 04 Sep 2005 13:04:40 GMT I did get to play with one of these radios, and while it isn't bad, the price is a bit high for what you get. Basically, it is a single conversion receiver that has ok sensitivity. The local oscillator appears to not be spectrally pure......you do hear images of shortwave broadcasters coming in in the evening. This is very similar to the Boston Acoustics Receptor radio (unfortunately, I do have one of these). I believe that it is the 4th harmonic of the LO that is causing 49 Meter band responses in the MW band. The I.F. gain is not very high. The Zenith TOs are much better than this radio. I believe that this is a Sangean unit. It is probably using something similar to a Murata CFWS-455I ceramic filter that has a 4kHz bandwidth; this is probably the reason for that "optimized for the human voice" description. Univeral Radio has one portable in the under 100 dollar range made by one of the Chinese companies that has general coverage, SSB detection, etc...........and it is an up-conversion unit with a 45MHz 1st I.F. A much better performing radio for around 60 dollars less. I hope this helps. Pete "Gary Tayman" wrote in message news:XeBSe.151$9x2.111@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net... > Listening to the news, I heard yet another ad for the CCradio by C. Crane. > > This radio provides crystal-clear reception of any AM radio station, and > includes a special speaker specifically tuned to reproduce the human > voice. > > So out of curiosity I visited their website. As for looks, it appears to > be a 70's era plastic portable radio, only with a digital display. > > Does anybody have one of these, or has seen/listened to one firsthand? > > I'm really curious as to what this thing is made of. I'm sure the digital > tuner isn't bad, but how does it compare with a good quality vintage > radio, such as a Zenith TO? Is the speaker really something special, or > is the "human voice" bit an excuse for using a speaker for a > walkie-talkie? > > I'm just curious to know if this thing is really up to the $160 price, or > if there's any real advantage over the radios we're used to. With as many > radios as I've got in this place, I'm not exactly planning to order one -- > but curiosity has gotten the best of me. Of course, as an audiophile, I > prefer tubes anyway :-) > > On the same note, or at least on the same website, there is a dual-coil > antenna available to work with the CCradio or with any other AM unit. > Another product is an FM transmitter -- seems both of these products, if > they're indeed any good, could be worthwhile to us. > > > -- > Gary E. Tayman/Tayman Electrical > Sound Solutions For Classic Cars > http://www.taymanelectrical.com > > Article: 322034 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: David Stinson Subject: Re: OT Time travel References: Message-ID: Date: Sun, 04 Sep 2005 14:08:34 GMT Uncle Peter wrote: > I think I have perfected it. Yeah; me, too. I keep going forward in time, faster and faster.... Article: 322035 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Terry" Subject: Op tube cathode decouple capacaitor, overvoltage? Message-ID: Date: Sun, 4 Sep 2005 12:00:18 -0230 Question: is it possible to over-voltage an output tube electrolytic cathode bypass capacitor? Thinking about grid bias produced by cathode resistor, bypassed/decoupled by an electrolytic cap. Namely if the cathode resistor is say 750 ohms and 'normal' tube current is say 25 milliamps the cathode voltage bias will be normal at 750 x 0.025 = approx +19 volts, that's within, say, the 25 volt rating of the bypass cap. However if the grid coupling cap is leaky and sufficient positive voltage has been applied to the grid the tube may draw say 50 ma or an even higher current. Then 750 x 0.050 = +38 volts which exceeds the voltage rating of the capacitor? Am I on the right track? Terry Article: 322036 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Ron in Radio Heaven Subject: Shelby HamFest Report Message-ID: Date: Sun, 04 Sep 2005 15:38:06 GMT Shelby was down this year, but really not as bad as I expected. There were a lot of empty spaces in the "meadow", just the group that I've been going with the last few years usually gets about 10 spaces. This year we didn't go until Saturday morning and then just parked in the back lot where the "overflow" normally parks. There was a lot of BA stuff there. Ron Beaver had several nice vintage sets, AK bathtub and other stuff, plus a nice looking National NC-100X, "I think". I sold a few items including a Viking Invader 2000 "finally",that I've been carting around for a while. It's funny the way it works, at least 25 guys looked at it this AM with no bites, finally someone took it. After I marked it sold I could have sold it at least 6 times over, one guy kept coming back wanting to catch the new owner and try and talk him out of it... One of the regulars at Charlotte stopped buy to show me a box of AK parts he had bought wanting to know if they were worth anything, it was all the parts for a Radiodyne model 10, without the board... I didn't really go with the idea of buying anything except a ticket to get in and lunch at Bridges, but as we were getting out of my friends truck a couple of friends that had gotten there early told me they had snagged me 2 pieces of Clough-Brengle gear for the princely sum of $5 each... I was really tickled when I saw them, they're 2 models I've never seen before, styling wise I would put them in the 50's, later than anything else in the collection. They are models 420 & 340, a matching pair of signal generator and VTVM. A little dirty but they'll clean up nice. Here's a link to the C-B web page with the latest additions, http://cloughbrengle.homestead.com/CB420_340.html These 2 pieces bring the Clough-Brengle collection up to 21 items. "Someone stop me, PLEASE!!!" Even though it was down in size, it was a very enjoyable day, easy, not a lot of work to make happen, and we had a GREAT Bridges BBQ lunch to boot. 73, Ron Article: 322037 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: goodguyy@webtv.net (Ken G.) Subject: Re: ccradio Date: Sun, 4 Sep 2005 10:27:17 -0600 Message-ID: <13895-431B2065-698@storefull-3254.bay.webtv.net> References: The guy who rents out one end of our building has one . I have no idea what model it was but it looked like a 70`s portable radio with the C-Crane name on it . It filled the big room with deep rich sound but i had no chance to touch it . Article: 322038 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Terry" References: <1125848623.455404.160240@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: Op tube cathode decouple capacaitor, overvoltage? Message-ID: Date: Sun, 4 Sep 2005 13:59:45 -0230 "nesesu" wrote in message news:1125848623.455404.160240@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... > Yes, Terry, that is exactly what can happen when the coupling caps go > bad and/or the cathode resistor resistance goes up because it is being > overloaded. . Ah yes; good reminder that resistors too can change value ..... in addition to leaky wax-paper caps and or old electrolytics. Just working on an old AC/DC for my first time in some 40+ years! Had a burnt out OP transformer once, years ago, due to an audio grid coupling cap that went 'very bad'. The OP tube in that case had a hole burnt in its plate, must have got red hot? So it was also replaced IIRC. Thanks. Article: 322039 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: goodguyy@webtv.net (Ken G.) Subject: Re: New Page on Website Date: Sun, 4 Sep 2005 10:36:22 -0600 Message-ID: <13895-431B2286-701@storefull-3254.bay.webtv.net> References: What website ? Article: 322040 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Terry" References: Subject: Re: OT Time travel Message-ID: <9jFSe.159$vN.34889@news20.bellglobal.com> Date: Sun, 4 Sep 2005 14:01:11 -0230 "David Stinson" wrote in message news:CdDSe.5945$Wd7.1126@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net... > Uncle Peter wrote: > >> I think I have perfected it. > > Yeah; me, too. > I keep going forward in time, faster and faster.... > So shouldn't we have some 'Red Shift' by now? Article: 322041 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: CalBubba Subject: Re: Way OT Rant: I will never buy GE products again (nothing to do Date: 4 Sep 2005 12:08:02 -0500 Message-ID: <431b2995$0$170$bb4e3ad8@newscene.com> References: <1125650406.174969.169800@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com> <4318898a$0$185$bb4e3ad8@newscene.com> Phil B wrote: > "CalBubba" wrote in message > news:4318898a$0$185$bb4e3ad8@newscene.com... > >>Were. History. I helped the same friend work on his Sears washing >>machine. The steel was thicker than aluminum foil, but I bent the > > front > >>panel with my thumb. He replaced the timer, which had plastic parts >>where I wouldn't put plastic. My own Sears washer rips clothing and > > the > >>timer has three failures that I put up with. The word "gentle" on the >>fascia just means a shorter time (this is deceptive) -- regardless, > > it's > >>too rough on the clothing. Needless to say, Sears is history when it >>comes to electric products in this house. Or should I say Orchard >>Supply? Or should I say K-Mart? And I'm pretty sure that the other >>American brands are even worse. >> > > > Whoa! I disagree heartily on the Sears washers and dryers. They are > quality products. Maybe you are talking about the low-priced end of the > line which may be crap like any other brand's low-end. My Sears washer > and dryer are very well designed, you can't bend the metal with your > fingers, the "timer" isn't a problem because it is a microprocessor, > and, yes, they may be made in Mexico or Viet Nam for all I know, but > they are fine, quality products. Stop perpetuating the tired old Sears > myths. > > Phil B I'm talking about my personal experience with these products as well as the experience of my friend, and the statements of a man who has rebuilt hundreds of Whirlpool and Sears washers/dryers. These items aren't the "price-leaders" or any merchandise that won't hold up -- he guarantees them. You call this solid experience "myths" based on your teentsy sample with the upper end of the brand. What kind of logic is this? When it comes to washing machines, I'm the last guy to "perpetuate a tired old Sears myth." The slightly older washers -- all of them -- were very good, which is exactly why the rebuilder _only_ sells Sears/Whirlpool machines. And, look Bill: when you want to get the lowdown on product quality, you ask a guy who fixes them. Right? The fact is, and I'm certain that most people here would agree, that Sears has sold an awful lot of poor merchandise over the years. Before I bought my present clothing mauler, I examined other brands which impressed me as truly awful -- in particular, machines with flimsy thin plastic impellers designed to break. My friend's Amana washer self-destructed (frame failure). Sears has also sold good stuff, too. I still trust them for clothing. I expect that the mechanical parts of my direct drive Sears washer will go on ripping clothing long after I'm dead. But, you see, Bill, people who don't buy the most expensive models in the line are also entitled to decent merchandise, timers that last beyond the warranty, and labeling that's not deceptive. And whatever gave you the idea that digital control systems last forever? Do you happen to know what one of the most frequent failure points in microwave ovens are, what makes people have to take their microwaves to the landfill? Hint: it's the digital control assembly. Are washers different? I would have appreciated your reading what I wrote with more contemplation before you fired off your reply. There was adequate solid information in it. Bubbba Article: 322042 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Scott W. Harvey" Subject: Re: ccradio Date: Sun, 04 Sep 2005 09:52:02 -0700 Message-ID: References: Pete KE9OA wrote: > Basically, it is a single conversion > receiver that has ok sensitivity. The local oscillator appears to not be > spectrally pure......you do hear images of shortwave broadcasters coming in > in the evening. This is very similar to the Boston Acoustics Receptor radio > (unfortunately, I do have one of these). I believe that it is the 4th > harmonic of the LO that is causing 49 Meter band responses in the MW band. > The I.F. gain is not very high. > The Zenith TOs are much better than this radio. I believe that this is a > Sangean unit. It is probably using something similar to a Murata CFWS-455I > ceramic filter that has a 4kHz bandwidth; this is probably the reason for > that "optimized for the human voice" description. It IS a Sangean radio, and therein lies the rub. You can buy a DUAL conversion Sangean AM/FM/SW radio every bit as sensitive as the ccradio (and then some) for about the same price, and it has coverage that goes all the way to 30 Mhz on AM. Gary Tayman wrote: >> >>I'm just curious to know if this thing is really up to the $160 price, or >>if there's any real advantage over the radios we're used to. With as many >>radios as I've got in this place, I'm not exactly planning to order one -- >>but curiosity has gotten the best of me. Of course, as an audiophile, I >>prefer tubes anyway :-) >> Most of the radios normally dealt with here would probably rip the pants off the ccradio in terms of performance. Back in the early tube era, high sensitivity was mandatory for any radio you wanted to sell to a rural customer. Thus, all but the cheapest sets had RF stages. In the grand scheme of things, the appeal of the ccradio has more to do with the tendency of manufacturers these days to put marginally performing, crummy sounding AM sections in their radios than any outstanding performance the ccradio has. The ccradio is essentially the "ionic breeze" of radios. Heavily marketed by a boutique dealer to technically unsophisticated people living in fringe areas who need a radio more sensitive than they've got on their cheap $40.00 boombox. Don't get me wrong....It's a decent radio, but not one that stands out enough performance wise to justify that $160.00 price tag. If you need a sensitive portable, the GE Superradio will do just as well for about 1/3 the price. Or, if you don't need the radio to be portable, Mount one of your surplus vintage car radios into a speaker enclosure with a DC power supply and a decent telescoping antenna. Now there's A REAL radio! -Scott Article: 322043 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "benjamaniac" Subject: Re: New Page on Website Date: Sun, 4 Sep 2005 11:14:58 -0600 Message-ID: References: <13895-431B2286-701@storefull-3254.bay.webtv.net> www.midrivers.com/~bengy56 "Ken G." wrote in message news:13895-431B2286-701@storefull-3254.bay.webtv.net... > What website ? > Article: 322044 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "G. Wilson" Subject: SW portable radios Date: Sun, 04 Sep 2005 11:35:23 -0600 Message-ID: hello can anyone give suggestions on which model of a portable radio is good for SW reception . I have been to Radio Shack looked at their 3 models of Grundig they appear nice but am not sure ( neither is the salesperson ) on how they perform on SW Ideas are welcome Gordon Article: 322045 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Jeffrey D Angus Subject: Re: ccradio References: Message-ID: Date: Sun, 04 Sep 2005 18:05:06 GMT Scott W. Harvey wrote: > Thus, all but the cheapest sets had RF stages. In the grand > scheme of things, the appeal of the ccradio has more to do > with the tendency of manufacturers these days to put marginally > performing, crummy sounding AM sections in their radios than > any outstanding performance the ccradio has. I'll testify to that. The (at the time) upper tier Kenwood tuner (KT-313) I have is an absolute piece of crap as far as the AM tuner section is concerned. A ferrite antenna connected directly to a single IC AM radio feeding one of the audio inputs on the pre amp. Jeff -- "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." Benjamin Franklin "A life lived in fear is a life half lived." Tara Morice as Fran, from the movie "Strictly Ballroom" Article: 322046 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Buck Frobisher" References: <1125541172.367476.49070@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <1514-4319F6EC-519@storefull-3258.bay.webtv.net> Subject: Re: Dial lenses Message-ID: Date: Sun, 4 Sep 2005 15:27:06 -0400 Glad to see you're back at the keys, Bill. Take care. Article: 322047 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "william_b_noble" References: <8dednXP07uDTuoTeRVn-ig@aros.net> <1079-43193200-520@storefull-3252.bay.webtv.net> <95idnbY9058rp4TeRVn-1w@comcast.com> <1125815482.989325f29b973990a32b4dc24b097438@teranews> Subject: Re: Microwave oven power Message-ID: <1125864652.b3a230e1c0bb502562ffc33f948a1b50@teranews> Date: Sun, 4 Sep 2005 13:10:47 -0700 interesting - though mine, in use since 1972, hasn't suffered this failure - it did weld the contacts on the timer once, and it blew a overcurrent fuse (a thermal fuse inside a resistor) - I bypassed the fuse, turned it on and it let out a couple of bright sparks and has worked perfectly ever since (at least 15 years) - and I have a spare that a neighbor threw out just in case. "Scott W. Harvey" wrote in message news:dfe6lr01uie@news4.newsguy.com... > william_b_noble wrote: >> nonsense Dave W - the early Amanas are a great microwave - I've had one >> working perfectly since 1972 - analog timers so you dont' have to mess >> with the stupid keypad, plenty of power, nice heavy door, easy to change >> light, reasonably large capacity, stainless steel interior - I could get >> a new microwave any time, but this one is far superior, why the heck >> would I change it - and why would you go to walmart anyway? > > I have an '85 Amana microwave that still kicks ass. We don't use it > anymore because my wife hates its huge size, but I still have it and it > seems to heat as well as the day it was made. > > I have identified a common failure mode for the older Amanas > though...(file this away somewhere if you have one): > > After a decade or more of use, the door spring get fatigued at the point > where it connects to the door hinge and eventually breaks. Since the > spring loaded hinge is connected to one of the safety interlocks, a broken > spring makes the microwave inoperable until it is fixed. The problem is > easy to identify because the door opens very easily and feels even heavier > than usual. My oven's spring failed in 1996, (12 years old) and my dad's > Amana did the same thing six months later (15 years old), so I am guessing > that it is a fairly common occourance on these full-sized Amanas. > > The fix is easy....just cut off the broken part of the spring and form > another loop at the end by standing the end loop up at a 90 degree angle, > and reattach to the door hinge. > > -Scott > Article: 322048 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "william_b_noble" References: <8dednXP07uDTuoTeRVn-ig@aros.net> <1079-43193200-520@storefull-3252.bay.webtv.net> <95idnbY9058rp4TeRVn-1w@comcast.com> Subject: Re: Microwave oven power Message-ID: <1125864770.efda826501c3b742d033b5e8302832cb@teranews> Date: Sun, 4 Sep 2005 13:12:46 -0700 hear hear!!! we have become the "effluent socient", we will replace affluence with huge landfills and will be living on our own deutritus - or we can learn to use what we have if it still serves our purpose. (hey, I still have this old sony 17 inch trinatron for anyone who wants it - mechanical tuner and all - I just don't need it - one TV is enough "William Sommerwerck" wrote in message news:asOdndXtBNCNRofeRVn-1g@comcast.com... >> You measure it by buying a new microwave from Walmart. >> A 10 year old microwave is barely worth cleaning, much >> less testing. > > Ignoring the question of whether one should buy anything at Walmart... > > There is the issue of whether we should throw away something that's > working > adequately, or than can easily/cheaply be fixed. > > I have three TVs 21" or larger. The oldest is an NAD MR-20a. It's 21 years > old and has been repaired once -- new caps on the video output states > (self-repair). > > When things get cheap to buy and expensive to repair, we generate even > more > trash. > > Article: 322049 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: " Uncle Peter" References: Subject: Re: Majestic Owners: 53 Tubes? Message-ID: Date: Sun, 4 Sep 2005 16:31:24 -0400 "David Stinson" wrote in message news:aSHSe.363$9x2.339@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net... > Have two tubes in pretty Majestic boxes, circa 1930s. > One is marked and engraved type 53. > The other is marked and engraved type G-53. > They both look like sholder-tube dual audio triodes. > Packing material is different. > Anything else? > (Also have a "G-71A", but the box is not so nice). > Thanks, > Dave S. Dave Do they have the spray shield material on them? Pete Article: 322050 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Henry Kolesnik" References: Subject: Re: SW portable radios Message-ID: <8cJSe.205$zq6.111@newssvr27.news.prodigy.net> Date: Sun, 04 Sep 2005 20:56:36 GMT google for universal radio reviews and eham... you'll find a lot of sites with good info and opinions some based on fact.. -- 73 Hank WD5JFR "G. Wilson" wrote in message news:gandmwilson-FDF0BD.11352304092005@corp.supernews.com... > hello > can anyone give suggestions on which model of a portable radio is > good for SW reception . > > I have been to Radio Shack > looked at their 3 models of Grundig > they appear nice > but am not sure ( neither is the salesperson ) > on how they perform on SW > > Ideas are welcome > Gordon Article: 322051 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Scott W. Harvey" Subject: Re: OT: Democrats Welcome N. Guard to New Orleans Date: Sun, 04 Sep 2005 15:12:56 -0700 Message-ID: References: <2KGSe.6045$Wd7.1125@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net> David Stinson wrote: > http://www.armytimes.com/story.php?f=1-292925-1077495.php David, Are you pointing to the right article? Don't see a mention of "Democrats" anywhere. That article is just too strange....It sounds just like a dispatch from Iraq, yet it comes from a American city less than 2000 miles away from here......scary. -Scott Article: 322052 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Nelson Gietz" References: <1125650406.174969.169800@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com> <4318898a$0$185$bb4e3ad8@newscene.com> Subject: Re: Way OT Rant: I will never buy GE products again (nothing to do with radios) Message-ID: Date: Sun, 4 Sep 2005 17:56:37 -0700 "Phil B" wrote in message news:SK-dnYUH6ejMpYTeRVn-oQ@comcast.com... > "CalBubba" wrote in message > news:4318898a$0$185$bb4e3ad8@newscene.com... > Whoa! I disagree heartily on the Sears washers and dryers. They are > quality products. Maybe you are talking about the low-priced end of the > line which may be crap like any other brand's low-end. My Sears washer > and dryer are very well designed, you can't bend the metal with your > fingers, the "timer" isn't a problem because it is a microprocessor, > and, yes, they may be made in Mexico or Viet Nam for all I know, but > they are fine, quality products. Stop perpetuating the tired old Sears > myths. > > Phil B Phil, second opinion... We have a Sears "Kenmore" washer and dryer set here, fairly new, and like the two units very much. EXCEPT that microprocessor throws enough RF to screw up my radios in the rec. room when the washer is stepping through cycles.. Nelson Article: 322053 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Radio Rambler Subject: Re: Way OT Rant: I will never buy GE products again (nothing to do with radios) Date: Sun, 04 Sep 2005 19:43:33 -0400 Message-ID: <3o1f58F3mknoU1@individual.net> References: <1125650406.174969.169800@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com> <4318898a$0$185$bb4e3ad8@newscene.com> Phil B wrote: > > Whoa! I disagree heartily on the Sears washers and dryers. They are > quality products. Maybe you are talking about the low-priced end of the > line which may be crap like any other brand's low-end. My Sears washer > and dryer are very well designed, you can't bend the metal with your > fingers, the "timer" isn't a problem because it is a microprocessor, > and, yes, they may be made in Mexico or Viet Nam for all I know, but > they are fine, quality products. Stop perpetuating the tired old Sears > myths. > > Phil B since i have expirence in this field, i guess i can chime in on this debate. i was in the appliance repair business since the mid 70's & made my living contracting my services to retail appliance dealers. my specialty was whirlpool washers & dryers as well as other appliances on the whirlpool product line. my main function was in-house warrantee repairs, however, it was not just limited to that, in most cases, the appliance stores that i worked for would also have me repair & re-condition the trade-in units. this was when whirlpool was making the "built like a tank" high quality belt driven washers. these were (from a servicemans point of view) the best built machines on the market. now as for sears kenmore, their washers & dryers were built by whirlpool. most of the parts that were in the kenmore machines were directly interchangeable with whirlpool parts, in fact, the kenmore parts shared the same part numbers as the whirlpools. (with the acception for timers & cosmetic / trim for certain models). otherwise, when you bought a kenmore washer, you were buying a rebranded whirlpool washer. back in 1989, the whirlpool corporation did a major design change to their washing machines, which eliminated the use of belts & also made use of less parts in the construction of the washer. IMHO, that design change took a hit at the level of quality that was built in to the machine. i have had to do a large number of in warrantee service calls on those "new design" models because of transmission failures. the design change also made them "bastards" to work on. as far as the electronic "digital" controls, they had a higher failure rate than the mechanical timers. the electronic control modules were not repairable & they were very expensive to replace. -- The Shadow Knows Article: 322054 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: David Stinson Subject: Re: Majestic Owners: 53 Tubes? References: Message-ID: Date: Mon, 05 Sep 2005 00:21:45 GMT Uncle Peter wrote: > Do they have the spray shield material on them? Not these two. Look like normal tubes. Pretty engraving on the bakelite bases. Kinda odd construction; the grids in the dual triodes appear to be very closely spaced to the plates. Guess I should dig out my tube manual. Nice looking boxes, too. Darkened with age, but still neat looking. Article: 322055 of rec.antiques.radio+phono Subject: Re: Shelby HamFest Report From: Larry References: Message-ID: Date: Sun, 04 Sep 2005 21:15:32 -0400 Ron in Radio Heaven wrote in news:yxESe.53072$ou5.327436@twister.southeast.rr.com: > Even though it was down in size, it was a very enjoyable > day, easy, not a lot of work to make happen, and > we had a GREAT Bridges BBQ lunch to boot. > > 73, Ron > > No mention of red mud....It didn't rain? Shelby has changed if it didn't rain and turn the meadow into red mud....(c; 73 DE W4CSC I liked Shelby better when it was out at that country park. We sang past midnight while I played my 1931 Hohner accordion to the drunken crowd from Charleston. We never missed a one in those days.....and the BARBEQUE!....OH, the barbecue!.... -- Larry Article: 322056 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: CalBubba Subject: Re: Way OT Rant: I will never buy GE products again (nothing to do Date: 4 Sep 2005 20:54:04 -0500 Message-ID: <431ba4d1$0$191$bb4e3ad8@newscene.com> References: <1125650406.174969.169800@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com> <4318898a$0$185$bb4e3ad8@newscene.com> <3o1f58F3mknoU1@individual.net> Radio Rambler wrote: > back in 1989, the whirlpool corporation did a major design change to their > washing machines, which eliminated the use of belts & also made use of less > parts in the construction of the washer. IMHO, that design change took a > hit at the level of quality that was built in to the machine. i have had to > do a large number of in warrantee service calls on those "new design" > models because of transmission failures. the design change also made them > "bastards" to work on. > > as far as the electronic "digital" controls, they had a higher failure rate > than the mechanical timers. the electronic control modules were not > repairable & they were very expensive to replace. > Whoops. I didn't realize that the junkiness was only limited to the ultra-thin steel panels and my flimsy mechanical timer. I guess that I was wrong when I wrote, "I expect that the mechanical parts of my direct drive Sears washer will go on ripping clothing long after I'm dead." Jim, what I really want is a large version of my old Japanese apartment washer. Know of anything that makes sense to own in the US of A? The machine used a gently ribbed low nubbin that whirled very fast and cleaned the clothing by essentially swirling the water around. I'd much rather buy American, but, like with the cars, the companies just won't make a product that I want to buy! Bubbbba Article: 322057 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: CalBubba Subject: Re: OT: Comparing Communities Date: 4 Sep 2005 20:58:03 -0500 Message-ID: <431ba5d9$0$178$bb4e3ad8@newscene.com> References: David Stinson wrote: > Here's a comparison you won't see on CBS News: > > The population of Mississippi is, in a fundimental way, > different than that in New Orleans. > Practically the entire state of Mississippi > has been destroyed. The people are isolated and > without much help, because nearly everything > is going to New Orleans. > They also lack food, water and basic sanitation. > They are not shooting each other. > There is little looting or disorder. > They are, for the most part, pulling > together and helping each other. Good points. > > Next time you have a knee-jerk reaction > against "red-neck attitudes," > you might want to be a little more > understanding about where they originate. You lost me. Care to explain? Bubba Article: 322058 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "xrongor" Subject: Re: OT: Democrats Welcome N. Guard to New Orleans Date: Sun, 4 Sep 2005 20:56:53 -0600 Message-ID: References: <2KGSe.6045$Wd7.1125@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net> "Scott W. Harvey" wrote in message news:dffrh902u7d@news1.newsguy.com... > David Stinson wrote: >> http://www.armytimes.com/story.php?f=1-292925-1077495.php > > David, > > Are you pointing to the right article? Don't see a mention of "Democrats" > anywhere. i believe its his way of saying the democrats are the ones shooting at the national guard. randy Article: 322059 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: " Uncle Peter" References: <2KGSe.6045$Wd7.1125@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net> Subject: Re: OT: Democrats Welcome N. Guard to New Orleans Message-ID: <4YOSe.74037$DW1.56618@fed1read06> Date: Sun, 4 Sep 2005 23:28:52 -0400 "xrongor" wrote in message news:dfgc5k$fna4$1@news3.infoave.net... > > > i believe its his way of saying the democrats are the ones shooting at the > national guard. > > randy > > Without being overtly racist.... Pete Article: 322060 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Mystified One" References: <1125840879.438724.147830@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com> <1125888379.330168.12690@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: The penis is way too delicate for masturbation Message-ID: <0ePSe.10637$qY1.4520@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net> Date: Mon, 05 Sep 2005 03:48:12 GMT I imagine this idiot has third degree burns? Speaks from experience? LOL!!!! "Steven" wrote in message news:1125888379.330168.12690@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com... > >From your point of view, I could understand why you are speechless. > Article: 322061 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "jm" References: <1125840879.438724.147830@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com> <1125888379.330168.12690@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com> <0ePSe.10637$qY1.4520@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net> Subject: Re: The penis is way too delicate for masturbation Message-ID: Date: Mon, 5 Sep 2005 01:02:34 -0400 "Mystified One" wrote in message news:0ePSe.10637$qY1.4520@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net... >I imagine this idiot has third degree burns? Speaks from experience? > > LOL!!!! > > "Steven" wrote in message > news:1125888379.330168.12690@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com... >> >From your point of view, I could understand why you are speechless. >> > > Yep, the OP must be well versed in the situation to know of what he speaks. I see one other name above (S) who follows suit. Apparently their mama never taught them not to do that - lest they may go blind. Just goes to show - they never learned. Losers, real losers. jm Article: 322062 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Bob in Phx" References: <5_xSe.17387$sw6.45@fed1read05> <1125899430.773390.26980@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: couple of free books on color tv repair Message-ID: Date: Sun, 4 Sep 2005 23:40:29 -0700 Frenchy,,, they are all yours!!!!!!!!! email me off list... and we will arrange shipment!!!! Bob in phx. "frenchy" wrote in message news:1125899430.773390.26980@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... > If still avail, I'll take 'em, thanks...Frenchy > Article: 322063 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Gordon Richmond Subject: Re: ccradio Message-ID: References: Date: Mon, 05 Sep 2005 08:19:52 GMT Aha! So I'm not the only one who has complaints of short battery life in digital radios. I bought a Realistic multi-band digital radio from Radio Shack back in about 1995. It always ATE batteries, not so much the standby batteries, but 6 volt cluster of AAs that ran the main circuitry. And it didn't have much of a provision for an external shortwave antenna, and none at all for an external FM antenna. As far as sensitivity went, basically it didn't have any. I have mixed feelings about the digital tuning. It certainly seemed to be accurate and stable, but if you listen to shortwave with adjacent-channel interference, sometimes it's handy to be able to DE-tune a bit to improve the S/N ratio for the station you want to hear. The digital circuit precludes that. As far as long-distance AM reception goes, I have a Channel Master 8 transistor "Super Fringe" model, bought for $5.00 at a yard sale, that really lives up to it's name. I've had it for 2-3 years now, and it's still working fine on the 4 C cells I installed when I bought it. It's only the second transistor radio I've owned that has really exceptional fringe reception. The other was an old 1960s Sanyo AM-SW that a neighbor gave me. It had bounced off the handlebars of his motorcycle and had the case smashed all to pieces. Cracked the board, too. I mended the cracked traces on the board, and built a new case out of 1/8" mahogany plywood, and that little radio gave me good service for quite a long time. Forget what became of it. I doubt I'll ever buy another digital multi-band radio. Gordon Richmond Article: 322064 of rec.antiques.radio+phono Date: Mon, 05 Sep 2005 08:26:46 -0400 From: -ex- Subject: Re: ccradio References: Message-ID: <943ce$431c398a$4232bd63$3184@COQUI.NET> Gordon Richmond wrote: > Aha! > > So I'm not the only one who has complaints of short battery life in > digital radios. I've got two little paperback book sized digital radios and they both seem very frugal on batteries. Sony ICF7600DS with 4 AA and Radio Shack DX375 with two C cells Neither is a particularly complicated set so maybe there isn't much battery draw involved. The Sony has been the house clock radio for nearly 15 years since it has a clock-timer and consequently gets an hour or two of use daily. I figure I put in a new set of batteries every >6 months? The RS one seems to be about the same. BTW, I tested these two against each other a while back for reception performance and it was a close tie. One performed better than the other on one band then on another band it would be vice versa. The SONY sounds better, doesn't have as many birdies as the RS, has the clock, full freq coverage and BFO. I like it better. These radios used are in the $30-40 range. -Bill Article: 322065 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Ken Scharf Subject: Re: FA - 1 to 16 decoder IC - for your next "modern project" References: <1125673951.0f7b049cc2c73c14a40cd805dbc4d1cd@teranews> <1125815659.c2814686f688288de91a93cd02860b1d@teranews> Message-ID: Date: Mon, 05 Sep 2005 09:33:42 -0400 william_b_noble wrote: > thanks - these are not soldered, and 99 cents for 12 (well, more, there is a > bid now) is a lot less than $2.50 each - we shall see. > "Phil B" wrote in message > news:gbWdnZ2dnZ1PWHL4nZ2dnaWphN6dnZ2dRVn-y52dnZ0@comcast.com... > >>"william_b_noble" wrote in message >>news:1125673951.0f7b049cc2c73c14a40cd805dbc4d1cd@teranews... >> >>>cleaning out stuff I'm not using, here's the auction link >>>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7543399205 >>> >> >>74154s are still available. Mouser lists them at $2.50 ea. in small >>qtys. I would guess you could expect about 1/2 price in an auction. Less >>maybe, because you say you are not sure if they are pulls. If they are >>"pulls" you might mention whether they were unsoldered or removed >>cleanly from sockets. >> >>Phil B >> >> > > > Actually a usefull IC for various home brew control applications, especially if you have the companion 74151 which is a 16 to 1 line mux. With the two of them and a bunch of diodes you can make your own 256 bit read only memory, or a multiple switch/contact reader. Now-days most IC's are in those microscopic surface mount packages and you have to be a robot to build anything with them! Article: 322066 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Jon" Subject: 7A4 for an XXL? Message-ID: Date: Mon, 05 Sep 2005 14:23:45 GMT In looking over my Philco 42-1010 that I found by the roadside last month, I found a 7A4 where an XXL should be. There was also a 7A4 in the proper socket. All other tubes were as marked. Is the 7A4 a proper substitute for the XXL? -- Jon Scaptura Endicott, NY See my antique radios here: http://www.scaptura.com/radio/gallery/Antique_radios Article: 322067 of rec.antiques.radio+phono Date: Mon, 05 Sep 2005 10:54:47 -0400 From: -ex- Subject: Re: 7A4 for an XXL? References: Message-ID: Jon wrote: > In looking over my Philco 42-1010 that I found by the roadside last month, I > found a 7A4 where an XXL should be. There was also a 7A4 in the proper > socket. All other tubes were as marked. Is the 7A4 a proper substitute for > the XXL? > > Yes. -Bill Article: 322068 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: David Stinson Subject: Re: ccradio References: <943ce$431c398a$4232bd63$3184@COQUI.NET> <-JmdnSX2geF93IHeRVn-uA@comcast.com> Message-ID: <0iZSe.6459$Wd7.6082@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net> Date: Mon, 05 Sep 2005 15:15:08 GMT William Sommerwerck wrote: > It should be noted that in the early days of germanium-transistor portable > radios, incredibly long battery life -- on carbon-zinc cells! -- was an > important selling point. Do you remember the Popular Science construction > project for a rather large transistor radio (ca. 1957) that ran on a > half-dozen D cells and claimed several hundred hours? I have an early Philco multi-band portable that runs on four "C" cells. Once, I left it on an entire weekend while I was out of town. It is still playing just fine months later on the same batteries, about two hours a week. This thing really surprises me and is one reason I plan to keep it. Article: 322069 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Jon" References: <1125932164.365879.323710@g49g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: 7A4 for an XXL? Message-ID: Date: Mon, 05 Sep 2005 16:09:01 GMT "AuroraOldRadios" wrote in message news:1125932164.365879.323710@g49g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... > They are identical and completely interchangeable in just about every > application. I've swapped them in Philcos and couldn't see any > difference- even in osc. > Thanks for the info. Oddly enough, my tube tester (Precision Series 912) has different settings for those tubes. -- Jon Scaptura Endicott, NY See my antique radios here: http://www.scaptura.com/radio/gallery/Antique_radios Article: 322070 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Gary Tayman" References: Subject: Re: ccradio Message-ID: <%7_Se.6473$Wd7.5492@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net> Date: Mon, 05 Sep 2005 16:12:43 GMT I think this thread has certainly answered my question. Not that I was planning to buy one anyway, but I was curious to know if they did anything special, like double-conversion or new technology, to make it worthwhile. Personally I see no reason to go out and buy ANY table radio, especially one that only gets AM, when I've got so many others around here that are far better looking, and most likely better sounding and maybe more sensitive. Someone mentioned using a car radio. If I wanted to, I could hook up a Mopar I have in the closet -- this thing REALLY sucks in stations! I believe it's from an early 70's Dodge. These, and the Mopar hybrids of the early 60's made by Motorola are some of the most sensitive AM radios I've seen. -- Gary E. Tayman/Tayman Electrical Sound Solutions For Classic Cars http://www.taymanelectrical.com "Gary Tayman" wrote in message news:XeBSe.151$9x2.111@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net... > Listening to the news, I heard yet another ad for the CCradio by C. Crane. > > This radio provides crystal-clear reception of any AM radio station, and > includes a special speaker specifically tuned to reproduce the human > voice. > > So out of curiosity I visited their website. As for looks, it appears to > be a 70's era plastic portable radio, only with a digital display. > > Does anybody have one of these, or has seen/listened to one firsthand? > > I'm really curious as to what this thing is made of. I'm sure the digital > tuner isn't bad, but how does it compare with a good quality vintage > radio, such as a Zenith TO? Is the speaker really something special, or > is the "human voice" bit an excuse for using a speaker for a > walkie-talkie? > > I'm just curious to know if this thing is really up to the $160 price, or > if there's any real advantage over the radios we're used to. With as many > radios as I've got in this place, I'm not exactly planning to order one -- > but curiosity has gotten the best of me. Of course, as an audiophile, I > prefer tubes anyway :-) > > On the same note, or at least on the same website, there is a dual-coil > antenna available to work with the CCradio or with any other AM unit. > Another product is an FM transmitter -- seems both of these products, if > they're indeed any good, could be worthwhile to us. > > > -- > Gary E. Tayman/Tayman Electrical > Sound Solutions For Classic Cars > http://www.taymanelectrical.com > > Article: 322071 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Jeffrey D Angus Subject: Re: 7A4 for an XXL? References: <1125932164.365879.323710@g49g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> Message-ID: Date: Mon, 05 Sep 2005 16:39:48 GMT Jon wrote: > > Thanks for the info. Oddly enough, my tube tester (Precision Series 912) has > different settings for those tubes. Could you post the different settings so we can what they are? Jeff -- "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." Benjamin Franklin "A life lived in fear is a life half lived." Tara Morice as Fran, from the movie "Strictly Ballroom" Article: 322072 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: malomarski Subject: Where to buy 6 volt LED BA9S Replacement for Type 47 Lamp...Clink Message-ID: Date: Mon, 05 Sep 2005 13:13:23 -0400 Hello all, I'm fixing up an old Hallicrafters Tube radio and I look to replace the original type 47 bayonet lamp with a long lasting LED lamp. Specs for a type 47 lamp are as follows: Miniature Bayonet (BA9) Circuit volts 6-9v Rating volts 6.3v Rating Amp 0.15a Life 3,000 MCSD .52 I've found this link: http://www.sunbriteleds.com/product.asp?id=50 Where can I actually buy some of these is small quantities? What specifications should be closest to the type 47 lamp? I am going to use the LED lamp for a dial faceplate and don't want extremely bright. As a matter of fact, I'm looking for a dim Red glow... Best Regards, malomarski Article: 322073 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Jeffrey D Angus Subject: Re: Where to buy 6 volt LED BA9S Replacement for Type 47 Lamp...Clink References: Message-ID: Date: Mon, 05 Sep 2005 17:28:42 GMT malomarski wrote: > Hello all, > > I'm fixing up an old Hallicrafters Tube radio and I look to replace the > original type 47 bayonet lamp with a long lasting LED lamp. You might want to play around with the following circuit yourself. Just as something cheap to do while you locate the "drop in" style LED lamps. o--+--------------[ 47 ohm 2 Watt ]------------+---o | | +----(K)[ LED ]---+---[ 330 Ohm 1/4 Watt ]--+ +----[ LED ](K)---+ The 47 Ohm resistor carries 0.135 amps at 6.3 V The back to back LEDS protect each other from reverse voltage. The 330 Ohm resistor limits the LED current to 0.015 amps. Jeff -- "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." Benjamin Franklin "A life lived in fear is a life half lived." Tara Morice as Fran, from the movie "Strictly Ballroom" Article: 322074 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Jon" References: <1125932164.365879.323710@g49g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: 7A4 for an XXL? Message-ID: Date: Mon, 05 Sep 2005 17:35:03 GMT "Jeffrey D Angus" wrote in message news:ox_Se.1879$Gh.959@tornado.socal.rr.com... > Jon wrote: >> >> Thanks for the info. Oddly enough, my tube tester (Precision Series 912) >> has different settings for those tubes. > > Could you post the different settings so we can what they are? > > Jeff > Here are the settings from the roll chart (Form DRC K2G): XXL a: 5 b: 6 c: 23 d: 10 e: 1 f: 1 depress: B 7A4 a: 5 b: 6 c: 15 d: 15 e: 1 f: 1 depress: B Controls: A selects the control grid B selects the filament voltage C provides variable AC to the control grid selected by A D functions as a variable meter shunt E selects the screen grid position and applies the correct screen voltage to the load F is the filament return selector Buttons connect to corresponding prong positions of the socket and operate in conjunction with controls A, E, and F. -- Jon Scaptura Endicott, NY See my antique radios here: http://www.scaptura.com/radio/gallery/Antique_radios Article: 322075 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Radio Rambler Subject: Re: Way OT Rant: I will never buy GE products again (nothing to do with radios) Date: Mon, 05 Sep 2005 14:09:50 -0400 Message-ID: <3o3fviF411jnU1@individual.net> References: <1125650406.174969.169800@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com> <4318898a$0$185$bb4e3ad8@newscene.com> <3o1f58F3mknoU1@individual.net> <431ba4d1$0$191$bb4e3ad8@newscene.com> CalBubba wrote: > > > Whoops. > I didn't realize that the junkiness was only limited to the ultra-thin > steel panels and my flimsy mechanical timer. I guess that I was wrong > when I wrote, "I expect that the mechanical parts of my direct drive > Sears washer will go on ripping clothing long after I'm dead." > > Jim, what I really want is a large version of my old Japanese apartment > washer. Know of anything that makes sense to own in the US of A? The > machine used a gently ribbed low nubbin that whirled very fast and > cleaned the clothing by essentially swirling the water around. > > I'd much rather buy American, but, like with the cars, the companies > just won't make a product that I want to buy! > > Bubbbba well, i can tell you this. i quit buying new appliances over 10 years ago. in fact, i dont buy anything new. my washer dryer pair is a set of kenmore "700" that was made in 1971. i totally rebuilt the washer back in 1991 basically from the ground up. that included new water pump, tub seals, basket drive bearings, etc. when i got the pair, the dryer had a burned out element & the washer had a malfunctioning timer. i took the timer to my bench and completely dismantled it, cleaned the contacts, assembled it, installed it back on the machine & finished rebuilding the machine. it is still working perfectly 13 years later. heck, even the tv that me & wife use on a daily basis is a 30 year old zenith chromacolor 2. it is almost impossible to buy anything amereican made anymore. most appliences now are manufactured in mexico & china. go to walmart & take a look at the G.E. air conditioners. they are made in china. -- The Shadow Knows Article: 322076 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Jeffrey D Angus Subject: Re: Where to buy 6 volt LED BA9S Replacement for Type 47 Lamp...Clink References: <1125941520.957449.156150@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> Message-ID: Date: Mon, 05 Sep 2005 19:14:35 GMT You can fiddle with the series resistor valuse from 270 ohms to 560 ohms and set the brightness where you want it. Jeff Steven wrote: > Will that give him the characteristic "dim" light he stated he'd like > or can you put a pot in the mix? > > Thanks Jeff. > -- "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." Benjamin Franklin "A life lived in fear is a life half lived." Tara Morice as Fran, from the movie "Strictly Ballroom" Article: 322077 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Jeffrey D Angus Subject: Re: 7A4 for an XXL? References: <1125932164.365879.323710@g49g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> Message-ID: <2S0Te.9908$UE2.4545@tornado.socal.rr.com> Date: Mon, 05 Sep 2005 19:18:22 GMT Jon wrote: > Here are the settings from the roll chart (Form DRC K2G): > > XXL > > a: 5 > b: 6 > c: 23 (grid voltage) > d: 10 (meter shunt) > e: 1 > f: 1 > depress: B > > 7A4 > > a: 5 > b: 6 > c: 15 (grid voltage) > d: 15 (meter shunt) > e: 1 > f: 1 > depress: B From the looks of things, they're hitting the signal grid on the XXL a little bit harder, and as such, they have the shunt value increased to keep the meter in the same "good" range. I think either tube ought to test the same. Meaning, you should be able to interchage an XXL with a 7A4 and have them read the same, at either setting on the tube tester. Jeff -- "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." Benjamin Franklin "A life lived in fear is a life half lived." Tara Morice as Fran, from the movie "Strictly Ballroom" Article: 322078 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Jeff Strieble Subject: Re: SW portable radios Message-ID: References: Date: Mon, 05 Sep 2005 19:27:40 GMT On Sun, 04 Sep 2005 11:35:23 -0600, "G. Wilson" wrote: > hello >can anyone give suggestions on which model of a portable radio is >good for SW reception . > >I have been to Radio Shack >looked at their 3 models of Grundig >they appear nice >but am not sure ( neither is the salesperson ) >on how they perform on SW > >Ideas are welcome >Gordon The Zenith TransOceanic portables, tube and solid-state, were (and still are) great SW receivers. I have a Royal 1000-1 (the first solid-state TO by Zenith) which works great on SW and AM, just using its built-in antennas. (Imagine how well these sets can do with an outdoor antenna!) These radios were very well-built, with all-metal chassis, plug-in transistors, and an RF amplifier stage ahead of the antenna. If you can get hold of one of these (they show up quite often on ebay), you will have a receiver that will work at least as well as the modern Grundigs or Sangeans available at Radio Shack.I read a review of the Royal 1000-1 which stated that it worked every bit as well as a modern Sangean all-band portable (the reviewer compared both sets side-by-side). If you can live with the 1000-1's lack of FM (the next model after it, the 3000 series, and all T/Os to follow, did have FM, however), it will serve you well for many years to come. Kind regards, Jeff, WB8NHV Fairport Harbor, Ohio USA Article: 322079 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: craigm Subject: Re: Where to buy 6 volt LED BA9S Replacement for Type 47 Lamp...Clink References: <1125941520.957449.156150@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> Message-ID: Date: Mon, 05 Sep 2005 14:49:50 -0500 Jeffrey D Angus wrote: > You can fiddle with the series resistor valuse from > 270 ohms to 560 ohms and set the brightness where > you want it. > > Jeff > > Steven wrote: > >> Will that give him the characteristic "dim" light he stated he'd like >> or can you put a pot in the mix? >> >> Thanks Jeff. >> > You can also select an LED with the desired brightness. craigm From stephanie-at-gordsven-dot-com Wed Sep 7 11:49:56 EDT 2005 Article: 322080 of rec.antiques.radio+phono Newsgroups: rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Stephanie Weil Subject: Re: Randy & Sherry Guttery References: <1125506317.632894.241320@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <0aCdnX2Or5njkIreRVn-sQ@bright.net> <_sOdnZ2dnZ2q2U7nnZ2dnThEit6dnZ2dRVn-y52dnZ0@bright.net> <1125942003.721614.222930@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com> Reply-To: stephanie-at-gordsven-dot-com Message-ID: User-Agent: slrn/0.9.7.4 (Linux) Lines: 11 Date: Mon, 05 Sep 2005 20:00:16 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 66.65.49.245 X-Complaints-To: abuse@rr.com X-Trace: twister.nyc.rr.com 1125950416 66.65.49.245 (Mon, 05 Sep 2005 16:00:16 EDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 05 Sep 2005 16:00:16 EDT Organization: Road Runner - NYC Path: news1.isis.unc.edu!arclight.uoregon.edu!wns14feed!worldnet.att.net!199.45.49.37!cyclone1.gnilink.net!gnilink.net!cyclone.rdc-nyc.rr.com!news-out.nyc.rr.com!twister.nyc.rr.com.POSTED!53ab2750!not-for-mail Xref: news1.isis.unc.edu rec.antiques.radio+phono:322080 In article <1125942003.721614.222930@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com>, Steven wrote: > Yes they were, but my grandfather hoped a freight and got a job and met Wonder how many times your gran'paw got the shit kicked out of him by the rail-yard bulls for hopping onto empty boxcars. :-/ -- Stephanie Weil New York City, U.S.A. Article: 322081 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: References: <1125941520.957449.156150@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: Where to buy 6 volt LED BA9S Replacement for Type 47 Lamp...Clink on link for pic Date: Mon, 5 Sep 2005 15:20:49 -0500 Message-ID: <431cac13_3@news1.prserv.net> The other variable is color. Dimming a white LED is still white, unlike an incandescent. You might want to try a combination of orange and white -- Crazy George "craigm" wrote in message news:Aj1Te.24746$ih4.6392@fe02.lga... > Jeffrey D Angus wrote: > > You can fiddle with the series resistor valuse from > > 270 ohms to 560 ohms and set the brightness where > > you want it. > > > > Jeff > > > > Steven wrote: > > > >> Will that give him the characteristic "dim" light he stated he'd like > >> or can you put a pot in the mix? > >> > >> Thanks Jeff. > >> > > > You can also select an LED with the desired brightness. > > craigm Article: 322082 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: paulSPAM@paulsherwin.co.uk (Paul Sherwin) Subject: Re: SW portable radios Date: Mon, 05 Sep 2005 20:55:36 GMT Message-ID: <431cafcf.40060273@news.demon.co.uk> References: On Sun, 04 Sep 2005 11:35:23 -0600, "G. Wilson" wrote: > hello >can anyone give suggestions on which model of a portable radio is >good for SW reception . > >I have been to Radio Shack >looked at their 3 models of Grundig >they appear nice >but am not sure ( neither is the salesperson ) >on how they perform on SW It depends what you want it for. The very cheap no-brand multiband radios are quite sensitive and only cost a few dollars, but the sound quality will be pretty grim and they're essentially throwaway radios. OTOH you can pay hundreds of dollars for a high quality communications grade portable (probably not stocked at your local RS :-) ) Best regards, Paul -- Paul Sherwin Consulting http://paulsherwin.co.uk Article: 322083 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Gary Tayman" Subject: AK-60 update Message-ID: Date: Mon, 05 Sep 2005 21:16:54 GMT Today curiosity got the best of me. I got caught up to some degree, so I decided to open up that AK-60 this afternoon and take a look. Gee, those big silver things must be capacitors. I guess they'd be pretty easy to stuff if I needed to, with plenty of room to spare! As for wiring, how can such a primitive simple radio look so complicated? The good news is, at least you can reach the components. Now for a schematic. I start to pull out the Riders -- naah! I'll pull it off a website. Printed the schematic along with all those notes that others have sent me, and set the radio on the floor because I'm too lazy to remove a car radio from the bench. Hmm . . . looks okay. If only I could tune it. Removed the knob, and found that rubber piece everyone's talking about. Took it to the garage and searched the shelves -- can't find a hose the right size. So, I got out some duck tape and wrapped it around the knob shaft, and wrapped some more around the outer perimeter. Cut off the excess with an X-Acto knife. Installed the knob, still slips. Pulled the rubber off and apply some Pliobond. Squirted some WD-40 into each tuning cap so the tuner moves easier, and reinstall the knob. Now I can tune. At this point, realizing this radio is almost 80 years old, I did what any technician with 30 years experience would do -- I plugged it in and turned it on. The verdict? The radio actually works, but the volume is very low -- in fact barely audible. I get plenty of stations -- but the volume is so low I can hardly hear them. In several places I got a hetrodyne whistle, which is strange because this is a TRF receiver. Possibly interference from the computer nearby. After tinkering with it for several minutes, and noticing that no smoke is coming out of it, I unplugged it and put the cover back on. Maybe in another 6 months I'll tinker with it again. ;-) Actually as others have said, I need to simply check/replace components. The biggest part will be familiarizing myself with the components and chassis layout. Then, with computer-printed shcematic in hand that I can scribble over, start at one end and pick out every component. Those caps -- excuse me, condensers -- I may pull them out one at a time and measure them outside the radio. If good with no leakage I'll keep them in there; if bad I can stuff them. Either way I'll go over them lightly with metal polish, and also clean/polish the transformers and other painted parts. Then if I haven't fixed it, do a little troubleshooting. Overall I think it will make for an interesting project -- someday. -- Gary E. Tayman/Tayman Electrical Sound Solutions For Classic Cars http://www.taymanelectrical.com Article: 322084 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Jeffrey D Angus Subject: Re: SW portable radios References: <431cafcf.40060273@news.demon.co.uk> Message-ID: Date: Mon, 05 Sep 2005 21:56:31 GMT Paul Sherwin wrote: > It depends what you want it for. The very cheap no-brand multiband > radios are quite sensitive and only cost a few dollars, but the sound > quality will be pretty grim and they're essentially throwaway radios. > OTOH you can pay hundreds of dollars for a high quality communications > grade portable (probably not stocked at your local RS :-) ) Like this one for example. http://www.alcomtest.com/RS.htm What I find interesting, it that it is ONLY the IF section. You get to find/build/etc. your own front end to get from the antenna to the input of this unit. (Note, original price was over $23K) Jeff ROHDE & SCHWARZ EZM SPECTRUM MONITOR The Model EZM Spectrum Monitor serves as a display and control unit with either the Rhode & Schwarz ESH 3 or ESVP receiver. For monitoring applications, field strength measurements, and RFI/EMI interference studies. The unit has EZM-B2 microfloppy drives and the PCA-Z1 optional keyboard. The pictures we have provided show a display using an IFR Service Monitor's 10.7 MHz I.F. Block output applied to the 10.7 MHz input on the back of the EZM Spectrum Display. The EZM unit can also use a 75 MHz input for display. The R&S ESH-3 Test Receiver and the ESVP Test Receiver combined with this Spectrum Moniotr is called the Rhode & Schwarz EP-6 System, which offers complete RF/IF analysis from 9 kHz TO 1300 MHz. This unit can be used with any receiver where you can obtain 10.7 MHz or 75 MHz signals. The displays obtained can be saved on the Spectrum Monitor's Floppy Drive. We do not have any manuals or EMI Test Software for the unit. What you see is what you get. Government cost of the unit was $23,586.00. -- "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." Benjamin Franklin "A life lived in fear is a life half lived." Tara Morice as Fran, from the movie "Strictly Ballroom" Article: 322085 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Martin" References: <1125650406.174969.169800@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com> <4318898a$0$185$bb4e3ad8@newscene.com> <3o1f58F3mknoU1@individual.net> <431ba4d1$0$191$bb4e3ad8@newscene.com> Subject: Re: Way OT Rant: I will never buy GE products again (nothing to do with radios) Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2005 01:02:35 +0100 Message-ID: <431cdc99$0$17486$ed2e19e4@ptn-nntp-reader04.plus.net> "CalBubba" wrote in message news:431ba4d1$0$191$bb4e3ad8@newscene.com... > Radio Rambler wrote: > >> back in 1989, the whirlpool corporation did a major design change to >> their >> washing machines, which eliminated the use of belts & also made use of >> less >> parts in the construction of the washer. IMHO, that design change took a >> hit at the level of quality that was built in to the machine. i have had >> to >> do a large number of in warrantee service calls on those "new design" >> models because of transmission failures. the design change also made them >> "bastards" to work on. >> >> as far as the electronic "digital" controls, they had a higher failure >> rate >> than the mechanical timers. the electronic control modules were not >> repairable & they were very expensive to replace. >> > > > Whoops. > I didn't realize that the junkiness was only limited to the ultra-thin > steel panels and my flimsy mechanical timer. I guess that I was wrong when > I wrote, "I expect that the mechanical parts of my direct drive Sears > washer will go on ripping clothing long after I'm dead." > > Jim, what I really want is a large version of my old Japanese apartment > washer. Know of anything that makes sense to own in the US of A? The > machine used a gently ribbed low nubbin that whirled very fast and cleaned > the clothing by essentially swirling the water around. > > I'd much rather buy American, but, like with the cars, the companies just > won't make a product that I want to buy! > > Bubbbba I can't help with an American one, but the German Bosch front-loaders have earned a good reputation for reliability, performance and running costs in the UK, including the bottom-of-the range "Classixx" models which cost under 300 pounds. They have a large "porthole." (Have a look on google.co.uk for them to see what I'm on about.)Bosch WFL2067 Any use and can you get these "over there?" HTH,Martin. Article: 322086 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Martin" References: <8dednXP07uDTuoTeRVn-ig@aros.net> <1079-43193200-520@storefull-3252.bay.webtv.net> <95idnbY9058rp4TeRVn-1w@comcast.com> <1125866558.755586.154080@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: Microwave oven power Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2005 01:02:57 +0100 Message-ID: <431cdcac$0$17499$ed2e19e4@ptn-nntp-reader04.plus.net> "Steven" wrote in message news:1125866558.755586.154080@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... > > William Sommerwerck wrote: (Missing attribution re-instated in next line) >> >Dave W wrote: >> > You measure it by buying a new microwave from Walmart. >> > A 10 year old microwave is barely worth cleaning, much >> > less testing. >> Ignoring the question of whether one should buy anything at Walmart... >> >> There is the issue of whether we should throw away something that's >> working >> adequately, or than can easily/cheaply be fixed. >> >> I have three TVs 21" or larger. The oldest is an NAD MR-20a. It's 21 >> years >> old and has been repaired once -- new caps on the video output states >> (self-repair). >> >> When things get cheap to buy and expensive to repair, we generate even >> more >> trash. > I bought a parts model for my Sharp Carousel (1981), but it doesn't > have the mechanical reel-based timer and mine is cranky about turning > when I want to start it. Would like to repair or replace it (timer). I > spent 69+ repairing it Carousel II sister with electronincs (stirrer > and the plate in the top. > FWIW, I agree with William and Steven. (How could a valve radio enthusiast be unsympathetic to one of the last consumer products to use a vacuum tube?) If the Carousel II is as good as the older model, it was money well-spent, compared to buying a new one, IMHO. My parents have just given me their 1983 Sharp Carousel, as they've had the kitchen re-fitted with a built-in combination model. I fitted a new magnetron and diode about 8 years ago, which cost the same just for the parts as the oven I bought new around the same time. It was worth doing though, because mine is now very rusty inside, but the old one is stainless steel and still going strong, but the top door hinge is worn & will soon need a simple repair. I would expect a mechanical timer robbed from a newer scrap Korean one to be useable. My latest TV was given to me because it died after 7 years & the owner wanted a new one. It just needed a frame output IC. The tube on my old 20 inch one is on its last legs after 17 years and a replacement would cost the same as a new set, but I'll be sad to throw it away, however my 1983 22 inch one which had a new tube several years ago when it was worth doing is still fine, but it has no AV in/outputs. I had a look at new ones, and in two competing shops (the UK's major retailers), even the most expensive plasma sets were being fed with such ropey signals that they looked worse than it! GIGO, as I believe you say! Martin. Article: 322087 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: CalBubba Subject: Re: Way OT Rant: I will never buy GE products again (nothing to do Date: 5 Sep 2005 19:57:02 -0500 Message-ID: <431ce8a9$0$167$bb4e3ad8@newscene.com> References: <1125650406.174969.169800@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com> <4318898a$0$185$bb4e3ad8@newscene.com> <3o1f58F3mknoU1@individual.net> <431ba4d1$0$191$bb4e3ad8@newscene.com> <431cdc99$0$17486$ed2e19e4@ptn-nntp-reader04.plus.net> Martin wrote: > "CalBubba" wrote in message > news:431ba4d1$0$191$bb4e3ad8@newscene.com... > >>Radio Rambler wrote: >> >> >>>back in 1989, the whirlpool corporation did a major design change to >>>their >>>washing machines, which eliminated the use of belts & also made use of >>>less >>>parts in the construction of the washer. IMHO, that design change took a >>>hit at the level of quality that was built in to the machine. i have had >>>to >>>do a large number of in warrantee service calls on those "new design" >>>models because of transmission failures. the design change also made them >>>"bastards" to work on. >>> >>>as far as the electronic "digital" controls, they had a higher failure >>>rate >>>than the mechanical timers. the electronic control modules were not >>>repairable & they were very expensive to replace. >>> >> >> >>Whoops. >>I didn't realize that the junkiness was only limited to the ultra-thin >>steel panels and my flimsy mechanical timer. I guess that I was wrong when >>I wrote, "I expect that the mechanical parts of my direct drive Sears >>washer will go on ripping clothing long after I'm dead." >> >>Jim, what I really want is a large version of my old Japanese apartment >>washer. Know of anything that makes sense to own in the US of A? The >>machine used a gently ribbed low nubbin that whirled very fast and cleaned >>the clothing by essentially swirling the water around. >> >>I'd much rather buy American, but, like with the cars, the companies just >>won't make a product that I want to buy! >> >>Bubbbba > > > I can't help with an American one, but the German Bosch front-loaders > have earned a good reputation for reliability, performance and running costs > in the UK, including the bottom-of-the range "Classixx" models which cost > under 300 pounds. They have a large "porthole." > (Have a look on google.co.uk for them to see what I'm on about.)Bosch > WFL2067 > Any use and can you get these "over there?" > HTH,Martin. > I haven't seen any Bosch washers in the USA; I believe that we have some Scandinavian machines under a couple of different names -- they sell for big bucks (Pounds -- mucho dinero). Ages ago (around 30 years), I had a Hoover washer from the UK. It was too primitive, but it used the method that I've liked in a Japanese machine: a very small fast impeller that doesn't agitate, but runs fast in one direction in intervals. In the Japanese example, it would run for maybe 20 seconds clockwise, pause 10 seconds, 20 seconds clockwise, pause 20 seconds, 20 seconds counterclockwise, pause, 20 seconds counterclockwise, etc., to the limit of the timer. Then drain, refill, repeat for a rinse, drain, spin. In the Hoover, the small impeller was on the side of the tank. It didn't spin (it had a separate tub for spinning). The Japanese machine had the impeller at the bottom and had the timer, inner & outer tub. What's important about these machines is that they didn't use reciprocating motion and didn't thrash the clothing around violently. My Sears machine not only uses the US standard for this, but now that it has a direct-drive motor, it can reverse quicker and thus, do more damage. Replacing all this clothing is expensive! Even though all of it is from Kuala Lumpor, The People's Republic of Yakkistan, The Imperial Kingdom of Voodoo Arabia, and other places where 12 year old workers are slave-driven for 25 cents per hour, I pay American prices for the clothing. So, I'd sure like to know if there's any way that I can buy a simple Oriental washing machine like the one that finally died after 25 years. Anyone have any ideas? Bubbbbba Article: 322088 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: goodguyy@webtv.net (Ken G.) Subject: Re: AK-60 update Date: Mon, 5 Sep 2005 19:12:51 -0600 Message-ID: <1514-431CED13-931@storefull-3258.bay.webtv.net> References: did what any technician with 30 years experience would do -- I plugged it in and turned it on. Thats what i do .. Probably a resistor or transformer ? Article: 322089 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: " Uncle Peter" References: <1125971557.032599.33360@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: What's the best paint or toner for the Philco 16 deco tombstone? Message-ID: <1G6Te.74108$DW1.2166@fed1read06> Date: Mon, 5 Sep 2005 21:54:54 -0400 "AuroraOldRadios" wrote in message news:1125971557.032599.33360@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... > What came off the cabinet when I stripped it was more like glossy black > lacquer paint. And what about the stripes in the grill bars and below > the dial? It looked like thick ivory-colored paint. I finally got all > the dings out and separated veneer reglued. Luckily there wasn't much > damage. > Very light coat of black lacquer, rubbed out to permit grain showing through, followed by ultra dark walnut. The color is a very dark brown, not really black. That's what Eddie Brimmer advised me to do on mine, and it came out nice. You can use a touchup bottle of antique white for the stripes. Pete Article: 322090 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Dave smith Subject: box of tubes to sell Message-ID: Date: Mon, 05 Sep 2005 18:53:10 -0700 I have a box of old tubes. Is this the right place to sell them? Here is a pic of one: http://homepage.mac.com/davecalhoun/misc/tube.jpg If this is the right place then I can take an inventory of the box and post it back here. I also have an old radio and speaker to sell. Dave From stephanie-at-gordsven-dot-com Wed Sep 7 11:49:59 EDT 2005 Article: 322091 of rec.antiques.radio+phono Newsgroups: rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Stephanie Weil Subject: Re: Way OT Rant: I will never buy GE products again (nothing to do with radios) References: <1125650406.174969.169800@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com> <4318898a$0$185$bb4e3ad8@newscene.com> <3o1f58F3mknoU1@individual.net> <431ba4d1$0$191$bb4e3ad8@newscene.com> <431cdc99$0$17486$ed2e19e4@ptn-nntp-reader04.plus.net> <431ce8a9$0$167$bb4e3ad8@newscene.com> Reply-To: stephanie-at-gordsven-dot-com Message-ID: User-Agent: slrn/0.9.7.4 (Linux) Lines: 16 Date: Tue, 06 Sep 2005 02:09:05 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 66.65.49.245 X-Complaints-To: abuse@rr.com X-Trace: twister.nyc.rr.com 1125972545 66.65.49.245 (Mon, 05 Sep 2005 22:09:05 EDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 05 Sep 2005 22:09:05 EDT Organization: Road Runner - NYC Path: news1.isis.unc.edu!arclight.uoregon.edu!canoe.uoregon.edu!cyclone1.gnilink.net!gnilink.net!cyclone.rdc-nyc.rr.com!news-out.nyc.rr.com!twister.nyc.rr.com.POSTED!not-for-mail Xref: news1.isis.unc.edu rec.antiques.radio+phono:322091 In article <431ce8a9$0$167$bb4e3ad8@newscene.com>, CalBubba wrote: > clothing. So, I'd sure like to know if there's any way that I can buy a > simple Oriental washing machine like the one that finally died after 25 > years. I haven't seen machines like the one you described since....I'd say 1986? It was a tiny machine - about the size of those under-cabinet ice-boxes. Belonged to a neighbor while I was living in Cali (Colombia). I was about 11 years old at the time, so I didn't know anything about brands or whatever. -- Stephanie Weil New York City, U.S.A. Article: 322092 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Jeffrey D Angus Subject: Re: box of tubes to sell References: Message-ID: Date: Tue, 06 Sep 2005 03:23:15 GMT Well, I'd be interested if no one else is. Jeff Dave smith wrote: > I have a box of old tubes. Is this the right place to sell them? Here is > a pic of one: > http://homepage.mac.com/davecalhoun/misc/tube.jpg > > If this is the right place then I can take an inventory of the box and > post it back here. I also have an old radio and speaker to sell. > > Dave -- "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." Benjamin Franklin "A life lived in fear is a life half lived." Tara Morice as Fran, from the movie "Strictly Ballroom" Article: 322093 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Nelson Gietz" Subject: OT TV antenna rotor Message-ID: Date: Mon, 5 Sep 2005 22:29:30 -0700 I've come into possession of a rotor that was used to swing a 16 foot deep fringe TV antenna. It seems in good shape, but the control box is gone. I figure it may have a use to swing a small solar panel array, but I'm wondering what voltage it used, and AC or DC? With the breadth of experience here, it seems someone should be able to give me an idea. The control cable was either four or five conductor... it's not here right now. Anyone? Nelson Article: 322094 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Jeffrey D Angus Subject: Re: OT TV antenna rotor References: Message-ID: <8G8Te.2397$Gh.1990@tornado.socal.rr.com> Date: Tue, 06 Sep 2005 04:11:48 GMT I'm going to take a wild guess here. It's probably a CDE rotor, or one based on it. Typically, it's an AC motor with one winding fed directly, and one fed through a large capacitor. By swapping the two connections, you can reverse the direction of rotation. ftp://bama.sbc.edu/downloads/cde/ar10/cde-ar10_6.pdf The AR-10 is a good example. (Or the AR-22 if you have the later one.) Jeff Nelson Gietz wrote: > I've come into possession of a rotor that was used to swing a 16 foot deep > fringe TV antenna. It seems in good shape, but the control box is gone. I > figure it may have a use to swing a small solar panel array, but I'm > wondering what voltage it used, and AC or DC? With the breadth of > experience here, it seems someone should be able to give me an idea. The > control cable was either four or five conductor... it's not here right now. > Anyone? > Nelson > > -- "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." Benjamin Franklin "A life lived in fear is a life half lived." Tara Morice as Fran, from the movie "Strictly Ballroom" Article: 322095 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Jim Mueller Subject: Re: Where to buy 6 volt LED BA9S Replacement for Type 47 Lamp...Clink on link for pic Date: Mon, 05 Sep 2005 21:22:36 -0700 Message-ID: References: <1125941172.645774.287220@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com> On Mon, 05 Sep 2005 10:26:12 -0700, Steven wrote: > If they offer a 3,000 hour life and are still available at RS, why are > you even considering this swap? Have you thought about how you must > modify the circuit to prevent any voltage errors causing other > components to prematurely fail? I believe I had one in a 1980 model > Fisher stereo (MC-2100), mind you and I know the filiment is 6.3V, just > like the tubes, and that's what will want to go in and want to be seen > coming out...you cannot jut swap in an LED that uses a fraction of the > wattage, different voltage, etc without adapting. > > My advice is just buy a few more 47s, you will expire before they are > gone. If it's a transformer operated radio, a commercial LED replacement should be fine. If its a series string set, it won't draw enough current and the rectifier tube will die prematurely (and that will place an excess voltage across the LED and kill it too). Either use a real #47 or modify the circuit as someone else described. -- Jim Mueller wrongname@nospam.com To get my real email address, replace wrongname with eportiz. Then replace nospam with sacbeemail. Article: 322096 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Jim Mueller Subject: Re: OT TV antenna rotor Date: Mon, 05 Sep 2005 21:28:26 -0700 Message-ID: References: On Mon, 05 Sep 2005 22:29:30 -0700, Nelson Gietz wrote: > I've come into possession of a rotor that was used to swing a 16 foot deep > fringe TV antenna. It seems in good shape, but the control box is gone. I > figure it may have a use to swing a small solar panel array, but I'm > wondering what voltage it used, and AC or DC? With the breadth of > experience here, it seems someone should be able to give me an idea. The > control cable was either four or five conductor... it's not here right now. > Anyone? > Nelson The ham antenna rotators that I have seen used 24 VAC with a capacitor to provide a phase shift for the second motor winding. However, there is no particular reason why any given manufacturer would have to do it this way so there could be variations. Tell us the make and model, maybe someone has a manual. You could also Google that information and see what you get. Some of the wires in the cable may have been used to provide an indication of which way the antenna was pointed. -- Jim Mueller wrongname@nospam.com To get my real email address, replace wrongname with eportiz. Then replace nospam with sacbeemail. Article: 322097 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Rune" References: <43119163.1476252@news.demon.co.uk> <1125648901.067975.39610@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: Digital interference Message-ID: Date: Tue, 06 Sep 2005 06:59:25 GMT I'm not getting blocked, just getting a hum with certain stations. In the kitchen it is the worst. Something downstairs generating a strong signal near 1 MHz. Tolerable in the rest of the house. The stations involved are rather close and are 50 kw. The antenna farm is actually nearby and I used to live right under it with no problems until the digital revolution started this problem. The far-off stations I usually listen to are mostly fine as they are outside of the hum/buzz zones, mostly at the lower end of the dial. A friend suggested a screen wire box and an outside antenna but that's really more mess and hassle than the problem is worth. The computer is a minor source and almost no problem. It's the entertainment gear and appliances that are the problem as they are never fully "off" but are sitting and waiting for a command to be received, meaning their power supplies and processors are active. The newer spiral lamps are also a source of noise. I guess I just have to live with it as long as BCB broadcasting lasts. Haven't run into any FM nulls but that may be because of station locations on the dial here. Ah, the joys of forgotten tech in a modern world... "Steven" wrote in message news:1125648901.067975.39610@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com... > Have you checked to see how far away these stations are and what the > relative field strengths migh be like? Part 15 from the FCC regs says > that a set must not introduce interference into OTHER (read likely Part > 15 devices) and must accept some from other devices...A local 1-5 kw > station within 5 or so miles is likely to come in over some or most of > that noise, especially if the loop or longwire you might have is > properly grounded, but the thing is it should be a good distance from > the source of the hash or yes, it won't get received. > > Now, from my personal experience, I have had computers that were MOSTLY > FINE with AM, so long as it was strong and well tuned, but would NULL > one FM channel (in that case 100.3). MONITORS, on the other hand are > surprisingly variable in that some I've had will jam the living room, > some won't but all are bad news on BCB unless you have LCD or Plasma? > Any take on those? It seems that shielding would help except that they > generate heat and the vents are where it comes from if you did. > > My feeling is when you have a tube that discharges a controlled train > of electrons at almost line frequency to charge photons in a pattern, > YES technically it will show up in the IF of an AM receiver as it would > be akin to a tiny radio transmission from the gun to the phosphors. > Article: 322098 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: goodguyy@webtv.net (Ken G.) Subject: Re: AntiqueRadios.com Server down? Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2005 06:43:35 -0600 Message-ID: <5404-431D8EF7-962@storefull-3251.bay.webtv.net> References: <5hsqh196kmhhogttmmotbo5j129geksu9a@4ax.com> I cant get in either . Article: 322099 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: David Stinson Subject: Re: OT: Democrats Welcome N. Guard to New Orleans References: <2KGSe.6045$Wd7.1125@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net> <38ooh1565sn30cjisfr0ntfq5k4v1sr8g7@4ax.com> <9gvqh1lp78g6g47hef82sa8ibms1b20kmn@4ax.com> Message-ID: Date: Tue, 06 Sep 2005 13:05:13 GMT toBot wrote: > That's a real classy response Stinson, Of course. Thank you for acknowledging the obvious. > However I missed the part where you > somehow elected yourself ruler and censor of the group. And who is telling whom what to post or not post? Hmmm? > The first rule of politics is that if you can't take the response > generated from your own statements then you should keep your yap shut. You should record that and play it back to yourself between you "Barney" and "Sesame Street" tapes. Article: 322100 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Bill Jeffrey Subject: Re: Where to buy 6 volt LED BA9S Replacement for Type 47 Lamp...Clink References: Message-ID: Date: Tue, 06 Sep 2005 13:33:00 GMT Careful, guys - In old radios, the pilot light most likely is powered by AC, and of course an LED is a DC device. The devices in the link MAY have a rectifier/blocking diode built in, but it doesn't specifically say so. In fact, the mention of "reverse polarity available" suggests otherwise. What is the PIV rating of these LEDs? In the absence of some specific protection, it isn't going to match the PIV of a (nominal) 6-volt filament power line. Bill Jeffrey ========================= Jeffrey D Angus wrote: > > > malomarski wrote: > >> Hello all, >> >> I'm fixing up an old Hallicrafters Tube radio and I look to replace >> the original type 47 bayonet lamp with a long lasting LED lamp. > > > You might want to play around with the following circuit > yourself. Just as something cheap to do while you locate > the "drop in" style LED lamps. > > o--+--------------[ 47 ohm 2 Watt ]------------+---o > | | > +----(K)[ LED ]---+---[ 330 Ohm 1/4 Watt ]--+ > +----[ LED ](K)---+ > > The 47 Ohm resistor carries 0.135 amps at 6.3 V > The back to back LEDS protect each other from reverse voltage. > The 330 Ohm resistor limits the LED current to 0.015 amps. > > Jeff > > Article: 322101 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Paul Dietenberger" References: Subject: Re: not mine, 25 radios, also RCA 15K Message-ID: <1126014901.a6a84e8a11ee0aa10ed14411d7016f4f@teranews> Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2005 08:55:00 -0500 I'm surprised you didn't also point out the Airline 62-197 that went on last night. 16 tubes, 2 chrome chassis as you're well aware. This one is already done up, reserve is probably sky-high. If I owned one I think I'd display it with its back facing out and put the face toward the wall. :-) paul Article: 322102 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "jim menning" References: Subject: Re: FA 14 tube Howard (not mine) Message-ID: Date: Tue, 06 Sep 2005 14:07:27 GMT "Mark Oppat" wrote in message news:foidnT8xTuIMvoDenZ2dnUVZ_tGdnZ2d@comcast.com... > just saw this interesting, rare set on eBay... > http://cgi.ebay.com/25-wooden-console-radios-and-parts-Also-some-T-Vs_W0QQit emZ6558104488QQcategoryZ7275QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem > > Hope that Jensen 15" doesnt get picked by a audiophile... > Mark Oppat > > > Correct link below: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6558361640 jim menning Article: 322103 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: " Uncle Peter" References: <4317b67e_1@news1.prserv.net> Subject: Re: Simple dial glass source? Message-ID: Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2005 22:06:06 -0400 George A clock supply house should have any size flat glass you need. Pete "Crazy George" wrote in message news:4317b67e_1@news1.prserv.net... > I need a glass for an old panel meter. I used to buy replacement flashlight lenses in various sizes for this purpose, > but the store I patronized is long gone. Who on earth would sell flashlight lenses or something similar in this day and > age? Specifically, I need a 2½" diameter piece of lightweight glass. Any suggestions? I know there must be a source, > but I'm drawing a blank. > > -- > Crazy George > The attglobal.net address is a SPAM trap. Please change that part to: attbiz properly formatted. > > Article: 322104 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Jeffrey D Angus Subject: Re: 1951 Magnavox TV tube diagram/schematic References: Message-ID: <4GiTe.2426$Gh.576@tornado.socal.rr.com> Date: Tue, 06 Sep 2005 15:34:24 GMT wmartin2 wrote: > Took me long enough but I think I figured out how to add an attachment with > the pictures of the chasis as suggested. Again, anyone have a schematic or > maybe a tube layout. Well, yes and no. This news group is preferred text only. Attatchments, such as pictures etc. should be posted over on alt.binaries.pictures.radio instead. Jeff -- "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." Benjamin Franklin "A life lived in fear is a life half lived." Tara Morice as Fran, from the movie "Strictly Ballroom" Article: 322105 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: jimfberg@webtv.net (Jim Berg) Subject: Re: ccradio Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2005 08:20:46 -0700 Message-ID: <831-431DB3CE-861@storefull-3157.bay.webtv.net> References: William: The Sony 2010 memory batteries last about a year, but note that you loose all memory settings even when powered by its wall wart supply. The manual says about 30 hours for the D cells, but mine last about 6 months with use a couple days a week, and for about 2 hours a week total at low volume levels. The old Zenith TO 3000 series should last around 300 hours or so on its D cells. Article: 322106 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: jimfberg@webtv.net (Jim Berg) Subject: Re: AK-60 update Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2005 08:25:58 -0700 Message-ID: <831-431DB506-862@storefull-3157.bay.webtv.net> References: Leigh has an AK site that you shold be able to find all the info at. AK published a parts book that has values and pin-outs on the parts. Let me know if you need copies. Article: 322107 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: jimfberg@webtv.net (Jim Berg) Subject: Re: SW portable radios Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2005 08:32:34 -0700 Message-ID: <831-431DB692-863@storefull-3157.bay.webtv.net> References: The Sony 2010 is a good model, but was discontinued them a couple years ago. They made them for 15 plus years, and were about $350 new. The discontinued GrundigYB-305 is good, but no tuning knob, just up/down butttons and direct entry, or scan and memory buttons. Was about $90 new. YB 400 could be good, might want to check on it. Article: 322108 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: jimfberg@webtv.net (Jim Berg) Subject: Re: Majestic Owners: 53 Tubes? Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2005 08:39:44 -0700 Message-ID: <831-431DB840-864@storefull-3157.bay.webtv.net> References: Sounds like the standard #53 tube with 2 1/2 volt filament, and the box is probably worth more than the tube. Some of the Majestic tubes had the same numbers as regular ones, but had a suffix letters, and if I remember correctly they had 6 volt filaments rather than the 2 1/2 on normal tubes, and some (all?) had spray shield. Article: 322109 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: jimfberg@webtv.net (Jim Berg) Subject: Re: Simple dial glass source? Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2005 08:46:08 -0700 Message-ID: <831-431DB9C0-865@storefull-3157.bay.webtv.net> References: <1125777474.329888.154580@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> You may try your local window glass shop. Glass is pretty cheap, and by the time you add shipping, it will probably be cheaper even at $3 to $4 bucks. Article: 322110 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: " Uncle Peter" References: <1125971557.032599.33360@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <1G6Te.74108$DW1.2166@fed1read06> <1126011401.526396.244690@g49g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: What's the best paint or toner for the Philco 16 deco tombstone? Message-ID: Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2005 14:27:42 -0400 "Eddie Brimer" wrote in message news:1126011401.526396.244690@g49g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... > one "m" in brimer pete. send me a pic of your walton since you have > glued it back up. > > eddie > Opps. Sorry, eddie, I appologize! Pete Article: 322111 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: - exray - Subject: KLH 21 schematic anyone? Date: Tue, 06 Sep 2005 15:29:13 -0400 Message-ID: <11hrrgbq8p4m357@corp.supernews.com> Cheapskate wants a KLH 21 radio schematic. Anyone know of a source? Thanks, Bill Article: 322112 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: " Uncle Peter" Subject: OT: Bob Denver gone Message-ID: Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2005 18:28:42 -0400 Manard Krebs aka Gilligan (Bob Denver) has passed away. I remember watching both of those characters on TV not so long ago, or was it? Now, that makes me feel old! Pete Article: 322113 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: - exray - Subject: Re: OT: Bob Denver gone Date: Tue, 06 Sep 2005 18:47:29 -0400 Message-ID: <11hs7457eqpnj1d@corp.supernews.com> References: Uncle Peter wrote: > Manard Krebs aka Gilligan (Bob Denver) has passed away. > > I remember watching both of those characters on TV not so long > ago, or was it? > > Now, that makes me feel old! > > Pete > > Yeah, I remember noting that Maynard G. Krebs really seemed out of place playing Gilligan. He lost all his "cool" :( His best line, usually to Mr. Gillis. "WORK?!" -Bill Article: 322114 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Mike Schultz" References: Subject: Re: OT Time travel Message-ID: Date: Tue, 06 Sep 2005 22:54:10 GMT Is this yours? (Or, was it, or will it be?) http://cgi.ebay.com/TIME-MACHINE_W0QQitemZ6557434771QQcategoryZ933QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem -- Mike Schultz " Uncle Peter" wrote in message news:d_1Se.73781$DW1.40305@fed1read06... > I think I have perfected it. > > > > Article: 322115 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Jeffrey D Angus Subject: Re: OT: Bob Denver gone References: <11hs7457eqpnj1d@corp.supernews.com> Message-ID: Date: Tue, 06 Sep 2005 23:00:27 GMT - exray - wrote: > Uncle Peter wrote: > >> Manard Krebs aka Gilligan (Bob Denver) has passed away. > > Yeah, I remember noting that Maynard G. Krebs really seemed out > of place playing Gilligan. He lost all his "cool" :( I remember they had decorated King Harbor in Redondo Beach for some Gilligan's Island affair. And of course, Bob Denver was the guest of honor. Funny thing, while we were all standing around waiting for him to arrive, somebody in the crowd shouted, "All this more Maynard G. Krebs?" > His best line, usually to Mr. Gillis. "WORK?!" The episode that stands out in my mind is the science fair project were they end up with a giant chicken. Jeff -- "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." Benjamin Franklin "A life lived in fear is a life half lived." Tara Morice as Fran, from the movie "Strictly Ballroom" Article: 322116 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Benjamaniac" Subject: Re: New Page on Website Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2005 17:16:17 -0600 Message-ID: References: <13895-431B2286-701@storefull-3254.bay.webtv.net> Phil, Are you talking about the tombstone in the pic to the right of the stack of three radio's ?? That's an RCA 128. Ben "philsvintageradios" wrote in message news:su9qh11gh1g54i7hs28261d9dvpujib2u6@4ax.com... > > You are lucky to have a good mentor. Learn all you can. > I love the GE tombstone ! > > Phil > Article: 322117 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Benjamaniac" Subject: Re: AntiqueRadios.com Server down? Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2005 17:18:34 -0600 Message-ID: References: <5hsqh196kmhhogttmmotbo5j129geksu9a@4ax.com> <1126031240.709717.136450@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> "Steven" wrote in message news:1126031240.709717.136450@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... > Domain providers have been doing some silly things lately, > though...look at what happened to Audiokarma among some others. > I can't get in either. Article: 322118 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: paulSPAM@paulsherwin.co.uk (Paul Sherwin) Subject: Re: SW portable radios Date: Tue, 06 Sep 2005 23:21:53 GMT Message-ID: <431e23ae.50554143@news.demon.co.uk> References: <1126033490.240197.267200@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> On 6 Sep 2005 12:04:50 -0700, "Peter Wieck" wrote: >Look for an older Grundig, such as the Satellit 700 or 500. They will >be a touch pricey, but they will have digital tuning and be quite >sensitive. The 700 is also a fair-to-middlin' stereo tuner should you >have the need. The older Satellits from the late 60s/70s are fine radios also, but if unrestored may need attention before serious use. They're also quite expensive on the Bay (both in the US and Europe). No BFOs on most of them, so they're only useful for broadcast reception (not amateur CW or SSB). Best regards, Paul -- Paul Sherwin Consulting http://paulsherwin.co.uk Article: 322119 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Syl" References: <5hsqh196kmhhogttmmotbo5j129geksu9a@4ax.com> <1126031240.709717.136450@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: AntiqueRadios.com Server down? Message-ID: Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2005 19:49:13 -0400 There's always Z-Forum for those in need of a Forum "fix" while Alan sorts out the problems with the server. www.oldradioz.com/forum Syl Article: 322120 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Diane" References: Subject: Re: Bob Denver gone Message-ID: Date: Wed, 07 Sep 2005 00:25:27 GMT Anyone remember what I think may have been the last epesode of Dobie Gillis? Maynard, Dobie and I think Chatsworth were drafted into the Army. Dobie ended up in the stockade and Maynard turned into a super-soldier and was promoted over him. This may have been a dream sequence but almost 50 years since I saw it, so cut me some slack. -Phil C. (Uffda) "GBrown" wrote in message news:jdmdnSRJ4eFugYPeRVn-jw@gwi.net... > > !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!WORK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > > -- > > " Uncle Peter" wrote in message > news:vKoTe.74158$DW1.52859@fed1read06... >> >> Manard Krebs aka Gilligan (Bob Denver) has passed away. >> >> I remember watching both of those characters on TV not so long >> ago, or was it? >> >> Now, that makes me feel old! >> >> Pete >> >> >> > > > Article: 322121 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Beerbarrel Subject: Re: AntiqueRadios.com Server down? Message-ID: References: <5hsqh196kmhhogttmmotbo5j129geksu9a@4ax.com> <1126031240.709717.136450@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> Date: Tue, 06 Sep 2005 20:38:11 -0400 On Tue, 6 Sep 2005 19:49:13 -0400, "Syl" wrote: >There's always Z-Forum for those in need of a Forum "fix" >while Alan sorts out the problems with the server. > >www.oldradioz.com/forum > >Syl > Unfortunately that forum is light years behind antiqueradios.com and has very little traffic. You serve yourself better looking for other forums. Article: 322122 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "effi" Subject: Re: 1948 Zenith 9H885 Console AM/FM Phonograph Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2005 19:38:15 -0500 Message-ID: <11hsdjmh243cdcd@corp.supernews.com> References: <11h5vj26a3t5i1a@corp.supernews.com> looks like R38 here is the Candohm resistor http://users3.ev1.net/~effi/thing.html what kind of resistor can I replace R38 with? need to know ohms, watts, type, etc. also, what is ohm rating of R37? is it 1000 ohms? what can it be replaced with? Article: 322123 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Syl" References: <5hsqh196kmhhogttmmotbo5j129geksu9a@4ax.com> <1126031240.709717.136450@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <68dsh1hlvq3gnm7l57o3d1oc4glonthb0l@4ax.com> Subject: Re: AntiqueRadios.com Server down? Message-ID: Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2005 20:49:36 -0400 Works fine from here and got a few messages from it too. All I can say is try again. Syl Article: 322124 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Ron H" Subject: Now here's MY bench (abpr) Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2005 20:03:29 -0500 Message-ID: <431e376f$1_14@Output.100ProofNews.com> Checkout my bench picture on abpr folks! Ron H. K3PID x-- 100 Proof News - http://www.100ProofNews.com x-- 30+ Days Binary Retention with High Completion x-- Access to over 1.9 Terabytes per Day - $8.95/Month x-- UNLIMITED DOWNLOAD Article: 322125 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: David Stinson Subject: Re: OT: Democrats Welcome N. Guard to New Orleans References: <2KGSe.6045$Wd7.1125@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net> <38ooh1565sn30cjisfr0ntfq5k4v1sr8g7@4ax.com> <9gvqh1lp78g6g47hef82sa8ibms1b20kmn@4ax.com> Message-ID: Date: Wed, 07 Sep 2005 01:28:02 GMT toBot wrote: (blah blah blah blabber-dee-blah....) Some people have an obsession with "getting the last word," no matter how stupid they look or how much egg they have to wear on their pitiful face. Far be it from me to get between you and your obsession, so have it. I give you my permission to blither-blather whatever pointless last words add meaning to your empty life: Article: 322126 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Jon" References: Subject: Re: OT Time travel Message-ID: <52sTe.45633$PM3.32679@twister.nyroc.rr.com> Date: Wed, 07 Sep 2005 02:14:25 GMT "Mike Schultz" wrote in message news:m6pTe.6371$jh7.5623@trndny06... > Is this yours? (Or, was it, or will it be?) > > http://cgi.ebay.com/TIME-MACHINE_W0QQitemZ6557434771QQcategoryZ933QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem > > -- > Mike Schultz The seller concedes that it may have been used as part of a Morse code system. Any ideas as to what it really is? -- Jon Scaptura Endicott, NY See my antique radios here: http://www.scaptura.com/radio/gallery/Antique_radios Article: 322127 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "William R. Walsh" References: <1125650406.174969.169800@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com> <4318898a$0$185$bb4e3ad8@newscene.com> Subject: Re: Way OT Rant: I will never buy GE products again (nothing to do with radios) Message-ID: <55sTe.331350$xm3.327267@attbi_s21> Date: Wed, 07 Sep 2005 02:17:37 GMT Hi! > Were. History. I helped the same friend work on his Sears washing > machine. The steel was thicker than aluminum foil, but I bent the front > panel with my thumb. He replaced the timer, which had plastic parts > where I wouldn't put plastic. I was never a big fan of the Sears washers and dryers. Can't say they're bad, but nothing quite compares to a 1970s-80s Maytag unit. These things are built like a tank. I haven't been as impressed with the innards of a Kenmore machine as with the Maytags. On the other hand...I've got a Sears Coldspot 30 dehumidifier here that just won't quit. It's over 30 years old and the only thing that has ever been replaced is the fan motor...one day the original Leece-Neville unit just couldn't get up to speed and cut out after a while. I replaced it with a Fasco motor several years ago and it has been running strong ever since. I'm not sure how long this thing will last, but it does a much better job than any of my other dehumidifiers do. Having the air inlet and outlet in the front is also nice. William Article: 322128 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Jon" References: <5hsqh196kmhhogttmmotbo5j129geksu9a@4ax.com> <1126031240.709717.136450@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: AntiqueRadios.com Server down? Message-ID: <%5sTe.45678$PM3.3561@twister.nyroc.rr.com> Date: Wed, 07 Sep 2005 02:18:35 GMT "Steve J" wrote in message news:emesh11kaq4ge8iuo8ih3ieih0qeisvjqr@4ax.com... > Here are the forums I have listed > on my links page ( AntiqueAirwaves.com ): > > http://www.antiquewireless.org/awaboard/awaboard.html AWA Message > Board > > http://www.atwaterkent.com/forums/ Atwater Kent Collectors Forum > > http://www.antiqueradios.com/cgi-bin/forums/index.cgi > AntiqueRadios.com Forum > > http://www.nostalgiaair.org/Forums/">Nostalgia Air Forum > > http://radioattic.com/forums/ Radio Attic's Forum > It's currently virgin, but I do have a forum on my site that can serve to handle withdrawal until the site comes back up. It will never be as popular or as comprehensive as AntiqueRadios, but hopefully it can be of some service. http://www.scaptura.com/phpBB2/ The antique radio boards are at the bottom. -- Jon Scaptura http://www.binghamtonradio.com Article: 322129 of rec.antiques.radio+phono Date: Tue, 06 Sep 2005 22:20:03 -0400 From: -ex- Subject: Re: AntiqueRadios.com Server down? References: <5hsqh196kmhhogttmmotbo5j129geksu9a@4ax.com> Message-ID: <82d54$431e4e56$4232bdce$7706@COQUI.NET> TerryJ wrote: > For those with withdrawal symptoms try > http://www.midnightscience.com/rapntap/ Or you could hang around here too. -exray Article: 322130 of rec.antiques.radio+phono Date: Tue, 06 Sep 2005 22:27:04 -0400 From: -ex- Subject: Re: AntiqueRadios.com Server down? References: <5hsqh196kmhhogttmmotbo5j129geksu9a@4ax.com> <82d54$431e4e56$4232bdce$7706@COQUI.NET> <4NKdnWSGsPBm04PeRVn-3A@bresnan.com> Message-ID: Trey wrote: > I'm trying that, but I have a million questions right now, and dont want to > overload anyone? Ask away. There's people here. -Bill Article: 322131 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "William R. Walsh" References: <8dednXP07uDTuoTeRVn-ig@aros.net> <1079-43193200-520@storefull-3252.bay.webtv.net> <95idnbY9058rp4TeRVn-1w@comcast.com> <1125888008.074715.13030@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: Microwave oven power Message-ID: Date: Wed, 07 Sep 2005 02:28:36 GMT Hi! > Homer L. Davidson, "Practical Microwave Oven Repair." Found a copy recently that a local community college was just throwing out. (!) I couldn't believe it! That one (and a few others on automotive charging systems, color TV and misc other stuff) were promptly grabbed. Although the TV book and the automotive electrical book are older ones, the information is still nice to have...especially since I have some old tractors with generators that need work. > One hopes that there was no such book as "Impractical Microwave Oven > Repair." Hmmm...examples like "BZZZZT!" "Okay, maybe you shouldn't touch that big iron thing after all. When my hair quits smoking, I'll write that down." Or: "So you broke the door off your microwave, huh? Well, that's no biggie. For the cost of a roll of duct tape and a sheet of plywood, you can have a nice new door that's just as good as the old one. Just buzz the plywood down on the table saw to a shape that's about right and get the plastic teeth from the old door. Just don't stand too close when you get done, or you might talk a bit funny later on." come to mind. Of course I am just kidding around. Doing such things would be irresponsible and stupid...so don't do them! William Article: 322132 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "William R. Walsh" References: <8dednXP07uDTuoTeRVn-ig@aros.net> <1079-43193200-520@storefull-3252.bay.webtv.net> <95idnbY9058rp4TeRVn-1w@comcast.com> Subject: Re: Microwave oven power Message-ID: Date: Wed, 07 Sep 2005 02:33:09 GMT Hi! > You measure it by buying a new microwave from Walmart. A 10 year old > microwave is barely worth cleaning, much less testing. Fiddlesticks. Microwaves are long-lived devices. I was given a 1986-era GE unit. The original complaint was slow cooking. I found that the interior bulb was burned out as well. All it needed was a cleaning and some diddling around with the stirrer drive. Now it cooks like it was brand new. I suspect it will continue to work well for many years to come. That's not bad...the way I see it I got a microwave for 30 minutes worth of work and the cost of a light bulb. > Note: My 1.5 year old GE microwave suffers from a way too loud beep that > can't be turned off. Works well, but apparently made for the "hearing > impaired". If I could find the hole where the sound comes out, I'd stuff > something in it, but I can't find it, and GE won't help me. Progress! Can you not open the thing and locate what is probably a piezoelectric buzzer on the controller board? If it bugs you, take it out or put some tape over the hole. William Article: 322133 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "xrongor" Subject: Re: Now here's MY bench (abpr) Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2005 20:37:21 -0600 Message-ID: References: <431e376f$1_14@Output.100ProofNews.com> best guess is that abpr is accesable to maybe half the people on this group. randy "Ron H" wrote in message news:431e376f$1_14@Output.100ProofNews.com... > > Checkout my bench picture on abpr folks! > > Ron H. > K3PID > > > > > x-- 100 Proof News - http://www.100ProofNews.com > x-- 30+ Days Binary Retention with High Completion > x-- Access to over 1.9 Terabytes per Day - $8.95/Month > x-- UNLIMITED DOWNLOAD > Article: 322134 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "William R. Walsh" References: <8dednXP07uDTuoTeRVn-ig@aros.net> <1079-43193200-520@storefull-3252.bay.webtv.net> <95idnbY9058rp4TeRVn-1w@comcast.com> <1c061$431a9453$4232bd20$29604@COQUI.NET> <1125868403.612653.235540@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: Microwave oven power Message-ID: Date: Wed, 07 Sep 2005 02:39:17 GMT Hi! > My Sanyo microwave that I loved, had the light go out a couple of years > ago. They claimed, it was not a user serviceable part and the price for > replacement was damned near the cost of a new unit. After living with it > for a while, I decided that it was too much trouble to heat things when > you can't see what's going on. Pull the cover. It's that simple. These use a relatively easy to find and cheap appliance bulb. IIRC it's about 25 watts. For the record, I have two Sanyo microwaves. One is a Sanyo brand and the other is a Kenmore brand, made by Sanyo. The Sanyo had its bulb burn out. A well placed "SLAP!" on the Kenmore by the bulb area got its bulb working again. :-) > We have a vintage Amana at work, and it works well. But it has no > merry-go-round, so I wouldn't want it for home use. Ugh. I hate microwaves with those 'dizzy turntables'. Someone lost the one for my GE oven before I got it, which is just as well. > I was trying to point out that indeed, we live in a disposable society > and that something as mundane and nondescript as a microwave oven is not > worth bothering with these days. They are not unique or valuable, so why > bother. Because sometimes you *can* make a point. The Sanyo oven I have is a spare, just in case one of the other two should ever fail. So far it's been loaned out to some neighbors with a much newer Sharp 'over the oven' microwave that loves to blow its door switches or the control panel every few years. Every time I've loaned it out, the neighbors have commented on how it's such an old oven and yet it works more reliably than their Sharp oven. Last time I loaned it out I almost had trouble getting it back! :-) William Article: 322135 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Ron in Radio Heaven Subject: Re: Now here's MY bench (abpr) References: <431e376f$1_14@Output.100ProofNews.com> Message-ID: Date: Wed, 07 Sep 2005 02:39:49 GMT > best guess is that abpr is accesable to maybe half the people on this group. > What's wrong with the other half? Why can't they get with the program? It's the 21st. century, what's their problem? Ron Article: 322136 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Nelson Gietz" References: <8G8Te.2397$Gh.1990@tornado.socal.rr.com> Subject: Re: OT TV antenna rotor Message-ID: Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2005 21:43:33 -0700 Thanks, Jeff and Jim... I have a feeling it may be a CDE... but can't seem to get on the BAMA site today. Dunno if it's just me or the site's down. I'll keep trying. Nelson "Jeffrey D Angus" wrote in message news:8G8Te.2397$Gh.1990@tornado.socal.rr.com... > I'm going to take a wild guess here. It's probably a CDE > rotor, or one based on it. > > Typically, it's an AC motor with one winding fed directly, > and one fed through a large capacitor. By swapping the two > connections, you can reverse the direction of rotation. > > ftp://bama.sbc.edu/downloads/cde/ar10/cde-ar10_6.pdf > > The AR-10 is a good example. (Or the AR-22 if you have the > later one.) > > Jeff > > Nelson Gietz wrote: > > > I've come into possession of a rotor that was used to swing a 16 foot deep > > fringe TV antenna. It seems in good shape, but the control box is gone. I > > figure it may have a use to swing a small solar panel array, but I'm > > wondering what voltage it used, and AC or DC? With the breadth of > > experience here, it seems someone should be able to give me an idea. The > > control cable was either four or five conductor... it's not here right now. > > Anyone? > > Nelson > > > > > > -- > "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary > safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." Benjamin Franklin > "A life lived in fear is a life half lived." > Tara Morice as Fran, from the movie "Strictly Ballroom" Article: 322137 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Nelson Gietz" References: Subject: Re: Where to buy 6 volt LED BA9S Replacement for Type 47 Lamp...Clink on link for pic Message-ID: Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2005 21:50:23 -0700 "Bill Jeffrey" wrote in message news:gUgTe.84204$Hx4.30840@twister.nyroc.rr.com... > Careful, guys - > > In old radios, the pilot light most likely is powered by AC, and of > course an LED is a DC device. The devices in the link MAY have a > rectifier/blocking diode built in, but it doesn't specifically say so. > In fact, the mention of "reverse polarity available" suggests otherwise. > > What is the PIV rating of these LEDs? In the absence of some specific > protection, it isn't going to match the PIV of a (nominal) 6-volt > filament power line. > > Bill Jeffrey > ========================= > > Jeffrey D Angus wrote: > > > > > > malomarski wrote: > > > >> Hello all, > >> > >> I'm fixing up an old Hallicrafters Tube radio and I look to replace > >> the original type 47 bayonet lamp with a long lasting LED lamp. > > > > > > You might want to play around with the following circuit > > yourself. Just as something cheap to do while you locate > > the "drop in" style LED lamps. > > > > o--+--------------[ 47 ohm 2 Watt ]------------+---o > > | | > > +----(K)[ LED ]---+---[ 330 Ohm 1/4 Watt ]--+ > > +----[ LED ](K)---+ > > > > The 47 Ohm resistor carries 0.135 amps at 6.3 V > > The back to back LEDS protect each other from reverse voltage. > > The 330 Ohm resistor limits the LED current to 0.015 amps. > > > > Jeff FWIW, I got a largish red LED for an inverter monitor on a solar power system at the cottage. It tells me if there's any load on the system, because the inverter transmits about two pulses a second to sense a load before it goes full-bore. -a way of conserving power. Steady glow of the LED says the inverter is running, and blinking says it's in idle. I simply installed it in one of those oversized plastic plugs you can get at Home Depot, and cut-and-tried resistors, working down from higher values, until the brightness looked okay. It's worked for about four years of weekends with no problem, and it sees AC with no blocking diodes. As I say, FWIW. Nelson Article: 322138 of rec.antiques.radio+phono Subject: Anyone in the Cleveland, Ohio area? From: Ron Ramirez Message-ID: Date: Wed, 07 Sep 2005 02:52:19 GMT Was wondering if there was anyone here in the Cleveland area who could pick up a small floor model speaker cabinet for me in Lorain, Ohio? Please advise. mrphilco at philcoradio dot com Thanks! -- Ron Ramirez - Evansville, Indiana Visit PhilcoRadio.com at http://www.philcoradio.com/ Article: 322139 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "benjamaniac" Subject: Re: Looking for a source for RCA dial and needle. Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2005 21:00:52 -0600 Message-ID: References: Trey...I'll take a look in my parts bin and see what I have. I'll get back to you tomorrow. Ben "Trey" wrote in message news:Ws-dnRkna-1pyYPeRVn-jA@bresnan.com... > Ok, I found out its called a dial scale. Makes more sense. And, Rock Sea > has them. Now, about that needle... > > Trey > > Article: 322140 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Tim Mullen Subject: Re: Now here's MY bench (abpr) Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2005 03:11:46 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: References: <431e376f$1_14@Output.100ProofNews.com> In Ron in Radio Heaven writes: >> best guess is that abpr is accesable to maybe half the people on this group. >What's wrong with the other half? >Why can't they get with the program? >It's the 21st. century, what's their problem? The 21st. century way to distribute large files is via HTTP, with a link posted to Usenet. The problem with posting the file directly is that it will traverse the backbone many, many, times as it wends its way from news server to news server, even if no one views the file. As to why people can't get with the program, dunno. Old habits die hard, I guess. -- Tim Mullen ------------------------------------------------------------------ Am I in your basement? Looking for antique televisions, fans, etc. ------ finger this account or call anytime: (212)-463-0552 ------- Article: 322141 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "MIT" References: <2KGSe.6045$Wd7.1125@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net> <38ooh1565sn30cjisfr0ntfq5k4v1sr8g7@4ax.com> <9gvqh1lp78g6g47hef82sa8ibms1b20kmn@4ax.com> Subject: Re: OT: Democrats Welcome N. Guard to New Orleans Message-ID: <30tTe.721$zq6.184@newssvr27.news.prodigy.net> Date: Wed, 07 Sep 2005 03:20:31 GMT "toBot" wrote in message news:ks2sh1t5dts7jatl4v3nu9ehic4sdaoti4@4ax.com... | On Tue, 06 Sep 2005 13:05:13 GMT, David Stinson | wrote: | | >toBot wrote: | > | >> That's a real classy response Stinson, | >Of course. Thank you for acknowledging the obvious. | | Yeah, you're a legend in your own mind no doubt. | | >> However I missed the part where you | >> somehow elected yourself ruler and censor of the group. | >And who is telling whom what to post or not post? Hmmm? | | Go back and read my original comment, this time carefully. Nowhere did | I tell you what to post or not post, this is your own imagination. The | message you missed is that you're a jerk for troll posting all your | divisive political junk to the different newsgroups such as | alt.binaries.pictures.military and this one too. Any more groups? | | >> The first rule of politics is that if you can't take the response | >> generated from your own statements then you should keep your yap shut. | >You should record that and play it back to yourself | >between you "Barney" and "Sesame Street" tapes. | > | Putting "OT" in the header doesn't free you from the responsibility of | what you posted. | Putting "OT" in the header doesn't make you immune to feedback you | don't want to hear. | You call it bitching, I call it free speech. Funny how you love to | blow your own so loud but your vanity is so easily bruised when | somebody tells you that your shit does in fact stink. | | | once one turns to profanity it is a clear sign they have run out of bullets. mit | | | | | | Article: 322142 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: David Stinson Subject: Re: OT: Democrats Welcome N. Guard to New Orleans References: <2KGSe.6045$Wd7.1125@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net> <38ooh1565sn30cjisfr0ntfq5k4v1sr8g7@4ax.com> <9gvqh1lp78g6g47hef82sa8ibms1b20kmn@4ax.com> <30tTe.721$zq6.184@newssvr27.news.prodigy.net> Message-ID: Date: Wed, 07 Sep 2005 03:27:40 GMT MIT wrote: > | once one turns to profanity it is a clear sign they have run out of bullets. > mit True, indeed, Mike. Just as a point of interest: My father once told me how to make a rough estimate of the I.Q. of a person- Start with 120 (110 if it'sa Democrat ;-). Subtract 1 for each time they say the "F-" word or any derivative thereof in a 24 hour period. What you have left is a good estimate. Works pretty well. David S. Article: 322143 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "xrongor" Subject: Re: Now here's MY bench (abpr) Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2005 21:44:20 -0600 Message-ID: References: <431e376f$1_14@Output.100ProofNews.com> "Ron in Radio Heaven" wrote in message news:VpsTe.93460$Tq2.543680@twister.southeast.rr.com... >> best guess is that abpr is accesable to maybe half the people on this >> group. >> > > What's wrong with the other half? > Why can't they get with the program? > It's the 21st. century, what's their problem? yes its the 21st century. binary newsgroups are 20'th century technology. getting with the program would mean that binary newsgroups would go bye bye. many isp's have chosen to get with the program and dont carry them. many users have chosen not to get with the program and still want to use the old binary newsgroups. but im not here to debate why. or telling anyone to use or not use the binary newsgroup. im just stating a fact. my best guess, based on previous threads on this subject, about half. randy Article: 322144 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "xrongor" Subject: Re: Bob Denver gone Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2005 21:49:27 -0600 Message-ID: References: you can check tv.com for episode listings. i remember that one, but i dont think that was the last episode. excert from tv.com Episode 147 (last episode):The Devil and Dobie Gillis For the final show of the series, Shulman chose to re-work the very first episode, using the same plot device of the rigged raffle. Despite the self-plagiarism, this is a fine episode with a splendid speech by Herbert and an excellent dream sequence featuring Chatsworth as the devil. randy "Diane" wrote in message news:XrqTe.70500$3S5.56487@tornado.rdc-kc.rr.com... > Anyone remember what I think may have been the last epesode of Dobie > Gillis? Maynard, Dobie and I think Chatsworth were drafted into the Army. > Dobie ended up in the stockade and Maynard turned into a super-soldier and > was promoted over him. This may have been a dream sequence but almost 50 > years since I saw it, so cut me some slack. > > -Phil C. (Uffda) > > "GBrown" wrote in message > news:jdmdnSRJ4eFugYPeRVn-jw@gwi.net... >> >> !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!WORK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! >> >> -- >> >> " Uncle Peter" wrote in message >> news:vKoTe.74158$DW1.52859@fed1read06... >>> >>> Manard Krebs aka Gilligan (Bob Denver) has passed away. >>> >>> I remember watching both of those characters on TV not so long >>> ago, or was it? >>> >>> Now, that makes me feel old! >>> >>> Pete >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> > > > Article: 322145 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "xrongor" Subject: Re: Global warming? More flooded radios, eh? But people are more important. Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2005 21:53:58 -0600 Message-ID: References: <4YNRe.11553$p%3.45671@typhoon.sonic.net> <99169$4317f227$4232bd15$2799@COQUI.NET> are you trying to make america look good or bad by saying this? its hard to tell these days... randy > I should feel guilty because we, as Americans have risen above > the rest of the world to make this country what it is? Not on your > life. > > Pete > > Article: 322146 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "william_b_noble" References: <1125650406.174969.169800@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com> <4318898a$0$185$bb4e3ad8@newscene.com> <55sTe.331350$xm3.327267@attbi_s21> Subject: Re: Way OT Rant: I will never buy GE products again (nothing to do with radios) Message-ID: <1126071167.74fc985f316135d907447f060c03f210@teranews> Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2005 22:32:42 -0700 sitting in my driveway, waiting for a home, is a 60s vintage maytag washer and dryer - both work fine but my wife wanted newer, so we got newer - not sure newer is better, but it is shinier. (anyone want these machines - near los angeles, not free, but not dear) "William R. Walsh" wrote in message news:55sTe.331350$xm3.327267@attbi_s21... > Hi! > >> Were. History. I helped the same friend work on his Sears washing >> machine. The steel was thicker than aluminum foil, but I bent the front >> panel with my thumb. He replaced the timer, which had plastic parts >> where I wouldn't put plastic. > > I was never a big fan of the Sears washers and dryers. Can't say they're > bad, but nothing quite compares to a 1970s-80s Maytag unit. These things > are > built like a tank. > > I haven't been as impressed with the innards of a Kenmore machine as with > the Maytags. > > On the other hand...I've got a Sears Coldspot 30 dehumidifier here that > just > won't quit. It's over 30 years old and the only thing that has ever been > replaced is the fan motor...one day the original Leece-Neville unit just > couldn't get up to speed and cut out after a while. I replaced it with a > Fasco motor several years ago and it has been running strong ever since. > I'm > not sure how long this thing will last, but it does a much better job than > any of my other dehumidifiers do. Having the air inlet and outlet in the > front is also nice. > > William > > Article: 322147 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "william_b_noble" References: <52sTe.45633$PM3.32679@twister.nyroc.rr.com> Subject: Re: OT Time travel Message-ID: <1126071300.24da97d4cc03c7ca6280dd11c0a478ac@teranews> Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2005 22:34:56 -0700 looks like it may be one of those diathermy machines --- I like the seller's wit "Jon" wrote in message news:52sTe.45633$PM3.32679@twister.nyroc.rr.com... > > "Mike Schultz" wrote in message > news:m6pTe.6371$jh7.5623@trndny06... >> Is this yours? (Or, was it, or will it be?) >> >> http://cgi.ebay.com/TIME-MACHINE_W0QQitemZ6557434771QQcategoryZ933QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem >> >> -- >> Mike Schultz > > > The seller concedes that it may have been used as part of a Morse code > system. Any ideas as to what it really is? > > -- > Jon Scaptura > Endicott, NY > > See my antique radios here: > http://www.scaptura.com/radio/gallery/Antique_radios > Article: 322148 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Gordon Richmond Subject: Re: Microwave oven power Message-ID: References: <8dednXP07uDTuoTeRVn-ig@aros.net> <1079-43193200-520@storefull-3252.bay.webtv.net> <95idnbY9058rp4TeRVn-1w@comcast.com> Date: Wed, 07 Sep 2005 06:10:34 GMT One pet peeve of mine concerning microwaves is that so many of them like to "nag" you with a double-beep signal every minute or so once they've done cooking an item, and the door has not been opened. The beep signal that marks the end of the cooking period is OK, and useful, but I sure as heck don't need to be reminded to come get my stuff out of the oven. And why should they care if I leave it in there, anyway? Some frozen meals say "let stand in microwave for 5 minutes before eating", too. My own microwave at home doesn't do this, but most the new little ones do. Disabling the beeper really doesn't address this problem. Gordon Richmond Article: 322149 of rec.antiques.radio+phono Date: Wed, 07 Sep 2005 02:43:11 -0400 From: -ex- Subject: Re: AntiqueRadios.com Server down? References: <5hsqh196kmhhogttmmotbo5j129geksu9a@4ax.com> <82d54$431e4e56$4232bdce$7706@COQUI.NET> <4NKdnWSGsPBm04PeRVn-3A@bresnan.com> <1126069867.072257.88680@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com> <1126074393.515012.294620@g49g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> Message-ID: <81c93$431e8c02$4232bd26$13829@COQUI.NET> tubbytwo wrote: > Hacked, as in broken in to? Has someone gotten in to all our personal > stuff, like nicknames, email addys or worse, our opinions? I sure hope > not! I think Alan was just doing some house cleaning and tripped over > the cord and unplugged the modem. > Maybe its fund-raising time again. -ex Article: 322150 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "effi" Subject: Re: Bob Denver gone Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2005 02:09:34 -0500 Message-ID: <11ht4hd67fdqda9@corp.supernews.com> References: he's not gone, he went to that big herb field in the sky http://www.gilligansisle.com/busted.html Article: 322151 of rec.antiques.radio+phono Date: Wed, 07 Sep 2005 09:44:16 -0400 From: -ex- Subject: Re: Bob Denver gone References: <11ht4hd67fdqda9@corp.supernews.com> <1126097339.939455.283440@g49g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <1126098667.521276.267610@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> Message-ID: <535f7$431eeeb3$4232bd4f$29031@COQUI.NET> RadioGary wrote: > Will there be a wanting and desire by radio collectors to find that > radio they used on the island? That old Channel Master, or what ever > it was? Can you imagine it going for something like a Walton set? > Nah!! GB They often fetch close to $100 on ebay...always have...I guess now they'll go up. -Bill Article: 322152 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Paul Dietenberger" References: <5hsqh196kmhhogttmmotbo5j129geksu9a@4ax.com> <82d54$431e4e56$4232bdce$7706@COQUI.NET> <4NKdnWSGsPBm04PeRVn-3A@bresnan.com> <1126069867.072257.88680@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: AntiqueRadios.com Server down? Message-ID: <1126101157.136ec8e4f48066ea53946b714919d937@teranews> Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2005 08:52:34 -0500 "Mark M" wrote in message news:1126069867.072257.88680@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com... > Apparently the site has been hacked. Yeah, appears so. Doesn't appear anybody's user info was taken (I can't imagine there's any financial information on that server.....) I hope Alan doesn't mind my reposting this e-mail exchange.... And yes, IMO time for a fundraising drive if only to make all his trouble worthwhile. -paul >Hi Paul, >The server got hacked again and someone replaced some of the system files. I tried to reboot the server to see if I could get some things working better and the box refused to come back up. I drove into San Francisco today a pulled it from the data center where it resides and will be formatting the drives and rebuilding everything from scratch. With luck it'll be done by Thursday, but could take a bit longer. >I had planned on letting it remain running for a couple of days with a message ion the forums about taking the server down, but wasn't able to do so. >Alan On 9/6/05, Paul Dietenberger wrote: > We miss the Forum. :-( > > Being a network admin, I know that the biggest help the users can be during an outage is to be quiet and let the people responsible for the fixing do their jobs. > > But still. Anything anyone can do to help? > > Thanks > Best regards, Paul Dietenberger > Article: 322153 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "xrongor" Subject: Re: Bob Denver gone Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2005 08:45:58 -0600 Message-ID: References: <11ht4hd67fdqda9@corp.supernews.com> <1126097339.939455.283440@g49g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <1126098667.521276.267610@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> speaking of which.... i have two 12AX5 coconuts and a 15mHz vine tuning coil for sale... randy > Will there be a wanting and desire by radio collectors to find that > radio they used on the island? That old Channel Master, or what ever > it was? Can you imagine it going for something like a Walton set? > Nah!! GB > > Steven wrote: >> It doesn't say when the bust was nor if it was related to his cancer. >> I'd take it Bob was a private person who didn't want people fussing >> over his problems as it detracted from his family life. > Article: 322154 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "xrongor" Subject: Re: Another "Arts & Cra(p)fts" Project Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2005 08:59:04 -0600 Message-ID: References: <1126104305.084232.262270@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com> dont laugh too hard. the people across the street from me are making fairly good money selling similiar items. (not tube related, but just as badly made and cheezy) if you want a real good one check this stuff: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4573290247 yup. thats about 2 bucks worth of hose clamps and a buck worth of clear hi-temp hose. the packaging is probably more expensive than the stuff itself. randy > Aaaaagh! > > http://cgi.ebay.com/RADIO-TUBE-MAN-from-old-1930s-vacuum-tube_W0QQitemZ6559576469QQcategoryZ132QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem > > Mike Koste > Gobs of Knobs > Ambler, PA > Article: 322155 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Paul Dietenberger" Subject: Slightly OT: Using radio tech to help study the Big Bang Message-ID: <1126106195.9617dd87120e4342837dcd672c8d00f1@teranews> Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2005 10:16:34 -0500 An interesting if slightly lightweight article. MIT researching are trying to "hear" deuterium atoms in space. The reason I thought of this group is the discussion about the antenna array, and what the researchers had to do to eliminate RFI in the neighborhood of the antennas. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/09/050902065550.htm Just thought I'd share. Have a nice day paul