Subject: glowbugs V1 #139
glowbugs Saturday, October 18 1997 Volume 01 : Number 139
Date: Fri, 17 Oct 1997 00:31:49 +0100
From: Jan Axing <janax@pctest.fujitsu.se>
Subject: Re: test for Jan
owner-glowbugs@www.atl.org wrote:
>
> Test for Jan .... 1 2 3 4 5
Posting test. Sorry folks but I'm having troubles with my mail.
Jan, SM5GNN
Date: Fri, 17 Oct 1997 03:38:06 +0000
From: Sandy W5TVW <ebjr@worldnet.att.net>
Subject: FS: Misc. Tubes
Clearing out some excess I don't need! I have part 1 of my tube
inventory for sale. This is octal, 4/5/6/7 pin and transmitting tubes.
NO MINIATURES (which will be in list 2)
If you want this e-mailed, let me know, peruse the list, let me know
what you
want and I'll quote prices. Most are NOS or tested pull-outs.
73,
E. V. Sandy Blaize, W5TVW
"Boat Anchors collected, restored, repaired, traded and used!"
417 Ridgewood Drive
Metairie, LA., 70001
**860 Hartley 'ECO' under construction****
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 1997 21:46:52 -0700
From: "Frank A. West" <ke6vhm@earthlink.net>
Subject: What the heck???
Hello all, I'm looking for some info on a piece of gear I was given. The
following is written on the face of this panel mount type piece. Square
Wave Generator, 210AR, and stenciled on the back is Type #91046, Serial
#896. It passed the smoke test. HIHI Seems that all the tube heaters
light and it does put out a signal. I haven't hooked it up to an O-scope
for any measurements yet.
There are 2 transformers marked 910-12 and 910-3.
There are 2 others that appear to be chokes or iron core coils marked L1
and L2 both have 911-4 on them. They actually look like a transformer but
only have 2 wires.
The following tubes compliment the chassis.
4ea 6V6
2ea 5Y3GT
2ea 6SJ7
1ea 6SF5
Cabinet is gray and a little rusty here and there.
I have no use for a square wave generator that I know of. Any ideas???????
Or what of this can be used for other Glowbug type stuff, since this is
all so new to me. Thanks for any input.
TTFN 73 Frank KE6VHM
Grid Square DM13
CW Forever
Date: Fri, 17 Oct 1997 10:24:05 GMT
From: bry@mnsinc.com (Brian Carling)
Subject: G3LYW, 160m, The good 'ol days!
Several months ago there was a great series of articles about
old tyme radio experiences in the UK, CCF, Surplus shops in the West
End, Soho and the like
I NEVER saw any answers to this particular one posted by
woodtown@mail.zynet.co.uk (Angus Graham)
Does anyone have a CLUE as to the answers to the things he raises
in this most unusual and rollicking article? (grin!)
Date: Tue, 11 Feb 1997 18:50:36 +0000
> I bought an R1155 in Lisle Street in about 1954 for 2.10.6d.
That is is interesting, but some of you, older 'hams' must remember
the super surplus store with the "ladies-for-sale-for-your-pleasure"
shop, literally right next door (and perhaps over-the-top) somewhere
down Lisle street?
I had an interview about 30-odd years ago, away from school, with AEI
(relax, I didn't take it) and after this I met up with my school-mate
"Flogger" Harris (no, I don't remember why) to cruise the surplus
stores.
Anyway, there was this super store down Lisle Street, full of piles
(why are there no typographical controls on usergroups?) of super Rxs.
Knowing my mate, he would have been looking for a pair of 805s or
KT88s for his guitar amp (he were pretty good), but this fabulous YL,
literally on the door-next-door, offered me a pair of 36Ds and
directly-heated as such!
Trouble was, I had never operated in this mode and the instruction
manual was not even in the school library (I was at boarding school)
so I was flumoxed (not in the spell-checker) at such an opportunity (I
know, lots of clever-dicks amongst you) so I let it pass (it were a
lot more expensive than a R1155 at £2.10.6!).
In retrospect, had I been able to 'seize' this opportunity I might not
have let my call lapse THREE times (was it booze, women, sex,
roll'n'roll,
marijuana [fun for those on DejaNews, that!] I forget each time) but
having taken the morse test THREE times (you couldn't "keep a hand
free" for the key, working with that lot), old times (like the 'scrap
the morse test') are here to stay!!
Seriously, there must be older (and richer people) obviously with
calls further down the alphabet than mine (I've seen you ‹ on the
usergroup ‹ who knows, perhaps even G2s?) who might have taken
negotiations further than I was able to at my tender age, who can
associate this this site with this surplus store, and remember its
name ‹ please let us know!
Regards, I promise not to go to Lisle Street again,
Angus Graham, G3TXL
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For the rest of the story on these and other nostalgic questions,
see:
http://www.mnsinc.com/bry/ham/ccfradio.htm
Bry, G3XLQ
Date: Fri, 17 Oct 1997 11:53:11 -0500
From: Conard Murray <cfm5723@tntech.edu>
Subject: good story
Hello everybody,
Take a look at http://jehosophat.com/desoto/onthespot.html when you have a
moment.
73 de Conard WS4S
ZUT
Date: Fri, 17 Oct 1997 14:03:52 -0400 (EDT)
From: rdkeys@csemail.cropsci.ncsu.edu
Subject: See's ye on da QRG 3579R545 QTR 0000-0500Z FRI-SAT
Well, folks, its been a negative hump day here, today, with bureaucratic
bilgewash all day. Me needs a dash o' sanity fer sure..... so's mebbies
we sees ya on da QRG 3579R545 QTR 0000-0500Z FRI/SAT fer some fine BA/GB
funzies. Should be a fine cool nite on watch, this weekend.
73/ZUT DE NA4G/Bob UP
p.s. one kudo, par excellance, to anyone who gets their regens an' hartleys
up fer da weekend, and MAKES a qso!
Date: Fri, 17 Oct 1997 12:14:39 -0700 (PDT)
From: Ken Gordon <keng@uidaho.edu>
Subject: Re: See's ye on da QRG 3579R545 QTR 0000-0500Z FRI-SAT
> funzies. Should be a fine cool nite on watch, this weekend.
Well, I STILL have mondo QRN after dark here. Looks like the power
company didn't get it taken care of yet. Last night on 3579r545 I heard
quite a few TV sets, but no BA folks.
Ken
Date: Fri, 17 Oct 1997 15:39:54 -0400 (EDT)
From: EWoodman@aol.com
Subject: Re: See's ye on da QRG 3579R545 QTR 0000-0500Z FRI-SAT
>Well, I STILL have mondo QRN after dark here. Looks like the power
>company didn't get it taken care of yet. Last night on 3579r545 I heard
>quite a few TV sets, but no BA folks
Ken,
Good luck with the power line noise! We're lucky up here in NH. I work for
the power company and a good friend of mine, Ron KA1ERN, is the technician
responsible for resolving TVI/RFI problems. Needless to say we get good
response!
I'm finally ready to get back on the air after a summer of working on some
old, newly acquired rigs and a new Hartley. Listened a bit on 3579R545 last
night but alas, no BA'ers or glowbuggites heard up here either. Will try
again tonight.
73 Eric KA1YRV
Date: Fri, 17 Oct 1997 16:02:41 -0500 (EST)
From: "Roberta J. Barmore" <rbarmore@indy.net>
Subject: Need machining advice
Hi!
I'm working on a little project that might not pan out, the precise
nature of which I am unprepared to specify at this time but which does
have particular relevance to old tube ham gear.
Need advice about the set-up and producion costs of having a small
number of the same shape (a pretty simple one) machined from ABS plastic
or phenolic rod.
A prototyping or model shop with a CNC mill could do it, I think.
Materials are readily available and inexpensive. But I've not even an
inkling about set-up costs (likely high) nor production costs (entirely
unknown). Does anyone on the lists have any experience in this area?
73,
--Bobbi
Date: Sat, 18 Oct 1997 09:40:09 -0500 (GMT-0500)
From: L & M <toneri@ils.net>
Subject: Re: See's ye on da QRG 3579R545 QTR 0000-0500Z FRI-SAT
At 02:03 PM 10/17/97 -0400, rdkeys@csemail.cropsci.ncsu.edu wrote:
>Well, folks, its been a negative hump day here, today, with bureaucratic
>bilgewash all day. Me needs a dash o' sanity fer sure..... so's mebbies
>we sees ya on da QRG 3579R545 QTR 0000-0500Z FRI/SAT fer some fine BA/GB
>funzies. Should be a fine cool nite on watch, this weekend.
>
>73/ZUT DE NA4G/Bob UP
>
>p.s. one kudo, par excellance, to anyone who gets their regens an' hartleys
> up fer da weekend, and MAKES a qso!
I was on 3579 last nite (Friday) for 2 hours from 2330 - 0130, called CQ
many times with no takers. Where was everybody?
...Mike VE3FGU
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Keswick, Ontario
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