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 73 Magazine May 1962 • Vol. VI, No. I
1379 East 15t h Street- Brooklyn 30, New York
Wayne Green W2NSD- Editor, etcetera Phone: DE 6-8880
Two Meter Tank and Coupler John Wonsowicz W9DUT . . . . . . . . 6
P a rt I o n a ma r velous t wo m eter r ig .
Simple Antenna Mast Jim Cannaliato K3LTB/5 B
22 Feet for $4. .00.
6M Double Sideband-AM Transmitter Fred Cupp K8AOE
U~('lI C:l rc u it board, Whole bunch of f ellows a re gett ing on w ith
this Si m p le rig.
John Yeagle K8MSB . • . . . . . . . . . .
10
Twoer Modifications Ernest Wolitzer K20RY . .. 16
AC/ DC power supply. new esc, circuit. Applicable to r u'ee & G'er too.
73 Tests the Telco 20 I Converter Larry Levy WA21NM 1B
This s ix met e r nuv is to r converter is a mazi ng,
ARC-5 VHF Charles Sizer WA2FHC 20
I nex pens ive s u r p l us rig auto-tunes to 6. 2 and 1% mete rs.
73 Tests the Clegg 99'er Bill Pasternak WA2HVK " 22
Everybody probably already knows tha t th is ri g is g reat,
7077 Two Meter Converter Joh n Dillon WA6EWV . .. . . .. . . . 24
73 is first again with an application of this new ceramic t u be.
Four Layer Devices Joe Crowling K4CPR . . . . . . .. 30
Keep ing you abreast of Cas t moving developments in s o lid s ta te gadg e ts.
A New Broom Dick Gridley K6JHJ . . . . . . . .. 32
Sweep generator f or align ing filte rs and s t u lT.
All Band Linear David Gauger W9CJS . . . . . . . . . . 34
U sing four E L -34's (those hi-fi tubes ) , 300 wat ts.
FSK Without Relays " Ted Hart W5QJR _. . . .. 38
Diode keying un it replac es polar re lays f or t he RTTY grou p .
Do Hams Have Fun7 Conway W ilson W4WQT 40
You'll h a v e fun w ith th is one.
Receiver Prices Bob Kuehn W~HKF ' 46
O r iginal p r ices a n d d a tes o n ol d receivers. Ncetntgie, Infl a tion I
The 85 B.14 Receiver William Bernard 50
This receiver s houl d keep you out ot trou ble for th is month.
Vacuum Capacitor Traps Charles Spitz W4API 60
Surplus vacuum condenser units (or mult t-band traps .
Budget VTVM Ken Matsen W71NX . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Easy to build gadget. Get ou t the sold er i n g iron.
Notes on Silicon Rectifiers John Wait K51PY 66
W e' ll have to start a ai ficon rec tifier d ep a r t m en t s oon ,
73 Tests the Heath HA-IO Linear AI Brogdon K3KMO . . . . . . . . . . .. 68
Another H ea t h rig proves out FD,
Complete Fire Insurance James Lee W6VAT . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Or, h ow to keep your tran.!listors out o( the garba ge.
73 Tests the Knight RF Z Bridge and Pocket VOM. .. . Larry Levy WA2 INM . . . . . . . . . .. 74
For 15.85 and $9.95 YOU s u re don't ec w rong.
73 Tests the Hallicrafters HT-40K Don Smith W3UZN 76
New k it (rom H a llie r a f t e r s .
Propagation Charts Dave Brown K21GY . . . . . . . . . . . .. 78
W h a t t ime to where, w hen, on what b a n d • . . prob a bly.
RF Q Multiplier Gus Gerke K6BIJ 80
More fun with the 2N169A.
High Power Antenna Switching Unit Roy Pafenberg W4WKM . . . . . . .. 82
Using one o f the ART-1 3 antenna s w i tch i ng uni ts to g ood effect.
A Cheap, Simple, Plate Modulator Ga ry Stock WA2PGX 86
The surplus Command Set M D-7 ill c h ea p and w orks fine .
Keep Your Key from Crawling Howard Pyle YB of W70E . . . . . . . 89
W it h ou t bolting it to the tab le.
Bmc Xta ls ,.,. 17 Filte r ,. , .... .. .. .. . 6I
Shrunk on Prote cti on ,.., 28 Peg Board b4
Letters , 39, 61 , 64, 91 SlI e Your l ife , " .. .... 72
N ew Prod ucts , , 6 1, 91 Kitchen Sink .. , , . . . .. . . . . . . . 81
RF C hokes , , " .. , 91
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Canadian Representative : Robert J. Buckland C O. VE3AQE, P. O . Box 563, Chethem. Ont o Ph.: (5 19) El ....3 IOb
Western Re pre se nt ati v e : Jim Morri sett WA6EXU, 21 03 lndie St. , Los A ng eles 39, Ce lif. Ph .: (213 ) NO 4-7840
Co.... r: Desig n by Bob Kelly K2VLO
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Connecticut. Please note t h a t the address of the busine ss office where you are t o s e n d all correspondence,
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• • • de W2NSD
• • • never say die

Awa rd s be made available by 73 ::\I aga zin e. This a~val'd

is one of such scope as to placa te the most ir- a te
A letter from OH2YV got me to mulling over ce r t ifi ca te hunter. Ah a, I think I've got you
the part that Certificates and Awards play in trapped ... you want to know more a bout the
our hobby. Somehow I had never really thought Award To End All Awa r ds. Let me tell you
about this before. Like many other fixtures
about it. d I"
of life I j ust accepted them a s being th ere. A few month s ago I read with incre u ity
Xow I've begun to r ealize how much these about a newly proposed award wh ich would en-
things actually dominate ham radio. certificate people on the basis of the num~er
' Vh at would operating be like if there were of counties they contacted. My first re?ctlOn
no award s? Would it then be possible for a DX was that thi s mu st be a joke. T hen , when It was
sta tion to get on the air and have a half hour obvious that this preposterous t hing wa s be-
contact with us without being hounded by ing ser -iously proposed I felt sur e t hat ever~­
hundred s of DX-hunters, all driven by their one would just give it the hor se-laugh and It
DXCC li sting? \Vould not t he now familiar would di e a natural death. Al as, I did not
snappy 30 second DX QSO be a t hing of the reckon with t he effectiveness of moder n ad-
past without the pressure of these awa r ds ? vertising, which wa s able to whip a sh u.ffling
::\light not DX operators a ssu me identit ies in- sor t of life into even such a F r a nkenst em a s
stead of just being call letters t o u s if ' ....e had t hi s. ::\ Iv spor t in g insti nct was a r oused . I would
a n opportu nity to ta lk to them about anything concoct' an award so u nbelievable that no
other than t heir QS L a nd our QTH? Maybe amou nt of adverti si ng wo uld be a ble t o g-et
not. Ma ybe we would keep on try in g to wor k a nyone to take it seriously.
mo re a nd more DX sta tions even w ithout t he This one would be an a wa r d to dwarf m y pre-
mon thly ARRL treadmill of newly invent ed vious successes in the certifica t ion field wh ich
countries. reached such minor pi nacles as t he resu r-rection
Since t here is absolutely not hi ng t h at ca n be of t he \VAZ awa r d, w hich I sa ved f ro m pr e-
done about th is to ch a nge it or t o rescue t hose matu r e exti nction in 1955, the al most f orgot t en
operato rs who h a ve t urned t heir whole lives TT-IOO for RTTY'er s who conta cted 100 other
over to stayi ng h igh on th e "list" perhaps I RTTY sta t ions , t he st ill going (I think) s ide-
wo uld do better to peck at t he fr inges of t he band country awards for SS B-50, SS B-75 ,
pr oblem. T he Certificates Industr y ha s gotte n
SS B-IOO, etc., etc. P ossibly my best effort to
way beyond the r idiculous now with over a
enslave the cert.i fl cate seekers w a s t he \VPX
t housand being ava ilable. A l most every day I
award, complete with it s own reco r d booklet, a
get in a sa m ple certificate from a club or group
nice little money-maker , \Vith t h is backgrou nd,
of operators, adding to the toppling pile. Is
how cou ld I fai l t o come u p w ith a new winner?
there anyth ing we can do to bail ourselves out
T he new awa r d wo uld h a ve t o be one wh ich
from under thi s growing mountain ?
One solut ion is to take up arm s aga in st thi s would be accessable to every licensed amateur.
It would have to be one wh ich wou ld h a ve many
thing and fight it at it s source. You can lea n
facets to s uit the varied operat.ing interests
(through the mail) on the amateur publica-
tion s and make them stop giving free publicity which go to make up ham r adio. It would have
to these award s. This will quickly stunt the
present runaway growth of this nuisance. P er - AIR FORCE MARS
haps we should form a Certificate H a t er s Club
(CHC) and have our own Certificate? TECHNICAL FORUM
Perhaps I am too reactionary. Maybe we Sundays: 2-4 PM EDST 3295kc-7540 kc- IS,7IS kc
should just try to clean house a bit and settle May b- Reet ifi e rs for Ama teur Ra d io Power Sup -
down with a dozen good internationally accept- plies.
able awards to go after'? I t may be that I will Ma y IJ - Pre se ntMio n of the 1961 Edison Redic
s t ir up a hornet's n est with thi s attack on so A ma te ur Awa rd.
fundamental a part of our hobby . I know that Ma y 2o--Nove l Equipment fo r the Mers and Arn e -
hundreds of operator s are all hung up on te ur Redic Station.
awards and are cer tain to be pretty emotional May 27-A pplicotions of Drift Transistors to Redic
wh en some th ing so dear to their heart is Receivers.
treated like thi s. Should such a sentiment de- J une 3- Tronsistor Multlvibre tor and logic Design
velop I believe I am ready for it. I have for Considerations .
some t ime been working on a fabulous award to

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 to be universal a nd not discriminate against
anyone on the basi s of color, creed, 0; lack of
intelligence. It would have to take Into con-
sider a t ion that QSL's are almost impossible to
depend on for confirmation. And st ill, with all
of these seem in g limitation s, this must be an
aw ard of heroic proportion s.
I hope you haven't sol d me short. I have de-
vised an award which is awe inspiring in its
scope and which overcomes all of the previously
mentioned limitations. It al so sa t isfies sever a l
obviou s but unmentioned prerequisites such a s
Grab that 0 X with thes e requ iring a record booklet which we can sell
at an enormous profit and having a nominal
strudy E·Z Way Tower s! cha r ge for the cer t ifi ca t es which may eventu-
ally support the whole magazine and a llow us
Here is a s elf-supporter that is top to g ive 73 away free to all w in ners for lif e. De-
favor it e of radi o amateurs around t he tails on this magnificent award w ill be an-
world. The f amous E-Z Way d osb m nou nced in an ea r ly issue of 73, in the mean-
i s Now Bott er Th an Ever! 55,000 while I s ugges t t h a t you get on all bands a n d
PSI high t cns il c s t e el has bee n in- cont a ct a s many st a t ions a s you can, making
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des ign t o "as sure you o f the s t urdi-
es t , most ver satil e t ow er your money
long. N eat ness counts .
can buy! Cranks up-cranks d own- The O ld Ma n
tilt s ov cr-. s ta nds a lone. See th e
compl et e E~ 7. Wa y lin e at yo ur nea r- P erha ps I am just too inculcated with ARRL
est distribut or. lor e. but I bridle every time I see someon e try-
ing to call hi mself The Old Man. Thi s title
• Put you r Tr iban der ot 41' in should, I think, be r eserved in perpetuity for
70 mph wi nd ( 125 mph c r onk. Hiram Percy Maxim, the founder and long
ed do wn to 24'). time leader of ARRL. I, for one, would welcome
an occasional reprint of some of Maxim's old
• T ilt s over for E • Z a c c e s s editor ia ls . H e wa s an excellent writer and I
t o arra y. doubt if the years have weakened his messages
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the c abl e s. twenty with th e band closed ?

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wa ll s t ruc tu ol s teel tub e l eg s , Volume I, Number 2 (the first I've seen )
s olid s teel rod di ag ona l and of The Technician came in the other day un-
horizont a l braci ng _ orc weld. heralded. This is a n icely done bulletin and
ed, ALL STEEL 55,000 PSI ! is interesting to r ead. The price is $2 per year
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2 Meter )
/

Tank ~

and
Coupler
J ohn W onsowicz W9 DUT Photo showing t he " Ec ho" 144 meter tra nsmitter using
422 7 No rt h O riole Ave nue t his Hi g h Q Power Amplifier.
C hicogo 34, Illinois
All p ic tu r es taken by Ho wie Tri(b KN9EBP.

T H E tank circuit about to be described is edges around t he cuts. The capacitor is now
not new. It wa s used by the author on 112 duplicated .
me more than 15 years ago. However, the
merits of thi s tank warrants the re-use of Inductor
this design in the higher frequency spectrum, The horse shoe inductor is made o f 1/16 inch
even above the two meter range. aluminum plate cut to dimension s, a s shown on
As shown in the photo and drawings, the the drawing. Follow the dimension s closely ;
tank was designed for the 8~2-A. but other however, the fini shed project doesn't have to
tubes such a s the surplus 3E29 or its equiva - be exact s ince the above mentioned capacitor
lent 829B can make use of this design by cut- enables some overlap of the 144 me band at
ting down the tu n ing capacity and shorteni ng both end s. \ Vhen the inductor is cut out and
t he inductor. The u nit is easy to build, re- the saw marks are fi led smooth, use a fine
quires no soldering, and can be made in L C texture of st eel wool for polishing and round-
ratios to meet individual designs. Q of this ing all sh a r p corners and edges. Due to sur-
circuit is very high; being comparable to tuned face currents in VHF region, known as the
lines of 7/16" in diameter. sk in effect, it is worth the effort to do this bit
Those of you that like to make Chinese copies of extra work for the sa ke of higher efficie ncy.
will have to resort to modifying the tuning ca- Of course if you want the ultimate, the in-
pacitor a s indicated. Others, who like to roll ductor could be made of sheet copper and then
their own, from start to fini sh, can use the silver plated; but for the average ham the
basic idea for further development and im- aluminum tank is quite satisfactory.
provement of such circuits. Space for this tank W hen the inductor is fin ished, sli de it under
is no problem since the aluminum horse shoe the stator plates by loose ni ng t he four screws
can be bent to various configurations w ith l ittle on t he bottom of the ceramic base. Befor e t ight-
sacrifice in efficiency. ening t he screws, cut two ribbons % i nc h w ide
ou t of al umi num foil, or copper r ibbon, to di-
Tuning Capacitor mensions indicated on the drawing and insert
The capacitor used, which by the way is the them under the st a tor plates at the opposite
only one s uita ble for this design, is a Hammar- end of the horse sh oe tank; then tighten the
lund ::\ICD-35-SX double spaced dual stator screws, making it a complete a ssembly as
variable capacitor. It is a st r a ig ht line capacity shown on the photo. Before you set aside this
model with maximum capacity of 31 mmfd. unit be su r e to elevate the front and back
This capacitor can be used, and was used with- bearing plates of the tuning capacitor by re-
out modification in a 144 mc transmitter with moving the scr ews and inserting sh ims under
a smaller horse shoe tank but for best L C each of the same thickness a s the inductor.
ratio and u ltimate efficiency it should be mod- Otherwise the minimum capacity of th is u nit
ified by re moving plates which is q uite simple . will be too high and reachi ng t he high end of
Usi ng a small metal cop ing saw or a hacks aw two meters may be impossible.
blade cut away the two outside plates of each
sta tor , then us ing a fine file s moot h out the Plate Caps
solder buns on th e shaft and file off all roug-h For the tube pin connection, a piece of 'lh

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 inch round aluminum stock is cut % inch long
and a Xo. 53 drill used to drill a hole in t he
cente r to accommodate the plate pins of the
8:12A. Through the s ide of the % inch p iece a
tj-;~~ tapped hole is made in the a pproxi mate
center fo r securi ng' it t ig htfy to the plate pins.
On to p of this % in ch p iece, a nother Ih i nch
di am eter disc 1h. inch thick is secu red to th e
% in ch p iece by 2-56 sc re ws loca ted 120 d eg rucs
apart. Bet ween t hese t wo di scs the % in ch w ide
r ib bon lea ding f rom t he tuni ng ca pacitor is
placed a n d tight en ed. In th is fashion u n ifo r m-
ity is carried r ight t hrough .
T he assembled unit can be mounted by sev-
eral methods to suit individual arrangement.
Antenna C o upler
One of the most awkward pieces on VH F
transmitters is the pick-u p loo p. T her e are
n um erous w a y s of arra ng ing com ponents, but
t hey a ll see m to be awkward in doin g the j ob .
Seve r a l atte mpts we re tri ed to sim pl ify t h is
ga dget and t he on e herewith show n seemed to
be idea l. It was built a s a separate pack a g e
with a ll com ponen ts nicely grou ped, as shown
on t he photo. Photo showing th e a nte nna co uple r 'H a complete
mod ule. The coax bra id can be see n solde red to th e
Construct.en rotor ta b of the APC ca pacito r. The center cond uctor
• of the coax is fastened t o one side of t he hair pin.
The mam part of the pick-up loop is the
fiG 5 1 A1\)

832A
Ta nk
Circ uit
Schem.
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2-"6 SCSfE.S
120 · SPACIN G

1/2" . IDE AL. FOIL OR

COPPER STRIP Photo showi ng compte d hig h efficiency, High 0 VHF
Power Amplifier.
'" 53 DRILL "
V2- l( 3/1 AL

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832A Plat e Cap. (2 need ed )

144 Me. a . FEED

High
Q
Ta nk
Photo showing th e horse shoe tank circuit, modi fi ed
ca pacito r and th e assembled 832·A tube caps . The
c hassis painted bla ck is for pictu re use only .

MAY 1962 7
 A piece of 1/ 16 inch aluminum measuring
, "'"=1 .);.;:f-'-
Y'fo--,- l
""'-.-i 3 x 3 inches with a % in ch flange on t he bot-
tom is drilled to accommodate the hairloop
. frame bearing, and on the same li n e 1 % in ches
.L I 31ft' I t"__ 2 to the left , drill three holes to accommodate a
1....:: Il:: Hamma rlund A PC type 50 mmfd capacitor
~.~ L~ . " 28 DRILL
L_~I~t~~~
- with a 1,4 inch shaft. These capacitors can be
6-32 TN>
purchased at su r plus stores. If in doubt about
• DRIll
capacity buy one with many plates and cut it
RG 5eA/ U COAX
down to have a total of 13 or 14 plates. Mount
PL ASTI C CUP
this capacitor on the 3 x 3 inch plate but make
su r e that the shaft does not come in contact
,,,. with the mounting plate. The reason behind
L EXIGLASS
thi s is that one point ground should be u sed to
carry the rf and that ground is the shield of
the coax cable, a s shown on the schematic.
,·x,· AL
CLLlRAl'tCE FOR SMAFT
This capacitor is u sed as fine loading adjust-
FRA ME ment and shoul d be tuned in conjunction with
Antenn<ll Coupler the pick-up loop, to tune out the reactive com-
ponent of the antenna system. I n extending the
capacitor fram e, in thi s case borrowed from a shaft for panel control, u se a insulated coupler.
Hamrnarlund ~ICD-35-SX capacitor, but a com- The RG58A/U coax cable is t ightly secured
patible unit can be used. The stator plates are to the plexiglass by a plastic clip, as shown,
removed, the r otor plates are st r ipped and and the inner conductor is fed t hrough a brass
shaft rounded by remov ing all solder. A piece scr ew to one side of the loop. The other side
of % inch plexiglass 2xl % inches is cut as of the loop is fa stened to the screw on t he bot-
shown, and holes drilled for secu r ing t he p ick- tom of the plexiglass which projects through
up loop and the RG58A /U coax cable. A lA, and fastens to the tA, inch copper braid that is
inch hole is drilled lengthwise through t he 2 soldered to the stator of t he A Pe capacitor.
inch section for the shaft. This h ole is drilled The rotor contact of thi s capacitor is soldered
% inches from one end and t hree 6-32 tapped directly to the R G58A / U coax braid.
holes are provided for tightening t he plexiglass Pick up loop is made of No. 10 or 12 copper
to the shaft. wire, with spa ghetti insulated, a nd t he ends
Bef or e assembling these parts, put a strong h ave solder lug s so t hat it may be f or med on
spring against t he f r ont bearing , then slide the bench before f astening it in pla ce.
the plexigla ss on t he sh aft, press ag ain st the T his hi gh efficiency High Q tank cir cuit is
s pring and tighten the side 6-32 screws. This used in the " Echo De Luxe" 144 m e t ransmit-
a dds extra friction and allows the pick-up loop ter to be described in the coming issue of 73
to be pos itioned solidly. .......... . Wat ch for the article ... W 9D UT

Simple Antenna Mast

Jim Cennelletc K3LTB/5
R ECENTLY I moved from Baltimore, Mary-
land to Roswell, New Mexico and, of course,
my ham gear went right along with me. As my TO ANT -<r1
stay in Roswell is of a temporary n at ur e I
was immediately faced with the problem of set- roe ""
ting up my station in such a way as to facili- '0 TOP GUY
tate its rapid disassembly on short notice. The
""
transmitter, receiver and associated equipment
presented no difficulties in this department. :\Iy .'I
MIDOLE GUY

problem was the skyhook.

The antenna set up had to have certain quali-
ties. Besides being reasonably effective it had ".
'"
to be s imple, inexpensive and very easy to put
up or take down. Since my favorite bands are
40 and 15, the s tan dar d dipole was decided
upon and the junk-box produced the necessary
# 14 wire, insulators, etc. The next problem
was a mast to attach to one end of the dipole,
the other end being tied to the roof of the tremely simple and cost less than $4.00, not
house. The solution to the problem was ex- counting the guy ropes which were already on

8 73 MAGAZINE
 han d.
Two sections of 2 x 2-inch poles, each 12-
f eet lon g, three 4 lh-i nch bolts with nuts and
four eye-hook s were pur chased. Ove rlappin g
the two poles 1S-inch es, t hree holes were
drilled and the bolts inserted and t igh t ened
down. Three eye-hooks w e r e a ttach ed a t t he
top and the f ourth at the j unct ion i n t he m id-
dl e.
A f l-inch hole was du g and the gu y ropes at-
tached. On th e end of the antenna a lon g rop e
was tied. This r ope wa s pull ed t hrough the
middle eye-hook at the top a nd is long eno ugh
so that it will rest on the ground after the
ma st is rai sed. This makes it possible to lower
the anten na after t he ma st is up.
I then grabbed the XYL and coaxed her into
lending a hand stea dying th e mast wh ile it
was raised and the guys tied down . T he an-
tenna wa s pulled up completi ng- th e en t ire / /11 1 1 1 1 1 / ' ( (;
operat ion in Jess than five m inu tes .
The ease of dis assembly and s implici t y of t he
ma st was proven when we moved across town UNNETTLES RIGS
r ecently. Surprisingly enough th e ent ir e a s-
sembly turned out t o be very s tu r dy a nd has Q·MULTlPlIER/NOTCH FIlTERS
held up much better t ha n anticipated . I a m •
now toying around with t he idea of adding a
ten meter ground plane to the syst em by simply
running some #14 up th e s ide of t he mast.
using the radials as extra guys.
Naturally thi s mast is n ot the an swer to the
need s of the permanent QTH , It probably
won't last more than a cou ple of years and
from an elect r ical stan dpoint it obviously is
not the ideal half-wavelength above grou nd .
However it is quite adequate f or those of you
who find yourselves moving around quite a bit
( ser vicemen, etc.] or f or Field Da y a n d ma y
prove helpful for erecting t h at cheap, t empo-
rary antenna system with out putting an y dent
in the pocketbook. . .. K3LTB/5
.- -. .- -.
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MAY 1962 9
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AM-DSB
Tra nsm itter
6 M eters
f/ ox
Fred B. Cupp KBAO E
John Yeagle K8MSB Printed Circuit
W illoughby, Oh io

O Nthe VHF scene, many manufa ctu r er s are compl ishe d in exactly t he same man ner as
bringing forth interesting new transceiver single sideban d signals, but .
designs, but these a re a ll Al\I systems. T he T he presence of bot h set s of sideba nds im-
home brew builder seems to have been left be- poses stiffer requi rements on t he receiving
h ind. H er e is a project of speci al interest onl y equipmen t . In exchange fo r t ra nsm itter sim-
to t he home brew fa n . .. a Six Met er AM - pl icit y we a re requir.ng t he rece iving station
DSB transmitter with VOX includ ed and all t o fi lter out the unw anted sideban d. Stations
on a 5" x 7" pr inted circuit boa r d . ha ve been worked by the author wherein t he
Ver y few people will argue t he validity of DSB signal was received on a Colli ns 75A ·4.
t he cla ims made for the superiority of s ide- The reports were that either s ideba nd wa s r e-
band operation . T he increasi ng pop ular ity of ceived just a s well a s a n SS B signal. Other
t his mode of transmission on the lower f r e- cont acts made on less soph ist icat ed recei vers
quencies attests to this. In t he V H F r a nge, indica te that a stea dy h an d is necessary. Two
however, sideband has yet to leave a very contacts were even made with stations u sing
s izeable mark. The reasons a re obvi ous. Only a G-50 communicators in which case t he VFO
small per cent a ge of h ams are ambitious enough was tu rned on and used for carrier rei nsertion.
to attack a project of t his magnitude for V H F. The impo r tant case to be cons idered, how-
Many manufacturers have good exciters f or ever, is t he ave rage station. I n a ll p robability
the lower ba nds, but non e ha ve been bold t he if res ponse is br oa d enough t h at both side-
enough to bring f or th an exciter spec ifically bands will be received. In t his case, th e t wo
for V H F . The recent appearance of commer- sideban ds beat against each other as well a s
cial t ran smitting converters is a step in the th e BFa , pr oducing a peculiar "growling" type
righ t direction but they are of no value to the of distortion. The only cure is to have t he BFa
ham who has no exciter. frequency right "on the nose," altho ugh the
effect is r ed uced by detuning t he r ecei ver so
Cons ider t he Six Meter ba nd . A major it y of th a t t he unwanted sideband is down the slope
the operators are Technician Class licensees of the if response curve. This effect is not too
a nd h ave n o reason to acqu ire a low band ex- bad to overcome especiall y if t he receiver ha s
citer. Her e then is fertile ground f or develop- a "Q" multi pl ier in which case t he reception
ment of t echn iqu es and equ ipment. Simple is just a s good as SS B. T he subject of doub le
t ransceivers have their place in the VH F sun, sideband reception is discussed at some leng th
but the serious ham w ho is interested in t he in Don Stoner's "New Sideban d H a ndbook ,"
more exotic forms of communication is soon pa ge 107.
disillusioned with the limitations of commercial Several prototypes (and six month s ) lat er ,
equipment.
member s of the East Shore VHF Club of Cleve-
After several years of apprenticeship on land , Ohio showed interest in t he project. T his
AM, we indulged in a brief courtship with was the spur necessary to push u s in to la y ing
F' M. Somewhat better to be sure, but still not out a printed circuit board so t hat the club
t he ultimate. The purchase of several sideband members could duplicate t he design with a
books strengthened our resolve, but the cost of m inimum of difficulty. Th is fi nal design in-
fi lters and the complexity of phasing r igs a n d cl uded sever al extra refinements such as a tone
hetrodyne converte r s led to the fina l acceptance oscillator to fac ilitate t une up on DSB and
of Double Sideba nd Suppressed Carrier as a an improved VOX ci rcuit which is used on both
reasona ble compromise. Al\l an d DSB . Also provision has been made
Reception of Double Sideband signals is ac- for either 6 or 12 volt h eat e r connections.

10 13 MAGAZIN E
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MA Y 1962 I1
 Audio Section un iform load on the power sup ply since the
rf section draws cur r en t when t he VOX tube
The first half of a 12AX7 is a speech p re- is cut-off and vice-versa.
amp. When the microphone is unplugged, how-
ever , the closed circuit phone jack completes Mod ula tor
the circuit from the R-C phase shift network
causing the preamp to oscillate at approx i- . R~ ferring now t o the 6AQ5 modul ator s Ca:~~ ,
mately 1 kc. This tone is used for tune-up on It WIll be noted that swit ch sect ion SlA select"
both AM and DS.B. With the mike plugged in, either the full audio sign al or audio via a 6
the 12AX7 function s a s a normal speech pre- db attenuator. This is done to avoid the nec es-
amp. The output of the first st age is coupled sit y of changing the audio gain and VOX trip
through the .001 capacitor to the audio gain settings when swit ch ing f ro m DSB to AM
pot. Th is capacitor value is deliberately small sin ce AM requires only half a s much modula-
to roll off the low fr equency respon se to pro- tion a s DSB. In the DSB mode of operation
vide better intelligibility, primarily on DSB. switch sect ion S l B ground s the cen t er -t a p of
T he second half of the 12AX7 is a st a ndar d t he mod ulation transformer. Thus the modula-
voltage amplifier. tion ener gy s upplies the scr een voltage for the
2E26 balanced modulators. In the A!\-1 position,
swit ch sect ion S1B connects the center -tap to
VOX C ircuitry a voltage divider ac ross th e B + supply t hu s
The output of the speech amplifiers is fed apply ing const a nt screen voltage. The modula-
to the 6AQ 5 modulator vi a switch sect ion S1A tion voltage appearing across half of the sec-
and also to the VOX trip level pot. The first ondary then add s to or subt r acts from thi s
half of the 12AU7 is a voltage ampli fier and screen voltage resulting in AM screen modula-
its output is coupled through th e .02 capacitor tion. Note that in AM operation switch section
to the voltage doubler rectifiers. An audio sig- S 1C di sables one of th e 2E26 tubes. Since the
nal thus results in a negative voltage being ba lanced modulator is no longer balanced the
developed at the grid of th e relay tube, the carrier is not cancelled out and normal AM
second half of the 12AU7. The 6.8 meg. grid operation is a chieved .
resistor gives a positive return of t he grid RF Section
voltage and eliminates any t end ency of the re-
lay to chatter on noise sp ikes. Note that th e The pentode sect ion of the 6U8 is u sed a s an
VOX relay K1 is energized during receive and oscillator-tripler combination. The scr een is
de-energized for transmit. This provides a more used as the plate in an untuned Pierce oscil-

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12 73 MAGAZINE
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Here's the VHF Receiver

you've dreamed of-CLEGG'S
new INTERCEPTOR for 6 & 21
Clegg's new Interceptor Receiver for 6 * Sensitivity of beller than .1 microvolt.
& 2 meters introduces revolutionary new * Frequency tuning accuracy of less than
3 kc in calibrated 1 Me ranges.
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Now you ca n realize the benefits of en- And that isn't all! Here are some
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of their time! that will help make your station second
Just imagine, for example, a receiver to none:
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noise, and so sensitive that it's possible
* Input provision for 220 Me, 432 and
other UHF converters.
to work duplex (on antennas separa ted
by no less than 60') with stations trans-
* A slide rule dial with full electrical
band-spread and flywheel loaded, no
mitting within 25 kc of your own fre- backlash tuning makes it easy to sepa-
rate the weak ones.
quency. Imagine, too, tuning in SSB
with the ease of amplitude modulation * Maximum hash suppression with spe-
cially designed noise limiter.
. . . selecting any CW signal fro m the
"pile-up" at will. * Output terminal for Pan-adapter and
monitoring scope.
Take a look at all of the advantages
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and db above reference.
* Virtually no cross modulation. * Cabinet and panel matching the Zeus
* Maximum rejection of spurious signals transmitter.
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* Nuvistor RF stages that give minimum
noise figures on both 6 & 2 meters.
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* Stability equal to exacting requirements
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see the Interceptor at your Clegg dealer's
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504 ROUTE 53, MT. TABOR, NEW JERSEY
MAY 1962 13
lator circuit . A 3-30 mmfd trimmer capacito r cuit board him self, the board is available from
a llows the cr yst al to be " rubbered" in the the authors at $7.50 . Th is circuit board is Mil .
event of net operation or it may be ad justed grade gla ss epoxy with heavy copper coat.ing
for maximum dri ve. The pl ate of t he pentode and is tin plated for ea sier solderi ng. Also in-
sect ion tr iples to 25 me. The t.ripler output is cluded are doubl e-sized parts la yout drill g uide
applied t o the triode sect ion of th e GU 8 wh ich in struction sh eets, a complete parts list, and
doubles to 50 me. Th e triode plate is connected everythi ng else we cou ld think of to help you .
to one end of th e push-pull grid tank thu s Use sha r p drill s for all holes and do not
s upplying a 180 degree phase shif t between over heat the copper while solder ing . Reason-
th e grid voltages of the 2E26 balanced modu- a ble parts subst it utions can be made, of course,
la tor s. The push-pull grid cir cuit wa s chosen but check for ph ysical size to in sure th at the
to allow the use of pi-network output rath er new pa rt will fit on the board. After d r illing
than push -pull ou tput with a link outp ut cou- the holes, insert the pa rts in t he board and
pling . Balance in th e push-pull drive is a ccom- solder. Th e four components located on the
pli shed by varying th e r ati o of th e two t r-im mer underside of the board are t he grid tank coil,
ca pacitors at t he opposite ends of the g r-id two .001 coupling capacitors to the 2E26 grid s,
tank. Of cou rse the ca pacit ors mu st always be and the G.8 meg. resistor in the VOX circuit.
tuned for resona nce a s well as balance , but a Now set the completed board a sid e and drill
little practice will allow r e-tuni ng in a sho rt the hol es in t he 5" x 7" chassis. T he DSB-AM
time once you get the hang of it. (Several rigs switch, the audio ga in pot a nd the dual vari-
have been built with a dual 25 mmfd air vart- able (if desired) are mounted on the front of
able across the grid tank , however the one tr-im- th e chassi s. The VOX trip pot and the VOX
mer capacitor mu st be left on the end of the r elay are mounted on the rear of the chassi s.
tank opposite the triode plate to balance out Th e actual locat ion of the r elay and the output
the plate capa city. If t he builder desires, thi s connector will depend on t he physical size of
modifi catio n may be added by mounting the t hese components. Next an open ing is cut in
dual vari able on the front panel in such a th e top of th e chassis to fit the printed circu it
position that the variabl e ex tends under the board. An ideal tool for th e job is a n ibbler
board near the grid tank . Short leads should (Adel Mfg. Co. ) . The front panel is h eld to
be used from the variable to the tank circ ui t. ) t he chassis by th e cont r ols mounted on th e
A VTVM with a l OOK resistor in ser ies with front of the chassi s.
the probe (to avoid detuning of th e tank cir- After all the parts are mounted the wiring
cu it ) is u sed to check the grid voltages of t he may be completed. Dress the wiring in such a
2E26's while adj ust ing the balance. This set - man ner a s to avoid the locat ion of the sh ield
ting is not critical, howe ver, and relatively part ition which is left until last to permit
good ca r r ier null ca n be obtained even without easier wiring. The two 5 watt re sistors may be
thi s check. Th e parasitic su ppr essors in th e mounted on terminal st r ips on the side of the
plate cir cuit of t he 2E26's are for obvious pur- chass is or between swit ch sect ion S l B, termi nal
poses. T he NE -2 neon bulb serves a s an rf in - 2 and the sh ield partition for the 15K resistor
di cator (very impressive on DSB) and the 4.7 a nd switch sect ion S1B, terminal 3 and B + on
meg. resi stor applies " keep alive" voltage t o the GAQ5 scr een (p in 6) for the 12K resisto r .
the n eon bulb. The pi -net outp ut c ir cuit is When the wiring has been completed, cut a
quite st a nda r d. The 100 mmfd capacitor a cross piece of thin brass for the sh ield partition and
the loading capacitor is to sh unt the load con- solde r it in place. Don't forget to cut a notch
trol to th e des ir ed range, thu s perm itting t h e in t he shield to clear the two conductors on th e
use of a physically sma ller variable ca pacitor. circuit board whi ch pass under the partition.
This allows it to be placed a s sh own between
the 2E 26 tubes. T rensmitter Checkout
While th e transmitter ca n be built on a reg-
ular chassis , we f ound t hat a circu it board After checki ng with an ohmeter for pos-
greatly sim plified matter s. Fabrication of sible shor ts on the fi lament or B + li nes , apply
printed circuits has been covered in past is- power. Install th e 12AX7 sp eech amplifi er tube
sues of this and ot her amateur publication s. a nd check with a scope (or VTVM) for output
If the builder does not wi sh to make the cir- to the modulator gr id . Check both with a mik e
a nd also for the tone oscillator with the mike
u nplugged. Tubes other than a 12AX7 or a
weak 12AX7 may not have enough gain to os-
cilla te. Al so don't forget to in st all t he jumper
between the 12 volt heater connection and
ground when operating on 6 volts.
Next the VOX tube (l2AU7) may be in-
;&i.
st alled . After warmup the relay should ener-
gi ze. Turn the VOX trip level pot until it is

.,. about 75 % open. If the mike is unplugged

(tone oscillator on) then increasing the audio
gain control sett in g sh ould ca use the relay to

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TWO ANTENNAS
I IN ONE*
de-energize. Speaking into the mike should a lso *a n o t h e r FIRST from FlNco
ca use the relay t o drop out.
The GUS exciter is next checked out. Lea ve
the audio gai n con trol t urned up so that t he
VOX relay remains de-ener gized a nd tune t he
tripler plate tank for max imum output. Insert
th e t wo 2E26 tubes in th eir sock et s. T une t he Patent RE 24,413
gri d ta n k of the 2E26 t ubes to resonance. (Note Other patents pending
6 & 2 Meter
t ha t the DSB-A M s witch m ust be in the DSB Model No. A-62
poaition.) W ith a l OOK resistor in series with Amateur Net A-62 $33.00
Stacking Kit AS-62 $2.19
the probe of a VTV l\I r ea d the voltage on each
of th e 2E26 gr ids. In cr ea se the capacity of t he
tri mmer on t he grid with t he h ighest voltage,
then retune t he grid tank to resonance with the The Only Single Feed Line
other trimmer. Repeat t h is procedure u ntil both
grids rea d approx imately t he sa me volta ge a nd
t he tank is a t reso nance. If you have a dded
6 & 2 METER
COMBINATION VAGI ANTENNA
t he d ual 25 mmfd vari able across t he grid tank
®
the job is a littl e ea s ier. Ju st tune t he remai n-
ing tri mmer capacitor f or bal an ce a n d th e d ual
a ir variable fo r max imu m voltage on the grids.
from F••eo
The last step is to add t he 6AQ5 modulator.
With tone modulat ion advance t he a ud io gain • Heavy Du ty Squa re Alu minum Boom.
control until t he pl ate cu rrent is a bout 50 rna. . 10 Ft. Long
A scope patter n is almost essential h ere. Feed
• All El em ent s are Sleeve Rein forced
a udio from one of t he screens to the ho rizontal An d Comple tely Pre-as semb led With
input of t he scope and rf f r om across a dummy "Snap-Out' Lock-Hte Bracke ts
load into the vertical plates. The patter n sh ould • Boo m Suspension Rods Are Supplied
look like t he typ ical " Bow Tie" displ a y of Comple tely Pre-a ssem bl ed , ReadyTo Be
double s ideb an d transmission (ARR L '6 1 Snapped Into Upper End Of Mast
H a n d book, p317, Fig. 11-15 ) .
ON 2 METERS: ON 6 METERS:
Wi th t he DSB-A M sw itch in the AM position 18 Element s Full 4 Elements
t he plate current should be 35 to 40 rna . T he I-Folded Dipole Plu s S p ecia l I -Fo lded
scop e pattern should now be t he typical trape- Phasi ng Stub Dipole
zoid characteristic of AM . These current value s 1-3 El em ent Coll inea r I-Re flector
Reflector 2-Directors
are for a B + voltage of approx imately 300 4-3 Element Collinear
volts. Some in trepi d so uls may wi sh to increase Directors
the output by r u nnin g t he fi nal amplifier plates
f rom a h igher voltage sup ply, althou gh we
have not tried th is. If you care to try it, dis-
connect the + side of t he plate su pply meter
a nd connect it to a h igh er voltage sup ply. "2-10 2 Meter 10 Element
A6-4 6 Meier 4 Element Amateur Net $11.88
As far as pe rformance is concerned, t he au- Amateu r Net $17.16 St k· K"t A52 1183
thor s are not D X ho unds, so the D X record Stacking Kit AS-6 $2.19 ae mg I - •

is rather spa r se, consisting of one F lorida con-

tact on a ba nd opening, one extended ground ~~~
" 11,4 ·1011,4 Meier 10 Element _ ...
wave contact, but many h ou r s of loca l rag- Amateur Net $11 .88
chews. Morrie, \ VA6CTL, is now t h e owner of Stacking Kit AS· IJA $1.26
t he prot ot ype and he sends back glowing re- See Your F,NCO Distributor
ports of t he r ig's performance on grou nd wave or write for Catalog 20~226 to:
between San Diego a nd Los Ang eles. T he au- THE FINNEY COMPANY
t hors hope to hear m an y of you on D SB in Dep~ 20, 34 W. Interstate St., Bedford. Ohio
the f ut u r e. . .. K8AOE & K8 MS B

MAY 1962 II
Twoer Modifications Ernest Joy Wolitzer K2 0 RY
2143-82nd Stree t
Brooklyn 14. N. Y.
P hot o credit : Buiot E ckha"s. K2GU/.

Heath transceiver units, commonly a crystal was used, and now I ca n use a VF O.
T HE
known a s the Tener, S ixer & T woer are
Construction Details
excellent units in r egard to operation, size, and
cost. This article is based on the T woer , but T he fu se holder in t he rea r of t he u nit was
will hold the same for the others. removed and mou nted in the space that had
The Twoer was used in the home QT H for a originally been used for the eight pin power
while, a nd I became interested in using t he plug. The hole th at was used f or t he f use is
r ig mobile. As some of us might know, setti ng- now t he mountin g hole for t he new switch.
up a mobile r ig takes t ime a nd most of all, P art of t he power supply is built on a s ub-
patience. chassis wh ich is mo unted on the speaker baffle
I n t he Twoer, described here, I did away plat e. This sub-chassis, measuring 3% in. L.
with all of the hard work, such a s ru nning by 2% in. 'V., is made of a piece of n in. steel.
cables, mounting power su pplys, etc. The unit A lh in. lip is bent and used for mounting.
now will operate either 110 vae or 12 vdc at T he silicon diodes and the rest of the power
the flip of a switch. supply components are wired on a termin al
If ever it came to mind to use a VFO. you strip, which is then mounted on the scr ew that
would probably not be too successful, because holds the power transformer. The four prong
with the original oscillator circuit a VFO could power plug is mounted on brackets, and is
not work. I made some minor oscillator positioned near the output transformer. It will
changes that helped to sta bili ze the unit when be found that in order to have access to t he

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 NEW FOR SIX &TWO!

~ ,.......
This picture shows the new lceatlen of the f use,
swit ch, and four p rong plug . It also shows how ... ,",.".......
power su pply is mo unted on the speaker baffle
plate.
power plug when th e cabinet is installed, you
will h a ve to cu t a h ole in t he rear. HIVERTER 50
Operation Extend s use of your present 14 Me SSB. AM and CW
Tran smitter to 50 Me Band
The new select or swit ch is u sed to selec t
Tubes : 6CL6 Oscillator, 5763 Mixer. and 61 46
either ac or de operation. For ope r at ing on Linear Am p•• with 2 -08 -2 Regulal on.
110 v, connect pins 2 and 3 to the power sour ce.
Pi. Net Output to matc h 50· 100 ohm Ant enna Load
One 12 v -, where t he power can be taken from
the car's cigarette lighter, connect pin 2 to Ca bind ane : 8" I( 7" x 10·'
- 12 v and + 12 v to pin 4 of J 1- P ower Supply Requirements; (Heathkit HP · 20 or si milar)
We found that when operating mobile, low- 6. 3 V . AC· 2.7 Amp s ( F i l am ents)
eri ng the broadcast antenna to approximately 300 v. DC - 60 Ma. ( Ose.• Mixer )
600 V. DC ·12G Ma. ( A mp l ifler )
19 in . worked fa irly well. . . . K 20 RY . 130 V. OC - (Amp. Bias)

8 mc Xtal Multi plications

61\1 (x2 x31
50 m e
50.1
(xG )
8333.333
8350. 000
(21\1) ( x2 x3 x3) ( x 18)
144 .0 m e = 8000 .000
145 8055.555
PREVERTER
61
52
8500.000
8666.66 6
146
147
147.9
8111.111
8166.666
82 16.666
50 & 144
53 8833.333
54 9000.000 14 8 8222.222 USe1. Low ooln Philco Transi stor. Less than 3 Db on
PAl\( ( x3 x3 ,, 3) ( x21) %,1\1 (x2 x3 ,,3 x3 ) ( x54) 6M . 3.5 Db on 2M
220 me 8148. 148 420 m e = 7777.777
425 7870.370 Effici ent · Requires 1.25 Ma at 12 V. DC
221 8185.185
222 8222.222 430 7962.962 I nput and output 50 Ohm. with ecnneetcrs for KG 8/U
223 8259. 259 432 8000.000
224 8296.29 6 435 8055.555 Bandpass circuitry gives full 4 Me resp cnse on both
225 8333.333 4 40 8148.148 Band s.
445 8240.7 40 RUllled and Low loss ec nst ruet tcn with euver plated
450 8333.333
ehJss is and input circuits•
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WRITE FOR COM PLETE IN FORMATION

TON S OF AMA T E U R EQUIPMENT IN S TOC K
- HIVERTER-COMPlETE WITH TUBES AND

\\AVIE$lrlEIRH\I IRt~IDII(J) CRYSTAL, lESS POWER SUPPLY . • • • • . • • . . $99.50

3 Db PAD-fOR 20-50 WATT EXC ITERS . •.••.•• $ 6 .00
HN DIEGO 6 Db PAD-fOR 50-100 WATT EXCITERS . . • • •• $10.50
1331 Indio Street BE 9·0361 PREVERTER 50 -6 METER PREAMP .. •• • ••.•.... $14.95
M ON~FRI 8 : 30 to 8 :0 0 SA T 8: 30 t. S ~ O O PREVERTER 144 -2 METER PREAMP . . . • • • . . . . . $14.95

Compl.t. In.!,u.tion. ( )
IMPEDANCE BRIDGE IA u g u st 1961 Issue of 73)
Irving Electronics
14 fu ll scele diagrllms of t he pa rts necessary for
this re plica of a $350 Generlll Ra d io RF Imped a nce P. o. Box 9222
Bridg e. Com plete with reprint of the original
article. $1 .00 San Anton io 4, Texas
73 • 1379 E. 15th St• • Brooklyn 30 • N. Y.

MAY 19b2 17
 ,

73 tests the
Telco 201
Lar ry Levy WA2 1N M
Converter
I 114 Eest 18 Stre et
Brooklyn 30, New York

1\ most heavily populated area s, 6 meter a s the band is getting more and more crowded,
1 operation is getting to be a problem. There is th e mixer output circu it . The)' u se two coil s,
are so many st a t ions on six that one or two in a bandpass configuration, to provide almost
strong sta t ions are sur e to be close enough to perfect response across four mega cycles. It is
overload your six meter converter. Wi th con- then matched, by a tap on the second coil and
ventional 6 meter converters, the overload can two resi stors, to a flat 50 ohm output. (See
be controlled, but only at the expense of noise Fig. 1). This is the only converter that I ha ve
figure. Such a compromise is usually a poor seen using- t his, and it is impor t a nt beca use
one, as it doesn't do much good to eliminate it is j ust about impossible to get a flat re-
the overload if, after you do, you can't hear sponse out of the conventional single coil that
the st at ion that you're trying to work. If you everybody seems to be u sing. This mean s t hat
have a problem of this kind, the an swer is a the converter using one of these coils has a
Telco 201 converter. The 201 is a low noise 6 flat respon se over 1 me of the band at most,
meter n uvi ator converter that is almost im- and the majority of them do not even have
possible to over loa d. Built and designed with t ha t mu ch. with the increasing activity on the
the same qu ality that T apetone is f a mous f or, band it is not uncommon now to hear st ati ons
the 201 is undoubtedly the best G meter con- a s high a s 52 me or more, and the anc ient
verter that I have ever heard. Tapeton e rates converters that were designed wh en you didn' t
the noi se figure a s better than 3 db. On the have to tune over 50.1 me to cover all t~ .·
converter t ested, the noise figure is consider- activity are now well outdated. It should be
ably better than 3 db, probably between 2 and poin t ed out th at while, wi th luck , a coil will
2* db. The rea son that I sa y probably is that tune 1 or Ph me reasonably flat at 50 me, it
I can't mea sure a noise figure better than 2
db with my present test equipment.
* will onl y tune less than * me at 14 me, si nce
the bandw idth decreases with frequency. Since
Anyhow, Tapetone is extremely conservative the rf bandpass is 4 me and the output response
in their ratings, giving, a very consevative is al so 4 me, this conver ter not only has a flat
and true figure instead of an advertisin g f udge response over the en tire band, but it al so has
figure (tru e noi se figure x .69 or so met hing ). a fantastic image r ejection and s uppr ession of
This is achi eved by the use of a 6C\V -1 n u- feed through. This is because the more tuned
vi stor in a gounded grid rf amplifier. The rf circuits th at there are, the greater the skir t
s ta ge is designed to provide maximum pro- select ivit y. In the 201 there are two sets of
tection again st overload without sa cr ific ing bandpass circuits and the rejection of signals
noi se figure. The cathode is carefully matched outside the passband is greatly increased .
to the line, which should be a rea sonably flat The sig-n al from the oscillator is fed into
50 ohm unbalanced one, by a tapped coil which the cathode of t he mixer. The Telco 201 only
is tuned for optimum performance. The plate comes with an if of 14-18 me, probably be-
circuit is one of Tapetone's double-tuned types cause Tapetone felt that image rejection would
which offers almost flat response across the su ffer if a lower if wa s used and most receiv-
entire 6 m eter band, dropping off sha r ply at er's performance drops off if a hig-her one is
either end. The mixer u ses :lh of a 6U8 in a
circuit designed to reduce overload.
Tapetone did quite a bit of experimenting
before they decided t o use the GU 8. They were
trying to find the best tube for noise figure
a s well as r esistance to over load, a combina-
tion that requires several contradictory quali-
t ies. Th e GU 8, with the circuit values chosen,
is a perfect choice. The noi se figure is exceed-
ingly low and it is as res istant to overload a s
a mixer is going to get. On e unusual feature,
and one that is getting ext r emely important

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used.
I mentioned t hat the conver t er is hard to
over load . How h ard ? F or a test, I loaded my
100 watt t ra n sm itter into my 11 element beam
a nd pointed it at a receiving d ipole a bout 50
feet away. Th er e was no interference with a
received signal t hat was S-3 15 kc away from
my transmitter except on strong modulation
peaks. Even th is disappeared about 20 kc away
from my signal, and the overloading was
probably due to my receiver.
W hile this test is a little rough for any
SATURN 6
converter and, I'm sure t hat Tapetone never
designed it to resist overload li ke that. it per-
the original
forms perfectly under these conditions, Part
of this quality, I think, comes from the fact
that the rf amplifier has no more gain than is
needed. T he converter has more than enough
gain for even the simplest receiver and yet
HALO
not enough to cause overload. This seems to
be against the current trend to provide so Saturn 6 Antenna only . . $11.95
much ga in that the receiver doesn't need an Saturn 6 plus mast &
"S" meter. It is only necessary to connect an
0· 1 rna "S" meter to measure the grid cur- bumper mount $16.95
rent of the m ixer tube to tell t he strength of
the received s ig nal. ' Vhen an "S" meter is used,
it read s 60/9 whenever a car st a r t s up within
a mile,
I would like to point out t hat t he cause of
cross mod ulation and related s ide effects is the
fact that when a signal is strong eno ugh to
overcome the bias on positive signal p eaks, t he
mi xer will draw grid current an d act as a
detecto r . Th e a ud io voltage that is det ected
will modulate the received signals in t he same
way t hat a t ransmitter is g ri d modulated. T hi s
ca uses t he effect of hearing one stat ion 's a udi o
on all s ig nals received. T he 201 h as t he p ropel' Long John
a moun t of ga in and, therefore, these effects for Six Meters • • • • •
are missing. Even if there's n o other stat ions
within 100 miles of yo ur mou nta in-top QT H , FEATURES
t he 201 is st ill an ideal converter. Since, with Design.d for ma ximum forward ga in.
a given bandwidth, the limit a t ion of ban d Gamma Ma tch fo r co-ax f e.d.r.
Finest g rad. a luminum tubin!'.
(cosmic) n oise stiII exists, the 201 w ill receive Exceptio nall y s.ro ng . inc. th e re or. no drille d
the sign al perfectly, if it is at all poss ible holes.
All a luminum co nstr uctio n elimi na t•• el.ct rolysil .
to receive it. The noi se figure of the 201 is well Entire bea m a nd . upports can b. g rounded f or
below natural noise in even the qu ietest loca- lightning prot. ction .
tion. We are p roud of this new lonv Jo hn Ant enna. W.'v.
Even with all this, the Telco 201. at $37.40, tried 10 put in every fea tu re you cou ld w an t. Th. re-
sult is a reasonable cos t high gain beam which can
is priced below the cost of a parametric am- easily be put up o nd which w ill stay there practically
plifier. It is also more compact, being built on forever. It has a wide e nough lobe so yo u d on't ho ve
to swing it around all t he time. ye t gj ve s yo u tre-
a 1:lh x3x6 inch chassi s. The black and silver mendous goln where you w an t it.
chassis is an attractive addition to any ham AT fO UR D ISTR IBUTORS O R "RITE DIREcr
st a tion. The connectors are the "BNG" type,
which have a much lower loss than the "UHF"
or :\Iotorola types, besides being s ma ller and
more convenient to work with. I n conclusion ,
the Telco 201 is an amazingly low noise con-
verter for 6 meters that is a real bargain at
$37.40.
HI-PAR
Gripes
Being of the type that has to find somet h ing Products Co.
to complain about, I have one complaint about FITCHBURG, MASSACHUSETTS
this convertor: W hy didn't Tapetone make thi s
sooner? . .. " . . A2 I N ~I

MAY 19b2 19
 •

Arc-5 VHF
V ery high f re q ue ncy.
V ery l ow cost,

Che-les L Sizer WA1F HC

33 Tu lip Stree t
C ren fo rd. New J e rsey

ARE you intere st ed in a compact bandawitch- t he rea r of the transm itter pins # I , 2 and 6
ing VII F transmitter for 6, 2 and 1 ';4 me- a re shorted together. The wire on pin #3
ters? One with instant bandswitching t hat does should be disconnected and run t o t he fro nt
not require you to retune from one band to of the transmitter to the control unit socket.
the next? A transmitter that runs up to 3;; T his wire wHI be taken care of later. Ma k e
watts on phone and can be put on the air for sure #4 is grounded. #7 will be modulated
about two kilocents is the ARC-5 /T-23. It has high voltage. #5 will have the low voltage dc
four channels which operate on or near two for the motor and relays. #3 is the filament
meters. These channels can easily be changed ~1I1.
to operate on 50 and 220. Rex Radio in New T he filaments should be rewired as follows:
York City seems to have one of the best prices At the 1625 oscillator and the final 832A no
on this rig. I suggest that you buy a diagram* cha ng-E's are made. At the second 1625 move
of the transmitter to become better acquainted the fi la ment wires ( filaments are the two large
with it and to make the conversion a qu ick di amete r pi ns) all to one of t he pins and
one. The conversion is quite sim ple a nd t he g ro un d t he pin f rom which t he w ires were
result is a 35 watt phone rig which really puts just removed . At the first 832 A move filament
out a beautiful signal. ,.... ires from one filament pin to the other and
To keep interna l wir-ing changes to a mini- ground the pin from which the wires were j ust
mum I decided to build a low voltage de supply removed. This puts the filame nts in parallel.
to run the motor and the relays. The filaments Xow a wire should be connected from the un-
were di sconnected from the 28 volt line and grounded side of the filaments at the first 832 A
rewired for 12 vac. There are two good rea son s to pin #3 on the power socket at the rear of
for this change: (1) the filaments draw a lot the transmitter. After this is done make sure
of current and that would mean a high current that no original wiring is still connected from
rectifier system which would be expensive. (2) the filame nts to the 28 volt line or t rouble will
The relays and bandswitching motor will run br ew.
on a nything from 20 to 40 volts, whi le t he
/ - - - - 7
fi lament s must stay within 10% of 12 volts. BA"CSWIT CH
T his mak es it easy to find a transformer for
the low voltage supply. ,j - • 0

The two sockets on the slopin g front of the • c

transmitter and the one on the rear should be
replaced with octal sockets since the or-ig.nal
connectors are hard to find . The octal sockets
will fit in the original holes. I found a plug' '"
to fit the control socket so this one did not "
have to be replaced. When you put in the octul
sockets the best way to keep track of what
c.::..---:'..:2 3!5
- I
4
' I2
..:..c:....:., 6 !5 I
is on each pin is to connect the win's from the CABLE At() PLUG TO
TEST UNIT SOCKET.
CABLE ANO PLUG TO
CONTROL UNI T SOQ(E T
original to the correspondi ng numbe red pins
on the octa l socket . At the powe r socket on A • OSC
B • 2NO .16215
C' . 1ST 832 A
o • FINAL GRID
"Su rplus Radio Convers t..n !\til nun I Volume # 2 ( Ra di o E • FINAL PLATE
Bookehop j . FIG. I

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 TI RECT fou nd a 20 volt tra nsformer fo r fi ve bits so I
used a ha lf wave rectifie r circ u it. Th e rectifi er
cons rats of four 500 ma 100 volt si licon diodes
• in pa r a llel. T hese a re very inexpensive in th e
112A "" s u r plus sto res. The fi lter uses t wo 1000 mfd
15 volt electrolyt.i cs in series w ith t wo :U O oh m
ee
''0 1 wa tt equalizing r esist or s. I use m y regular
.0 \lAC
PILO T L IGHT sta t ion s u pply a nd mo d ula tor with a bout 400
vol ts on th e p late s. Con nections are made to
FIG 2
the rear power socket a s follows : P ins #1, 2
and 6 get high voltag e, pin #7 gets modulated
Controlled Circuit Changes high voltage, pin # 3 g ets 12vac, pin #4 is
Now let's take a peek at the control and me- g ro u n d and p in # 5 is for 20-40 volts de at 2
tering circuits. At the control un it socket r e- amp s.
move the wire t hat is on pin #6 and ground Coil Changes
it at a conven ient spot (pin #4 will do) . No w
take the wire that wa s di sco nnected from p in Th ough I am using the tra n sm itter in t hi s
#3 on the rear of the chassis and connect it fa shion, an y variety of th e four ba nd s could
to p in #6 on the control unit sock et. That's be used.
all at t h is socke t and no cha nges are made at Band A ~6 meters- coil cha nge nec essary
the test un it socket. Thi s takes care of all th e Band B-2 meters-no co il change
cha nges in the tran smitter f or o pe r a t ion on t he Band C-l1,4 meters-coil c ha nge necessary
original frequencies . The s im ple coil ch a nges Band D-2 meters -En t ire band-no coil
for 50 and 220 will foll ow th e cont rol unit and ch a nge
power s up ply discussi on. T he follow ing is necessa ry to pu t Cha n nel
A on 6 meters. Rem ove 3 tu rns from 3 A and
Control Unit 3 8 . Th ese are on the rea r turret and are easily
removed by removing a br ass clip. Add a 22
The control unit is si m ple and consists of a
mmfd ceramic ca paci tor a cr oss coil 4. Thi s is
bandswitch, a tr-ansmit-receive sw itch and a
betwee n the t wo 83 2A's . The final sho uld be
meter. Bandswitching is accomplished b)' shor t-
re woun d with 29 t urns of #22 enamel wi r e
ing the desired band cont r ol line to ground.
and th e li nk co il sho uld be r eplaced with a one
Thi s st a r ts the turrets in motion and they will
t ur n link around th e ce nter of the coil.
stop wh en the desired band is r eached. Th e
Shunt th e loading- ca pa cito r with a fixed 40
bandswitch (SI) is a s ing le pole 4 position ro-
mmfd fi xed capacitor.
tary. Th e TR switch (S3) is a SPST and it
shor t s pin #6 on t he cont r ol socket to ground, TOP VIE W
closing a ll relays. P ins # 1, 2, 3, and 5 a r e PL ATE COIL STUO S
band control lines for bands A , B, C, and D FINlI l TURRENT
respectively. P in #4 is ground, and pin s #7
and 8 are not used. The meter ( 1\1 1) is a 0 -1
rna . The meter sw it ch ( S 2) is a 2 pole 5 po- w·
sit ion rotary. Position A g oes to pin # 1 on
LOADING . ANT I1AiRPlI\I l.OOP
the test unit socket , B goes to pin #2, C to CONDENSER OVERlAPS PLATE
LOOP AEIOUT
pin # 3, D to pin # 5. the pos itive s ide of the
meter goes through a 22K 1 watt r e sistor to FRONT OF T RAI\IS "'I TT ER
pin #6. The ground lead is p in #4. A s on
the control un it socket, the pin s #7 and 8 are
90E V IEW
not used. Refer to Fig. 2 for th e wiring of th e
con t r ol unit. ADJUST OlSTMI CE
BETWEE I\I PLAT E AND FROI\IT O'
Power Supply ANT LOOPS FQA "'Al( l( MfR
OUTPU T PLATE LooP ~
L
The voltages necessary t o operat e the t ran s-
mitter are 12vac, 20-40 volts, 300-600 volts for 0' ,
p lates and 300-600 volts modulated for the fi- For 1 ';4 meters these changes are n ecessary.
nal. Low voltage for t he scr eens is su p pli ed Band C was u sed. Remove all but 14 turn s
by a voltage divider inside the tran smitter. I from the oscillator p late coil. Remove a ll b ut
1) turn s from coil 3A. R emove all but 8 turn s
Table from 3B. Rem ove a ll but 2 turn s from coil 4.
Tube 6M 2M 1'4 M Remove the final coil, antenna loop and t he
Xtal a t 1625 8 mc 8 8 plate coil form . Mount a h airpin loop 2" long
output 1625 16 mc 16 24 and I" wide on t he plat e coil st uds on th e tur-
2nd 1625 48 mc 48 72 ret. The antenna loop shou ld a lso be I" wid e
1st 832A 48mc 144 216 a nd shou ld ove rla p t he pla te loop by about % ",
final 832A 48 me 144 216 (Turn t o pag e 29 J

MAY 1962 21
73 Tests the
Bill Pestemek WA2HVK
Clegg 99'er 1525 West 8 Sheet
Brooklyn 4. New York

F you do much in the way of six meter op- The receiver is much better than is usually
I erating the report to be given here on the found in a transceiver and compares favor-
Clegg 99'er will be old st u ff to you. B)' now ably with most communications receivers. It
you've heard sever a l fellows using thi s new uses dual conversion with its at 10.7 mc and
transceiver and you've heard t hem telli ng any- 455 kc. A 6DJ8/ECC88 twin triode (see 73,
one who would listen j ust how much they liked Nov. 1900 for mor e info on t h is t ube) is u sed
it. You 've heard t he fi ne signal it put s out and a s a low noise cascode rt ampl ifi er . The first
t he punch t hat you get from t he a dequa te conversion esc-mixer uses a 6 U 8 /6}~A 8 (see
a udio gain and good modulation system. After 73, Aug . 1961, p. 18 ) , ,....ith the triode sect ion
check ing over the parts list for the 99'er I worki ng a s a tunable oscilla tor coveri ng 39.3-
just don't see how it is possible for Ed Clegg 41.3 me. As you can probably gather from this,
\V2L OY to sell th is fabulou s rig for only the receiver tu nes only the first two me of the
$139.95. He must do a lot of the wiring him- band, afford ing excellent electrical bandspread.
self. The second mixer is a GAN8. This is fol-
Until recently the ham on six meters had lowed by a 6BA6 if amplifier and a 6AL5 de-
very little choice when purchasing a trans- tector, ave and anl. A line-up such a s this pro-
ceiver. He either had to spend about $300 for vides plenty of gain while still retai ni ng an
a commu n icator or su ffer with one of the less excellent noise figure . The selectivity is very
expensive u nits. Th e main trouble with these good because of the 455 kc if. Usually a tra ns-
inexpensive! t r anscei ver s was in thei r receivers ceiver has ei ther selectivi ty or im age! rejec-
sena itivity and selectivity. However n ow t hat tion, mai nly because of the choice of if fre-
Clegg h as intr oduced the 99'er, the problem qu ency is a compromi se between the two. The
has been solved. use of double conversion has the best features

22 13 MAGAZINE
 of both a high and a low if frequency.
Incidentally.., the 99'er is one of the only
transceivers that I have seen that ha s a local
oscillator stable enough to permit the use of
high selectivity. Ther e is vi rtually no notice-
able drift after a four or five mi nute warmup.
\Vi th a BFO thi s receiver would do fi ne for
SS B reception. A large a ccurate, easy to read
"s" m eter is mount ed on the f r ont p anel a nd
doubles a s a tuning meter f or the transm itter.
The transm itter is a somewhat conventional
8 watt crystal-controlled one using a 7558 in
t he final. The pi network perm its the final to
load a wide variety of load impedances. T he
final is very efficient and sounds like a lot more
than 8 watts input, according to s igna l reports
received. (Clegg's s pecs s ay that the un it pu ts
out 4 to 5 watts.) T he driver is a 6E A8 and
will operate from either 8, 12 or 25 mc cr ys t als.
I n add ition, t he un it will operate with a vfo
and has inp ut a nd control circu its thru the
rear panel power plug for t hi s operation.
A very im po rtant f eatu re is t he spot switch ,
mou nted on the f r on t panel, wh ich warns you
before yo u louse up your frequen cy. The final
amplifier is plate modulated by a 6AQ5 which
doubles a s the audio output in the r eceiver.
The quality of the modulation is excellent and
there is pl enty of it. Th e 99'er has a gain
control for the mic preamp which is a feature
usually left out. w h ile on the subject of fe a -
tures, the 99'er is loaded with them. The meter
is automatically s witched from "transmit" to a
receiver "s" meter when the tran sm it s witch
is thrown.
Th e n oise lim iter work s very well and it is
in operation a t all t imes. Clegg probably feels
(as do I ) t hat the limiter is used mo st of the
time anyway, so why confuse t he issue with
a n AX L switch. The power su p ply is not like
most ot hers. I t u ses a full wave rectifier
(6B \V4) instead of a half wave voltage
doubler. I could never understand the use of
voltage multiplier circuits in tran sceivers be-
cause for sa f ety they have to use a power
transformer anyway. If you are going to use
a power transformer it is possi ble to get any
necessa ry volt ag e without mu lt iplier s.
T he fu ll wave sup ply is mu ch m or e effic ien t
a nd ea sier to fi lter . T he regu lation of a fu ll
TALKcABOUT MOUNTABILlTY!
Anyway you want to mount your antenna
wave su pply is far su per ior to any form of
voltage dou bler, which probably is the rea son roto rr the HAM·M is the most versatile
for the excellent stability of t he r eceiver. The around! No special parts to buy! (Even
rig will work fine in the ca r if used with a the otherwise difficult inside tower mount
100 watt inverter. This can be r educed con- can be accomplished with some angle iron
s ide ra bly if the tube heaters are connected and a hack saw) •.. Mountability like this
directly to the battery. is just one more reason why, at $119.50
I have been u sing the 99'er for some t ime amateur net, you just can't top the HAM·M!
now and I feel that there is little left ou t of Ask your local CDE Radiart Distributor for
t he u nit. It is qu ite attractive and a worth -
wh ile add itio n to a ny ham sh ack. \Vit h t he
all details.
9!)'er you get mor e t han yo ur mon ey's worth.
Congrat ul ations to \V2LO Y and t he r est of CORNELL·
the crew in Mt . T abor on a job well done.
. . . W A2H VK
DUBILIER
CORNELl·OUBllIER ELECTR ONICS, DIV. O F FEDERAL
-PACIFIC ELECTRIC CO~ sa PARIS S T.. NEWARK 1. N. J .

MAY 1962 23
 ,

A 7077
Two Meter Converter

Dr. John B. Dil lon W A6EWV

1071 Some re Re ed
Los Angeles 24, Cellfornie

THERE have been many two meter converter t he tran smitter of th e Pioneer I V sa telli te
circuits published using either the 416B or whose si gnals were hea rd on 960.05 megacycles
417A tubes. To the best of my knowledge there 407.000 miles. Th e objections to the tube are
h as been only on e description of th e applica- its present u nava ilabilit y except new, its rela-
tion of the GE-7077 micro-miniature triode! A tively h igh cost. special socket r equirements
commercial conver t er is now available, manu- and desi rability of a regula ted heater supply.
fa ctured by Centimeg. This tube is exte nsively Anticipating the more ready availability of
used in sa tellite and space circu iting because the tube, the converter herein described was
of its extreme ruggedness, sma ll size, and ex- developed, using what appear to be desirable
cellent electrical characteristics. features from sever al cir cu its. Several of t he
ideas of DL3Fl\12. in particular are employed.

Construction

The conver ter was const r ucted on a silvered

sof t copper plate wi th f olded edges which fits
over a standa r d 5 x 7 chassis whose lips were
filed off. This con structi on permi ts bringing the
interstage sh ields in very close approximation
to the s ides of th e chassi s. Silvering of the
copp er plate. partition s, and coil s was done
using a preparation called "Pure Silver Plate'w
This material provides a very satisfactory and
inexpens ive method of silver plating an d has
many applications in the ham sh ack. This ma-
terial is poisonous and ca n only be secured
through a pharmacy. I t is easily applied, if
direction s are followed. The plate and parti-
Top view of converter. The rf and mixer stage are to tions are individuall y drilled and pl ated before
the left, the oscillator chain to the right. The OA2 requ-
lator for the oscillator chain to the rear. The plestle a ssembling.
buttons visible hold t he fedronix tie strips. The fi nal osc ill ator coil and trap, a s well
a s the mixer inductance circuitry. were pre-
The 7077 is a high-mu triode of ceramic and fabri cated and mounted on Tectronix ceramic
metal planar construction p imarily intended ti e point units which make neat and rigid as-
for use a s an rf amplifier in the 30-1200 mega- semblies. The neutralizing inducta nce was
cycle fr equency range. It f eatures an extreme- mounted on the rf amplifier shield using a
ly low noi se figure throughout its frequen cy st an da r d tie point as a standoff insulator which
range. A noise figur e of between 2.5 and 2.8 isolates it from ground.
decibels is claimed for thi s t ube in two meter
application. The 7077 wa s the class B final in - v , n ur ki nsha w Co.• P . O. Bo x 192, Vis ta. Cali f.

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 Amplifier (Ant. Switch from p, 84)
The rf cascaded amplifi er circuit was sli gh t - on a 0/.1" squ a r e, 1" high cer am ic insulator
ly modified from t hat described by W2ZHI in post. Th e connec t ion to th is fer rule is a 1,4"
that 18K pla t e resi stors were used , a s recom- str ip of copper sli pped between the cable
mended by the ma nufacturer, rather than po- clamp a nd the ferr ule and solder ed to the an-
tentiometers. The socket of the first 7077 is tenna 80-239. 4-40 brass nu t s a n d lock wash.
modified a s illustrated because of its grounded ers secu re the solder ing lugs to the other two
cat hode configuration. Shield ing is provided s witch con tacts and 16 gauge bare wire con-
between st a ges with feed through bypass con- nects these to the other two rece ptacles. E x-
densers. All hea t er and pla te leads are sh ielded treme care should be used to avoid breaking
a nd bypas sed . Wh ile n o button bypass condens- th e gla ss to metal seals of t he switch.
ers were em polyed, lea ds f r om the bypa ss con- A 1-%." length of J.A" T eflon r od is used a s
densers used were cut to negligible length. P ro- t he actuating arm for the vacuum swit ch. Th e
vision for lifting the cathode of the fi r st rf in sulating qualities are s uper b and the r od is
stage off ground , a s well a s break ing the B+ flexible enough t o insure positive contact with-
to the rf st a ges and mixer was incorporated out placing undue s t r a in on the s witch. One
us ing a miniature relay. end of the rod is drilled to a depth of 0/.1" w ith
Mixer a #3 1 d r ill and t he other end is slotted t o
accept an iron arm ature plate. One of the di s-
Th e m ixer is an Amper ex 6688 h igh gain ca rded rel ay arma tures may be u sed an d th e
pentode. Th is tube has been used a s a mi xer in rod and plate drilled to pass a #2 ma chine
other circuits, and is superior to any other scr ew which will secu rely hold the armature
pentode tr ied . This is a premium tube. The in place. Very ca refu ll y push the drilled end
gain of the rf amplifier is enough t o provide of the Teflon rod on the exhaust tubulation of
adequate quieting. T he consta nts used are dif- t he swit ch. The crimp in t he t ubulation m a y
ferent t han t hose employed by DL3 Fl\1 but be held with long nose pliers dur ing th is op-
provide 3 volts of cathode b ias which pla ces er ation. Carefu lly orient th e arm atu r e plate
the t ube at a favor able poin t of it s tra nsfer between the r ela y p oles. If r equired, loosen the
characte ristic cu rve with 150 volts on t he mounting screw of t he ceramic post a nd posi-
screen and 250 volt s on the plate. tion so that, when the contact is center ed, the
Osellleter armature is centered between the poles.
T he oscillator sect ion employs a fundam ental Wi r e the balance of the unit, except fo r R-l
crystal at 7222.22 k ilocycles which brings the and R- 2, a nd con nect a jumper between p ins
f r equency out through the multi plier very close 1 a nd 2 of J -l. Connect a 1,000 ohm adj usta ble
t o 130 me for 14-1 8 m e intermedi ate f requency. wirewoun d r esistor, set f or maximum resiat-
This cir cuit is simpler tha n t hat employed by a nce, in pla ce of R-l. Apply power and adjust
DL3Fl\1 but with the incorporation of t he 130 the re sistor for 28 volts across t he coil of
me t r a p produces sa t isf actor y injection with no RL-l. Remove th e resistor, mea sure t he value
and install a 10 watt resistor of the nearest
(See pa ge 26 )
stock value f or R -l. Remove the jumper f rom
J ~1 and r epeat the proced ure to arrive at t he
val ue for R-2. A 5 watt resis tor will prob ab ly
be adequate in th is location. Key the uni t and
observe operation . Th e switch cont a cts should
mak e j ust befo re the armature seats on the
magnet poles, with the flex ibility of t he T eflon
r od taking up the excess travel. If all is well,
mount th e plate on the chassi s, u sing #6 sheet
metal screws. If desir ed, brackets may be a t -
tach ed to permit moun tin g of the u nit. Al-
tern at ively , t he chassis may be mounted wi th
scr ews th r ou gh t he top before the component
mounting plate is attached.
The completed swit ch ing unit should cost
less than a heavy duty coaxial relay and its
performance more than justifies the construc-
t ion effort. As described, the relay will fun c-
tion u p t hr ou gh 30 megacycles without
Detail of modification of Jettron sodet necessary for intr oducing noti cea ble di scontinuity in th e
the first rf stag e. The ground leafs a re c ut off fl ush tran smi ss ion line. Th e ad ded bonu s of quiet ,
with the ba se of t he sodet with sha rp c utters. This de operation a nd the ability of t he un it to
makes the grid c one ction loose in the sodet but t hIS wi thstand consider a ble abu se m ake this a very
constitutes no proble m. The sockets are C a ta log
# 8670, J eHron Products, Inc., Rou te la, Ha nove r, worthwhile proj ect.
New J ersey. . ... .. W 4 W K ~I

MAY 1962 25
 •

Adjustment
All tuned circu its were dipped and adjusted
in t he circu it with t ubes in place but wi t hout
volt age. Th e plate induc tance of the fir st rf
stage tu nes very br oadl y and when it is ad-
justed to dip between 144-148 me needs no fur -
ther attention a s positioning of the slug has no
measurable effect on operation. The plate coil
of the second rf amplifier and the grid coil of
the mixer stage are slightly staggered and
the pla te coil of t he mixer peaked for a pproxi-
ma t ely a 1 me por t ion of the ban d. Th e ga in
of the converter is such t hat adequate ga in is
obtained over the entire two meter band by
adjustment of the rf gain of the communica-
t ions receiver used. Swamping of the plate
coil of the 6688 with 5K resistor can be u sed if
Con verter fro m below: shows general positio n of com- more uniform coverage of the band is desired.
po nents and shieldi ng. Co nverter cou ld easi ly be mad e
smaller t han 5x1 size.
Th e front end is adjusted for min imal noise by
r emoving th e heater voltage of the fi r st 7077
evidence of spurious frequencies. T he In tern a - and adjusting t he n euter izing coil a nd input
t ional Crystal Company circu it recommended capacitor.
for crystals operating on their fundamental The oscillator chain is quite st ra igh t forward
frequency could be used here for more precise and is adjusted for maximum output. The trap
positioning of the injection frequency. is adju sted for 130 me and its point of reso-
6A U6 7077 668 8 12 AT7

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Circuit d ia q re m of converter. All ca pec:ifors are in mm fd end all resisters may be 112
waf~1 a!fh?ugh seve~el I wett resisto!,s were used in mixer circu it. All bypassing in R. F.
Ci rc uit IS done Wit h sho rtest possible leads. Button ca pacito rs may be prefera ble.

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nance is quite noticeable on a n incom ing signa l.
Thi s con ver ter , wh en tested w ith a n accu -
rately ca lib r a t ed rf tight volta g e sou r ce , gave from
a very not iceable s ig na l with les s th a n 0.1
microvolt in p u t . Ther e i s v ery littl e t endency
f or overloa d except from a ve r y p owerfu l local
Send for f ,.. Iiteratu r.
tra nsm itt er a nd t her e is ver y li t tl e evidence on th. Springfield .emi-
of cross mod ula tion. Th e n oise fi g u r e w a s not kit . and Vanguard
f a d a ry a u embled ra d io·
m easu r ed but t he gai n is such t hat t he rf g a in p ho nes. All mod e l. are
of t he comm u n ications receiver is kept reduced -. full y fran s i"arize d a nd
- -_ _..... ar. availa bl. with e i' he r
and even very, ve r y weak sig na ls pop out a s , upe"ege ne ra ' iv. o r . u_
if ther e w er e sq uelc h a ctio n. . . . \ V A 6E\VV perhe t re ce ivers. Printe d circu it converte rs e tee a vailable .
We have be e n su p plying a mate urs a nd ind ustry d irect
He rto re ncee from o ur f a ct o ry . inc. 1951.
lCo lTey , W illia m H . W 2 ZHI 7077 H F A mplifit'r fnt- t h e
IH 2\lt' jtaeyde Band G. E . H a m N ews . .Jenua r y-Fob rua r v
VANGUARD ELECTRONIC LABS
1959. 190·48 99th AVENUE • De p t. H· 3 • HOLLIS 23, N. Y
2Lickfeld , Dr. Karl G. DL3FM A Six 'I'u he E u r opean
S b lf' 1-1 5 :\oI C Ce n ve r ter CQ. Nove mber Itl60, pal:e 38.
ceu T able
L I-4 t u r ns #1 8 cop p er s ilver p lated %i " l.d. AI.p roll: .
Ih" long.
1..2-0.76 uh-l0 turns ~ 2 2 e na mel close wound Vi" iron
D. S. B.-A. M. TRANSMITTER
s l ug. Sideband On Six!!
L3-4 turns # 18 1,4" iro n s lug . Approx. " " lone. Audio t one g e nera t or
U - R F C bifilar fi lame n t choce 2 s t ra n,1s # 26 e n a me l VO X co nt rolled o pe ro li on
Ilh " long o n Vi " p lastic t u be o r rod. --
S" x 7" f ib regIo n P.C. boord
1..5-4 turns # 18 c op pe r s ilver pl a ted %" l. d. A I,pro x. 6 Shee" of draw ing .
J,2".
L6-3 turns # 18 cop pe r s ilve r plated
%".
%" Ld. Anp ro x, spo plu. 1st
pOlt. , e
L7-1 tu rn # 18 insulated wire at c old end of 1..- 5. Ohi e Ru ident. add
L8-20 tu rns # 2 2 ena meled close wou nd %" i ro n s lug. ]0 . Sa le. Tax
1..9- 1 turn #20 i nsulated w ire cold en d 1..-7. See Article page '0, this issue.
1.10- 14 t u r ns # 26 e namel clos e wound ( Tripl es).
1..11-1 0 tu r ns #26 e na mel close wou nd JA" ( T r iples ).
1..12-5 t urns # 18 %c" l.d. A pprox. Ih" ( Doubles) . C-Y ELECTRONICS
L1 3-5 turns ':: 18 %" 2.d. App rox, Jh". 3BI0 E. 36Sth STREET. WILLOUGHBY, OHiO
1.14-1 turn ':: 20 Ins u la ted wire cold end o r 1..-13.

TROUBLE ON SIX?
Solu tion: .\I AVE RI C K II. This is a combi-
nation low pass fil ter and power indicator
which is d esigned express ly for six meter
use. T he low pass fil ter has nine individ ually
shielded sections and fi ve t un eable stages.
Th is resu lts in exceptionally low insertion AF-68 TRANS·CITER
Joss (less than I db) and a high atten uation
of harmonics (35 db rejection of h armonics 6 l hru 80 melers-VFO
of 8 me crys tals and other sp u rious signals in all bands-65 walls AM
the Chan nel 2 h and). wtll handle u p t o 400 and CWo
watts at the antenna . The power indicator
plugs in to the filter for remote power read-
ing (su p plied with a fou r foot ca b le) cali-
brated in watts. Size : 4" x 4" x 4th". PMR·8 RECEIVER
Price: $34.75 6 l hru 80 me te rs pius
Other Units: b roadcast band.
Maverick (same, hut no power
meter) $16.95
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~ I odel F810 (5 filt ers, 80-1O ~ 1,
I KW) $24.95 Ope rates from 6 or 12
voll s D.C. and 115 volts
PRICES INCLUDE SHIPPING COST A,C.
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 •

Shrunk on Protection
Although not exactly new t o the industry, Be~or. Stvinking After Nom. Wall
Alpha Number Size Min. I.D. Recovered I.D. Thickneu
many amateurs may not be aware of the many
applications of shr inka ble plastic tubing. Alpha FI T·27So 5/16 5116" .500" .334" .025"
\Vire Corporation manufactures a line of this FIT·275-7/16 7/16" .693" .462" .025"
product known a s "ALPHLEX" which is avail-
able t hrough major distributors. This tubing imit y to a heati ng element, hot air g u n (elec-
is made from a modified, irrad iated, polyolefm t ric h air dri er ?) or by open flame if ca re is
base plastic that is thermally stable. T he tub- exercised .
ing is su ppl ied in expa n de d f orm and a s ize A typical amateur appl ication is shown in
should be selected t o just fit over the obj ect the photograph. Two sizes of the tubing are
to be covered. used to , v-ea t h er proof a U HF connector, co-
Controlled sh r inka ge to the predetermined a xial ca ble j unction. Characteristics of the
size occurs within 7 seconds wh en the tubing tubing used are as follows :
is s ubj ect ed to temperatures between 275 and Two sections of the 5/ 16" tubing are slipped
300 cF. H ea t may be applied by an oven, prox- over the cable and , after the PL-259A connect-
ors are insta lled, pushed over the fer r ules. A
length of t he 7/ 16" tubing is slipped over one
of the cables a nd , after the PL-258 str aight
adaptor is installed, pushed over the junction.
Ex posur e to heat (an oven wa s used in t he
:::::: ;;;:-:;.1.= == example sh own ) shrinks t he t ubing to provide
an insula ted, weather pr oof junction.
Space ha s not been taken to list the complete
range of available s izes of th is versatile in-
s ulat ion. A visit to your di stributor or a letter
to Alph a W ir e Corpora t ion w ill pr oduce t he
r equired data a long with infor mat ion on other
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'\[ount a 3-30 mmfd trimmer across t he plate
st uds . S hunt t he two 3 mmfd capacitors in th e
grid leads to the final w ith two 2 mmfd ca-
pacitors to bring the total ca paci t y up to 5
mmf d.
T o improve dr-Ive for 220 the f oll owi ng grid
leak resistors s hould be s ubs t it uted for the
or ig i na ls. Osci llator-c-Szk, 2nd 162i>- 50k, fi r st
832A- 100k. fi nal 832A-unchanged.
T a ble 1 gives the approximate frequency of
each multipli er st ag e based on an 8 me rock
in the osc illator . As a final tou ch I ga ve the
tra ns mit t er a two t on e paint job, r eversed t he
name plate on the front of the t.runsmi t te r a nd
put on the decal s. The con trol box al so g ot a
spr a y of blu e pa int and th e decal s were a dded
for a better appearance.
The rig is tuned by mean s of a 3 / 16" nut-
driver and the coils are ad j usted f or m ax im um
ind ication on the me ter. These readings will be 2 METER CONVERTER, Xtol controlleo, 04 db
from half sc a le to full sca le, dependin g on th e n<li~ fig ure , S low neile VHF transistorl . Requires 15 mo @
inter-nal resistance of the meter. The final is 11-15 vue. Comple te wi th instructions, S 49 .95
tuned for d ip with the slug in t he final coil at 6 METER CONVERTER, }(tol conlrolled, 4db
neiloll' fig ure, 4 low n<l i~ VHf' Ironsilton . Req uire s 13 mo@
the front of the tran sm itter and loaded with 11 - 15 vee. Comple te w i' h instructions, S « .95
t he antenna coupli ng- (loading) ca pacitor . 2 METER PREAMPLIFIER, 4 db no ise fig ure , 21
E xcellent sig n a l r e ports h ave been r eceived db gain, ani), I • 2-3/8 inc~s for .as)' instollolion. Requires
with the T-23 and I a m qu it e sa t is fied w ith its 2. 5 mo @II-15yoe . Comple'e with ins'ruc l ions, S 12. 95
overall performance. By the way that 0- 1 rna
met er is a real rugged beauty a nd it costs le ss
t han two dollars. So, how about a trip to radi o
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1034 F"lmou t h Stree t
Warre nton , Virqinie

Four Layer Devices

IT is d ifficult to think of an electronic com- a positive trigger signal is applied to the gat e
ponent for which ham s have not found the N PN is biased "on", causing its collector
a u sc. Given a little infor ma tion, time a nd a current to rise. T he collector current of th e
reasonable price, hams w ill find some use N P N t urns t he P NP "on" and it in t ur n p ro-
for almost a nythi ng. It is hoped t ha t thi s vides mor e base drive for t he NPN. Both
a rticle w ill provide a little inform ation. trans istors a re d r iven into sa t u r a ti on and the
im pedance between t he anode a nd cathode
(F ig. 2B) becomes very low. T he gate sig nal
is no longer needed because t he PNP prov ides
more than enough drive to the NPX. T he
device will now remain "on" until t he a node
cu r r e nt is r educed below the hold ing val ue
(this ca n be done with a switch or a pul se ).
The f unctions of th e two t ransistors are com-
bi ned into a si ngle P NP N silicon wafe r . The
curve in Fig. 1 is cha racteristic of four layer
devices. Reverse voltages (E ll) cause only a
few micro-amps of current to flow (h) untI
the avalanche breakdown point is reached . For
ward voltages (E v) cau se only a few m icro-
amps to flow u ntil t he f or ward breakover volt-
a ge is r eached . Th ese devices w ill block either
polar ity voltage until t ur ned on, t hen t hey
will act a s a diode.
T he current gain of these devices is tre-
FIG. I mendou s, 50,000 is practical. A representative
Silicon Controlled Rectifiers (SCR) are not gate signa l for turn "on" is + .1 volt and 20
new, but now t here is a fam ily of devices micro-amps (20 micro-watts) . Th is gate signal
(See Ta ble ) based on t be SC R. T he SC R is a might be used to control a n a node curren t
semicondu ctor device that is s imila r t o th e g as f r om a fe w m illi-amps t o a f ew a m ps at volt-
thyratron . T ha t is , it w ill remain in an "off" ages up to 200 volts. T u r n on t ime is usually
(non-conducti ng} st a te until turned "on" (con- a fract ion of a micro-second.
ducting sta te ) by a control sig nal. It will The circu it in Fig. 3 can be used for direct
then remain "on" even if the control si gn al control of current to a given load. Until th e
is removed. The SCR is turned "off" by re- fou r la ye r device is turned "on" it will act
duci nrr its anode current below the "holding" like a few megohms of resist ance, once it is
level (See Fig. 1 ). Th e devices listed in t he t urned "on" its impeda nce will drop to a low
ta ble a ll r esemble th e SC R in t heory an d oper- valu e ( under one ohm a t h igh anode cu r rents )
ation, but t hey h a ve much grea ter fi r ing sensi- and cu rrent will be li mited only by t he load.
t ivity. T her ef or e, they are useful in low power If a regular de relay is used for t he load, it
circu its that are not within the capability of ANODE
the SCR. Al so, some of these devices are de- ANOOE
signed for control sig nal turn "off".
Compared to thyratron s t hese devices a re PNP
smalle r in size, more rugged, free of j itter, no ~2 P
filament , no aging effects and n o firin g insta -
bility. Also, their f orwa r d voltage drop is much N
lower than that of a t hyratron. If used i n p lace
of a relay, they h a ve no contact bounce, no GATE P
arcing, no moving parts, high se nsitivit y and NPN
high s peed operation. GATE o--+-<H
~I N
T he operation of t hese devices is best u nder-
stood by us ing a t wo transistor analogy (See
Fig. 2A). T he collector of t he NP N dr ives t he CATHODE CATHODE
ba se of the P NP, and t he collector of t he P NP (AI (Bl
d r ives the base of t he NPN. Thi s feedback
loop has a gain equal to pI multiplied by {J2 . FIG . 2
The device remain s in the "off" sta te a s long a. Two tra nsistor analogy of four layer device.
a s there is no positive gate sig na l, but when b. Eate rna l connection s to the silico n wafe r.

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 FOUR LOAD I +V TABLE O F FOU R LA YE R DEVICES
LAYER Nam e Symbol Descriptio n
OEVICE NORMALLY
f- CLOSED
./ SWITCH Sem ico ndu ctor de-
A v ice si mi l a r to a
Silko n Controlle d g as t hyr a t ron, ac ts
INPUT RG Re ct ifier lik e o n o rd ina ry d i-
'I ode th a t has been
-- modified to p revent
fo rwa rd cond uction
un til a small sig na l
is a p p l ie d t o t he
FIG 3 G C ga te.

will be converted to a highly sensit ive latching A S ame a s S ili c o n

relay. The gate res istor (RG ) is for b ias. N ever Si licon Contro lled
Contro lled Rectifier
except it is mo re
operate a f ou r la yer device with t he gate open. Switch r c, se ns it ive ( r e q uire s
It is a h igh gain device a nd leakag e current
may cause "turn on" a nd possible self-de-
V sm al l e r go te sig-
na l) a n d d e signed
f or relative ly Ja w
struction. power le vels.
G C
Four layer devices can be used as pulse
Same a s S il i c on
gener ator s, tim ing cir cu its, de t o de converter s, Co nt ro lled Re ct ifie r
Trig isto r
protect ive circu its (for those high p r iced bot- A e x ce p t it is d e -
tles) and many other things. One might be
o r Tro nsw it ch G r I" signed t o be t urne d
" off", a s we ll Q S
used to replace the relay in an elect r on ic C " o n", by a cont ro l
keyer. signQ I Qp p lied to
its 9 01e.
Th ere are many potential uses for fou r la yer
diodes in amateur rad io a nd it is hoped t ha t 'I'r ansf t rc n Electron ic Cor poration, Wakefield, Massa -
chusetts.
thi s article will s t imu lat e a littl e thou ght along "Su rvey of Some Circuit A pplica tions of the Silicon
these Ji nes. For more inf or ma t ion see the bibli- Controlled Switch and S ili con Controlled Rectifier," Bu t-
ogra p hy. let l n # D420 -02, Solid State Products, I nc" One P ingree
Street , S alem, Ma ssachuEct Ls.
Bib liog ra phy "Survey of Some Basi c T r igis tor Ci rcuits," Bulletin
:tD41 0-02, Solid Sta te P r od ucts, Inc., One Pingree Street,
"Controlled Rectf fl er :'ol a n u8l," General E lec t ric Com- Salem , Massa chuset ts.
pa n)', Cha rles Bldg " Li ver- po e], New York , "The Trans wi tch ," Bulletin #AN-1357A, Trnnsitron
"Silico n Con t rolled Rect ifi er," n u lletin #A N- l :l56A , Eloc t ron lc Cor p., W a kefi eld, Ma ss achusetts.

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Did G ri d ley KbJ HJ

Edison Powerhouse #8
Auberry, Ca lifo rnia
y attempts to build a crystal filter-and On May 6th I went to the hamfest in Fresno
M a st r oke of luck-brought about t he and attended a lecture by Bob Fisher K6BGJ
building of this piece of equipment . The unit on the use of Vari- Caps-aJa sweep generator.
is a s weep generator of s imple design, with This was the answer to my problem. Bob's
many u ses. rig was quite elaborate in that he had built in
I, like man}", s ta r ted to build a s ing le side- his own sa wt ooth oscillator and was using the
band exciter. with a light heart, a bucket full unit with a BC221. He su ggested the use of
of FT-241-A crystals, and the available ar- the scope's sawtooth oscillator directly into the
ticles on crystal filters, I la id out a bread- BC221 as an alternate. Not wanting to disrupt
board rig, grabbed the BC221 and a Hewlett- the accuracy of my BC221, and being inher-
Packard 400D VTVM and immediately ran an tly la zy, I took t he easy way out. I built my
into trouble. own oscillator a nd used the sawtooth output
from my scope.
SCOP E
T he hea r t of the rig is an inexpensive item
SWEEP ca lled th e Va r i-Cap by Inter-national R ectifier
© SAWTOOTH
O<H
'"
FIL TER
TO BE
ALI GN ED
Corp. T wo a r e discu ssed here, t he 6.8S C20
and the l OOS C2. T he 6.8SC20, according to
L 0 'L DiClOE P""BE the manu fa ctu r er , will vary its capacitance
VERT
00 0 0 0 '" from 50 mmfd at .lv to 2.5 mmfd at -200v.
" T he 100SC2 will vary from 600 mmfd at .Iv
to 100 mmfd at -lOv. These units each cost Jess
It seems the filter articles written to date than $3.00. The construction is not cr-itical in
are based on db readings us ing a receiver S any way. nor is la yout a problem-just u se
meter. In using a precision VTV.l\I I was not good ham practices. Any power supply de-
able to approach the sha pe fa ctor or th e final livering 150 v de at 60 rna regulated will do.
sha pe these fellows were getting using the re- The oscillator tank must be grounded and I
ceiver S meter. After attempting half lattice did have some trouble until I removed the un-
full lattice, and a few others I was ready to used winding from the 455 if transformer used
give up. Enter the st roke of Iuck _ for the oscillator tank.
vr 150 v REG
6SN7 '0 "" "ow
SAW TOOTH ee«
INPUT
F ROM SCO PE
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 Sawtooth ener gy is applied to Rl wh ich
regulates the amount to be amplifi ed by V I.
R2 linear control m erely puts a portion of
regulated voltage on the Va ri-C ap and thus
sets the capacity of Vari-Cap close to its
center, so th e sa wtoot h pulse cr ea tes a linear
frequency swing. This ci r cu it gives about 6 kc
sweep. I have used TV horizontal coils for
L l and increased CI and C2 to .003 for 85 ke
and 50 kc opera t ion. However, to get enou gh
swing at low fr equ ency, the Val' i-Cap wa s
chang-ed to a 100 S C2. F or 200 kc to 10 me
the 6.8SC20 g ives ple nty of sweep.
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ditional minor adju stments of R l and R2 may

be necessary. Of course, when used to align
• , a receiver, th e diode probe is unnecessary if
., the input to the scope is picked off of the
d iode detector. It goes without sa yin g that it
is necessary to plot an index for the scope
bezel so that a ready r eference is ava ilable
A note here about scopes. Most of the aver- f or band pass width and depth of skirt.
age do not go below 15 cycles and the sweep Some one now sa ys "This is just like set t ing
rate shou ld be about 10 cycles. Some do n ot ye old TV- if band pass." T ha t it is. Th e only
h ave a sa wtooth output jack. The s awtooth difference her e is the freque ncy and the sweep
outpu t can be picked off t he sync circuit. I generator cost wa s junk and $5.00.
fou nd t he best poi nt is on t he fee d side of the The u nu sed switch , sho wn in the phot o, was
sync pot through a .25 m f d ca pacitor. Some insta lled to select one of t hree f requencies.
scopes ha ve a couple of jack pi n s t o a dd ca- However, t hi s r ig h as been used on about s ix.
paci ty exter na lly, some don 't . You will fi nd I don 't th in k I ever will decide wh ich three to
li ttle trouble a dd ing about .25 mfd across the use. Th e un iden ti fi ed t ube is a GU 8 u sed a s a
sl owest spee d. 1 kc au d io oscillator with cathode follower
The use of the rig is si mple. P lug the lead output.
f rom RI into t he scope's sa wt oot h ou tput. I hope you will bu ild th is g a dget , as it is
Couple the output from t he cathode follower li ke a nother hand around th is b uilder 's shack.
section of V2 to the fil ter input through a .001 If you d o build it , you can bet the next time
mfd capacitor. The vertical inpu t of the scope you sh a pe a band pass-be it a filt er for the
is con nected to the filter output through an rf exciter or t he if in the old in haler-it will be
probe. Adj ust HI and R2 about lh open. W it h right. You m ight want to try j ust once more
C3 about lh meshed, adju st the trimmer in th e to build t hat crystal filter, and if yo u do, it
if can to put you in the ball park, and then will be a shoe-in. • . . K6JHJ
u se C3 for fine ad justments of frequency. Ad-
( linear from pa ge 37)
the g oal of thi s project is to obtain a re-
s pecta ble sig na l for the least expenditure of
money, thi s would be defeating my purpose,
unl ess th e changes were simple a nd inexpen-
s •rve.
Before oper a ti ng a unit s uch a s this, one
sho u ld run a se r ies of tests to determine just
what limitations sho uld be placed on the u nit
in ea ch class of ser vice.
The author is well aware that nothing de-
scr ibed here is unique; yet, seein g anot her
angle a nd a different configuration helps those
who are con t emplating building a sim ilar unit.
This combination ca n be heard on most any
band, at any t ime, providing a barrel of fun.
Good luck. . . • W9CJS

MAY 1962 33
 All Band Linear
David Gauger W9CJS
3900 Bluebird Lane South
Rolling Meadows, Illinois

people shy away from the advan- The set u p is sim ply a vfo into a SSB gen-
M AN Y
tages of SSB because of the high cost er ator into a final amplifier. The vfo used is
involved, and to be sure , one ca n spen d the t he old HT-18. F or the benefit of those who
proverbial " potful' on SSB equ ipment if he may be unfamiliar with the HT-18, it is a self
so desires. The setup d escribed here has been conta ined VFO provid ing sever al watts of
in use f or the last t wo years at this st at ion power out put directly on each band, 80 through
and ha s evoked nothing but complementary 10 meters. Because the SB-lO requires drive
comments b y othe r oper a tors , and yet its cost on the same band that output is desired on,
and com ple xity are li ttle more th an the aver- the IIT-18 is a natural choice for a vfo. How
age AM set u p. It is designed primarily for is the fr equency s ta bilit y you a sk'! The stabil-
SSB and C' V operation but does an admir- ity of my HT-18 is excellent. It will " ait" right
able job on AM a s well. on my crystal calibrator for very long periods
The entire arrangement cou ld be duplicated of time, even on ten and fifteen meters, and
for con siderably less than $200. If one is adept it is a stock model in that no additional com-
at scrounging various part s from sur plus gear, pensation or modifications have been made.
he might conceivably reduce the investment by I have never had a complaint of drift by any
a large amount; however, it is not intended st a ti on in the two years that I have operated
that anyone copy thi s arrangement exactly as SSB.
it is. Rather, I would hope that I can convince The vfo will drive the SB-IO to rated out-
some of the skeptics th at it doesn't take a put on all bands. Certainly the SB-IO needs no
fortune in gold to put a very respectable sig- introduction. Perhaps you have heard criti-
nal on the air, both in quality and S units. cisms of variou s troubles in the SB-10. Let
me say thi s, if one follows all the simple sug-
gestions for its operation that the Heath
Company provides, it will provide a good clean
signal with very ad equate carrier and un-
wanted sideb and suppression.
The final is simplicit y itself. It consi sts of
four EL-34 pentodes in parallel u sed in a
very common grounded grid configuration.
\Vith 1000 volts on the plates, one can run
250 watts pep on the lower three bands and
about 150 watts pep on 15 and 10 meters. On
C\V one can run 300 watts input on all bands.

Circuit Description
On th e final am plifier ch assis are in cluded
a low voltage sup ply f or the SB-10, the RF
Front view of the amplifier in finished form. sect ion , a nd it s 1000 volt power su pply. The
Below the meter are the pc ... er switch, the low voltage sup ply provides sli ghtl y over 300
meter seleete- switch and the plate power vdc a t a capability of 125 rna . The output
switch. The oth er six knobs are as follo.....s: top ca paci ty is 40 mfd as recommended, to help
left to right, band switch, and plate tuning: improv e the lin earity of the driver ou t put.
middle, a dummy knob on the left and the out-
put tuninq on the right ; boHam, CW / driver
T he fi nal consi sts of four EL-34's wi th all
barefoot / final switch. and fixed cap.city out- grids ground ed. No fixed bias is used. wtth
put tun ing switch. The panel is I/ a inch alumi- t his arrangement, the total final idling cur -
num in smooth grey, lolf2 x 19 inch es. The r ent is about 80 rna and provid es adequate
knobs are the author's design and were turned load for th e HV sup ply so that no bleeder r e-
from 11f2 inch alumin um turning stc c]; sistor wa s used. The cathodes of the EL-34's

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are tied together and grounded through a 2.5 and I was trying to build the unit on a teach-
mh ric. D ri ve from t he S B-lO is applied direct- er's s a la r y, I decided to try half wave recti-
ly to t he ca t hodes and no inpu t t u ning is used fi cat ion and prove t o myse lf th at it would
or needed. Th e plate ci rcu it u ses a standard pi not work, before go ing to t he trouble a n d
sect ion comprised of a 250 mmfd plate tuning expense of incorporating a bridge circuit.
capacitor, and a three sect ion output tuning ) Iuch to my s u r pr ise, the half wave circuit
capacitor of about 1100 mmfd. An additional works. and does so, much better than I ever
switch is used to add fixed capacity if needed. dreamed it would. Believe it or not, there is
T he fina l t a nk coil consists of two coils , one no trace of ripple on my C\V note, even when
fo r t he lower thr ee band s, an d th e sm aller for running 300 rna to t he final. The plate voltage
fi ftee n and ten meter s. T he la r ger coil is an drop s f r om 1150 with 80 rna load t o 1000 volts
Il lu mitron ics var-i-pitch pi-dux, #2008D5 and with 250 rna load. T he familiar two tone test
is ser iesed with a smaller coil of 6 turns of on the final shows that the final begins to fiat
# 12 wire, 1 %" diameter 2 inches long. For top at about 250 rna .
40, meters, the large coil is tapped 15 turns
from the bottom end. On 20 meters, th e Construction
la rger coil is tapped 21 turn s from the bottom. A chassis of considerable size was needed to
F or t he t op two ba nds, th e bu ilder m ust aim- provide room for all necessary components.
ply expe riment to find the best taps. T he The chassis used is a Cadmium p lated steel
author's taps were a s fo llows: fifteen meters, job of dimen sions 17" x 14" x 2". T he panel
tap at 2 Ih turns from the lower end of the is %" aluminum, sp r a yed grey. The cabinet
s ma ll coil and for 10 meters, tap at 4 % turns is a s ur plus item painted grey to match the
from the bottom end. panel. The knobs were turned out of 1 72 "
The fir st high voltage power tran sformer aluminum turning s tock, and are the author's
used went up in a cloud of dense a crid smoke. des ign. The front pa nel meter is a Simpson
E v id ent all y it had picked up some moi sture mode l 29 h aving a basic m ovement of 1 rna.
a n d t he au t hor's ba king hadn 't do ne the job. The 300 rn a scale wa s obtained directly from
T he only replacement was a hu sky surplus unit t he S impson people at a cost of a little over
giving 1280 volts ac across the secondary with $1.00. The meter is lighted by two sma ll sub
a tap at about 250 volts from one end. There m iniature lamps placed through two holes
was no center tap, so a bridge circuit was con- drilled through the meter body at the top. It
templated. Since a bridge circuit is expensive, is recommended that the meter be removed

MAY 1962 35
from the case when thi s is done in order to socket , and a fu se post complete the rear com-
remove drill ch ips. Th e illumination is very ponents.
plea s ing and serves a s a pilot light. The meter A l\Ionimatch was const r ucted and mounted
is swi tched to read cathode cur r ent , high vol- on the back of th e cabinet . Its connections are
tage, f orward and r ever se indications from made through a three conduct or sh ielded cable
the bu ilt-in Monim atch, a nd rf voltage across which emerges through a grommeted hole in
the ant en na con nectio n. In each application , the back chassis apron and plugs into a three
O:1e s ide of t he meter is g rou nded. circuit j a ck in th e bottom of the monimatch
A f u nct ion s witch is placed on the front box.
panel which switches the SB-I0 directly to Up topside on the chas sis, the rf shield cage
the antenna f or local oper a t ion, a second posi- encloses the final tubes, tank circuit and tun-
ti on for normal amplifier operation, and a ing capacitors. The plate tuning capacitor is
CW position where th e output from the vfo a double section unit of about 150 mmfd per
is bypassed around the SB-I0 to drive the sect ion with both sections paralleled. The ou t-
cat hodes of the amplifier, directly. put capacitor is an old broadcast rad io j ob
A coarse loading s witch was fou nd to be having three sect ions of 365 mmfd each,
alm ost unnecessary. This amplifier can be paralleled.
loaded to full output into a 50 ohm non reac- On the front panel, to the left of the meter
tive load on 80 meters, without the u se of the switch is the main power swit ch. To the right
fixed capacitors. is the plate s witch. It is a center off toggle
The back apron of the ch assis includes a switch wired such that when in the down posi-
J ones plug connection for the ac power. The ac tion, only the low voltage to the driver is
line is bypassed bot h inside , at the t erminals on , and when in th e up position, both low and
and outside, with in the shell of the con nector . high voltage su pplies are on.
The line is filtered by an rf choke in each lead. No values in t he schem at ic are cr itical, save
F ou r coaxial connectors, the SB~10 power only the meter sh unt r esistances wh ich I pur-
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 You are the proud possessor of sever a l hun -
dred watts of clean sideba nd power. On e
caution, watch carefully for signs of overdrive
in t he S B-lO. If your carr ier null is ha r d t o
obt a in or keep, once it has been reached,
ch a nces ar e that yo u are d r ivin g th e u nit
too hard . In th is ease, open up the lIT -18 a nd
detu ne t he output s lig htl y until the S B-1O is
no longe r overdi-iven. This may be necessary
on sever a l bands, a s the lI T- I 8 puts out a
real wa llop for a vfo unit. W hi le th e vfo is
ope n, remove the wires f'r cm the tu .i e s wit ch
on the fron t pan el and parallel the switch
ac ro ss th e keying' t ermina ls at the ha ck. Th is
facilit ates zero ing in on frequen cy without
p laci ng a ny carric r on t he air.
Top re ar view of the a mplifier with th e to p of
the fin al a mpli fier rf ca ge rem oved to show
interior detai l. At the re ar left is the low volt-
age power supply exce pt fo r filt er capa citors
which are mounted below. At rear center is the
H. V. fi lter eheke, a nd to its rig ht is th e H.V.
power tr an sform er. on top of wh ich is mounted
the input filter c apacitor. Note th e cooling fan
motor above th e eheke. Within th e cage one
can se e the final plate t uning ca pacito r to th e
left. It hid es from view the tripl e sectio n ou t-
put capacitor which is directly below. The fin a l
t an~ assembly and banndswitch can be seen
a lonq with th e extra coil for r0 a nd 15 meters.
At th e fron t right are the H.V. rectifier a nd
its fi lament tra nsfo rmer. Th e two small holes
a bove the met er a re to allow the two small
lig hting lam ps to be in serted above th e meter
sca le.
80ttom view of the a mplifier, pan el t o t he t op.
posely h a ve not g iven values for. I feel t h a t Th e two larg e ca pac it ors a re e ach 4 mfd a t
most people will use meter s h a v ing different 1500 vdc a nd a re parall el. Th ey a re th e HV
cha racter istics, an d in that case' differ ent filter capacit ors. Th e two small cyli nd rica l ee-
pa cito rs a re th e LV filters for the S8 .10 sup-
sh un t values are d ictated. T he a mplifier h a s
ply. At the bottom left o ne can see th e AC
not been de-T VI'd to a ny extent. The final line chde s an d bypa ss cond e nsers mounted
a mp lifie r ha s been e nclos ed in a ca ge, the line ne ar the J o ne s con nector and fuse post. The
has been filtered to prevent any great amount fo ur coaxial co nnectors are used as follows:
of rf gett ing back into the house wiring, and a from left t o riqht. RF in fro m the HT·18 eco,
parasitic su pp r essor h a s been u sed in the fi nal RF to the 58.10. RF fro m th e 58.10, a nd a m-
plate lead. Oth er than t hat no precautions were plifi e r out put t o th e Monimatch. In the upper
u sed, and yet no sign of TVI is seen on a left cor ner are the meter switc h a nd HV recti-
portable TV set whi ch is oper ating r ight next fi er socket. At top c e nter a re th e four EL-34
se ekers. At th e bottom right is the LV power
to t he ampl ifie r . supply. Th e c hassis is Cadm ium plated steel
14" x 19" x 2" a nd was " res cued from th e
Adjustment .lunx• box."

Operation of the combination I S s implicity There are seve r a l points in the design of
itself. The filame nts are allowed to r each op- th e unit that may draw a rg u ment from some
erating tempe ratu re a nd t he plate su p plies a r e readers who are more techn ically proficient
turned on . T he fi n al cathode cu r r e nt shou ld t h an 1. Among t hem, the most obvious would
idle around 80 to 100 rna. 'W it h th e vfo , S B-lO probably be the usc of a condenser in put , half
and final swi tched to th e sa me ba nd , say 75 wave r ectifier circuit. All I ca n sa y is that
meters, ca rrie r is inserted by detu n ing one of it wo r ks a nd works we ll. No doubt t he unit
t he ca r r ier null pot s on t he S B-10. As t he would be li nea r to a g reater power rating if
S B-lO is peaked for max imum output, the a differ en t power s u pply were u sed, however
cathode current sh ou ld ri s-e to between 250 linear ity is determ ined by a great m any
and 300 rna . Next, the meter swit ch on the th ings , and in my case, the amplifi er begin s
a mplifier is turned to t he forw ard pos ition on to flattop at about the sa me t im e the 8 B-1O
the monim atch a nd the final amp lifier controls begi ns to do so. Thu s, to run more peak power
are tu ned fo r ma ximum ou tp ut. Null t he car- would require seve r a l de sign cha nges . Si nce
rier on t he S B-1O, and turn up the gain. ( Turn to bottom of page 33)

MAY 1962 31
 FSK Without Relays
Ted Hert W 5QJR

Sever a l articles have appeared in H am mag- Referring to the sc hem a t ic diagram, Fig.
azines illustrating diode keying circuits for I, th e switch is show n in the more conven-
t he F S K osc ill a tor used in RTTY st a t ion s. B y tional sh if t u p condition . The keyboa r d con-
extending t he idea , a ll the re lays ( except se- ta cts are closed in r esting condition , ca using a
lect or m a gn ets) in t he RTT Y system m a y be current t o flow through diodes CR l and CR2.
elim in ated. Th is includes the fo r m ida ble pola r CR2 is gated closed and pla ces C2 in parallel
relay, a devi ce t h a t is almost a s hard to u se wi th LI-Cl to cause th e oscillator to be at
correctly a s it is to obtai n. the lowest fr equ ency, F L (2125 f or AFSK).
Since most of the RTTY stations use a The .1 mf capacitor m ay be consid ered a sh or t
vacu um t ube keyer f or the selector m agnets, cir cu it f or the f requen cies chosen. When t he
t he only r emaining use f or the polar r elay is keyboa rd contacts open, fo r a mark condition,
to prov ide the capa bility of sh ift ing oscillator no curren t fl ows and CR2 is gated open. C2
f requency up or down to a chieve a fu nction is removed fro m t he tun ed circuit and the
paralleling t hat of upp er or lower sideb a nd f or frequ ency is determin ed by LI -Cl only a s t he
SS B st ation s. This fu nction ca n be a ch ieved high er f r equ en cy, F Il (2975 for AFSK) .
w it h diode keyi ng, th u s eli m ina ti ng all the
reason s fo r u s ing a pola r relay . E ven the cost 8+
of t he t h r ee d iodes r equi r ed is nominal a nd ISOV
the units arc available out of most junk boxes
an d at all elec tro nics p art s hou ses.
DKJ MON ITOR S PEAKER
FOR CW 10 ENTIFCATK)N
F ig . 1 is a sch ema t ic diagram of the di ode ,-/ SEENOl E I.
47 K
key in g circu it . The dashed lin e se pa r a ti ng the
oscillator tube and t he t ank circ uit indicates H'~ T
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po sition a nd , since th e keyboard contacts are
TO closed f or spa ce, a positive voltage will be
R3 KEY&::l£l.RD applied to CR3 to pr event cur r ent flow throu gh
3 .9 K CQNTt>CTS the diod es. Th e circui t now r est s a t F H. A
FOR USE WITH ~, mark condition opens t he keyboa r d contacts
A FSK SYSTE MS DIODE KEYING CIRCUI T
and a llows cur rent flow t hr ough CR2 ca using
tha t t he circu it may be u sed f or eit he r a n the oscilla tor to shift t o FL.
A F SK system wit h t he va lues shown or LI-Cl Whe n us ed w it h a 150 volt power supply
may be components of the VFO tank cir cu it current flow t hroug h the diodes is limited to
for t hose w ho p refer keying at t he r f f re- 2.5 ma by the bleed er re sistor networks, Rt,
quency. Th e values shown on the Schemat ic R3 , R4, and R5. Rl, R2, and R3 were chosen
f or LI-CI -C2 a r e app roxi mate only and should to provide pro per f r eq uency sh if t in both
be select ed fo r 2125 and 2975 cps. For keying switch positions, eliminating circuit interac-
the VFO choose LI-CI- C2 t o provide 850 cps tion s. e R3 should be a s ilico n diode, while CRI
sh ift at the fr equency de sired. a nd CR2 s hould be g ermanium diodes. Typical

38 73 MAGAZINE
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430 Mc.-$9. 2S; 220 Mc.-$ 12.95; 144 Mc.- $ 16.00 (16 ELEMENTS)
WRI TE FOR CA TALO G

types are shown on the schematic but most

available units will work satisf actorily.
Fig. 2 detail s the means f or obtaining local
loop copy. V2 provides inp ut to the detector cir- wanted
cu it from the A FS K oscilla tor and isolat es the
tran smitter input from the r eceiver audio ou t -
put. If selector magnets are keyed t hrough a
vacuum tube, no r elays will be required in the
RADIO OPERATOR-
system.
If t he VFO is sh ifted, t he receiver will ser ve
a s the local loop in the sa me manner used to
TECHNICIANS
monitor C'V s ig na ls when a monitor is un-
T he U.S. Govern ment has a cont inuing
available..•• W5QJR r equi r ement f o r s i ngle and m arried m en
be t ween the a g es o f 20 and 30 w ith rad io
o ucrn to r- technicla n e x perience. Individual s
wsth less than min imum required ex per ie nce
Letter ca n qua li fy fo r t ra in ing. Persons w ith past
applicable experience w ho for some time
D ea r S taff: have been out of t ouch wi th this type o f
Three da ys aeo a fri end let m e glance t hroug h you r act iv ity will be t ra i ned. A ssignments are
Octobe r is sue. There I s a w your article, "A L ike-New overseas at inte rest ing fo reign p osts.
Mixe r C trcuit,' Since m yoid S u p er Pro was s tarti n g to
fe el its age I figured t hat this m igh t be just the ton ic. S t a rtin g e nn un l s a lar- ies, which w iII be
d e termined b y t he app licant's ex pe r ie n ce
So, a fter s tuff in g the m a g. i n to m y co a t pocket when and a bility, rang e f rom $4830 to $5885.
m y friend was occupied wit h t hat Z L station he needed, N o rm a l promotional p rogress w ith i n t his
I excused m yse l f a nd hurried home to see if a t la s t this sa la r y range may be expected w h en quali ty
m ight b e m y solutio n t o t ha t high nois e le ve l, low s ig nal of pet-for-rna nee dic tates. Beyond th is lat t er
le ve l, e t c. le vel a d vancem ent pos sibilities exist on a
Using a wa r s u r p lus LP- 5 s ig nal generato r to set a n setect tve lind com peti ti ve basis . Standard
" S " s ig na l o f 2, I foun d that I j ust could pick o ut the go ve rnmont a ll owances a re paid i n a dd itio n
to the salary.
s ignal th r ough the noise. So out came the soldering: i r on,
a nd the r est of the e lements. A variety o f foreign posts i s available.
The eon ve rslon itsel f t ook a bit over o ne hour. Most o f Hotation o f the e mployee a nd his f amily
the t im e was Sile n t look in g tor the 4.7K resistor . from post t o p ost is a ccom plished in a c -
Afte r al ignment, the s e t w us tu rned on a nd it was cor.la nce with s ta n d a r d government reau-
found that a fuJI 3 " S" units was ga ined. The c o nversio n la t iu ns a nd us u ally involves tours of 2 4
m onths d ura t ion a t each p ost f ollowed by
m ade wa s f o r t he 12ATI. H o we ve r. a 12A U7 produced S t a tesid e leave be t ween ass lg n m e n ta, W ork
just unde r 2 un its a nd a 12AX7 produced just u nder 3 is challengi ng a nd v a ries f rom post to post.
uni ts. If you are in good h ealth, not s u b j ect to
All i n a ll , the time s pe n t was m o re t h a n j us ti fi ed in military d r aft, and are interested in the
t hat t he noi s e le vel t h a t had bugged me s o before now a bove opening s, pleas e write. giving u s the
wa s in the background. foll owing info rmation :
Going II bit f urthe r, I p u lled the first RF a nd replaced 1) N ame, a ddress, telep h on e number, and
the c ircu it w ith a eascode ci rcu it. A lte r align ment. a h o u rs when yo u c a n be rea ched: 2 ) Date
reud jn g wa s ta ken and it was noted t hat with a 12ATI of birth; 3) Military histo ry. inetuding
in the c irc uit 1 c ou ld p ic k u p on ly 2 more " 8 " units. d ates, sc hools. ex pe r ience, grade or ran k.
So, I pulled the s eco n d RF tube a nd rouluced it with a nd MOS ( prim a r y and others) ; 4) Civilian
a no t he r euscode c irc u it. Afte r I was ab le to kill the t r ainimt a n d ex pe r ie nce : 5 ) FCC license if
a ny : 6) C W sp eed ; 7 ) Typing sp eed ; 8)
oscillations tha t kept c reep i ng- in a n d re-re-a lig n in g the Ma rital a tat us a nd d e pendents,
f ron t end, 1 had gained a nother 2 u nits. N ot o nly tha t.
h u t t he no ise ha d retrea ted to t he point of " j u s t It your letter Indicates that you h ave the
barely" ! ! ! l't.'1 \u ired q uafiflcat iona, a f ormal interview
Well, I ha ve retu rn ed the maga zine that I m ade o fT w ill be urra ngeol in the n ear futu re. Ad.
w ith, and have had seve r a l comm ents f rom visitors as d r es s lette rs to Mr. Carlton H . B roadnax,
P . O . B ox 8254, Southwest Station, Wash ·
t o the FB w a y my " O L D WARHORSE" s ou nd s , Ami iug ton 2 4. D. C.
n ow I'd like to t ha n k yo u Cor p rinting t he a rt icle. It
s ure works good. And best o f a ll , i t makes a n old RCVR
" L I K E _N E W ."
Jim Whi tfield K6BHN

MAY 1962 39
 •

Slim W ilson W4WQT

Route 3. Box 39
Modison, Aleberne

Do Hams Have Fun?

IT bor
took me a full hour to convince the neigh-
that the lines on hi s TV set were not
and that he wanted me to come back and tell
them just who I wa s, where I was located and
caused by my ham st a t ion. Hi s main argu- that we were, indeed, nothing but ham radio
ment had been that he had no trouble until I operators. I could just p ictu re poor old Hotch
moved into his neighborhood and now he had swea t in g a nd the government inspector look-
a lot of interference. I proved to him that ing over hi s shou lde r wa iting for my reply.
his trouble was in hi!'! UHF converter and Did I comply with Hatch's request? 'Vhy cer-
that actually he was causing me a little TVI tainly not, this would have spoiled my fun.
himself. He finally a sked the inevitable ques- I went back to him and sa id, "Old boy, your
tion you get from all who view a ham sta t ion sign a ls are pretty wea k (it wer e -to over
for the first time, "How far can you reach S-9) but I think you were a sking me if I
with that radio?" I quickly let him see a few had found a n y n ew Rum customers. Yes, I
of my choice DX QSL's, knowing full well have ... plea se try to sm ugg le !) cases of Rum
what hi s next question would be. "What did out thi s trip instead of 6 cases like you did on
it cost to set up all that fan cy radio gear ?" the last trip down there. How do you co py-
I told him that the radio cost about a s much Over." A fu ll m in ute we nt by and then my
a s his new set of "walking polo clubs," that I e x- buddy ca me back with a si ngle sta tement -
had built the transmitter and it cost about " Consider your t hroat cut." I found out later
a s much a s he had spent that year for "green that it took both the shi p capta in and old
fees and 1nth hole refreshments." I had learned Hotch quite a long time to explain.
long ago to never quote actual cost to a non- l\'ly neighbor, by this time, had nearly fin-
ham, just compare the cost with hi s hobby. ished my bottle of sour ma sh and had seemed
The neighbor finally got interested enou gh t o enj oy t he tale I had spu n. I held up th e
to a sk, .." That do you talk about when you nearly empty bottle a nd sa id, " Now who would
hook up with another ham, can you really have ever th ink that t he gol den content s of thi s
fun with a. hobby like this?" I decided that bottle could actually become a part of a
since he had already, by this time, killed half radio?" I then proceeded with . . .
a pint of my favorite " sour mash" I would
s pin him a few tales of some actual "fun" I
had experienced with ham radio. These tales Tu le N o. T wo : The )[08t Unique Radio.
are all true, only the names have been changed
Every Sp r ing an d all through the Summer
to protect . . . myself.
the ham s meet at various towns and cities for
re-union s or conventions. 'Ve call them ham-
Tale No. One: The Rum Runner.
f ests. The various rad io manufacturers have
I used to talk to a lot of Ham s that operated di splays of t heir newest radio gear and there
sta t ions on sh ips. Th ey are called maritime are alwa ys "Door Prizes" g ive n to a few lucky
mobiles and back in the old days they were hams. Sometimes t her e are contests. One such
only allowed to operate on 10 meters. One in ham-fest u sed to always have a contest for
particular got to be one of my best buddies. the most "unique home made radio." The re-
I had been aboard his sh ip , seen hi s sta t ion quirements were that it had to be a s im ple
and even met the captain of the ship . Old Crystal radio, it had to actually work and it
Hotch was a fin e fellow and we had talked to had to be unique. I entered thi s contest one
each other from all over the world. I u sually year with a complete radio built in my ea r-
knew his sh ip's sched ule a full month ahead phones It wa s a powerful little set and worked
of time. One afternoon I heard Hotch calling, real well. The judges awarded me second
uCQ, USA, CQ, USA." I quickly called him pr-ize, a coil of acid core solder . I thought I
and he came right back to me. It seems that should have gotten first prize but on e of the
he was docked at a port in a sm a ll South j udges ex pla ined it thi s way, "Well, we knew
American country and was being paid a visit th e other f ellow." I mad e up my mind that
by the local government radio inspector. Hotch come next year I would have a radio so unique
carefully explained that he wa s having diffi- that it would have to win first prize. Nearly
culty explaining the "extra" radio station that 6 months went by before the id ea came to me
he had in the sh ip's radio-room, that the gov- of just how I would build my contest radio-
ernment inspector had an interpreter with him and I got busy.

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 I found a half p int plastic b ottle, complete
with bottle cap and decided to u se it for a WANTED
coil form. I fir st painted a vertical dial on Tubes, Diod e s, Tran sistors, a ny quantity, all ty pes ;
the bottle w ith my X YL's red finger nail polish also Milita ry, C e mme rcl el La b-Grad e Test Equip-
and then wound the outside of the "coil form" men t, C omp one nts, PRC , GR D Equipm en t , Aircraft
with some number 20 wire, I put a sm all fixed Eq uip ment by C o ll ins. TOP PRICES. W rite details,
Bob Sa nett, W6 REX, V & H Radio & Ele ctronics,
mi ca capacitor a cross th e coil, a value that 2053 Venice Blvd., l os Angeles 6, C a lifo rnia .
made the coil and ca paci tor combination tune
to the middl e of th e broadcast band, I next
mounted a 1N34 d iode to the coil, another
s ma ll coil with one en d a s antenna and one WRONG FREQUENCY?
a s the ground wire and then hooked a pair Cha nge cryst al frequency w ith this uyslal etching kil .
Th is papular SAFE WAY k il supplies everything needed
of ea r pho nes up to it. It actually worked, it (e ve n for the pla ted type ), ammonium bi-f1uoride, con-
wasn't very selecti ve . . . in fact I could hear jo ine rs, holders and co m plete instructions. Shipped pest-
paid for $1.00. De Lux model $2 .00. Guaranteed.
nearly all of th e broadcast band at the sa me
tim e, but it work ed . I wa s p r oud of the little HAM KITS - B•• 17Ss, Cronfo rd , Now J e rse y
radio but st ill did not believe it was unique
enough to win a prize. I decided that it sa id , that the cat had gotten its tail caught
would have to be t unabl e. " That better way in the back door and it wa s almost cut off.
to tune a ra dio than t o vary the inductance He wa s trying t o decide if he sh ou ld cut it
of the coil, I thought? I got to looking for the r est of the way off or try to put a splint
some "Hi-Q Co re Material" to put inside the on it. We had sug gest ions to make but we
plastic bottle-something that I could slide in knew that unless the poor cat got some atten-
and out to u se a s a "tuner." I could think of tion pretty soon hi s cr ys of pain would drive
nothing with a Hi gher HQ" than a certain us crazy. Finally one of the boys could stand
Tennessee Sour Ma sh bourbon . . . referred it no longer, he called up a local pet doctor
to in better circles a s "B L J D." This was and phone patched him on the frequency. My
one ham exper imen t that I knew I would en- fri end with the cat carefully explained the
joy. I quickly filled the "coil" with BLJD, eat's trouble and the Doc spent about 15
put on my ear phones and began to slowly minutes carefully telling him how to amputate
" sip the core material." As the core level the eat's tail. My friend was not satisfied ,
got lower and lower, the radio sig na ls got however. He had another fellow to call an-
stronger and st r onger. By the time I got it other Doctor and th is one, via the phone
"tuned" half way up t he band t he signals patch, carefully expla ined h ow to put a splint
really began to come in . I will always swear on a eat's ta il. Now, I ask you n eigh bor,
t hat just a s I took the la st "tuning sip" that where else ca n one obtain the expert advice
I hea r d a ZL ca lllug "CQ G meters." I handed from th e lea ding cat doctors in New York
my "unique radio" to the ham-fest judges and Chicago in a matter of minut es a ft er
(complete with a full coil of Hi-Q core ma- such a ba d accident to a cat? W ha t I didn't
teria l) and expla ined how to "tune it." I knew tell my neighbor and reveal to you f or the
I wa s a su r e winner a s soon a s I noted the first time . . . yes, it was a fictitious cat .. •
judges s toop in g down behind the judges' st a nd I happen to know that the only pet my f rien d
to "tune" my receiver. A cer t a in radio maga- has is an old lazy hound dog. To hear the
zine Editor attended that ham-fest and I careful explanations from the doctors and the
noticed that he stooped a couple of times with qu estions put to them by my fri end was one
the judges. This mi ght explain why he nearly of the most enj oya ble hours I have ever spent
tripped twice while giving his little talk from with my hobby.
the judges' s ta n d later that day. After th e Tale No . 'F our : The Tr ial
contest I r eceived my "unique radio" com-
pletely tuned and the fir st p ri ze . . . a roll of Operating a Ham Station is a good way to
rosin core solde r. I r eached up on the shelf spen d a winter evening . I remember one time
and handed my most unique radio to my vi sit- we had a culprit on 75 meters that was always
ing neighbor, who by t his time was r eady t o g iving us all a hard time. One Saturday eve-
tune anything . H e was nearly convinced, by ning we decided we were tired of his actions
this time, that ham s do have a lot of fun. and decided t o have a complet e trial "on the
I proceded with . . . air." We appointed a Judge (who also acted
a s a net control sta t ion ) , a complete panel of
Tale N o. Th ree : The Cal Ope rat ion. jurors, th e defending lawyer and the prose-
cu t ing attorney. There were also many wit-
W hile cha tting one even ing on 75 meters a nesses. The trial lasted all night. It took
fellow ham broke in with a sa d stor y about nearly three hours of d iscussion for the jury
hi s little girl's pet ca t. 'Ve could even h ear to r each a verdict. Th e culprit was found
the cat in the background ever y once in awhile. guilty and the Judge sent enced him to six
It s u r e seemed to be in pain. It see ms , he weeks on two met ers.

MAY 19b2 41
 ,

Yes, SIr, a lot of fu n ny th ings happen t o My first victim wa s an old ex-buddy of mine,
ham s. I had a pretty hard time a f ew years Gr ump y. Gru mpy had an ideal ham sh ack in
back trying t o expla in t o my XYL why a a bea ut if ul P ine paneled Den. He h ad the com-
ce r ta in YL sho rt wave listener kept sending plete KW Collins SSB r ig with a fan cy clock
me swee t , perfumed, powder spr ink led letters. and bea m position indicator. Gr u mpy ser ved
My XYL just couldn't understand why the us all a delightful portion of Hi-Q core mate-
YL "fell in love" with my radio voice. By this rial a nd settled down at hi s oper a t ing desk to
time my neighbor had forgotten all about hi s tryout my little Tester. He spent a little tim e
TVI and r eally seemed to be interested in telling us about his fan cy clock th at had never
ham radio. He looked up on the shelf as he been off by more than two seconds, all the
put my "unique radio" back-less core ma- while carefully reading the tester instructions.
terial and noted a little alum inum box with Rather than take a fu se from some piece of hi s
an ac cord coming out one end. He sa id , "What gear he sa id he would t ry one of his spar es
is thi s little ga dget ?" It was my little fu se first. \Ve a ss ured him this would be a good
t ester and I proceeded with idea. Gr umpy carefull y tun ed his r eceiver in
T ale N o. Five : The Little Gem Fuse Tester. on 3980 kc. set the g ain cont rol and proceeded
Sometimes a li ttle fun can backfire. On e t o "test " the fu se. I sh all never f orget what
year, just befor e ham f est ti me , I was s itting happened when he tu rned t he switch to the
around tuning my "unique radio" and came ON posi tion. All the light s went out , the room
upon the idea of buildin g a little fu se t ester. was suddenly com pletely quite because the
I knew that I would st art out to the ham radio had also go ne dead. The clock stopped
fest, which wa s located over 300 miles away, too, of course and for a minute or two there
and probably s pen d a couple of nights with was a general scrambling noise from Grumpy
old buddies of mine. I wanted to have some and then a fla sh light wa s turn ed on. Grumpy
fun while at each place. I took the small opened up the box of spa r e fu ses and was
aluminum box and mounted a little fu se holder a bou t to put an oth er in the tester when he
on its top, a heavy ON-OFF switch on one cau ght on. Instruct ion 6 had said r epla ce fu se
end under a n eon bulb holder. I brought out -!JUt it di dn't say whi ch fuse. You see, the
an ac cord out t he opposite end after h ooking fu se h older on the tester was a dummy, hooked
it up "pr operly" in the li ttle box. The Little to absolut ely noth ing while the s witch wa s
Gem Fuse Test er was complete an d, after hooked directly acr oss the ac line wh en placed
on the ON posit ion. :\Iy ex-bu ddy , Gr umpy ,
the application of proper lettering on the ou t-
soon fo und another se r vice fus e and placed it
s ide, looked qu ite professional. The most im-
in the fu se box d own in the basement while
portant thing ca me next . . . the writing of a
we began to think of wa ys t o get out without
simple "Operation Manua1." The inst r uct ions getting shot .
read someth ing like this: My next victim was old Joseph. How was I
to k now t ha t he had hi s Ham Shack wired
CAUTION throu gh a 50 Al\'1P circu it breaker. He went
T h is tester is designed to test the one to t hrough t he same or dea l a s Cru mpy but when
te n ampere fuses contained In your ham he pl aced the switch on th e Little Gem Fuse
gear. Do not try to test any fuse larger T est er to th e ON posi tion there was a small
than 10 amperes. Follow instructions very
carefully." explos ion in s ide th e lit tle box and my little
tester went up in s moke. So, dear neig hbor, the
J. Turn rad io on and set dial to 3980 ke. Set li ttle box you hold contai ns a little charred
re ceiver gain control for comfortab le listen- mess of swi tch a nd wire. I've never had the
ing level.
2. Remove top of fuse holder lind insert fuse heart t o r ebuild it.
to be t ested. Carefully replace fuse holder l\Iy n eighbor, by thi s time, wa s con vinced
top. that we hams do have a lot of fun. He next
3. Place ON.OFF switch in the OFF position. asked. "I hear that you hams are a g rea t help
4. Plug the ec line into the nearest ac recep- during time s of d istress. Did you ever help
tacle. NOTE: This test is best conducted on anyone with your hobby"? I thought t o my-
your operating desk, The Test Lamp should self , "I h ave helped th is jerk , he has drank up
light when the ec line is plugged in. all my Sour Ma sh." I quick ly replied, however,
5. Turn the ON·OFF switch to the ON position. "Dh yes , I have done my sh a re I g uess ." I
The t est la mp should go out.
6. Replace Fuse. showed him t he '55 H u rricane Ha zel and '57
Kent uck y T rain \Vreck P ublic Service Awards
In maki ng up these instru ctions I wa s very I had han ging on t he wa ll. I next told him th at
ca ref ul to fill an ent ire pa ge with them. I t hen I felt th e most help I h ad ever been to anyone
had an out if some " sm a rt boy" wanted t o know was back in '49 when I helped in ... Tale N o.
what indication he shou ld get for a good or S ix : The Movement to Keep Grandy \Vindy.
bad fu se. I would merely st a te that I had lost Grandy, an old ex-buddy of mine, wa s per-
page two of the in structions but the action of hap s the windiest Texan ever to operate on
his recei ver tuned to 3H80 kc would let him ten meters. He broad ca st his bruggings to
kn ow if the fu se was good or ba d. ever y \VI, \V2, \V6 and W7 that he could h ook

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MAY 1962 43
up with. He lived in a little T exas town about paign but that I f elt su r e it would have to
20 miles from myoId home QTH. One day j ust die a natural death. It finally tapered off
during a QSO with a certain \V7 it wa s sug - but it took sever al week s. Grandy donated a
r-ested that we should do our best to keep large truck load of beans and soap to an
Grandy windy. It wa s decid ed that if he had orphan home. I am su r e it was a windy place
nlenty of beans in hi s daily diet it would help f or sever al months . . . but very clean. Today
keep h im wind y. 'Ve a greed that we would Grandy is perhaps the windiest fellow in the
ask everyon e we talk ed to on ten met ers t o s ta te of Texas. Yes, ham radio can be most
sh ip Grand y a can or two of beans. Thus, the helpful and a lot of fun.
Rean Campaign wa s born. The local radio club My neighbor mumbled something about go-
thought it to be a good idea and we all really ing home. I helped him out the door after he
r-ot busy a sking f or beans for Grandv. \Ve promised me to do someth ing about all the
»sked everyone we talked to if th ey would al so TVI he wa s causing with hi s UHF Converter.
s-n-ea d t he word. \Ve \V5's talked t o the WI's, I then tuned around the 75 meter phone band
2's. G's and 7's. The \V7's covered the middle- to see what was going on. The usual stuff
west, the east coast hays covered the South. was heard. A gang of SSB operators cussing
Vctually, as it turned out, quite a few DX AM, a gang of AM operators gripping about
... tations zot into the act too. One of the boys SSB, QRl\I and a C\V st a tion telling off some
L. New York suaeested that it would al so be joker for calling CQ on his net frequency. It
a cood idea to include a bar of soap with th e was a t ypical evening and I wondered how
beans. This id ea cau ght on very rapidly. many hams were really having no fun that
Grandy began to get beans and soa p and J evening. I fired up myoId sideb and rig, set
mean he began to get ju st lots of beans and up my chess board and grunted a couple of
a- a n. One fellow even se nt him a full case of times into the mike. Soon the frequency was
each. Grandy became extremel y windy and in filled wi th such r emarks as, "I move myoId
fact h e got r igh t down irrational at times, black Mule t o King three ... I move my little
these times being every t ime someone a sked pawn on Rook f our to your Mule (Ham for
him about beans or soa p. He st ea dfastly re- Knight) three and capture y our old Lady
fu sed to open a s ingle can of beans or unwrap (Queen). About this time some joker dis-
a single bar of soa p. J decid ed to take my life gui sed his voice to sou nd like my opponents
in my own hand s and pay him a visit. I got and had me to move into a wrong play. All
to his hom e just a s a large truck from the heck broke loose. Luckily, we had a Judge on
post office pulled into hi s driveway. The post- the frequency foll owing the game and he soon
ma n unl oaded abou t 25 or 30 p ackages. I go t ou r chess game back on the right road.
a sked the P ostman if h e made many deliveries We threatened to "have a trial and try" the
to thi s address. lIe said, "Oh yes, I have made joker next Saturday night If he messed us
a trip n en rly every day for sever al week s now. up again. \Ve really knew, though, that he
A local ham told me that thi s fellow wa s on would try it again and all agreed that playing
a bean d iet and was tr ying out variou s brands chess on a clear ch a nnel wouldn't be n ear a s
f ro m all over t he world. I don't know what mu ch fun anyho w.
the soa p is for ." Since Grandy was not speak - I finally t hrew the big s witch and decided
in g to me, I had hi s XYL to sneak me in the to call it an even in g . Just before I left the
back door. I h ave been in some pretty big shack I took a long look around . There was the
Supermarkets in my day but I have never seen Little Gem Fuse Tester and the Unique Re-
as many cans of beans or a s much soap. ceiver .. . less core material ... on the sh elf.
Grand)' had built two large shelves f ro m floor A little clear plastic "pill bottle" containing a
to ceiling in one r oom . He h ad carefully un- s ma ll red ape with a bandage on its rear set
packed each package and had a complete r ec- on the spe aker. A little ta g wa s attached th at
ord of who sent what. I beat a ha sty retreat read, "A Texan complete with Saddle Sores."
before he got hi s sh ot gun loaded and gave a On the wall hung a large poster received in
full report at the next ham club meet ing. the mail one day. It adverti sed a gloriou s
A few weeks later I r ecei ved a telegram Cosmo-Color movi e entitled "Intimate Strang-
fro m my W7 fr iend wh ich r ead so met hing like ers," st a rring Jayne ~lansfield and .•. myself.
t his: " Stop Bean Cam paign. Think It is 11- I'll never k now who sen t these little mementos
legal." I quickly g r abbed the message and but you can bet it wa s a ham. Just before go-
headed down town to th e local FCC office. I put ing to sleep that night I wondered just how
th e question to th e local FCC In spector. Some many ham s devote their full hobby time to
few minutes la ter , after he recovered from a trying to "pass a law" our ham radio into
laughi ng fit (h e knew Grandy ), he expla ined some r egimented mess of clear channels or
th at t here was a rul e some pla ce about solicit - j ust worry them selves to sleep ever y evening
ing an yth ing of value over the air. He advised over th e QRl\I. I decided to r emain an "om-
tha t ou r Bean & Soap Campaign might be phaloskepsi s" (look that one up in your dic-
con sidered as being on the fringe of " solicifing tionary) and remain one of the many who st ill
someth ing of value over the air." I agreed have a good time with ou r hobby-ham radio.
that we would do all we could t o stop the cam- . . . W4WQT

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Receiver Anthology
1961 Ha mma rlu nd HQ- l OO .1 69.00 R ~IE V H F 2·11 146.00
Colli ns 75S·3 620.00 Hamma rlund HQ-1 40X .249.50
H a m ma r-l un d HQ-1 50 . 295.00 1948
Hal l ic ra f'te rs 8 118 99.95
Hallicrafte rs 8 119 49.95 H a mma r -l und Ha llicra f ter s 8-5 1 149.50
HaIlicrafters 8 120 69.95 PR O-310 595.00 H al licra fte rs 8 -53 79. ':;0
Nati on al XC- 190 199.50 H ea t h AR -3 27.9;) Hallic ra fte rs S X-62 .. 269.;0
N a tiona! NC-3 03 419.00 R)IE -4300 194. 00 National H FS 125.00
N ation al NC-33 69.95
1960 1955 N ut .on nl NC· 108 99.50
Drake 2B 2 79.9 ;) Collins 75A·4 595.00
1947
Gonset G ·G :~ 239 .50 GPR-90 395. 00
HalIic rafters SX- 99 . . 149.50 Coll.ns 75· A 53 0.00
Heath GC-l Mohican .. 99.95 Coll ins 75·AI 373.00
H alllcr a f te r s S X-62A .395.00 Hallicra ft ers 8 X-100 . 29i.0 0
lIallier after s S X·380 . 49.95 Halli cra fters 8 X- 16 .. 125.00
Hallicrafte rs SX- 115 . 595.00 Hall icrafters S40- A . . 99.50
Hallicra fte rs S X- 140 .1 09.9.5 Nation al ~C-300 . . . . . 349 .95
National HR O-7 311.36
Lafayette H E·30 99.50 1954 Nat ional XC·46 101.4 0
National NC-270 2·H).93 National NC- 173 179.50
National N C·400 895.00 H alli crafte rs 8 -85 . . .. 119.95
Hall icrafters SX-96 . . 249 .95 Nat ional NC· 183 269.00
R)IE 6900 349 .00 National NC-200 159.50
Nation a l NC-98 149 .95
1059 R)IE HF 10· 20 77.00
1953 RME 84 98.70
Dr ake
< 2A • • • •• • • • • • • 269.95
Gonset G·33 89.95 H a llicra f ters 8 -38C .. 49.50 1946
Gonset G-4:l 15!UiO Halli cra fters S-53A .. 89.95
Ha lli cr uf' t ers SX·88 .. 499.95 H a lli er a fl er s S 20R 60.00
HalIi crafte rs 8-107 89 .95 Hall icra f't ers S221! 74.50
Hallicra ft ers 8- 108 129.50 H am marlu nd HQ-14 0X.2G4 .50
H eath A R·2 25.50 Hall icrafters 8 X-25 . . 94.50
Hal licr nf ter s S X-I 10 . 169.50 H a lli era fl er s S X·28 A .223.00
Halli crafters SX- l ll .249.50 N at ional NC-88 119.95
H allicrafters 8-36X . .4 15.00
H a lli er a ft er s S X- IO I A .399.50 1952 Halli cra fte rs 8-38 . . . . 39.50
H a mma r lund H Q·180 .429.00 Collins 75 A-3 550.00 I1 allicraf ters 8 -39 11 0.00
La fa yette KT· 200 .. .. 64.50 H allicrafters S X-73 . . 975.00 Hallic rafte rs 8 -40 79 .~0

1958 Hammarl und H alIicrafte rs 8 X-42 .. 250.00

S P600.I X 985.00 Hallic rafters S X-43 .. 150.00
Colli ns 75S·1 495.00 H all iera ft ers S X·46 .. 11 5.00
Ha mm a rl und HQ -160 .379.00 National HRO 50· 1 .. 383.50
N ational HRO-60 483.50 Halli cra fters 8 X- 47 .. 135.00
Hammarlu nd HQ-170 . 359.00 Hammarlu nd
Hamm arlund I1Q -14 5 . 269.00 Nationa! N C·183-D 369.50
S PC· 400X 334.05
H eath RX -I 274.95 1951 H ammarl und
N a t iona l NC·303 449.00 Collins 75A·2 420.00 S PC·400S X 3 10.05
R)I E 4350A 249.00 HalIi crafters 8 -76 169.50 National HR O 5·TA .. 274.35
1958 National SW54 49.95 National NC-240C 240.00
RME 45 166.00
Halli cra fte rs S-38 E .. 54.95 1950 RME V HF 152 86.60
~a"?marlund HQ-11 0 . 229.00 Hall icrafte rs 8 -40B . . 89.95 Hammarlund
National NC-GG 129 .95 Hallicrafters 8 -77 99.95 H Q-129X 139.50
Nationa l NC- 188 159.95 National XC·125 149.50
Nationa l NC- l09 199.9 j 1941
R)I E 4350 229 .50 1949 Echophone I 19.95
Collins 51 · J 375.00 Echoph one 2 . . . . . . . .. 29.95
1956 Hall icrafters 8 -52 99.50 Echophone 3 49.93
Hall icru f'ters 8- 101 :-HHi.O O H allicr nf te rs 8 X-7 1 .. 179.50 H a lficr uf ter s S- 27B . . 195.00
Halli crafters 8-102 59.95 H allicrafte rs 8 -72 79.95 H oward 435A 29.95
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Howard 437A ...•... · 54.50 1938 National NC-I00 ..... 140.60
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RM E 41 . . · 94.50 H owa r d 430 . .. 29.95 P at t er son P R-16 ..... 95.70
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 THE n eed for a new rece iver and th e price and it extends eleven inches behind t he panel.
a sked for commercially built model s which The completed r eceiver is shown in Fig. 1. F ig.
would meet the requirements of operation on 2 is the block diagram of the receiver. The
the a ma t eur bands today leaves the amateur receiver covers the desired frequency range in
with the choice of mortgaging t he homestead 8 bands of 500 kc each. Each of the ba nds is
or engagi ng in a do-it-yourself project. T he beat down to a va riable fi r-st if of 2500 t o
wr iter decided on the do-it-yourself project. 3000 kc by a crysta l controlled injection signal
The experienced builder should not be intimi- higher in frequency than the received signal.
dated by any apparent complexity of the fin- The output of the first mixer (V3) is fed to
ished receiver. The entire project was con- the first if amplifier (V4) and th en to the
s tr uct ed with only hand tool s and a % inch second mixer (V5). The tuned circuits in the
drill press. No doubt, most of the holes drilled fir st if system and the second oscillator are
with the press could have been done with a tuned by a three gang variable capacitor of
hand drill. the type used in Fl\1 tuners. This capacitor, in
Before the construction project comes the turn, is mec ha nically coupled to permeability
design pro] ect. It was necessary to decide on tuned coils which t une the rf am plifier a nd
the genera l features requi red in t he receiver. first m ixer.
The fir st requirement was the coverage of all The output of the secon d mixer is fed into
amateur bands from 3.5 to 29.7 me, with s uffi- the second if amplifier system which consists
cient s ta bilit y to receive SSB on any of th e of two st a ges. The first st ag e in thi s syst em
ba nds. About the only way to accomplish thi s ( V6, the second if amplifier) is a 6CS6 con-
is by using a crystal fir st oscillator and a vari- trolled amplifier, the third grid of which is
able if system. Other features desired were: A cont rolled by the output of the n oise limiter
Lamb noi se s ilencer , selection of upper and system which consists of the 6BA6 noi se if am-
lower side band without retun ing, a quick at- p lifier (V12) and a cr yst al detector. Also,
tack-slow release AVe system, a Q-mu ltiplier, con nected to the second if amplifier plate is the
and a p roduct detector. All of these features Q-mu ltipIier which uses a GU8A tube (VI3) .
were designed and built into the 85 B. 14. Th e second st a ge in t he syst em (V7, the t h ird
The resulting receiver, including the power if amplifier) is a 6A U6 which is used mainly
s upply is built behind a seven inch rack panel, f or isolation of the second and third if trans-

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formers in the system. Additional capacity may to the interstage circuit to in j ect t he beating •
be switched across the if transformer wi nd ings s ig na l into the grid of the mixer circuit. On the
to move the if syst em r espon se, thus permittin g lower frequency bands th e coupling is capaci-
the selec t ion of eit he r the upper or lower side tive, and on the h igher frequency bands the
band. coupli ng is inductive.
The output of the secon d if syst em is fed Since there are no variable capacitors, con-
into a ca t hode follower ( V8 A ) which drives trollable from th e front panel, con nected a cross
t he A:\I and AVe detectors, and into the first t he interstage and oscilla t or circuits, it is
grid of th e 6CS6 (V14) product detector. The necessary to install trimmers to compensate
detectors are followed by a two st age audio for ch a nges in tube ca pa city and for ease of
amplifier con sisting of a 6C4 (V9) and a initial alignment. e8, 9 and 11 are th e trim-
GAQ5 (VIO). P la te and heater power for the mers for these purposes.
receiver are furni shed by a Triad R-73 B It will be noted th at there are two permeabil-
tran sformer follow ed by a silicon bridge recti- it y tu ned circu its in t he grid circuit of t he rf
fl cr and a choke input filter syst em. The out- ampl ifier and two in the in ter -st a ge circuit. Al-
put of the plate su ppl y is app roximately 120 though it is theoret ically possible to u se one
volts . Operating the rece iver at a low pla t e permeab ility tuned coil to cover all eight of
voltage and t he eli m ination of t he r ect ifi er t ube t he 500 kc bands de si red, because of t he st ra y
greatly reduces th e heat g en erated inside th e capac ity of the coils designed for u se on t he
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receiver. lower f r equencies, it is not possible to use
To proceed w ith th e detail ed description of them at a s much a s four times t he lowest fre-
th e circuits, we t urn to Fig'. 3. \Ve h a ve two quency. It is possibl e to u se t he coils designed
antenna input term inal s. The low impeda nce for 3.5 to 4.0 me on 7.0 to 7.5 me, but we must
t erminal taps into the first tuned circu it and have another set of coils to cover the frequen-
the high impedance t erminal con nects directly cies above 14 mc.
to the top of th e first tuned circuit through a The permeability tuned coils mu st be sh un ted
sma ll ca pa ci tor. C2 is th e antenna trimmer, with capacity on the lowest fr equency band on
\.... hich also furni shes the minimum circuit ca - which t h ey are used, and with ind uctance and ,
pacity on the higher f req uency bands. C4 capacity on the high er frequency bands. The
passes the rf s igna l to the g r id of VI and accompli shment of all the necessa r y switching
blocks the AVC voltage, furni shed through calls for a relatively complex swit ch ing device,
RI, from being sh unted to ground through so a Standard Coil TV turret tuner syste m
the input tuned circuit. was adopted a s the heart of the receiver front
The plate of VI is coupled to the grid of V3 end. The t uner chassi s a nd the coil strips are
by Cl 5 and t he interatage circuit is tu ned in a com pletely st r ip ped, except for the contact
manner sim ila r to the input circuit. The plate strips, and t he tuner chassis is bolted to the
circuit of V2, the crystal oscillator, is coupled Inside of a 5 x 9% x 1 % inc h chassi s which
hold s t he tubes, permeability t uned coils a nd
L5. L6 wound o n Millen osc illator crystals . The turret and its a ssoci-
69046 coi l fo rm with oS ated st ri ps sw itch into the circuit t he desired
lengt h of 1's" polysty ~ permeability tuned coil and t he necessa r y shunt
rene tu bing inserted in capacity and /or inductance. F ig. 4 shows the
end. wiring of the st r ips for the eight bands. There
l 4. l 7 wound on Millen was not sufficient room to include the oscillator
69046 coil form. Wind- crystals into the turret a ssembly so a switch
i ng distributed as wafer was mounted on the f ront of th e turret
shown. chassis to switch in the desired oscillator

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cr ysta l when t he t urret is rotated . The t u rret a ceramic form and a cathode follow er is used
sha f t is flatted to fit the rotor of the swit ch to isola te the oscillator from the load.
wa f er . Figs. 5 and 6 show the front end chassis C22 is driven by a cable drive arrangement.
• details . The sa me cable is used to drive the dial which
Th e outpu t signa l from t he m ixer is passed is mounted on the w indlass sh a ft which oper-
through a parall el reson a nt 6')00 kc trap (C 17, ates the eleva tor f or the fou r slug tun ed coils
18 and L9 ) which elim inates, or r educes to a (L4, 5, 6 a nd 7) u sed in t he front e nd of t he
negligible level, a few bird ies fou nd on the 3.5 r ecerver.
to 4.0 me band. F ollow ing the trap, t he signal The o utput of the second mixer is f ed in to
is fed into the in put circu it V4, the first if Tl. Th e 'I'L , T2 and T 3 a re if cathode traps
a mplifier. H er e t he r f s ignal is pa ssed to the from ~lN-26 radio com pass receivers. The in-
grid by C23 whi ch blocks the de f r om flowin g ductors in t hese trap s are enclosed in f errite
between the tu ned circuit a nd t he AV e sys- pots with adju stable cores and the Q at 455 kc
tem. Anoth er tu ned cir cuit form s the inter- is in the vicinity of 200 . The 5000 mmfd ca -
sta ge cou pl ing between V4 and V5, the second pacitors ori ginally connected across the in-
mix er. The beat in g sig na l to beat the fir st if ductors a re removed a nd the capacitors show n
s ig na l down to 455 kc is furn ished by Vll in the diagram subst it u ted. 82 se lects the
\vhich is connected as a pentode grid tickler proper additional capacitors to move the band-
osc illa t or a nd a triode cat hode f ollower. The pass of th e if syste m from the upper side band
pla te a nd screen voltages of the oscillator are to either th e center band pa ss or the lower s ide
regulated by ZI , a 62 volt zener diode. band.
Th e circu its associa ted with t he first if am- Th e f ull volta ge a cr oss t he seconda r y of Tl
plifi er, second m ixer an d second oscillator are is appli ed t o the grid of Vl2, the noise if a m-
t uned by C22, a th r ee gang F:\l t uning capa ci- plifier. On e-tenth of t he secondar y volta ge is
tor . Because t he ca pa cit y variat ion of this ca- applied t o th e grid of V6, t he cont r olled if am-
pacitor is so sma ll , it was necessary to tak e plifier. Thi s makes available suffi cient voltage
some precauti on s to insure sat isf a ct or y osc' I> to prop erly operate the noi se silencer without
lutor sta bili t y . The oscillator coil is wound on danger of overloading the rema ind er of the if

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h alf th e A VC voltag-e is a p plied t o VI. 84 may Mah n g po... . , can.........." p p!i . d • 1P1T < " uenan - ap-'a.... 0 fa 22 S me.
be thrown to shor t t he AV C voltage to grou nd, • , ,, 11 1000 ... a " <a p<ob ilily • h,..,m. ly Ia In....ian Ia.. _ ~ .. 'hon 0 . 1
db . • "' '' , ,,ch . 1jaid anadi ..cl "I"minum <an"'ucli"n • W"""... p. aaf - g a.~ .'
or to connect a la r ge capaci t or f rom the AVC •..,Iinll • Hill!> q""lily 1R .wilch • Ma n . y bo<~ gua,an ,. ..
W. i.e ' a H" I. W8Y PT f" , ca 'ala\l . .. ..... o.al • • and di . 'rib utor lnq u i.i.. In vi,. d.
bu s to g ro u nd to p roduce a long r elease t ime
consta nt, I n t he center position of 8 4, the A VC
circu it is left in normal operation. BAY·ROY ELECTRONICS, INC.
P. O. Box 7503 Cleveland 30. Oh io

MAY 19b2 55
 R38 varies the cathode bias on VI and V4 the BFO and the signal generator with the
and in conjunction with R37 and R69 forms BFO tuning capacitor set at midscale. S3 is
a bridge circuit for the operation of the S then reset to AM.
meter. 82 is set for t he lower side band and trim-
T he audio amplifier is a conventional two mers C35, 39, 43, 45, 51 a nd 53 are a dj usted
st age system with about 6 db of inverse feed- for maximum response at 453 kcs.
back appli ed t o lower t he output impedance of W ith 56 set at PEAK, 53 set on AM, C82
the sys tem and to pr event extr eme voltages set at mid range, and R59 set so Vi 3 is osc il-
from bei ng developed across t he primary of T4 la ti ng , Li 3 is a djusted to g ive a zero beat be-
in case the load is removed from the second- tween t he BFO and VI3.
ary of T 4. A closed circuit jack in the second- Next the BFO and the Q multiplier are
ary of T4 allows the use of headphones, and turned off and a 455 kc modulated signal is
it cuts off the audio signal to the speaker jack applied to the grid of V5 and adjusted for an
when a plug is inserted in the jack. R23 is a audio output well above the noise level. T he
r esi stor load used to mainta in t he stability of noise limiter system is then turned on and t he
t he am plifier u nder all conditions. gai n of V12 incr ea sed until an incr ease in the
The power transfo rmer, T 5, f eeds into a sili- output signal is observed. The pri mar y a nd
con bri dge rect ifier a nd t hen into the choke secondary of T 6 are then adjusted t o give
inp ut fil ter system consisting of L1 6 a nd C92. max imum output. C76 is then adjusted to give
Further filtering for all circuits, except the a minimum output.
plate of VIO, is done by R66 and COL R67 ' Ve are now ready to align the first if sys-
and R6S act as a bleeder system and furnishes tem. To do this we must connect a signal gen-
30 volts to screen grids of VO and VI4. erator covering the frequency range of 2500 to
The entire receiver is built on a 10 x 17 x 2 3000 kc to the grid of V3. By adj usting the
inch chassis, which is mounted an inch beh ind trimmer capacitors at t he h igh frequency end
t he 7 x 19 inch rack pan el. Special end brack- of the band and the in ductor s at t he low fre-
ets were made to s implify the r emainder of t he quency end of t he band, it sho uld be p ossi ble
receiver en closu re . U nder-chassis partitions to get the desired coverage a fter go ing through
were placed between the various stages of t he the ad j ustment process a few times. Once all
r ecei ver to min imize birdies and in st a b ili ties. the adjustments are considered to be sa tisfac-
Because of the low if gain in the receiver, the tory and the tracking of the three circuits is
if interstage partitions may well be superflu- proper, the dial may be calibrated. This should
ous, however it is easier to build them in in be done with an accurate frequency meter or
the first place than to add them after the re- frequency standard. When the dial is being
ceiver is fi nished. See Figs. 7, 8, 9 and 10. lettered, it must be remembered that t he high
After the construction of t he receiver is frequency end of t he first if band is t he 10\"
completed, we may begin the pr ocess of align - en d of t he input fr equen cy band. Th us a first
men t a nd calibration. T he rf gain control is 1f of 3000 kc corresponds to an inp ut f requency
set at minimum gain S3 set at Al\!, noise of 3500 kc and a first if of 2500 kc corresponds
lim iter turned off, Q multiplier set at reject to an in pu t frequency of 4000 kc. By having
and R57 set at maximum value. S2 is set for the first figure, or figures, of the desired band
the upper sideband and the if transformers on the dial mask, it is necessar-y to have only
are aligned to 457 kc. The Q multiplier is two scales on the dial. One from 0 to 500 kc
then turned off and C77 is adjusted for maxi- and one from 500 kc to 1000 kc.
mu if response. The a lignment of the front end of the re-
S2 is t hen set at the center position and ceiver b ecomes a li ttle more tedious, but it is
t rimmers e36, 40, 44, 46, 52 and 54 are a d- not difficult. The crystals an d tu rret strips a re
j usted to set the if bandpass to 455 kc . With inserted f or one ba n d at a time, start ing with
the s ignal generator set to produce an u nmodu- the lowest freq uency. Th us the 6500 kc crystal
la ted signal at 455 kcs, the S3 is set to SSB, and t he 80 meter strips are placed in the re-
L14 is adjusted to g ive a zero beat between ceiver and a signal generator covering t he band
is connected to the antenna. With the gen-
• erator and receiver dials set at 4000 kc, the
antenna trimmer and trimmers cn and 11 are
adjusted fo r maximum signal. The generator
and r eceiver dia ls are t hen set for 3500 kc and
the antenna tri mmer a nd en ad justed for max-
im um r esponse. If t he t ri mmers requ ired an
increase in capacity, the coil slugs should be
lowered furt her in to the coil fo rms. If they
requi re a decrease in capacity, the slugs should
be withdrawn slightly from the forms. It may
take a few adjustments before satisfactory
•
track ing is achieved. Once the 80 meter band
is finished, we may move to the 40 meter band.
The 5000 kc crystal and t he 40 meter strips

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t hen be tuned to 7000 kc a nd t he an tenna trim-
mel' varied fo r max imu m response. If it mu st
be t u ned to a h igh er capacity, the a ntenn a
coil sho uld be pushed toget her slightly. If the
t r immer must he t urned t o a lower ca paci ty,
the antenn a coil sho uld be stretched sligh tly.
Th e generator and receiver shoul d t hen be r e-
turned to 7200 kc a nd t he results of t h e ope ra-
tion checked. Aft er a few adju stments , the
coils should be properly adj usted and poly-
st yr en e coil dope should be applied to ma intain
You can erect Ihi" tower youAielf. j us t d ill:
the adjustment. f our holt'!< . "'" a nchor polIt !! i n p la«>, bolt t hoe
Next the 8500 kc crystal and the 20 m eter piO"CeS logeth.. r , 5 ~ h . ladd« "'-"CtiOIiIl m a ke
II l"asy to work h igher a " l ower goeoo Ill' . It ' ,
st r ips are installed in the receiver. T he align- a lot of Iu u to buik1 yo ur o w n lower - a nd
8a \"eS )"011 money . too !
ment on 20 is s imilar to t he align ment on 80
except that t he a n t enna t r immer, C8 and t h e ATTRACTIVE-NO GUY WIRES I
slug'S in L5 a nd LG are the adjustments for
• 4 -P ollt C onet eucr lon fo r Greater
t rack ing. T he sh un t coil for t he osc ill ator mus t S t re ng th !
also be ad j ust ed for maxim um response of t he • G al v a ni zed S t eel - Will L e s t a
receiver, L ifet ime
• S A F E - L a d d er t o T op P latform
F or t he 15 meter band a nd t he 10 meter
• CO M P L E T E - R ead y to Ass emble
band there are t hree shunt coils for each band • W ith s tand ' H ea v ie s t W in d s
which mu st be adju sted. I n g eneral, if the
antenna trimmer is set for the 20 meter band
it should be possible to align the h igher fre-
' bWld
se Ch or
F.qUAI I SMAl l DOWN PMT.-EASY TERMS
t o 1/5 H lI" l llh t - - : : - - - - - - - - -.J
I
quency bands in the center of each band since vesi o T owlI"u a re a.·ailab le in
a ....-kl ll" ra OKII" or ~i " .... 10 meet
T o wers are f;hi ppe<! to your
ho me kllock..-..J d o w II. FO B
the tracki ng becomes less critical a s the f're- requirement s of a m ateu rs a nd ),;a m"'" Cit)·, ~ lo, 41h cIa...
commercia! lI ,..rs alik ... :-';OIe r r e i K h t , I 'rices II u b ject to
quency is r a ised, F or instance, at 29 mc if the lo w prier.. for t h""" Qualil Y cha n e e ... lIO or.ler no w t
the t uned circ u it Q were as high a s 100, the l if etlme tow.." . : 22 ' 159. .!'end check o r lIloney ord er
28 '-' 194. 33'·' 229. 39··' 271. .. , or w r it e for rr ee in fonna .
mixer grid ci r cu it could be m istu ned almost • • ..• 313. MI·.' 362. fir..·' 408.
61'-' 463. 77' ·' 724. 100'.' 11 32.
tI nn .

1fi O kc befo r e t he loss in gai n reached 3db.

\Vhen we align in the center of th e 500 kc VIIRIlIE T OD AY
fOR CO M P l lE l £
band we would not he likely to get a nythi ng fll££ IN' OPM A110N
AND .... OTOGII4 .. H S
like this much m istracking when we t une only

M AY 19b2 57
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is possible to horne build a receiver which is
modern in ever y respect and one which is
equal to, or better, than the majority of re-
• ceivers which may be bought commercially.
. . . Bernard
COi l DATA
t s, L9 20T #26 E close wound on a :Vs" diam-
eter form
lI0 7ST #30 E close wound on a National
XR.72 form tepped at 40 turns from
bottom end
LII 7ST # 30E close wound on a National
XR·72 form
lI2 Plate winding is 60T #26 E close wound
250 kc each s ide of center. and tapped 20 turns from cold end of
Naturally, after having built the receiver, coil. Grid winding is lOT #30E wound
next to cold end of coil. W 'ndinqs are
there are some suggestions that I would make wound on National XR·62 form with iron
to anyone wi shing to build one like it. T he slug rem oved and a silver disk 1/ 4" di-
first is one t ha t would result in a little more ameter substituted
ease of construction. If I had it to do over
aga in, I would leave 1 % or 2 inches between lI 3 Miller #6300 fe rrite antenna
the front panel and the front of t he chassis. lI 4 Permeability t uned coil .4 to .6 Mh.
A larger tuning capacitor for the fir st if sys-
tem would make it easier to achieve the de- LIS 2.5 Mh RF choke
sir ed second oscillator stability. If the con-
lI 6 10 H 100 Ma fi lt er chOke
st r ucto r has or can obtain a tuning capacitor
with a st r a ig ht line frequency characteristic Detai ls of Tu rret Tuner Staips
and a b. C of about 150 mmfd per section, I 28.0-28.5 Me. JOT #22E JOT # 22E 14T #26 E
would highly recommend it as a replacement t a p ped at 6T
for the capacitor specifi ed. If t he capacitor h a s 28.5-29.0 Me. 28T # 22 E 28T # 22E 14T #26 E
four sections in stead of t hree it would be pos- t ap pe d at 6T
sibe to use a double tuned circuit bet ween t he 29.0-29.5 Me. 26T # 22E 26T # 22E I JT # 26E
first mixer a nd the first if am plifier. This tapped at 5T
would possibly give enough rejection to make 29.5-J O.0 Me. 25T # 22E 25T # 22E IJT # 26E
the 6500 kc trap un necessary. t a pp ed at ST
For t he designer who wishes t o use some P ARTS L IS T
means of producing if selectivity ot her t han Cl 100 rumfd GP cerami c
the double tuned transformers described , t here C2 100 mmfd ai r va r-in b le
is an abundance of reserve gain ava ilable in C:I, 10 S ee coil da t a
the second if system to make up for the loss C' 220 rumfd GP ceramic
C5. 20, 55 .01 mfd GP c eramic
in any filter system wh ich may be desired. cs. 7, 14. 16. 19 , U.
T he grid of V6 could be moved up t owar d 25 , 27, 3 0. 3 1, 37. 38,
the top of the secondar y of 'I'I with a possible 47, 58. 59. 62, 67 . GR,
gain increase of 20 db. Another 15 of 20 db 70 . 71 , 72, H. 88, 89,
90, g.a .02 mrd GP ceramic
of gain could be real ized by reducing the value C8. 9, 11, 18, 21, 26,
of the cathode resistor of V7 and bypassing 76. 77 5-50 mm rd cera mic tri mmer
the resi stor. CI2 22 mm fd m ica
CI3. 23. 28. 29, 83 220 mmfd mica
An additional three 500 kc bands w ithin CIS. 56, 57, 65. 78,
the frequency range of the receiver may be 79. 93 220 mmfd GP cera mic
covered by the in sertion of the proper crystals CI1 160 m m fd m ica
C22 3 ga ng F:M tun ing ca pneitor-,
and coil s in the f r ont end. This can be in- M iller 1461
creased to fo ur additional bands if a twelve C32. 33 , n, U, 4S, 49 270 rumfd silver mica
position rather than an eleven posit ion switch C34. 50 2700 mm fd s ilver mica
is used for swit ch ing the cr yst als. C35, 36, 39, 40. U ......
45. 46. 51. 52. 53, 54 1-1 2 ru mCd mica t r-immc r-s
The t otal desired range may be covered in C60 10 m f d 25 V electroly tic
seven bands if the tuning range of the fir st COl 2 mfd 200 V p ape r
if is increased to 2400 to 3000 kc. This would (63 , 87 100 rumfd mica
allow one ext ra band to be covered in addition C" 50 mm fd air t r im mer
C66 1200 rnmCd silver m ic a
to the amateur bands. This would requ ire some e69. 73 par t or T6
modification of the slug tuned coils and would e75 50 mmfd GP eer-a mie
require three dial scales rather than two. C80 900 rom fd s ilver m ic a
Whether or not th e reader wishes to dupli- C" 25 00 rumfd s fl ver- mi ca
C82 50 mmfd a ir va r ia ble
cate this receiver exa ctl y, this article will have eM" 33 0 rnmCd silver mica
ser ved its purpose if he is convinced that it cos 1200 mmCd silver m ic a

58 13 MAGAZINE
C86 35 rnmCd a i r v a r ia ble
C91 .fo O m fd 150 volt electrolytic
C92
All res is tors Ih watt
80 m fd 150 vol t e lectrolytic
fi xed carbon un less otherwise
NEW! from P & :E-3:
speci fied
MODEL AR-l
R I, II 270 K
R 2, 7, 51 68 TRANSCEIVER ANTENNA
R 3, 32, 62 lOOK
R -I, 52, 55, 56 1M TRANSFER UNIT
H 5 -t.7 K
R 6, 8. 21, U . 39, 71 470 K
R 9, ss 22 K
RI . 150
HI 2, 6-1 290
R I3 . 26, 5-1 10K
HU 33 K
Ri a 27 K
RI 6, 65 2M
R I7 .lOO K potentiometer
H IS
R I9
UK
3.a K
H2 0, 27, U , 61, 63, 71 47 f\.
R 22 560
R 23. 37 22
R 25, 28. 29 , 30, 31, 33,
3 -1. 35, 3 6, n. 41, 50 IK
IU S 20 K potenfiomc ter
HI' 6S K
H I3 39 K
H J5 2.7K
R l6 10 K 1 watt
R.. 82 K Here is the a nsw e r to th e proble m of using you r trc n s-
R 53 20K potentiometer w ith sw itch eeiv er as an exci te r for any lin ea r a m p lifie r. The AR·I
R S7, 59 15K p ot entiomete r transfers th e an ten na to th e tra nsce ive r whi le rece iv-
R58 6.S K
R 60 ing a n d pro vides t he necena ry swit chin g to conne ct
5GO K
R66 th e excite r to the amplifier, a nd t he a m pl ifier to the
56 2 watts
R61 6.S K 2 watts antenna when transmitti ng . A fr ont panel swi tch aha
R 68 <I .7 K 1 watt permits the e xcit er to operate straight through to the
R 6ft 50 potentio mete r antenna. The rela y is sb cek-mounted and th e case is
RFe 1 2.5 Mh N ational R -I OOU insulated to reduce n o ise. Stand ard S0239 co nn ectors
nrc a 2.5 Mh Mille n J-3 00-25 00 are provided for low impedan ce coax lines.
81 Ce n t r a lab t y pe UD w e rer
mo u n ted o n tu r re t t u n e r LOW INSERTION LOSS: Transcei ver output to amplifier
82 3 d o ub l e pole 3 p o s it i o n input, leu than 1.02: 1 SWR, 3 to 30 Me. Amplifier
ewitc h es m ech anically ganged output to antenna, leu than 1.12:1 SWR, 3 to 30 Me.
8' DPDT rotary s witch
84 The ARo1 requires 6 .3VAC (6 .3V jack on KWM.2) a nd
SPDT toggle s witch wit h cen-
ter off position normally open auxil iary contacts on th e exciter relay.
85 S PST. pa rt of R53 (ANT. RELAY jack on KWM·2 ). The AR·1 may a lso b e
8. 3 pole 3 pos ition rota ry switch used as a conventional antenna change.over relay.
8' SP ST toggle swi tch Size 3" X 4" X 4"0 50
TI, 2, 3, Cat hode tra ps from MN-26
radio compass r eceivers. Mi lle n
61455 suggested as subs tit ute
PRICE •• , ••• • • , • • , • • , •••• , •• •• $32
Ou t put t ra nsfo r me r 7000 to
3.2 oh ms
P owe r t ra nsfo rmer. T r iad
R. 73.B
T' 455 Kcs output if t r a n sformer.
Mille r 512-C4
~Il 600 uA IJh inch meter
ZI 62 V Zener diode. 1 watt min i.
S R I , 2, 3, -I
m um
Stl tcon recti fiers . min i mum
r ati n l{8 200 PlY. 125 Ma 400
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Close-out of n ew electron ic parts orig-
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more and ha ve a destrnble ina lly pu rchased f or use in kits n ow
safety fac tor d iscontinued from the H ea thk it line. Re-
sistors, ca pacitors , transformers, tubes,
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Inj t'<'l ion Fnq u~ ncy C rys ta l Frequf'n cy
a nd hard wa re every k it builder, ham,
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R an llP li es ~Ic. ~I cs
Pri ces just a fra ction of th e usual. Quan-
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29.5-30.0 32.5 8.125

MAY 1962 59
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Vacuum
Capacitor
Charles Spitz W4A PI
1420 South Rendclph Street Traps
A rli ng t on 4, Virginio!l

NE questionable benefit of being a DX by pulling turns apart one at a time. The trap
O sta t ion is that you are on the receiving wa s then sp r a yed with General Cement No.
end of things and are able to develope some 9123 high voltage Spra-Koat to hold the turns
perspective about the efficacy of various an- firmly in place. The capacitor was connected
tennas and transmitters. Several years of to the antenna with ho se clamps, but a long
operating and thousands of QSO's have con- insulator was used to take up the weight of
vinced me that the long wire multi-hand the element which would be too much for the
trap antennas put out a sig nal second only glass of the capacitor alone. A Birnbach 6G8
to vertical antennas in weakness. They seem wa s u sed for this.
to work a lot better on 40 and 80 meters and This sa me deal can be perpetrated on a 40 /20
are kind of handy to have around as a result. meter antenna such as is described on page
One of the major problems in getting these 365 of the 1960 ARRL Handbook. In this case
antenna s working- and keeping them working 25 mmfd capacitors and a 4.7 uh coil would
is in making the traps. I tried the traps de- be u sed. The dimensions in Fig. 2 are for the
scr-i bed by W9JYH in the December 1955 QST phone bands. With the smalle r vacuum capaci-
(page 24), only to have the wooden dowels tors it is possible to make a good connection
go up in smoke when I fed a ki lowatt to them. by carefully drilling t he ferrule ends and in-
Next I tried ceramic rods, but eventually the se r t ing a bolt. Use care as the ex haust stem
sun and rain corroded the alum inum tubing is in the ferr ule on many of these and dr-ill-
capacitor and I was out of business agai n. ing s hould be done as far away from the ca-
The original trap specifications call for 95 pacitor end as possible.
mmfd and 5 uh in order to have resonance in The very common General Electric 50 mmfd
the 40 meter phone band. Ceramic capacitors capacitors are available surp lus in good quan-
are OK, but limit you in power. T his was ex- tity and can be used, two in series, to provide
plained by W2CYK in his October 1956 QST the 25 mmfd. They may be connected in paral-
article. The solu tion to this problem suddenly lel for 40 /80 . In thi s case the simplest method
dawned when [ s potted some Jennings vacuum is to use nine turns of B & ·W 3905-1 air
20,000 volt capacitors in a local surplus stor e. inductor, as recommended by \V2CTK.
They were inexpensive and performed per- The u se of vacuum capacitor eliminates
fectly. the most critical sour ce of deterioration in
Details traps. Should you be experiencing poor per-
formance from your trap antenna you might
A 28 turn close-wound coil of number 14 look to them for an answer. Due to mechanical
enameled wire was wound over the center problems, vacuum capacitors apply only to
sect ion of the ca pacitor glass (3%" dia.). This long wire antennas rather than to beams.
was tuned with a grid-dip meter to 7200 kc ... W4API

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ROHN -ooec
SOLID, MAN
.
• ""llF.:J "', .-
,'
• •
'
\ TOWERS*
Especially
By now e ve r yone has heard of solid-sta te
power s u pplies-c-or have they ? H er e is a DESIGNED
rugged littl e unit, ex t remely light weight, that for
is ideally r ated for transmitters such a s the
Elma c, etc. Input 12 V, Output 500 V and 250 Amateur
V at any com bina t ion of cu rren ts t otalling 125 use!
watts , \Ve know of t ests where they have held
up fo r hours at much hi gher drains, so this
is conse r va t ive. Ju st a palmful, 3" x 4" x 5"
and 28 OZS . , yet power to s pare in runnin g a
medium-power tran sm itter and receiver. You
might want to bug AIR E LE CTROK ICS, 7250
H inds A ve., N orth H olly wood , Calif. for more fiu-t" IN DESIGN ~-t" I N SALES
detail s. At la st co unt they were $49.50 each.
R Oli N " fo ld- o ve r " towers a re ESPE -
C I A L L Y made for amateu r u se . T h e y a re
the most practical tower in design becaus e
they allow you to work ON T HE G ROUND
for antenna mai nt e na n ce and s e r v ic i n g.
You 'lI Qui ck ly a g r ee that thi s is a most
Fi lter won de rfu l featu re fo r an a mateur tower . I n
ad dit io n , th e s e towe r s a rc ma de a nd de-
The November ' 61 issue of 73 had a very signed for t r ue, h e a v y d u t y use. T he y a re
nice T V tuner r eceiver which seems to have s t r u ct u ra lly s t urd y for u se up to 70 feet a n d
in e no ug h s izes for all t y p e s and s i ze s of
headed quite a few readers toward the work- a ma teu r ant e n n a e. T his m e a n s tha t the y
benc h. A lot of interest h as been genera ted in ca n ea ail y handle your re qui r e m e n t s . They
t he little filter shown a s pa r t of t his circu it. h a v e un e x c e lled w o rk ma n ship. Th e y a re
h ot -d ip ped ga lvanized a f t er fab r ic a t ion
This is m ade by Itek Elect r o-Products Com- w h ich moa n s y o u h ave no p roblem o f m a in -
pa ny an d you ca n get a ca talog sheet, com - t eua nce. Th ey co m e as a com p lete packa ge
plete wit h considerable circu it da ta from th em w it h nil ma te ria ls a nd a c ces sories i n cl uded .
Add a ll t hese w o n de r f u l fe a tu r e s toge ther
by drop ping a line to H ugh W a r e \VIPY D, lind y ou s ee wh y t h e y 're t h e m os t d ema n d -
Itek , 75 Cambridge P arkway, Cambridge 42, ed t o w er t o d a y! Priced f ro m $ 186.
Ma ss. fREE li te rature and near source of supply gladly se nt,
Be Sure you inve d igate ROHN towers before buying!

·Patent - 2,87S,86S

Letter M anufacturing Comp any

Dea r Si r: P. O . Box 2000 • Peoria, Illinois
I hope some da y to become a H a m a nd experime nt i n " \Vor/ t!'s Largest exclusive m an ufact urer
t he 432 Me. band with A5 ( television) em issio n. This of TV -Commu,lit'ulion tc u-e rs "
is a n a m bition ea5i ly achieved in your land of freed om
w ith yo ur unique developme nt, t he T echnician's license.
H ere in Canada, t h in J;C:5 are d iffer ent. ] m u st obta in an
Amateur R ad io Opera tor' s Cert ificate requiring 100'1
perfect morse code at 10 w .p.m.; p u rchase a H Y trans-
mitter recetve r : erect an ante n na a nd operate for II
year to obtai n s u fficie nt QSL cards to q ualify for an
Ad vanced Ama teur License w hic h itself r equi res 15
w.p. m., 100'70 perfect code. This final license is endors-
NEW...CALIVERTER
WWV and BC converter for Hom Bo nd
a ble for AS emission . Receivers. Tunes lOMe, WWV ond 500
There appear to be two types of Ha m s: the operating to 1000 KC of BC band with crysta l
a nd the ex per-imenting. You in t he Sta tes have recog> i neluded, Tra nsi storize d - H If·contai ned
n laed ' he ex is te nce a nd importa nce of the expertmenter : - no inte rned connections to re ce ive,.
we i n Cana da force t he experi me nter to become an Guoranteed. Other combinations avail-
operator and m a ke a considerable outlay i n m on ey a nd oble :
ti me i n order to Qual ify for a license wh ich allows h im Model 5-WWV & L.F. Ain:roft
Model 6 - W WV & 7540 KC Mof'l
to exper ime nt. This is u njust in m y opi nio n. Model 7-Mars 7540 KC & t .F. Ai,craft
At present, t he Canadian A mateur Ra dio Ope ra tor ', Com ple te , I.n two penc.1I botteries. $14 .95 p lus .25
Cert ificate allows t he a mateur to trans mit a n unmod u- pos tag8 and handling.
lated carrier, to ne, A M voice, FM voice, fa csimile, tele- 'lJ"rlle '0:
ty pe, etc•• but not televieton, ] for one would like to set'
the priv ileges of this cer tificate increased to include BURK ELECTRONICS
television. Box 50-456 _ Mio mi (G ro ti g ny S r.) 50, Florido
H. A. R obin son , P . E ng. VE90X

MAY 1962 61
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Budget
VTVM

Ken Ma tse n W7 1NX

900 N.E. 87th Avenue
Portland 20. Oregon

certainly isn't necessary to extolI the use- grids the bridge is balanced by t his control. A
I T
fulness of the vacuum-tube voltmeter, how- positive voltage to the grid of t he 12AU7 (pin
ever, many hams and ca sual experimenters do 2) will make the triod e draw more current,
without the aid of this instrument because they which in turn causes the cathode voltage to
already have an ordinary volt-ohm "meter , and rise. The milliammeter then read s the current
f eel they ca n 't sh ell out the ext r a cash f or a flow between the two cathodes, which is pro--
commercially built job, or even one in kit form. portionate to the voltage applied to the grid.
If you fall in this ca teg or y, here is your chance In building a unit such a s this on a budget,
to add a VTVl\1 to your test equipment, eco- considerable savings can be made with a
nomically. reasonably well stocked junk box. \Vhen buil d-
Every effort ha s been made to reduce the ing my own meter the only purchases neces-
circuit to its s implest form and st ill maintain sary were the power transformer and the
good performance, accuracy and st abilit y. This minibox, so the actual cost was less than five
has been done, for the most part, by eli mina t- dollars. The milliammeter was removed from
ing the f rill s and ever -ything not absolutely a piece of Navy s ur plus and the r est sca venged
connected with the voltmeter oper a tion itself. from the proverbial junk box. However, even
Leaving all ot her possible fun ctions, su ch as if alI parts have t o be purchased, the cost
r esi stance and current r eadings, to the afore- should st ill be less than h a lf that of a VTV~1
mentioned volt-ohm meter. in kit form . Th e costl iest single item is the 0-1
The circuit is the fam iliar bridge, with each milliammeter, but the more reasonably priced
triode section of the 12AU7 formi ng one arm, moving van e type of meter will keep t he cost
and the "zero ad just" potentiometer forming low, and it works very well in the circuit.
the other two arm s. Voltage from the trans- All components are hou sed in a 3 x 4 x 5
f ormer is applied t o t wo corners of the bridge, minibox, however the location of parts is not
the one f ormed by the con nection of t he two critical, so any convenient box can be u sed
pl ates of the 12A U7, and the oth er by the and thi s is left t o the discretion of the builder.
cent er tap of the " zero adjust" potentiometer Controls on the front panel from left t o right
through ground . With no voltage on the 12A U7 are, ac switch, scale multiplier switch , and
"zero adjust" potentiometer. The "calibration"
potentiometer is mounted on a brack et inside
12AU7
the case, and after once adjusted need not be
• touched for long periods of time. The " hot"
II7VAC test lead mu st be sh ielded cable. A two or three
, foot length of microphone ca ble, or even small
MERIT P·304S ,. co-ax is ideal for this purpose. The common
STAItCOf! PS·&4 I~
POWER Xl'MR lead is ordinary flexible test lead wire. No at-
tempt was made to provide jacks f or the leads
ZERO ADJ
because they need n ever be removed. This al so
RESlSTORS·1I2'IW·~"ll.
eliminates any possible trouble due to loosening
and subsequent poor ' contacts. The resistors

62 13 MAGAZINE
 necessar y t o multiply t he meter scale in the
proper ra tio, are not s t anda r d va lu es, so in
each case t wo s ta nda r d r esistors are paralleled
to obta in t he pr oper res ista nce v alues.
I n ca librati ng t he meter it is n ecessary to
ca librate t he low voltage sca le only. The ot hers
will be automatica lly cal ibrated in mu lt iples of
ten a nd one hu ndr ed. A new scale mu st be
made for th e met er. T o do t h is , cu t a p iece of
HY·TRACK TOWERS
heavy whi te pa per to t he size and sh a pe of The biggest improvement in crank-ups
t he or igi na l meter f ace. D r aw an arc cor re-
s pon ding to the one on the meter a nd divide
yet - you crank up th e antenna and
it int o five equal pa r t s. S ubdivide t hese into not the tower. It takes a minimum of
five equa l subdivis ions. You will n ow have a space. is fast to erect, and you can
basic five volt sca le, which is mu lt iplied to 50
volt a nd 500 volt sca les. A known voltage
never fall ofll Makes it a ,nap to change
sou rce is need ed f or cali br ation, a cou ple of beams or make adjustments whenever
fl a sh light batter ies in seri es will do n icely. Ac- you please. You can even crank the
cu r a tely measure t he voltag e with a nother
meter. Zero t he meter on the VTVl\I and put
beam up to the best height for current
t he lea ds across the k nown volt age. Adjust the propagation conditions. See the photos
"ca libr a te" control, which is m ounted inside on page 15 of th e March '62 73 for a
the case, u ntil the meter r eads the k nown vol -
tage. The meter then sh ould read correctly for
better id ea of what this is all about.
a ll scales. Send for literature and prices:
During the sever a l m onths that the meter
h as been in operation here in th e shack , it has TOWERS
held its zero adjust a nd ca li br a t ion very well ,
and h as wor ked most satisf a ctor ily on all SULLIVAN
counts. • .• W7INX ILLINOIS

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MAY 1962 63
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Pe g bo ard
WATT FOR WATT Mo unting A id s
-UNBEATABLE! Many am ateurs use peg-board fo r mountin g
549.50 for 125 tools and accessor ies and with t he w ide range
WATT5 at 85% of hang er s a va ilable , its use goes a long way
efficiency!
toward reduci ng cl utter in the shack and
shop. T her e are , however, ma ny items that do
Dual Output ; not lend themselves to mounting with com-
500 V @ 200 MA .-
2S0V @ 100 MA .- mercial hangers. The photograph shows two
rippl e less than 10/0 techn iques t hat are useful in mounting t hose
• o r a ny eembtnc- "difficult" items.
t i on of cu rre nts t c - Ver y sma ll tools a nd a ccessor ies may be
tolling 125 wafts. stored in plastic "pill boxes" or t ubes. A st a n-
dard , clip t yp e tool hold er ma y th en be u sed
Input : 12VDC positi ve o r neg ati ve ground . to mount t he t ube. T he photograph shows an
FOOLPROOF - Prot ected from HV short. assortment of Swiss needle files stored in this
fashion. l
Small. but mi9hty! 4 x 4 x 51
A IRE LEe T RON I C 5
MODEL P5·12·125
$49 50 Mounting special fixtures on pegboard is
complicated by the fact that there is normally
no access to the rear of t he board. If the object
AMATEUR NET to be mounted is not too heavy , standard ma-
Posta g e Poid
MONEY BACK GUARANTEE- l -YR. PARTS WARRA NTY chine screws may be used. The 12-24 size screw
SAVE MONE Y, SPACE, W EIG HT - CONV ERT YO UR threads n icely into t he perforations of t he
SHACK OR CAR TO AIR ELECTRONICS TRAN SI STOR· boa rd a nd w ill hold a substantial weight. The
IZED POW ER SUPPLIE SI photograph shows a commercial wrench set
mounted using this techn ique. . . . \ V4\VK M
AIR ELECTRONICS CO.
7250 Hinds Avenue N. Hollywood. Calif.

WOW! 3-D MAPS!

Photograph by : M organ S. Ga.rman. Jr.

Letter
Ijear " 'a)·o(" :
----------
Sir:
---------------------- It you'd like to increase the DX capability of the
2.455 kmc receiver in the March 62 is sue, try putting
En closed is $9.95. Please send me one of ubuut fiO microamps forward bias on the IN2l B d iode.
your 3·0 maps immediately. U.S.- World - T bis is standard practice i n crvstal -vldec receivers a nd
gTCUtly increases the sensitivity of t he d iode de tecto r .
Name Call • . . ...• Puul Barton 's explu nation of the modulutlon YOU re-
Address ...•. . . .. .. . ...•..... . .. ... ....•.. celve on the police radar s ig na l wasn't quite correct.
To get the doppler modulation. the received s ig n a l has
City . . •••.. . . . . . .. . Zone ••.. State ••. .• . .. to be beat against the transmitted signal, which is not
Please incl ude at no charge with th is order a available in your car. The received s ig na l does turn
out to be amulttude modulated, but this is due to the
one year ( new) ( ren ew) subscription to 13 ground reflected signal setting up an interference pat.
starting with the ..•.•...•..•••.•.... issue. tern with the direct s ig n a l. This causes a rapid flutter
(Two years with two map s.) as you drive thrcuxh the patter-n, s imilar to what you
S.nd order to : 73 Magazin., 1379 E. 15th st., get operating vhf mobile, but enough higher in fre-
Brooklyn 30. N. Y. quency to be audible ali a tone. In a ny case, the r-e-
cetvee should work, N a than Gol d Kll\tl A

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 at

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HY·GAIN TH ·4 $ 117.50 co mplete with fabul ous
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Save $31 .00 on
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, app roximately actu al si ze
PRICE

$1549 5
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, Additional accessories available only

with packag.
"Wonder Bar" 10 Meier Antenna 10 ft. lower seclion5. odd $1 5.65 each
As featured In HOY. 195& OSI. Complete with B .. W 8 conductor rotor eeete. @ 5¢ ft.
3013 Miniductor. Onl1 • ft. lone for 10 meters.
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NOTE: Any beam plus tower pcIckogll com·
binat ion Ih ippeod pre·paid anywhere in U.S.
VenaUle Miniature Transformer except Alolko and Howaii.
Sam. IS used In W2EWL $$B RI( - March
1958 1ST. Three sets of CT windln,s for
I combination of Impedances: 600 ohms,
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more notes on

Silicon Rectifiers
John C. Wtlit K51PY
Route 8
Fayettevi lle. Arkan stls

I~ ~FEREN CE . is mad~ .to the t.wo articles higher than that which might occur (which
, 10 73 .11UUlt= l1lC on S i lt con rectifiers. (Vol. would be more cos tl y ) , or the u se of nonlinea r
I, No. 12, Sept. 1961, "Silicon Rect ifier s" b)' resistors to give protection against the voltage
Hen r y Cross, WIOOP, and VoL III, No.1, peaks (G eneral Electric trad e name 'I'hyr-ite}.
Feb. 1962, 'Silicon Rectifiers . . . Continued" Overload protection for s ilicon r ectifiers mu st
by Cha r les Pier ce, ' VA6QFD) . The article by be fnst acting (about one-half cycle or less).
Cross sta tes "For the s imple way out, avoid: This can be done by using s pecia l high-s peed
Choke I n pu t Filters . . ." Both articles ap- fuses (such as Bussman 's Silver Strand). A
pear to deal with capacitor input fi lte r s and more costly means of protection would be to
avoid the choke-input type. use rectifiers of higher current rating.
Choke I np ut F ilters have super ior voltage- w h ile on the subject of choke-input circuits,
regu lation compared to the capacitor input we might consider the m in imum value of in-
type. And, because of the hig h cu rrent peak s ducta nce needed. T hi s is the value of in-
du ri ng the charging of the input capacitor, ducta nce needed to ensure a cont inuous flow of
there is a reduction of the current-carrying- current under low-load conditions. T he fo llow-
cap acity of t he rectifiers when used with a ing exa mple (in which tran sformer and recti-
ca pacit or input filter. fier r esist a nces a re neglected ) will serve to
T he Peak Inverse Voltage of t he rectifiers illust r a t e a method of ca lculating the mi n im um
(t he peak voltage that t he rectifier mu st wi th- in ductance.
st and when the voltage is a pplied in t h e non - W e h ave a single-pha se, f' ull-vv-a ve choke-
conducting direct ion ) depends upon t he ci rcu it in pu t power sup ply operat ing f rom a GO-c)'cle
used. The p.i. v. can be 3.14 ( 11") t imes the de so urce . T he de ou t put voltage is 1500 volts
ou t put volt age f or the ca se of a single-ph ase , min im um load cu rrent is 100 ma. , bleeder re-
f ull-wave, center-ta p connection. (T he p. i.v . s ist er is 50,000 oh ms, a nd th e choke resistance
of 3. 14 happens when, sa y, t he cathode is at is 80 ohms. The ex ter na l load r es istance at
a positive pea k voltage + E a nd t h e peak min im u m load I S
voltage ap plied to the anode is - E , resul t ing E output ] 500
in a p.i .v. of 2 E. S ince t he de volta ge is 2E hr, = = 15,000 ohms.
the r at io of t he two is 11" which is equal to I mi n. loa d 0.100
about 3.1.t.)
A s An Example, if GOO p.i.v. silicon diodes E xt er nal load res istance paralleled with
are to be used to su pply 1500 vdc usi ng a bleeder r esistance is
s ing le-ph ase, fu ll-wave, cente r -taped circuit 10000 x 00000
(which is the usual ca se), the p.i.v. is equal ~ 11540 ohms.
to ( 1500 x 3.14) w hich equals 4710 volts. The 15000 + 00000
number of diodes used in each leg woul d be
equal to (4710/600) which equals e ight. One Tot al load resi stance (choke resistance plus
might use nine diodes in each leg as a f actor bleeder resi stance paralleled with external
of sa f ety. load) is
The Voltage Peaks (transient voltage) are R - 80 + 11540 ~ 11620 ohms.
not evenly distributed across t he st r ing of
diod es and may exceed the voltage rating of The minimum (critical) inductance IS

the diodes. This can cause one diode at a L, - R/ A ~ 11540/1130 ~ 10 henrys .

time to be shor t -ci r cuited and result in failur e
of the entire string. The use of 0.01 mId ca- ("A" is a con stant, and is equal to 11 :30 for
pacitors connected across each diode will tend a GO-cycle sou r ce and a si ngle-phase full-wave
to keep the peak volta ges equalized a cr oss the
rectifier) .
diodes. If there are many diodes in a string, (Xote : values have been rounded off.)
a 0.001 mid capacitor can be put acros s a A value of inductance of about ten henry s 01'
group of about six diodes. Other means of greater s hould be used, or the value of the
protection again st tran sient voltages would be bleeder resistor could be made less, and the
the u se of each rectifier with a p.i.v. rating problem recalculated. . .. K5 IPY

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73 Tests The
Heathkit HA-10 Linear
A I Brogd on W 4UWA/K3K M O
316 W e st Fairmount Ave nue
Sta t e College , Pe nnsylva nia

EATII has come through again with a real The HA-IO's pla te power sup ply is a husk).'
H deal- where el se can you get a kilowa t t full -wave r ectifier with a pair of 8(j6A's de-
for $230 1 The Heath IIA-10 sells for $230 livering nominal voltages of 1600 key-up and
in kit form or (for th e Citizens Band crowd) 1350 key-down . ( A note of exp la na t ion is in
$330 wired and tested. Th e kit takes about ten order here . "Key-up" and "key-down" are
hours to wire , so if you want to brag about archaic phrases that allude to ancient times
the time you did a j ob f or ten buck s an hour, when a mateurs u sed t elegraph keys for com-
buy the kit and wire it yourself. A s with all munications. T hese conditions are equ iva lent
H eathk its , you need no knowledge of radio to "no load" a nd "full load" respectively.} The
or elect r onics-all you need is a r eaonable abil- bias su pply delivers a stiff 4.5 volts to t h e
ity in r ea ding pla in English, and a hot solder - g rids of the 8UA's , with provision on the
ing i ron for where it sa ys (8) . rear panel for connect ing 45 to 150 volts of
Th e HA-IO cir cuit is the "tried and th e cut -off bias during r eceiving period s. A cooling
true" 8 Il A g rounded g r id cir cu it that has fan is mounted directl y behind t h e 8UA com-
been described a great numb er of times in partment and comes on when the filaments
the vario us amateur radio publications. Thi s are turned on to in sure adequate cooling.
particular k it uses fo ur of t he 8 U A 's in paral- A single 1 rna meter is used for meteri ng,
lel to run 1000 watts PEP on sideba n d, 1000 being switched to r ead (full-scale) 200 m a
wa t ts CW, 400 watts AM linear, or 500 watts grid current, 1000 rna plate current, 2000 volts
wit h a controlled -carrier exc ite r. A neat littl e plate voltage, and an arbitrary scale (0-1000)
neutrali zing circuit is used that makes use relative power output. The r elative power out-
of a t hi r d w indi ng on the fi la ment choke for put position is valuabl e for "on-the-nose" tun-
t h e necessary fe edback. ing, sin ce maximum output does not always co-
Th e HA-10 has an untuned input circuit incide with minimum plate current. (As a note
t ha t matches th e 50-75 ohm output of mo st of historica l inte r est , it should be mentioned
exci ters, and a bandswitching tank circuit for that th e phrase "on-the-nose" is a tribute to
80 t hr ough 10 meters that use s a pi-section to one of our con tem po ra r ies in amateur radio,
match 50-75 ohm loads . Any antenna outside a nd a great ope rator-c-Mr. K. Nose, K H 6I J .
thi s impedance rang e should be fed through Many s uc h phase s may be found in ham radio,
a n antenna t u ne r. Th e in struction manual rec- such a s t he CW oper a tors' fav orite exp res-
omm ends t hat " every effor t be made to get the sions of "FB" and "73," referring, of course,
SW R of t he a nten na down to less than 2 to 1." to the grand old man of telegraphy, Samuel
Of cou r se, th is is no p roblem, sinc e most F . B. Morse, and th eir favorite magazine,
modern ham s thin k it is impossibl e to "get respectively.)
out" wi th an SW R high er th an 1.5 : 1, and have In add ition to t he panel meter, an adju stable
th eir f eedlin es perfectly flat. Per sonally, I oscilloscope take-off is provided on the rear
wou ld rath er " get out" well than have a apron of the ch assis. The inst r uction manual
pretty reading on a "vizwaa r" meter, but g ives full details on hook-up for monitoring of
some ham s prefer the pretty reading. But your sign a l on a scope, a wo rth-whil e feature
I digress. for proper l inear operation.
The rf sect ion of th e HA-10 is placed along
Condensed Speci fi cations the front half of th e chassis, with the power
IJriv in-'t puw er required- 50 to 75 watt s . r epe n d- su pply com pone nts along t he r ear half. The
ing 011 freq u ency i n u sc. rf section is provided w it h a full sh ield around
Maximum power input- to OO watts P l<;P 88 B,
1000 wa tts C Wo 400 wnt t s AM (500 watt s co n -
it. This, plu s t he added shieldin g of the cabinet
t rolled ca r rier) . itse lf, does an excellent job of sh iel ding which
Input drcuit- a p proxi ma te1y 70 oh ms, un tuned. a id s in TV I r eduction. The packaging job on
Oulput circuit-Pi-n et w o r k , 80 t h r o ug h 10 m et e r s . the H A-I O is very n ice, with th e whole linear
50 to 75 o h ms.
'r u be eo m p le me n fe--Iour 811 A, t wo 861;A . weighing in at 90 pounds and taking up less
Pow er requtre mc nts-c- t t r v at', 50-60 cps , 125 0 than two cubic f eet. Indeed, this is a far cry
watts ma xi mum. from the 75 meter phone kilowatts of ten years
Ca h i n e t si zt"- 19 lh " wide x ll .y~" h ig h x If) " deep.
Weight- 90 pou nds a c t ua l. 100 p oun d s II h ip lJ in g'.
ago, which w ere built in seven-foot r elay racks
( a nd requ ired a dozen hu sky men to move

68 73 MAGAZINE
 around. from the meter reading. The efficiency a s
The instruction manual gives full informa- shown in Table 1 is called "indicated effi-
tion on operation of the linear, including de- ciency," s ince part of the H T-32A output will
scr ipt io n of pads to be u sed if yo u r exciter appear in the \ Va r r ior output. It would have
runs more than 100 watts output, or if the required far more time than was available
linear is to be u sed for ext ens ive AM opera- for measurements, to measure the actual effi-
tion . The II A-I O is designed for use with the ciency , so the figures are labeled apparent
common 50 to 100 watt exciters, but may be efficie ncy and the h eck with it.
run at reduced input with less than 50 watts. T he apparent efficiency on all bands is 50 70
A statement appears in the manual sa ying or better, so thi s is fair efficiency. There are
t hat "the H A -I O should not be u sed to amplify som e purists in the crowd who b)' now are
A l\1 signals in excess of 100 watts, a s a worth. sc r ea m ing , " I can get 75 % efficiency with a
while increa se in power will not be realized." class C sta ge !" True, hut let us mull this over
I a d m ire H eath 's honest y in mak ing t his state- a bi t. Assume we ha ve two one-K w a mplifier s ,
ment, si nce t here a r e m an y of ou r f ellow one of whic h is 50 % efficient, the other, 75 % .
amateurs today who do no t rea lize th at t he So one pu ts out 500 wa tts, an d the ot her, 750.
S-un it sca le is not lineal', but requi res a four So what? T his is only I lh db, or a qua r t er of
times power boos t to read one S u n it h igher. a n S un it . If you are so bad off that t his quar-
But nowadays, the kilowatt is a status symbol, ter of an S u nit will kill you-take up stamp
a nd a lot of the f ellows will run the H A-I O collecting. W or ry in g about that last db is
behin d their Apaches, DX-I OO's and Viki ng II 's somewha t aki n to the fellow who worked for
with t he only indica t ion of the power increase month s in finding compass directions from
being the increased electric bill each month. his location to any point in the world-within
Speaking of electric power, the HA- I O manual one half of one degree. Then he used these
mentions no less than three times that wiring figures to aim hi s four element beam-s-you
to th e outlet feeding the HA-IO 115 vac input know, the one with a beamwidth of 15 degrees.
should be no smaller than # 14. This advice It should be pointed out to owners and pros-
should be heeded, si nce the Wa r- r -i or- draws over pective owners of the Wa r -r-ior or any other
10 amps u nder full load. linear amplifier that the FCC defines input
The front-panel controls include ba nd switch, power with grounded grid amplifiers to be the
tun ing , loading, met er switch, relative power input to a ll st ag es su p ply ing power to the
sens itivity, fi lament switc h a nd plate switch. a nte nna. T h is mea ns that the input power with
Also on the fro n t pa nel are the meter an d the the combi nation used in the tests mentioned
two king-size pilot lam ps. Across the rea r above , according to F CC defi nition, would be
ap ron of t he H A-I O a re t he following connec- the s um of th e inpu t power to th e HT- 32A a nd
tions: rf in pu t , rf output, g rou nd lug, AC that of t he Wa rrlo r. A nd thi s su m shoul d not
input, b ias ter mina ls, sco pe out put, and scope exceed 1000 watts. The 1000 watts was ex-
ampli t ude a djustment. ceeded duri ng the efficiency tests , but t his was
\V3JZF, now in Flor ida awaiting his new into a d ummy loa d , so it was OK . But be
"four" call, was ki nd enough to allow his Wa r - careful not to exceed the li mit when you're
rior to be used in some efficiency measure- on th e a ir, else a friendly FCC representative
ments. Table 1 shows the results of this effort. might catch you at it some day.
The Wa r r ior was driven by an H T-32A ex- All in all, the W a r- r ior is a very attractive,
citer, and the output was fed to a 50 ohm lightweight (considering), and compact pack-
dummy load. T he rf voltage wa s mea sured at age that is well worth the asking price. In
the load with a Hewlett- Packa rd model 410B fact, if you will check catalog prices of com-
VTVM. In put was adjusted to 700 rna indi- parable components, you will see that it would
cated plate current on all bands except 10 be difficult to copy the Wa r -r-ior for $230. And
meters, where the HT-32A could only drive the an added fe ature a s far a s economy goes is
Wa r- r -i o r- to 660 rna plate current. As noted in t hat the 8IlA final tubes may be bought on
the inst ruction man ua l, 30 rna of bleeder CUI' - the su r plus market for as little as $3.65 each .
rent is included in t he current indica ted on the This heats hav ing to buy a $35 tube in case
pla te meter, 8 0 t his amou nt wa s discounted of a fail ure . . .. K3K MO
Fre!luency
(lie)
Plate
Current
Plate
Vo ra ge °f tput •
(r volt s)
Pow er
Input
Pow er
Output
Ap.parent
Efflci ency
3900 670 1350 165 905 54 5 60 %
7250 670 13 90 170 930 580 62%
14330 670 1460 162 980 525 54 %
21300 670 1450 156 970 490 51%
28900 670 1420 1 58 895 500 56%
·Output measured ac r oss a 50 ohm dum my load .

MAY 19b2 b9
 Complete Fire Insurance
Or How Not To Tun e for
Maximum Smok e

J e me s Lee W6VAT
Box 45621
Los Angeles 45. C elifcrnle

I F you ever reversed the polarity of your

power su pply wh en hooking it to your l atest +
",.
vacuum t ube creation, most likely n oth ing
ha p pened, in more ways tha n one ! Oh, you +
"," c,:
may h a ve "popped" a n electrolytic 01' tvv o, but
- " 6"
TRANSIST OR
DE VICE --
vacuu m tubes arc notoriou sly lou sy cond uctors
when t heir pl a t e and screen voltage polarities
are reverse d.
Not so transistors. If you catch it in time, F IG I
no harm may be done, if not-well, ba ck to the
loca l rad io store for more tran sistors. Once
'V6VAT mistook an N PN transi stor for a tor device a nd "E" th e n eg a t ive. H ooking t he
P NP (j ust a nother way polarity can be re- cathode (or -l-) termi nal of diode "D" to "A"
ver sed ) in an rf amplifier. It worked beauti- will allow the current from battery " V" t o
full y just long enough f or the tank circuit to flow n or m a ll y a s t hough " D" were a short
be t uned to resona nce. Suddenly, a s the nice ci rcuit. A good diode will have less th an a
sine wave slowly faded f rom the scope screen, one volt forward drop at currents of sever a l
the light dawned-but too late. m ils or m ore. If " V" is reversed, " D" will
So, what can be done about it'! Take advan- sever el y lim it t he flow of current, t h us pro-
ta ge of the very thing t h a t the vacuum tube tecting the t ran si stor device. \V hat a bout the
h a s in its favor-high conduction in one direc- r ever se voltage across " D"? Fi r st , t he t r a n -
tion, a nd n on e (01' very little) in the ot h er . sis t or device has some r esist a nce wh ich w ith
Thi s a ssures GO/NO GO performance with " D", f orm s a voltage di vider so that t he volt-
no destructive re sults, only don't u se va cuum age a cross "D" is lowed. Second, most tran-
t ubes. U se a semi-cond uct or diode of the sisto r devices run on voltages (both plus and
proper current r a t ing fo r t he job. One sim ple m inus) of le ss than 100 volts total. T hu s, a ny
method is show n in F ig. 1. diode w ith a maximu m reverse volta ge r a t ing
" A" is t he po sitive terminal of the tt-a nsis- of 100 volts 01' so, shoul d work well. A lways

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 A New Di:mension
in Am.ateur Radio
The Hammarlund HQ-IIOA looks like the IIO-but basic design
changes create the subtle difference between excellent and exquisite!
A joyful performer as the HQ-IIO, the new HQ-IIOA reaches
new heights of operating pleasure by including such extras as:

• Significantly tighter mecha nica l and electrica l

stability
• Accessory socket for pre-ampor converterapplication
" Personal • Expanded dial -with 144·148 Me calib rations for
Touch " use with 2 meter converters
Electronic • Separate 6 meter coax input for rapid shi ft from
Keyer-HK·l B VHF to IF operation
This 12 t ube, dual-conversion superheterodyne
Twice the value-half the cost. The ali-transi stor- receiver covers all amateur band s, from 160 to
ized HK-1 8 is compa rable feature-for-feat ure wit h 6 meters -with optimum recept ion of CW and
keyers costing twice as mu ch . Adjustable "perso nal SSB signa ls t hrough a sepa rate li nea r detector.
Touch" ratio for dots/da shes. Sui table for auto- You have to t ry t his receiver to see ju st how
ma tic. semi-autcma tic (bug)or straight keyoperation. good it really is - but if yo u can't- send for
only S39.95 the new, in formative brochure on the HQ·1l0A
(l ess batte ry, - or pick one up at you r loca l Hammarl und
distributor.
Still only
$249 00
24 hou r crock t imer $10 option al
 I Fire from pag e 701 RED COl..OA COOED L E AD

r emember to hook the diode to the circuit-

not the battery. If the anode of "D" is hooked T1I.AI'lSISTQft
to t he batter y first a nd th en the combination DEVICE

to t he circuit, no protection is available, s ince

the di ode will always be forward biased. If you
ELACK CCllDR COOEO LEAD L --<> I TO aUT
hook the diode up to the cir cuit wrong t o OTH ER
begin with, you will have to make another L c , OR """"
SvPPI. 't
mi stake to ca use troubl e. That mistake is re-
versing t he battery voltage. Generally, people
"' ,
Once connected properly to the transi stor de-
don't make two consecut ive mi stakes-c-one is vice it does not matter how the battery is
usuall y enough. hooked to terminals 1 and 2. If 1 is positive,
If you don't want to worry about whether conduction is by way of diodes D], D2 si nce Ds,
the battery is hook el up pro perly or not, build D, will be back biased. If 2 is positive, then
u p the circuit sh own in Fig. 2 and keep it D3' D~ conduct. By color coding the leads, the
around . The circuit is simply a bridge circuit. job of connecting t hen: is easier. Of. course,
you can still make a mi stake, but devices can
be made only "idiot resistant," not "idiot
CONVERT SURPLUS proof." Current considerations of the diodes
and the circuits are th e main things. For low

RADIO GEAR INTO voltage, lower power circuits, four 1N34's

should be fine. Voltages up to 100 V and cur-
r ents up to 300 rna could use four 1N91

USEFUL EQUIPMENT germanium rectifiers in this circuit.

Cathodes are eit her marked with a band or
the symbols " CATH" or " rl-". Remember, the
- 3 volumes give arrow head points in the direction of POSI-
complete conversion TIVE current flow, and a s such , toward the
data, including instructions, POS IT IVE terminal of any device. The cath-
photos and diagrams ode of a ny rectifier is the terminal from which
POSIT IVE voltage is obtained. Either circuit
SURPLUS RADIO CONVERSION MANUALS - 3 Volum.. - in Fig. 1 and 2 will help keep your sh ack and
$3. 00 ••• workbench smoke free.
Con lain dala wh ich has become sta nda rd for the most com. ... W6VAT
monly avai lab le sur plus ite ms. Each conversion shown yields
a practica l piece of equipment . . . prove d by tes tin g.
VOLUME 1 - ARC·5; BC ·22!. 224, 3 12. 342 . 348 . 412,
453 /455. 457 /459 . 624 /625 , 645. 696, 946B, 1068A/
This could
1161A; PE·I 03A; SCR ·211 , 268 /271 , 2 74N , 522, 542, TBY;
Electronic Surplus Index; Cross Index of A/N V.T. and ce rn -
mercial Tubes .
save your life
VOLU ME II - AIC; AM ·26 ; APS·1 3; ARB (Schematic only); In the interest of sa fet y, it is wise to ground
ARC ·5; ART·13; ATC; AVT ·1l2A; BC·191 , 357. 375 , 454 ·455. the frame or chassis of every p iece of equip-
457/459 , 946B , 1206: GO ·9 ; lM ; R·26 ·27 /ARC ·5 ; R·28 /
ARC·5; SCR·2 74N; TA·12B/12 C; TBW; T·23/AR C-5; Selenium- ment in the sh ack. This precaution could pre-
Rectif ier Powe r Units; Simp lified Coil·Winding Dala; Surplus vent fatal shock , should the frame of the equip-
Beam Rotatin g Mechan isms .
VOL UM E 111 - APN ·I ; ARC ·5 ; ART·ll; BC ·191 . 312. 342. ment become "live" th rough contact with the
348, 375 , 442 , 453 , 455 , 456 to 459, 603 , 624 , 696 , 1066, "hot" side of the power line.
125 3; CBY·52000 series; COl · 43065; CRC·7; OM ·340 ; OY·8
or DY·2A/ARR ·2; FT·24IA; lM ; MBF; MD ·7 /ARC ·5; RM ·52.
53: R·9 /APN ·4 ; R·28/ARC ·5 ; RT·19/ARC ·4 ; RT -159; SCR·
274N series; SCR ·508 , 522, 528, 538 ; T·15 to T·23/ARC ·5 ; r--- --- -------,
URC·4 ; WE ·7 01 ·A . Schematics only: APA ·I0; AP1·2 ; APT·5; I I

~crl:::;~"~'.~~'h
ARR· 2; ASB·5; BC-659, 1335A; CPR ·46ACJ .
THE SURPLUS HANDBOOK (Rece ivers and Tra nsce ivers)
VOLUME I - Schemat ic Diagrams I nd luge photographs
.
NEUTRALI
I
"ON
L AMP
I
I
I
only - APN ·l ; APS·1 3; ARB; ARC·4 ; ARC·5 (l. F.) : ARC·5 POLARIZED I I
(V. H.F.); ARN ·5; ARR ·2 ; ASB·7; BC ·222, 3 12, 3 14 , 342 ,
344, 348, 603 , 61 1, 624, 652 , 654. 659 . 669, 683 , 728, "'"' L _ _ _ _ _
GROUNDED TO
.J
745 . 764, 779 . 794 , 923, 1000, 1004, 1066 , 1206 , 1306 , -: FRA ME
1335; BC·AR·23 1; CRC·7; OAK ·3: GF-ll; Ma rk II; MN · 26 ; EXT ERNAL. GROI.ND
RAK ·5 ; RAl·5 ; RAX·l ; SCR·522; Super Pro; TBY; TCS;
Resistor and Capacitor Color Codes; Cross Index of A/N V.T.
a nd Commercial Tubes . The circuit sh own here give s a POSITIVE
·O,d" lrgm Jour fu orile electronic PltlS d istributor. indication of proper grounding, as well a s cor-
1/he canno t supply, sen d 1.1.$ h is name and you, rect polarization of the power plug. A neon
remittance, and we will supply: foreign, add 10%. lamp, mounted on the front panel, is connected
between the frame of the apparatus and the
HIGH side of the incoming lin e. The neon la mp
will glow ONLY if t he power plug is properly
polarized and the chassis is connected to an
exter na l g ro u nd . . . . 'V2WY:M

72 7J MAGAZINE
 Side Lines
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fo r detai led informo tion. Ma kes t he s lide r ule loo k s ick.
Like a Mon roe co mp ute r e nly hand slze , $125.00

Radio Bookshop 46-CURTA COMPUTER #2 fi g ure s to 15 d igits.

Slightly la rge r t ho n # 1 .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . • . . . . $165.00
9O-TElEPRINTERS, MODel 31A-This midget, prin ter, com-
plete wi th cese, meo su res only II " x 16" x 12" and is
light enough to th ro w in the car for portable use . Complet.
with keyboard, ready to operate. 5100.00

• Radar!
Your hamshack IS no better than Bradford Electron ics
yo ur reference lib rary (th ings a re in makes a little godge t
t hat is des igned t o
bad shape, eh 7). so get cracking at t his detect
un it..
police
Thoug h
ro d ar
we
list of recommended books. If you st ill hayen't tested it, we
understond t ha t this
have some money left over then loo k i. the ma.t se nsi tive
yet made. Just by oc-
back over the last ad or two in past is- cident this unit tune s
t wo UH F crnoteur
sues of 73. bonds ond we highly
recommend il for t his
purpose. 12 Y. Sell.
fo r $44. 95.
We s urveyed a n um ber of lo p elect ronics schools and Ro dar-Te cta r (Spe cia l)
have it on good au thori ty t hat the se ore the best up- $28.95
to-dote books on
TRANSISTOItS :
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64-INTRO. TO THEORY & PRACTICE OF TRANSI5TORS- Wrisl Alarm
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68-HANDBOOK OF TRANSISTOR CIRCUIT DESIGN- bond. Mode l 302 ......•.. $19. 50
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55-TRANSISTOR CIRCUIT HANDBOOK-Gar ner •.. $4.95
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8-RADI0 - TElEVISION & BASIC ElECTRONICS - Oldfield ho ve f ound this to be one of th e
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18-50 YOU WANT TO BE A HAM-He rt zberg (W1 DJJ l hundredths of 0 minute. Small dial
Second edition. Good in troduction to the hobby. Ha s photos re o ds 10 30 minute•.
ond brief descrip tions of olmost eyery commercially avai l- 56 / 105 Stopwatch _. $2 4.50
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26-5-9 SIGNALS-Orr (W6SAI). A man uo l of pra ct ical de-
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ficien t, inexpensive a nten nas for the amateur b ands that
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Fo rmulos & lo ws, constonts, stando rds, symbols o nd codes.
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731 -HAM TV.W'l>KYQ. This is t he o nly book ovo iloble o n
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MAY 1962 13
73 Tests The
Kni ght RF Z- Bridge
Larry Levy WA21NM

chart with the bridge it is possible to measure

S W R accurately. There is a plastic chart in-
cluded with the kit that can be used for a
long time before it fall s apart.
Th e kit can be put together in about a half
hou r , as there are no cr it ica l steps or ex ten sive
mounti ngs . In cluded with t he k it is w ire,
solder , hardwa re , a 72 ohm precision r esi st or
(for ca libration) a nd, of course, t he parts. The
instruction book is well written and the manu a l
contains ste p by st ep instructions for wiring-
each part. There are a few large, easy to see,
pictorials to help the inexperienced builder,
and even t he experienced constructor can u se
t hem to sa ve t ime and make a neater j ob. The
la st half of t he manua l contain s detailed in-
st r uct ions on how to use the brid ge f or im-
peda nce meas ur eme nts, S \VR, t un ing t he a n-
ten na to resona nce, obtaining the best m atch,
measuring the st a n ding wave ratio on parallel
lines, mea suring impedance on parallel lines,
and other use s. There is, at no extra cost,
a section on how to solder . ',l' his is definitely
an instrument that can be u sed b J a ny ham T

for man y th ings and, at the low price of

$5.85 , an instr ument that you su rely ca nnot
affo r d to be without.
T he K night "Z" bridge is a very usef ul a nd . .. W A2I NM
inexpen sive piece of test equipment. Thi s is a
necessity to anyone who wants to tune hi s 10 0
antenna. The "Z" bridge ca n be used to mea- 80
su re antenna impedance, adjust antenna 60
couplers, matching networks, and tune an-
tennas to resonance. It can be u sed from 100
40
kc to 144 me, t herefore covering the 160, 80,
75, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6, a nd 2 meter a mateu r 30
bands. It r equi r es t he use of a VOl\'1 or VTVI\1
measuring 0-2 ¥.! or 0-5 vdc. If a V Ol\1 is used
it shou ld have a sensit ivit y of at least 5000
ohms /volt. It is also necessary to have a
sou rce of rf at the frequ ency that the antenna ...
will be operating on . This should be about 1 ; 10
watt in order to prevent damage to the bridge, J, 8
which is not an instrument that can be used z
with any power. Just loosely coupled to the oz 6
xmtr should suffice. ~ ~~
One of t he m ost useful , and probably the '" 4
most pop ula r , u ses of t he bridge is to measu r e
S W R. Most hams wou ld like to have an S\VR
bridge, but usually don't buy them because of
the cost. If that is your trouble, the "Z"
bridge is the ideal answer, a s it only costs
$5.85 for the complete do-it-yourself-antenna
tuning, matchi ng, and S W R mea suring kit. I
F ig ur e 1 shows t he relation between forward o 0 .2 0 .4 0 .6 0 .8 1.0
and reflected power to S \VR. By usi ng this METER READING RELATIVE TO FULL SCALI

74 73 MAGAZINE
 • -. • r
°G°4l.°M
HIGH GAIN ANTENNAS
73 Also Tests Th e _ e CONTROLLED RADIATION
Poltern is beamed toward the horizon
for optimum r_sponse.

Knight Mo unt ing Str uctu re Doe s No t Affect

Ra d iati o n Pa ttern

"TEAM-MATES"
Pocket YOM . TG-5-S
$74.25 Net
( 144- 170 m, ) TG-2-R
$18.00 Net
,
3 EL EMEN TS Half Wove
Lar ry levy WA21NM Fixed Station Eleme nt
3X Powe r o f Maximum
TG· 2- R Po ss ib le Gai n
Alt ho ug h inde pende nt use o f th e
TG -5 -S a nd TG-2-R g ive o mO:l;'
ing perfo rma nce, t he ir com b ine d
use a s "Teem- Ma les" produ ce
t he ul t ima t e in g ain and e f fi-
cie ncy . The engi ne e red ecm c ct -
ible chara cterist ics of pu re
ve rt ical po lo riz cfion and
motched fe ed points, wi th
the el imi nati o n of ho rhon-
tal pol ori za t io n, mo ke t he
" Tea m-Ma t e s" lea ders in
the f iel d o f co mmu n ica tio n
Goin Fi gures, Radiation Pat-
t erns a nd Cotalogs listin9
All Mod el s ar ~ Avai lable

The K n ig ht p ocke t VO IH is a 100 0 oh m Reyco Multiband Antenna Coils

Traps for dip oles ••• hi!;;Ih stre ng th . . moisture
per volt YOM t hat is bot h in expen sive a nd p ro of guaranteed t o ha nd le a fu ll KW.
compact. Th e dimen sion s are about 2 % x 3- Mode l KW-40 co ils w ill, wi th a 108 f oot a ntenna,
p ro vide opera ti o n o n 10-15-20 -40 -80 . $12.50 ,et.
% x 1 % inches , small enough t o actu ally fit For informu t io n o n o t he r mo d el s w ri te;
in your pocket . E ven thoug h it is small , i t is FRED L. REYNO LDS W2VS , 492 Ravenswood Ave.,
a high quality inst r umen t. T he ranges a re: Roch este, 19, New York
de volts 0-5, 15, 150, and 500 ; ac volts 0-5,
15, 50, 150, and 500. de rna. 0 -1, 10, a n d 100.
Ohms, 0-3Dk . T her e is no crowd ing of p arts
becau se of t he no vel arrangement of range 10-day money back guar-
switchi ng. Inst ea d of a switch, t here is a jack antee, Budget payments
fo r each rang e. This n ot on ly s im plifies con -
st r uction, bu t al so accounts for its sma ll size
and low cost . T he YOM costs $9.95 com plete
with probes and batter y. It f ea tur es a large , $69.50
easy to r ead 2 % inch meter . T he construction AUTRONIC KEYER is f ully
t ransistor ized, automatically elim inates errat ic sending. Built-
t akes about an h ou r and th e result is a han dy, i n spea ker for pract ice or monitorin g. Separate weight , speed
compact, and portabl e ins tru men t. This is just cont rols. Phone jack. Any posit ion, fixed or mobi le. 7x 5x2 ".
Finest buy fo r reuactnty, perf ormance. AUTRONIC KEY will
the th ing t o h ave if you h ave to cli mb a tower not walk. Full y adju stabl e. No contact bounce, Usable
to check for a break in t he coax (you can with any keyer. Send
also qualify f or a life su bscri ption at the same card
Or QSt
ti me if you do it habi t ually) . (or info
. . . W A 2INM

TELEWRITER FREQUENCY
SHIFT CONVERTER
$189.00 Rock Mounted- $14.50 for Cobine .
The N_ Model " K" Tel ewr it lll' co nverter (d tl$lloed by M. J . " Don" WlllIins W4EHU ) Inclu des : I. Li near a ud io d iscrimin a tor
. ith high Q toruid s for maxim um intet fll're nc e t ej et tl on. 2. Advan ced key in, tub e c irc uit to compensa te 10f' d ist orti on wit h fr ont pan &!
control. 3. Sepa rata mal net clll"re nt supp ly wit h milliammet er. 4. Dual eye indicator. 5. Chass is termina ls for polar re lay billS, g.R
re lay, and loop. 6. Front PIInel jatks fOl" keyboanl a nd printer. 7. S end -Ree. a ad P olar ity Revel"i lnll swHc he.. For f urther Inform, tI "
and recondltlon&cl te letype li st . write: Alltr nnics Howard Coa.. Box 19. Boston I. Mas s. ( Rich mond 2·0043. _

MAY 1962 75
73 Tests the
Ha llic ro fters HT-40K
Donald Smith W 3UZN
Asso ciate Ed itor

THE Half icra f'ters com pa ny has a dded to its

line t wo kits, t he HT-40K and a receiver, the
SX-140K. The transmitter is housed in a typi-
ca l Hallicrafter t wo-tone g r a y cabinet, run s
75 watts input on CW and controlled carrier
Al\l phon e oper a t ion . It cove rs the 80 through
G meter band s.
Specifications of the rig:
Oscillator Crystal cont rol or external
VFO
Power input 75 watts C\V
75 watts controlled carrier even necessary to remove the crystal.
A:\l phone The buffer is the pentode half of the sa me
Frequency cove r a ge 80, 40, 20, 15, 10 and 6 me- GCX8 u sed for th e oscill a to r and operates
t er Amateur bands st r -a ig ht through on SO meters and doubles or
triples on ot he r bands. The out put of the buf-
Audio input .00,1 volts minimum from fer-multiplier is not tuned, but ha s the output
microphone - Crystal, Ce- developed across a 1 mh RFC. Thi s output is
ramic or Dynamic type con nected to t he band sw itch , to be coupled to
Output 50-75 ohm s unbalanced co- t he final am pl ifier.
ax, Pi-coupled T he fina l am plifier is a rugged 6DQ5 tube.
with t he grid circu it t u ned t o t h e opera t ing
Power requirements 105-125 'lac, 60 cy, 175 frequency an d operates stra ight t hrough, w ith
watt power consumption the exception of G meters. On G meters, t he
Dimensions 7-3 /16" high, 13 %" wid e, frequency is doubled in the final. The fina l plate
S1,4 " deep operates into a pi-coupl ed circuit on all bands .
A diode is connect ed to th e out put of the
Net Weight 17 pou nds
coupler to rectify a sma ll part of the output
Price ( Kit ) 79.95 sig n a l. Thi s r ectified sig na l is connected to the
Const r uc t ion time Approximately 8-9 hours front panel meter, g iving an ind ication of the
output. Note that th e final is not "dipped," but
Halli crafters has put a lot of thought and rather peaked for maximum indica t ion on the
engineering into their new kits. The manual meter. A switch is p rovided to read t his output
is very comprehensive, with many illustrations signal or to read grid current of t he fina l. In
and even complete information on how to sol der t he g-ri d current position, t he meter wh ich is
for the newcomer. Each part is in a sepa r a te, divided into 5 divi sions, w ill read to 5 m ils , one
tran sparent bag, with the part and diagram mil per divi sion. In the output position, each
number on it. divi sion indicated on the meter is approxi-
mately 10 watts of rf output power. Thus the
Circuit Description output pow er of the rig delivered to the an-
tenna can be closely e stimated.
A 6CXS (triode sect ion) is u sed a s the crys- The s peec h amplifier consists of a 12AX7
tal oscillator in a m odified Pierce cir cuit , re- tube, one triode being u sed as a mike preampli-
ceiving f eed-back from th e plate of the oscil- fier. rc coupled to the second triode section of
lator through a 4700 mmfd capacitor (CI). T he the tube, which is the first audio ampli fier. T he
output of the oscillator is developed acro ss an gain control is placed in t his sta ge. A second
RFC and coupled to the buffer-multiplier a udi o amplifier is used , wh ich is one triode of a
through a 1000 mmfd capacitor. If VFO opera- GDE7 tube , t he second triode bei ng t he m od u-
tion is u sed, feedback from the oscillator plate lator. Th e second audio amplifier is direct-
is r emoved by the xtal-VFO swit ch. It is not coupled to the modulator.

7b 13 MAGAZINE
 TRANSISTORIZED GRID DIP METER
TELEPHONE W IRED _ READY TO USE
Camp I.,. " cCllib rClI .d
INTERCOM SYSTEM ".q. CCI... ' Cl9·
' .5 ICI 3 00 MC in 6 ,an9e1
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$23.95 2-"mit , .,
$36.99
FUll-SIZE PHONES w / SPIRAL CORDSI
Ideal for few feet or up 10 9 mil e s, Ea c h ph o ne Ra ng e $ ccler-c e de d to ma! c h coi l$. un da mp ed 1
hal se pcrc te red button, wh ich when de pressed MA me te r. Va ria b le se n siti vily con tro l fo r op .
sends p le a sing I;g no! tone ; b la ck b ull on fo r . imu m Grid curre nt a d just me n t. Cal ib ra!ed d ial .
tork ing. Re ce iver il tro ns isto rind cry slo t un it ; a djus lable lIa irl in e , a l lo ws p re cise a ccu rac y.
'ron sm ilte, is co rbo n unit . Ea ch un it ha s sp iral Pllone iac k per mits use a s mod u lat io n mon it o r.
p hone c:o .d . Ope rat ion requ i re s n o swi tc hing_ Oscilla tor l ube is o AF" . 6 J/, • 3 V• • 1 VI". 6

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Use seve ro l un itt lo gethe r, Im porled .
ALtc coi l. 1ualll ied . 11 7 V• .50·60 cp•. 2 lb •. Im lla rle d .

WITH FR EE LEATHER CASE 15-60

R.F. FIELD 20,000
-- - STRENGTH METER ohms per volt
Sing l. Bond J 1o 250 Me. MULTITESTER

• High 1e ns i tiv ity _ 20 .000 Q/V

• $6.9S • New de . ign; w id e scc te e re
• Compa rel wilh .. I/J " mele rs
Moder P51 .1 21i, I( 31i. l )i. '
J: • Mea sures 3'1. "W • "1/, "
• Compa ct blo ck bakel ite case
Co mp o cl! Sensit ive ! Che ch an te nna e ffi ciency,
load ma tchi ng, e tc , ReQu iros no borte ry or o the r DC V. ran ge s, 5 -25 ·250-.500· 2.500
power seu t ce , Rf meo sured On e ee v re te me Ier . @ 20,0 001: pe r II.
Te lo sco p ing on tenna 10 l OJ/4 "' . Ea rp ho ne ;a ck AC V. ra nge . , 10-50 · 100-.500·
prov id e d lo r mo nitor ing ; cose hen pow e rfu l mOll - 1000 @ 10. COOn per V_

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net to g rip fender, et c. Imported.

Sf NO l OR l lEE CArALOG
DC current, 50 Jj.a, 2.5 ,"0.

Aycllable d irect or throu9h

your locol distributor

C'V operation is accomplished by keying th e tor and final tune and loading need be adj usted.
cathode circuits of all stages in th e transmitter It is impossible to tune the drive control (a
section of t he rig. A jack is prov ided for thi s capacitor in the final g r id circu it) to a har-
purpose on the front panel, a s if to encourage monic of the operating f requ ency, due t o the
CW operation. select ion of coils used in the grid circuit. Out-
The design of the modulator is s uch that the put into a dummy load was 43 watts on C' V
modulator ha s low plate resi stance and acts as and 39 watts on AM phone peaks. On 6 meters
a high level cathode f ollower. Th e scr een of the t h is output wa s so mewha t less, no doubt d ue
final has considerably high er impedance and to dou blin g in t he final.
thus becomes a consider able portion of th e I thin k th at Hallicraft er with their entry
cathode follower impedance. The audio fr om into the kit field has put ou t a rig wh ich will
the cathode follower ( modula to r) , is appli ed be of inter est t o many ama teurs , pa r ticularly
to th e scr een of th e fina l through a .47 mfd the n ewcome r. It ha s r ea sonable power output,
capacitor and of cou rse modulates the screen of s implicit y of const r uct ion and good design
the final in normal, controlled carrier fa shion. coupled w ith looks and a well known manu -
The power supply is tran sformer operated facturer. . . . W3UZN
and uses a volt ag e doubler circuit (full-wave).
to develop t he high B + voltage. Diodes are
used for rectificat ion, cutting conside ra bly the
heat which is characteristic of tube type r ec-
tifiers. Filtering is accompl ish ed b)' a pi -type
filter circuit, with a filter chok e being used in
t he pi, for better fil tering. RF C chokes and
ca paci tor s a r e used in the line to min im ize
TV!.
The kit was ea sy to bu ild and went toge the r
s mooth ly. A cabled harness is furni shed for
the long runs of wire, s implif y ing and making
a neater job of the wiring. I n t he final a ssem-
bly you beg in to see just how attractive th e
rig look s. T he final tuning and loa d ing knob s
are larg-e, helping t o mak e tuning- easy.
Tune up is very ea sy ; onl y th e dri ve ca paci-

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Propagation Cha rts covered in th e DX ch a r t . The use of t h is chart
is somewh at differen t th a n the DX ch art.
F irst , t he ti me is t he local time eentered on
t he m id-poi nt of the p ath. Second, t he distance
David A . Brown K2tGY
30 lam bert Ave nu e given in m iles is the Gr eat Circle path dista nce
Farmingdale, N. Y. because of t he E arth 's curvature. Her e are a
couple of examp les of h ow to u se the chart ,
For the DX propagation chart, I have listed A .) To work t he pat h E ast on to Mia mi (1 250
the HB F which is the best H am Band F r e- m iles ), the local time centered on t he mid-
quency t o be u sed fo r the t ime periods given. poin t of t he pa th is the sa me in E ast on 11 :-
A higher RB F will not work a nd a lower HB F in Miami. Lookin g up the RBF 's next to t h e
sometimes will work, but not nearly as well. 1250 m ile listings will g ive the HEF to u se
T he t ime is in GM T, n ot loca l time. an d t he ti me periods g iven will be t he sam",
T he S hort P at h propagation chart has been a t each en d of the cir cu it . B.) To wor k t he
set u p to show what RBF to use for coverage path New York to Sa n Francisco (2,600
miles ), t he local ti me cente red on the m id-pain ~
of t he path will be 1 % ho urs later t ha n at
San Fra ncisco a nd 1 % h our s earlier than ill
Advance Forecast: May 1962 New York (the t ime difference bet ween New
York and San F r a ncisco is 3 h ours ). Looki ng
G ood: 1.2,5-6,9- 17, 23-30 u p t he HEF's n ex t to t he 2,500 m ile list in gs
Fair: 3-4,7-B, 1B, 22, 31 will give t he HEF to u sc. In Sa n F r an cisco
subt r act 1 % ho urs from t he t ime periods listed
Bad : 19-21 for loca l t ime and in N ew Yor k add I lh hOUI'S
to the time pe rio ds listed f or loca l ti me.

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Most models a vailab le for imme d iate shipme nt
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RF Q Multiplier
Gu s G erde K6 BlJ

Multip lier at the if input is a familiar plier" would be at the rf Section-where it

Q gadget. What it does (and that is-nar- will reject the image and improve or eliminate
r owing your if passband) is accomplished by crossmodu lation. Why then is it used in the
introducing some regeneration at the if in put if Section only? Her e are the reasons:
making it high "Q". 1. rf "Q Multiplier" has to be tunable and
It does nothing to impr ove Ima ge Rejection, (at maximum select ivit y ) will not track
or to lessen the effect s of Crossmod ulation a s a normally broad rf Amplifier does.
(overlo ading the mixer by a st rong near by T his mean s additional cont r ols.
sign a l ) . 2. An attempt t o u se one was mad e in
Much more logical pla ce f or a "Q Mult i- "Regenerative P r e-selector "- it failed be-
cause it had mo stly gain and not selectiv -
i ty in its design.
3. Nobody tried .
T he following gadget was built mo stl y to
prove that it can be done. In order not to dig
TICKLER L4 into t he receiver- it wa s designed as a sepa-
UNIT MUST
rate u nit, and connect s between the antenna
100m mi
BE SHI ELDEO and the receiver. It is self powered (drain-50
.2 2"1
2 N169A microamps) . With transistor a nd constants
u
se
1/ 2W

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(2 N2 4 7
HIGHER FREOI
FOfl shown it covers both 80 and 40 meter bands.
trlml
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'----4-+--~-I· clearly u nderstood, is someth ing like this:
'" T her e is practically no coupling between L2
=::] L2 Ilf2. and L 3 u ntil L l is at resonance. Since Ll is
a part of a circuit that can be brought close

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GRout() ENO Of' LI JUMBLE WOUND.
U ON O Citizen Band Class "D" Crystals
ANT COUf>t.J'IIG TO MATCH IMP CITIZEN BANO CLASS "0" CRYSTALS
3r d OVE' rtonE' - .005% tolerance -
mE'H a ll F CC requ irements. Hermetically
to $2 95
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- - - - IRON SLUG seated lfC6/ U holders, ~ : .. p in sp aei ng . EACH
.050 pinll. ( Add 15c p er cf)'sta t f or .093
pin s).
t o regener a tion-its "Q" is high , a nd only 3
All 22 rnegac yele f req uencies in stock: 26.965, 26.975 , 26.985,
s har ply resona nt s ignal will be coupled to L3. 27.005, 27 .015, 2 7.02 5, 27.035, 27.055, 27.06 5.- 27.075, 27.0 85,
This r esults in a narrower bandpass, by a 2 7.105, 2 7.115, 27. 125,2 7. 135, 17.155, 27.165, 27 .175, 27. 185,
2 7.205, 2 7.215, 2 7.225.
factor of about 25-30, compa red to that of an :'ol a tc hed cf)'lIta1 lets f or ALL CI\. units (Speeif)' equipment.
rf Amplifier, and no doubt ca n be improved make and model num be rs j ~ $S .90 per set

furth er. CRYSTALS IN HC6 / U HOLOERS

Regeneration is very smoo th, and even •In SEALED ..& 86 p in sJ:acing - .050 dia mll!ter - .005%
this crude f orm it will be a useful addition OVE RTONE t ole rance
15 to 30 )IC $3.85 ea.
to many receivers and conver ters. 30 t o 45 )IC '4.10 ea.
45 to 60 )IC $4 .50 ea.
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FUN DA ME NT AL From 1400 KC t o 200 0 KC
FREQ . SEALE D .005 % t olerance .__._ '5.00 ea.
Including the F rom 2 000 KC t o 10,000 KC, a n)'
freq ue ncy, .00 5 % t olerance .$3.50 ea.
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Speci fy f r equeney..05 p in s sp aced ¥z- ( Add
15c for .093 pin s ) . _~ .$2.9 5 ea.

QUARTZ CRYSTALS
FOR EVERY SERVICE
All crystals made from . Grade " A "
import ed qu artz- g r oun d and etched to
e xac t frequen cies. Unconditionally
g uarante ed I Supp lied in :
FT.243 holden MC.7 holde n
Pin sp aci ng ~ "
P in diameter ,093
P in spa cing
Pin diameter .125
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C RIA/ AR h old ..n F T·1 71 hold en
Pin spacing lh " Pin sp aci ng %"
Pin d iameter ,125 Banana pins
MAD E TO ORDER CR YSTALS, • • Specif ,. holder w.nt..d
1001 KC t o 1600 KC : ,005% t olerance _._.._ .. ..$4 .50 ea.
1601 K C t o 2 500 KC : ,005"!.. t olerance __ __~_ '2,75 ea.
2501 K C t o 9 000 KC : .00 5% t olerance __'2.50 ea.
9001 KC to 11,000 KC: .005 % t olera nce . ~ .. $3 .00 ea.
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Amateur, Nov ice, Technician Band Crystals
.0 1 % Tolera n ce . , , $1.50 .... - 80 meters (3 701·3 749 KC)
40 meters ( 71 52·71 98 KC), 15 meters (7034-7082 KC), 6 meters
The amateur constructor who hopes to match ( 8335-8650 KC ) with in 1 KC
F T·2 41 Lat t ice Cf)'lItals in all frequene iea from 370 KC to
commercial equipmen t appearance must be 540 KC (011 except 455 KC and 50 0 KC) .5Oc II! • •
on the alert for hardware items a nd construc- Pin spa cin g lh- P in dia meter ,093
)fa tched pam _ 15 c)'cles $2 .50 per p a ir
t ion techniques t o incorporate in hi s projects. 200 KC Cr )"lItalll, $2.00 .... : 4 55 KC Crystals, ' 1.25 u . ; 500 KC
In thi s connection, a pl easing treatment of Crystals, '1 .25 ea, : 100 KC Freque ncy Sta ndar d Crystals in
H C6/ U hold er-s '4.50 ea.; Socke t f or FT-2-13 Crystal I5c ea.;
speak er openings is one problem that often Dual Socket f or F T·243 Cf)'stals, 15e u .; Sockets f or ~IC-7 a nd
ar-ises. FT-I71 Cr)'stals 25c ea.; Ceramic Socke t f or H C6/ U Cf)'stals
20e ....
There is available in the dime stor es a E NG INEER ING SA MPLES a nd small qu an t it ies f or pratct ypes
chrome plated sink st r a iner that will help dress no w made at either Chicago or F ort )I)-f'n p lants wit h 2 -1 h our
up your equipment. This perforated metal service, IX CH ICAGO. PHOXE GLadstone 3·355 5
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disk is shown installed in a previously de- IF YOU R P A RTS DEA LER DO E SN 'T STO CK Texas Crystals,
oroer direet a nd send Ull his name.
scr lbed ! conversion of th e AN /ARC-3 receiver.
The strainer is supplied with a metal reta in ing TERMS : All items subject t o prior sale and change of price
without n otice . All cr )'sta l c r de es must be a ccompa nied b)' cheek,
clip riveted to t he ce nter of t he disk. Drill t hi s money order or cash with J:a)'ment in f ull.
rivet out and p roceed with the installation.
The st r a iner sh own measures 3 %" in di-
ameter and is manufactured by Franklin Metal
& Rubber Com pan y of Hatboro, Pa. For 19 1000 Cry.t.1 Dr i...., Fort Mye n , Florid.
cents you can ' t go wrong. • .. W4'VKM D ept . 73 .5 P hone WE 6 ·2 100
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MAY 1962 91
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High Power Antenna Switching Unit
Roy E. Pe fenberq W4W KM
316 Stratford Ave nue
Photo C,.'dit: M organ S. Gassma n, Jr. F",jrfax, Virginio

Ol\D 1E RCI A L coaxial relays are thor- crated in lines with low S WR and I F they arc
C oug'hl y reliabl e devices and should give never required to s witch with appreciable rf
many years of sa t is fa ctor y service IF' the power applied . F a ilu re to observe these pre-
loa ted power is nut exceeded, JF they a r e op- caution s will result in the ca tastrophic demi se
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ma jor effo r t in th is compi la tion. It lists every known
su rp lus conversion art icle, giving a capsule rundown
on the convers ion accomplished and the magazine in
which it was pu blished, If you do any surplus con-
version work th is hook can save you a lot of lime
hy tell ing you exactly wha t conversions have already
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 or de ter ioratio n of t he rela y contacts.
For those who are tired of welded contacts
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and th e smell of bu rn ing insulation, v acu um : ELECTRONICS CORP. :
antenna s wit ching- r ela ys will sta nd almost an y • •
am oun t of abuse without failure . The advan-
tage of t hese va cu u m s witches can not be qu es-
: MAY SPECIALS! :
• 7.000 ' "C T / l A mf'. Rr l "I(JI~ Tra" lj'lrmt:r (3500-{)- •
tioned. T he writ er ' \'3 S once a sked to test, to : 3500V. @ 1 AIIIIl). Tapp e-d ptima r v: zoa to 140 V. plu:J :
dest ructi on if possible, a n umber of J enn ings • o r mi nu s II v. Un used . 166 Ibs. $65.00 FO B s hip ping •
units. Two of th ese r elays wer e installed In a
600 ohm , open wire tran smission li ne t o swi tch
•• poi n t c P a ,
GENERAl. ELF.CTR IC FUI.L-WAVE DR I DGE •
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• GER MAS I U M Rl:CflFU:R. I n : 11 7 V.-\C . O ut : 11 5 •
a 50 KW t ra nsmi tte r from a r ho mbic antenna • VOC (g; 1 0 A m ~ . 7 ~ " w x .. .. 1..>. w« J}i lb-s. $1" .00. •
to du mmy load . .A timer was ar r a nged to •
• ELECTR UN IC R EG UL AT ED ~OWER S UP PL Y. ••
s witch t hese relujvs, under load , a t 10 second • I n : 115-60 C PS. Out : 150 -300 V U C ~ 100-1 15 M e. •
• Hi gh Volta ge intermittent l bOO V . !" · Il" !}.·. Excellen t •
intervals. T he test was term inated after 40 • for SS B sc reen supply &- power SllPP!}.· for a monitoring •
minutes because of tra nsmitter trouble. Al- • scope . Re m o ved from unused equ ipment. $15.00. •
though th e tran sm itter output coupling circuit •
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TRADE· IN SPECIALS :
B &- W 5 100· B X mrr. 5195.00.
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had broke n down under the high swit ch in g • S.lO· R wit h He at h Q M ultilllier. $49.95. •
tran s ien t s, the rela ys s uffer ed absolutely no • Gl obe Ki ng "OO W att X mtr. $195.00 wit h Globe 755:\ •
damag e.
Des pite t he obvious advantages of t hese
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SALE OS RRAND NEW FACTORY WARRAr-.,.Y •
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• EQ UIPMENT. Now In s t ock ! •
components , t heir cost prohibits their u se in • ( Write fo r de tails) •
ma ny am a teu r ins ta llations. T her e I S, ho w- • !'\C_l ?O. !'\C-3OJ. '1-IQ- I05T R . J oh nson •
• Co urie r 500 W "'lt Am j>lifi"r. tcattonat :'\C_400. C D R •
eve r, a low cost an swer availabl e on the su r - • lI a m.:l.1 Rot ator. J o hnson Ra nge r Vi king Killo wa tt •
plus market. Th e AN I ART-13 tran sm itter uses • a nd Desk , :l.l oslt" y T:\-36" Elem ent Be un and ot he r •
• M oslev Be r ms and Vert iclls. RM EfI')()() Receiver and •
a compact va cu um s witch in t he keyin g relay • R~I 1-: 690 1 Ma tching Speaker ( SS RJC \\,/.'\ ~I) . e e- w •
assemb ly. Althoug h t he rel ay is used in the : Mod el 050 Match master, 8 &- W Model 85 1 Pi·:\"et :
• work Cond uctor. •
relat ively low power A N I ART -13, t he swit ch • SYLVANIA MODEL4025"Sco~ (Synchro-scope). •
con ta cts ca n hand le a K W with ease. H ig h al- • Bra nd new. O rigina l cartons. $125.00. •
titude operation and th e unpred ictable char- •
• T MC VFO Model VOX ( 2 to M Ma) RACK ••
acteristics of milit ary aircr aft antenna s r e- • MOUNTE D . $550.00. •
qui r ed a n even more ge nerou s sa f et y f actor •
• T WO METE R BC·640-B VHF TRANSMITIER . ••
than IS engi neered in to most mi litary equ ip- • $250.00. ,'r1 .
ment. • CORSELI..DUB II. IER 2 MFD . @'l 6000 VDC CA - •
• PAC ITO RS (in o rig. ac rtons). $11.95. •
Although the a ctua tor mechanism used in
the AN(ART-1 3 is un suited to most amateur
•
• R E DM O N D 160 C .F.M . BLOWER . 115 VAC (Ii. 60 • •
• C PS. New. W ith 0 foot cord and "Sna pit" switc h. •
application s, t his poses no particular problem
sm ce a more sa t is fa ct or y device is eas ily fab -
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$12 .95.
2 M ET E R TRANSM ITTER . Uses 12AT7 s into 6360 ' .
fi nal . $12.!'i0 . (requi res s im ple co n version - comes
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ricated f ro m s u rplus 28 volt de r ela ys. Since
• w ith c onversion sheets). •
a sim ple power s up ply IS requ ired for the re-
: MO B II.E 10 METER TRANSMlTIER . Uses 5018 :
lay mag nets, it may al so be u sed to a ctuate a • osc illator to 30 walt 55 10 final with con versio n in- •
sl ave rel a y and t he a ddi t ional contacts brought • forma tio n. $9 .95. •
out f or utility st a t ion s witch ing use . F igure 1 • R C A " X1 50 A T URES. New jA :"\ stoc k. $12.50. •
shows th e schema tic di agram of the complete •
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RM E CO~fM UN ICAT ION M IKES In stock! 1664 •
D y n a m ic III·Z wit h des k s ta nd. $57.00 . ~9 1 1 Crystal. •
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unit. The vac uum swit ch s pecified I S appar- • III.Z. $19.50( 1'715 Ce ra mic HI · 2 $1 .80 and M odel •
ently III good su pp ly on t he s ur plus m arket. • 715S Ceramic, HI · I with Switch. $9 .00. •

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• Dy n:lmotor. Brand new. 513 .95. •
• S.-\.NGA~fO 8 ,000 ~f(d./55 VDC j15 "DC Surge •
: Capacitors . Brand new . $2.95. :

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 Anyone
for
Ham
TV?

Ham TV is no longer a complicated

or expensive hobby. It is quite simple to F ai r Radio Sales Com pa ny list s t he relay at
put a signal on the air when you know $1.50 under the Signal Corps Stock Nu mber
what you are doing. This book tells you of 3Z9874-4.
how. Used TV receivers are ava ilable T he relays sho wn a s RL-2 and RL -3 should
very reasonahle these days . .. find out have a coil resi stance of between 200 and 500
how to convert these old sets for Ham ohms and sh ou ld he of the type that is easily
disassembled. RL-l is a th r ee pole, doubl e
TV. This book is light on theo ry, pre- throw unit which, besides cont rolli ng the vac-
senting just enough so you'll have a uum switch magnets, provides additional con-
good idea of what you are d oing. trol contacts for uti lity use. Almost a ny 28
volt de relay may be used a lth ough a sma ll,
Here are some of the contents of this low current unit is to be desired. R-l a nd H-2
book : Introduction to Ham TV; Image should he selected after the equipment is wired
to insure 28 volts across the relay coils under
converters; video am plifiers ; the TV reo bot h transmit and receive cond itions. Since
ceiver; the station ; flying spot scanner; t he power s up ply is requ ire d in both modes, ac
the camera scanning unit, pickup unit, powe r shou ld be controlled by the st at ion ma s-
mixer unit; monitor receiver; slides for ter swit ch.
the camera; video transmitter; video F or ease of a ssemb ly an d to insure a de-
modulator; transmitter test equipment; quate shielding , the unit is constructed on a
tran smitter adj ustments ; audio ; anten- scrap of alu minum cut to ser ve a s a bottom
nas ; converters; sta tion operation sug- plate for a 4" x 6" x 2" alum inu m cha sals.
gestions. Isolat ion of the con trol circ uitry fro m the rf
swit ch is prov ided by the sma ll s hield plate
t hat is punched to pass the actuating a rm of
This is the first Ham TV Manual ever the switch. T he only critical dimens ion is the
published. Order one now! spaci ng between the vacuu m s wit ch magnet
poles. T his shou ld be adjusted so as to provide
$3,00 per copy. a bout 3/ 16" arm a t ur e tra vel.
The contacts and armature sho uld be r e-
moved from RL-2 a nd RL-3. If you a r e fortu-
------------------------------- nate in your selection, the con tact sta ck
mounting holes may be u sed to secur e the
Name Call . magnet s to t he pla te . If not, sma ll angle
br acke ts ma y be used. In any even t , t he m ag-
Address . . . .. ..... ... .. . . . . .... ..... .. .. . . • . . nets sh ould be posi tioned so th at the cen ter of
the poles lin es up with t he center of the a c-
tuating arm. U se s pacer s if r equ ired. Moun t
City Zone Stat• .. . . . .
t he S O-239 r ecepta cl es, RL-l, t he octal socket ,
t he shield plate an d a gromme t for the lin e
Ord er for copies of th e Ham TV Manual cor d. Also moun t t he clip for the diod e if t he
@ $3.00 • • eh, Sarkes T arzia n unit is u sed. The vacuum
switch is mounted by a %. or ~" pla stic ca ble
ORDER FROM "73" MAGAZINE clamp secured around the metal fer r ule of
1379 East 15th Str.et. Brooklyn 30. New York the "antenna" contact. Th is clamp is mou nted
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A C hea p, sinip!« pl ate modulator 115-77 224 St ree t
Cernbr le Ht s. 11, New York

A S the t itl e implies, t h is modulator is an in- would probably be wise to use the 12 volt equiv-
ex pe nsive un it r equiring a min im um of alent of the 68::\ 7, the 12SN 7, and t he existing
con struction t ime and chassis butchery. It is 12 volt su p ply. Also, you can build the unit on
j ust the thing for modulat ing most Novice or a regular chassis. I didn't for two reason s: the
CW carrier cont rolled phone r igs h a ving any- tube sockets and transformer were already
where from 50-to 120 \va tts input . The se in- mount ed, and the cha ssis looked pr ett y good a s
clude the DX 20-60 series t.runs mitters , HT ..W, it was.
Globe Chief, N aviga tor, a nd especiall y ARC-5 T o begin constructi on, r emove t he cover pla t e
r igs converted for ha m use, because t hese were and remove t h e tubes to preve nt t heir br ea k-
or ig ina lly used with this modulator. U sing age, then remove t he bottom plate. Unscrew all
carrier control I found that I could barely com ponents from the s ide of the chassis except
get through th e first layer of QRM, but now for one 1.2 mfd condenser, and the dual 5 mfd
I can pu sh through almost anyth ing. E ven and 20 mfd condenser ; the tube sockets and the
more important, the all too fami liar report two 620 ohm resistors soldered to th e 1625
"You're 40db over S-9, but can 't you bring sockets a lso rema in . Remove a ll wires con-
u p the audio just a litt le? " isn't heard in my nected to t he plugs at t he r ea r of t he cha ssis
shack any more. a nd a ll others necessary to f r ee t he com ponents
The heart of t hi s mod ulator is a surplu s you j ust r elea sed . Lea ve t he wi res connected to
MD-7, A RC-5 plate modu lator which is a vail- t he output t ra nsformer a nd al so lea ve t he w ires
able locally for about eight or nine dollars, oe- connecti ng pins 3, 5, 6, and 7 of the two 1625
pending on your patience and abi fi t jr to argue sock ets together.
price. One word of caution though. make sure N ext, remove the mike and key j acks from
vou g-et an MO-7 a nd not a BC-45G screen
•
the rear panel and replace t he m ike j ack w ith
modulator. It is possible to m istake one for the an Amphonol t ype 75-PC-1 l\1 m ike connector
ot her beca use of t he aimi la r -i t y in th ei r chassi s. or its eq uiva lent . (the connector fits r ight into
The 1\10-7 ha s two 1625's which are v isible the ori gin al hole.} Remove bot h fu seholders
when you remove th e uni t's top plate, the Be· and their covers, and fit the driver transformer
456 has only one. Also, t he ir posi ti ons are in t wo of t he holes left by t he fu seholder on
marked on the u nit's cover. the left of t he chassis. 1\1y pot fit in one of the
The main part of the con version consi sts of holes left towards t he fro nt of t he driver trans-
add ing a speech amplifier to the modulator to fo rmer, r igh t in the corner, a nd I mou nted t he
make possible the use of a crystal mike or du al 20 mfd can on the r ight of t he chass is.
other low output type. A dual triode, a 6S:N7, All direct ion s referred to are looking at t he
is mounted in the socket originally occupied by underside of the chassis with the 1625 sockets
the 12J5, while the 12.J!l driver tube is placed to the rear. Mount the A:'oI -C\V switch on the
in the V R-150's socket. Th is is do ne to fac ili- f ront panel to the left of the squa re conde nser,
tate t he pa rts layou t . I had bot h a 6SN ? and a and mount your outpu t socket in the spa ce pr e-
G volt su ppl y ava ilable, so I used t h em . It viousl y occupi ed by the three-prong dynamotor

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This ends t he li st of gory det ail s a ssociat ed th e goodies l We' ll lisl some nexl mon t h fo r ma ll
with building th e mod ulator; so, if you h ave order.
dispensed with the proverbial s moke test , con-
nect the rig, modu la tor an d power su pply a nd
let everyth ing- warm u p. Tun e t he rig in the YOU GOT III WE WANT IT! LET'S DEAl!
We 're payi ng top $$$ f or G RC-9; PRC-6, ·S, .9,
CW posit ion int o a dum my load and turn th e . 10. All e lect ro nic test e q uipme nt c nd lo b e qpt.
modulator on, m ak in g sure t hat the unit is in
t he Al\I pos iti on and t hat the tra nsforme r is Alt i , ..", . 1"0 11 Ih . r'''''' '' , Cali /., ... bj..cr It> p r ior . .. 1...
not shor ted out. Wh en you talk into t he m ike, I n Ca ll/. a,ld 4 0/0. ,tU n . order ' 4 .95.
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voice intens ity. Adjust the ga in cont r ol until
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to properl y a dj ust t he un it is wit h a scope, but 509 No . Victory Bl vd ., Burba nk, Ca lif.
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you bri ng t he gai n up. \Vhen you just begin
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I n general, you s hould have no trouble build-
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you will find that the modulator has plenty of
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C ry,tal Calibrators
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La fa ye tt e Ra d io ha s been at it agai n . They wi lh th e se Navy cameros CRV-59AAC W/5ync unit
810ck I CoT, a s rem oved fr om operating Navy Air·
will s oon ha ve a bigg er li ne uf ham goods than croll, wilt. All the lubes (a ll!) plul the VHf xmtr
anyon e e ls e. T h is time they have brought out for il . some condit ion, T·61 /AXT-2 , plus 5che mo t icl/
conver lion ins tr. to home TV sy nu , fob los
t he T E-2 7. a 100 kc and 1 me oscillator, which Ang " __ 5149.50
se lls for $ 17.95, and the T E.29. a 100 kc os- POPULAR Q·S'ER
cill ator, which sells for only $ 11.95 net. Bot h 8C-453-8 : 190 -550 kc; I.f. 8 5 k e. Ul e (I S rcvr, a s
are self contained and use li tt le 49¢ 9 v tran - t una b le I.f., 01 dou b le - conversion fo r o ther revn.
Checked oul, good co nd ., w/sche m., a lign. inst r.,
sist e r bateries . Both provide harmon ic up to
r;:r A":~:le~o~~,. . ~t.~ .•R_o.i~~~ . ~~~~'. . ~~~ $12.95
5.t me a nd can be zeroed in on WW V. f or Fi"ers: Some, inoperat ive __ . . __ 55.95
QX·S3S RECEIVER
See p. 66 Dec . 73 or w r; le us fo r re prinl. Thi ll il
Ihe BC-453 ·B in handso me case wi th xfr m r- ty pe p wr
Le tters Iply, Ipeo ker, ~II co nl ro ls, phone jock,
ready 10 plug , n a nd u se .. . . . . . ...•.
$37.50
t:ditor 73
NAVY'S PRIDE RECEIVER
RBS: 2 10 20 m C 14 -t ube superhe t h 05 voice filter for
Yesterday. Murch 28, p r " ! l 8 Ifu : i " n condltion s were the lo w noile, eor·sover AG e , e te. SIr ici ly for communi-
worst I ha ve obaerved in ma ny It muo n . A Qu ick check colions l Very ho tl I. F. 1255 ke. Checked, oligne d ,
oC Da ve H row ns Il rt-d ic t iulI >l in ttw Mu r c h is sue, m ade w /po wa r lupp ly, co rds, schematic, in structions, f ob
a couple of m on th " in ndvn n e e, indicated that the o nly g~I;I~':~~, .S:~: . ~~ . :~~ . .~~:~ I.e.s~ . ~~.I ~f: $99.50
h a d day i n March would he the 2~t h I T hat's w ha t I call
top n o t ch fo r eClIs t in j:. I t ill sig niflcen t to n ot e that ALL-BAND RECEIVER
Georg e .I ucob'a M urr- h IIn'd iction s in "CQ" list ed fo ur R-45 /A RR-7 : 0 .55 10 43 mc AI , A2, A3. Unu l ed Air
e x cep tinnully go",1 dllY s (01' Mu r eh , o ne of t hem b ei n g Force lu rp lus, C0 5t Gov ' t $750.00! Ind u des o ur own
60 cy pw r sp ly f or hlr5, 8+, e nd the DC f or Ihe
t he 28th ! I You can d raw yo ur ow n conclus io n s. rcvr ' l outo m oli c tu nin g mola r. Th is rsvr h al e ve ry ,
G il Countrym an W4JA (e x W3HH ) th ing l XII IF filt er, 6 select ivi lies, 8FO . S-Me ter, AFt
RF Goin, Noi se li mit., e tc . Sha rp o nd Hot l Be st b uy
tod.. y for OX. IF ill 455 k e, id eal for d ouble can'
Dea r w a yn e, ve rsio n wi th eithe r 8C -453 or QX -S3S described
e beve. Be fo re sh ipping. w e have 0 poin5tok in g Com-
I am writinl{ in n 'Ka r,! t o t he n r-ticle I wrote, " One mun icotio n5 rodiomo n inlpec t each unil thoroughly,
More U se For The BC4S:l." In the article I quoted chec k it, a lig n it, bypan rer odiot io n supp ressor, im.
X LIAAX a s oay i n K the GAH 8 is as extin ct as th e dodo prove a nt. imped o nce molch and ho ng h is O K tag
b ird, and s u g g est ed the use of the n 60 or the 6BU8- o n it. W ,"chemotic, a lign, do lo. e te. absol utely reody
so t ar so good . Thi ll week I h a.t the c h a n ce to try the t o plug in o nd u se . . . no thing e lse
to do. FOB Son An tonio , Te xa s . . . . .
$179 50 •
GBU 8 in the circuit. I did wha t I (pel som e one else Time Pa y Plan: $17.95 d ow n, 11 mas at $16.0 3
mig h t do. I instel led the tube w it ho u t checking the
" IWCS lind developed a ve r y mic r cpho nlc tube. After check - RCVR/SPECTRUM ANALYZER
ing, I found Ihat I s houl d nu t e xceed 150 vo lts on the AN /A PR.4 rcv r is I I - tube lupe rhet 01 I. F., S-meter,
plate. When I corrected Ihi s goof all was FB. I t h e n e tc . for the 30 m e oulpu t of the t un in g
un its. Aligned, OK , fob l OI Ang e le s . . .
$69 50
•
put the 6A R8 back i n and found that 150 volts seem ed
to make no change in the original unit.
If th e art ic le's sch e m a t ics have n ot been r edra w n a s
~.:I~·h:7~e:8 r: ,3.~-,1 ~. ~~;. ~~~~~~ $85.00
yet, w ould you change the vo ltage that s u p p lies the 6ARB TN-19, 975,2200 mc $5 9.50
and th e IF amp t o 150 vo lts )fAX . If i t ill too la t e . please LM FREQUENCY METER
print it in the "goof col u m n " 11.8 th e author' s error. CrYl to l·calibrated every 1000 kc w /doto to use many
Dick P. G rid le y K6J HJ minor xtl checkl in between. XII is .00S·k or bet -
te r. 125 ·20,000 kc w 'usoble hormonicl f a r beyond.
Too late . . . ed W tmo tching -serio! ca lib book, xtl, Ichemotic, pwr-
~~~ele~at.~,.. ~.~~~~~~ ..~~. ..~~ .. ~~~ $49.50
EASY TO LEARN CODE
'-elm to Ieeeeese 5{lt'ed with I"
AC PWR SUPPLY for TBX & LM
f AO is TB X-rcv , sply, 115 v 60 cy, furnishes 011 volt·
I nl l ru l'tOarap!l-tb e Code T n ,-her thl l t ake l ogel. Very nea t. Ne w , w /lporel, plug, schem. d ....gs.
Ihe place or an ooera tor-l nllrurlar and en l b le. and eeev. to standard pwr sp ly, fob Son Diego SB_9 5
Iny"ne to miner CUtle ,,-lIho,u f urlh..r I5lh t- Add S1.OO for extra paris needed for on lM supply,
I"re. ", una b le lapel fr"m ....li:lnnt·rl Ilph ln..t plus the rev hed schematic for the lM use.
to I,.p l.-al mesll llu on I II lub jecll. ~{lt"ed TlMf PAY PLAN available for an y p urchase o ver
till ite 5 to 40 WI':\1. "' IWI H r..."I)"-no QIO I $150.00 total.
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I nll ru l'tOauph Snl elIl. Write tod l )' f or con'..n -
lent rental or p u ~h u e pl ln l .
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MAY 19b2 91
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2METER STATION $27.50!!

The Fa bulous ARC-3 Transm itter end Re ceiver, b oth
m od ifi cat ion of the G4Z U t ri-band beam got a
lot of votes . H er e is a tt-i-bander t hat ha s no
NATURALS fo r 2 Mete rsl Bu y Ihe m sepa rate ly at t his loading coils or t r aps a nd ca n be t u ned right
lo w , lo w p rice, o r tog ethe r f or an even bette r bcr- f r om t he shack . W 9ROV compares the at-
g ain. Tra nsmitter use s 2 832A's in final. Automatic
tunin g a sse mb ly aligns itself outo ma tico lly. Both tenuation of d ifferen t typ es of coax to open
tronsm itter a nd receive r con be used o n 2 Meters wire li ne on t he various h a m bands, making
right a wa y wi th hardl y ony ch o nges. For (I d eluxe
lo b o n the rece ive, see convers ion ortide on p. 22 it a ppare nt why few VHF DX men are u si ng
Dec. 73 Mogazine . Don't mi u th is borgo inl If yo u' ,e coax. K2[GY w en t w ay out on a limb w ith his
on 2 already yo u (an't offord to m iu t his opportu ni.
ty t o set up thai e xt ra , ' o tion t o monitor repeate rs, predictions of propagation conditions to come.
fa vorite ,honne l, e tc. Leave it o n a ll the t ime -rug ged Da ve predicted a much shorter sunspot cycle
gOY' , specsl t ha n the National Bur ea u of Standards or
ARC.3 2.M_'e , fronsm itle , $14.95
ARC. 3 2-Met. , Receive, .. • • • . . . • • •. . . • . • . • $14.95 \V3 A SK. So far he has been a lot righter than
Both un its $27.50 anyone else, erri ng only on the conservative
Comple te wi th Tu bes. Ne w , Beaut iful! s ide. T he La f a yet te K T -200 receiver is r e-
viewed and found to be a lot of receiver for the
money. In the tes t equipment line we have
the Va r y-Volt , a little device which gives you
from 97 to 132 volts a c output for trouble-
shoot ing .
Dave Bell \V8GUE provided u s with a fine
first hand report of t he first m oonbounce QSO
as hea r d from \V8LIO in Ohio. Illu strated.
K2TK N provided us with a cha r t wh ich en-
ables us to calculate how much power, what
size antenna, etc., is needed to establi sh con-
tact via t he moon on t he different ham bands.
J. J. GLASS CO.
1624 S. Main St•• Los Angeles 15. Calif.
W20K U , one of our local P orsche-Pu sh ing
ha ms , ra n a fine test on the Knight G. D. O.
RI 9·1179 (2131 You get a lot for t he $22.95 involved . \V4WKM
Send fo r Catalo g l
told u s how to buy p r ec ision resi stors a t a
bargain and t hen m ove them to the r esistance
that we des ire. \ Ve we r e sor t of s pecia lizi ng in
test equipment in May. Anot her a rticle tha t
WANT TO BUY ha s brought a lot of r equests for t he issue is
on cali brating volt-ohmmeter uc sc ales. K5JKX

PRC or GRC EOPT ha d a g rea t idea in hi s Ohms By T he Yard .

\Vit h this you ca n build a sim ple r esi stance
box which w ill g ive you a n a ccura te volt a ge
accessories and parts d ivider or pote ntiometer w it h in a mazing lim-
it s. You ca n choose an out put voltage, f or
e.g. inst a nce, a nyw here bet ween 50 and 150 volts
t o t he neares t .01 volt ! \V3KET gives u s some
RT-66 RT-67 RT-68 RT-70 etc. charts on blowers so we ca n fig ure out what
PRe-6, 8, 9, 10 etc. s ize we need for which ap plica t ion . Our big
techn ica l ar ticle fo r May is on the a udi o am-
W ill buy in sma ll or la rge q ua nt ities. plifier part of the receiver . Variou s met hods
of ach ieving aud io selectivi t y a re di sc ussed.
Ad vise quantity, price and condition.
A gain we h a d many m or e pages of technica l
WRITE, WIRE O R PHO NE, and co nstruction articles than the other mugu-
zines. Send for a copy, 50c.

AMBER INDUSTRIAL CORP. Dag nab it

15 VARI CK ST., N, Y. 13, N. Y• • CA nal 6-1455 T he Ma r ch is sue contained some of the mo st
hor r endou s error s we've yet managed. Thank
hea vens they are rather obviou s (to everyone
but me when I'm ru shing) and were probably
corrected when you read the articles. T he first
Th eWORLD 'S FINEST ELECTRONIC miser y was in the V FO schematic on page 6
GOV' T SURPLUS BARGAINS.
Tunamltters. Reu'vers. }1eten . )lIcropbuII"• •
where the scr een and control grid s we re
n .. dle tl. Ampllflen . ADtennu. Power Sup - switched on the 6A H6 and 6C B6's. \Ve tried a
pIl... Fllun. In di calors. Con'erIUI . Dynamo -
ton. Clble. Control Boxes. Test Equipm ent. new draftsman just to see how it woul d work .
Phones. ete. Send for Free Catal• •• D~t •.2.a. Not so good, eh? T he bottom of L2 should
get some B- pl u s. T he RF C is the usual 2 %

92 13 MAGAZINE
 mho If you ge t the circuit board from I rving hybrid cou pler ( phone patch) they now have
E lectronics or make it a s described y ou won't added a nice looking coax switch and some
get into an y of these troubles, notch filters for the Collins owners that fit
K5CKC/6 went to the trouble to do what I right into the units just as if they were orig-
should have a nd worked out the formu la pre- inal equipment. Wa tch for their new R F
sent ed by W2KPE and found that th e line power met er with bu ilt-in dummy load too.
should be 22.7 feet, not 27,7 feet, Ugh on Gavin Instruments will be introd ucing a fine
'V2KPE and on me for not checking with the lit tl e two meter band pass T VI filter next
slide rule. Change that on page 27. month, thereby adding to their present line of
six meter and all-band filters. Gavin has been
Oscar working night and day to keep up with the
This project ha s been so extensively covered demand.
in the other ham magazines that I didn't see Xew-Tronics had a winner in their contest.
much purpose in printing more of the same. Their new line of all-band mobile whips will
Th e fellows involved arc to be commended for now be called " T he H ustler ". Some 6000 fel-
helping to put ham radio into public view. lows wrote in with entries a nd hopes of wi n-
Publicity like thi s will be of great value to ni ng t he K \Vl\I-2. Now a ren't you sorry t hat
the hobby. Let's g et more of those gadgets up you didn't give it a try? K8VZU, John
there f ellows. Nowacki (16 years old) if the winner, say
One of t he local space hardware manufac- hello to him on the air.
tu rers called to find out if we mi ght be inter- Harker & William~on put their new rig on
es ted in g etting t he ham s behi nd th e constr uc- view at the SSB Dinner in N ew York during
tion of anot her sa t ellite, one which would fur- t he I RE show and attracted a lot of attention.
nish us with a fr equency st a nda r d. With the The 6100 uses a crystal syn t hesizer , the first
price of calibration oscillators where it is now one to appear in ham gear so far. T he dial is
I guess we don't need anyth ing so fancy. resett.. t ble to 100 cycles!
Commercial Notes P & ][ ha s done a lot toward bringing SSB to
six meters. Their 6-150 transmitting converter
' Va ters ~ [a n uract uri ng is really going into the works like a charm and is getting very popu-
ham market in a big way. I n addition to their lar. We' ll have a r eview of t his r ig soon.

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a bout 1/3 lost s urp lus price o nd .5% of gove rn me nt TS-239 -fa mo u5 lob 5COpe by Lo vo ie •. Speciol. .EXC 119.45
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AXR- Re ceive r·Mo nito r f or ATK .• •.•....•• .•.. EXC 29.95 Rl -45 -XCVR 14·.50mc, 807 finol , w/0·200mo mtr.
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rs-98 - Vo lto ge d ivider, dumm y load ..•••.••. NEW .95 SCR-522 - XCVR JOO-I56mc, 832 final, 30 Watt5 • . EXC 18.45
BC-2 21- Fre q . meter w/cali b . chart • • • • . • • • • • • . . • • 72 ."~ 8C-620- XCVR 20·27·9mc, w/tube5 •••..••••••. NEW 12 .4$
TS·35- X· Bo nd freq. & ewr, meter ••... ....•.. EXC 61.45 BC-1158- XMTR .5O·97mc, 81.5 final AM-few 'eft-
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PE-l03 Oyn w/fi lter & stort reloy. In 6 or 12v @ 2 10/1101
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PE-73 - Dy n 24vd c to 1000v @ 0.30, w /filter ••.• EXC 7.9$
DQ-I5-Dyn 12/24 to 26S/S.«)v 120/26mo .•••• NEW 8.45
EXC 12.50
I GO-9- XMTR 0.3· 18mcs, 100 Wolh, 2803's fina l.
NEW 54 .50
I
800.1-lnverter 24·28dc to 115/1 /800 @ 1 kyo u5ed f or tlC-604- XMTR 20·27·9mc, 30w, 10ch-borgain .• NE..... 9.45
Loron •• • • . • . . . . • . • • • • . • . . . . . . . . . . • • • • . • . • . . ~XC 12 .95
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BC· 342/8C-.312 RCVR I.S-18mes •• .....• ...... EXC 65.00 T-26-Mobile che 5t carbon " mike" NEW 4 /4.00 1.25
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BC-61 7- RCYR 30-SOmc, FM, xlal co nt ro lled EXC 22.45 NEW 11.45
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807 •.•••• 1.10 65H7 10 /12 .00 7 BP7 • • • . •5.50 9004 •• •8/ 1.00 Circuit Br'1r;r- 117 vee, 3 Amp., Curve 1 1.00

U• 5• ;If1 ELECTRONICS All prices FOB Linden, N. J. Some quontities limited.

Prices sub ject to chonge w ithout eet tee . Min. order $4.00.
1920 E. Edgar Road Linden. New Jerl ey
. . • a d ivisio n of Ambe r Industriol Corporahon on Hi ghway U.S. 1 - auon from Eno ReHorch Lobs

MAY 1962 93
 ADV ER TIS ERS
TECH MANUALS
T hese arc all source and getting more
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ply, clean, comp lete, a ll ha ve sche- Arro w ................. ................ 65
matics and we ship postpaid: Borry
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TM-ll·235 SCR-536, Be·611 hondy folki • . • , •. $5.00 Be ,t Rodio Se rvice 47
TM·1I ~264 AN /GRC-26 9 .00 Bro a dnax , C. H. . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . .. . .. •.. 39
TM· II -283 AN /VRC-6. 6X, 6Y, R·257, f208 5 .00 Burk 61
TM-11-300 8C-221 freq. met.r, all models . ". . 7 .50 Co ndee, J. J . 87
TM·I1 ·352 TOl, TG-37 . Teletype model 15 6.50 Co lumbia . " .. 89
TM·I1-S10 URC-4 walkie talkie 6 .00 Clegg . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
TM-II ·S17 ARC-44 8 .00 Conlinento l 31
TM_11_600 8C-603, 8C-404 •.... ....•....... 7.50 Co rne ll ·Dubilier . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . 23
1M-11-6184 TRC-Bo,b·TRC_llo & b. TRC-l2.J & b 8.00 Cushcroh 39
TM_l1·630 8C-652-o, 8C-6530 •.......... ... 8 .00 C· Y . . . . .. .. . . . . .. . . . .. . . . 27
1M-ll -S26 8C--610 E.F·G·H-T _ 10.00 Daw ·Key . 47 . 63
TM-I1-850 Rev". Be-312, 314, 8C-342, 344 5 .00 Ebco 47
TM·l1-BS6o Receive, R-390A 10 ,00 Edi tors & Eng ine e rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
TM-ll·866 8C-779. 8C·1004. RA-74b. c. 6 .00 Ele ctr o p hys ics 75
TM·I1-1067 TS·34 Oscillosc:ope mo int 5 .00 Elliot Ele dro " ics 79
TM·I1·220a T5-2 teletype distortion si g ned 5 .00 Epsi lon Re co rd s 63
TM-I1 _2216 Teletype seh TT·7. TT·a 9 .00 E-Z Woy 4
T....,.11 · 2222 Rec eiving tr Cln,mitter distrib ul :"s. Evons 55
TT·12. TT·13 , TT_21 . TT·25. TT-26 . Finne y ,........................ .. . 15
and TT·52 /FG including other mode l Goi n 28
14 transmitter distr:b uto rs , 9 .00 Ga m 75
TM-I1·2S26 BC-1060 oscilloscope 6 .00 G avi n 27
TM· l l · 2627 1-177 tube tester 4 .00 G lan, J. J. 92
T.\ '-11 ·5S00 T5-297 multimeter 5 .00 G oodhe ort 91
T ~ -ll·SS27 TS·3S2 mullime ter 5 .00 G ra ha m 63
APA·IO ma in tenance instructions 5 .00 Ho m-Boar d s 29
AP.6._11 mointenance in stru cti on s 5 .00 Hom Kih 41 , 55
APN· 1 ma intenonce instructions 6 .50 Ha mm orl u nd ........................•.... . . 71
APN-4 maintenance in structions 8 .00 He Cl t h 48, 49, 59
APN-9 mo intenClnce in structions 10.00 Hi-Po r 19
.AP~ -1 /5PR-l ma int. in structi ons 7 .50 Hi·W a y 90
.6 P :lI ·4 moint. insh. (g e tt in g rClre ) 7.50 Hy -Gain '...... . 53
APT ·5 mCl intenan ce in st ructions 6 .00 Inte rnat ion a l Cr yst a l 5
A ~C · l maint. insh. (o na the r rore mClnu::.I) 8 .50 Irving 17
~~ C- 2 mointenonce manual 8 .50 KT V Tow e rs 63
ARC-5 mo int. (a ll low fr .q. un its C1nd MD-7 ) 8 .50 l o fa yetfe ................................•.. 3
ARC-S mointenance in sh . (VHF un ih & MD·7) 8.50 t-w 29
ARC· 12 maintenonce insh . (RT· 58) 10 .00 Mops, 3 ·D! 64, 89
AQN-S mClintenance instructions • .... . . . . .. . 7 .50 Min i· Products .............. . ...... ...••. . ... 57
ARN-6 mointenance instructions 6 .00 Multi-Elm ::l c ,....... . ...... .......... ... 27
AIlN-7 mClintenance instr uctions 8.50 Nat ional Cov er IV
ARR·2 mointenonce instructions 7.50 New-Teo nic s ,........ ...... ........... . . . 43
ARR·S m aintenance instructions . 8 .50 P & H . . . ........... ..... . . ........ ....•. . 59
ART-13 maintenance instructions 12.50 Pol Ylron ics Co ver III
ART·13 operation manual 3.50 Pro p og of ion Pto d uch 94
ART-13 cal ibration manuol $ .00 Rod ia Booksho p 73
8C -224 a nd 8C·348 monua!s h'le cify ! eries) 8 .$0 Re yco 75
5CR.274 maintenonce mClnuah 8.50 Ro hn 61
1> 11: 4, ARB. ATD, RAX·1 , ABA, A8D m .1n:J J ls, e a. 7.50 SignClI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . .. 90
BC-375 mo intenance mon u ol s 7 .50 Slep 85
TCS mClnual s (u se d but p erfect) 9 .00 Spoce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 90
Subscription, sign up 80
n 'rite us if pon have ally needs not listell. 5·... 01' • • • • . . • . . • • • • • • • • • • • . • • . • . • . • . • • • • • • . • 79
TA B 95
we have hundreds on hand and receive more Tape tone ........................ .......•... 11
each dou. Tech n ical Materie l Corpora tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 45
Feb- ex .. • • • • . .. • . . • • . • • . .. • • . . . • • • • . • • • • • • • • 67
Looking fur .\ ir Socket - for the 4- lOOO? ? '~ Te xa s Cr yst o l .......... ....... ......... ... • • 81
,,"'e have them . br and new EIM AC SK·SOO TOPOl Co nverters . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • .. 35
U. S. # 1 93
sockets, less blower a nd chim ney, sealed car- United Tronsf o rm er Co rpo ra tio n Co ver II
tons, $15.00 each postpaid . two for $25.00 V&H 41
Vanguo rd . .. .... .•. .......... ........... .. • 27
We're buyi ng lest set s and surplus transm it ves re 57
ring tubes. as well as tech manuals of a ll webe r 70
Waters 9
types. We especially need tec h manu als for W(" tern Radio (Ne b ro sko) 79
equipm ent c urre n t ly appearing on the surplus Wes te rn Ro d io (Sa n Die g o ) 17
market but can use manv of the older W \l/I1 73 Ho m TV Book ..•......................... 84
73 Ind e. To Su rplus _......... ... 82
manuals. Pl es-e 1f'1 11" know what you have. 73 Impedance Bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
our offe r will mor e th an likely surprise lOU . 73 Subscription .........•..•. . . ........... . . 80

PROPAGATION BACK I SSUES 73

PRODUCTS COMPANY JANUARY 1961 - - $5.0 0
All othe rs - - - - - SOc
P.O. Box 242 P.O. Box 25 13 While They Lalt.
Jacksonville I, Fla. Norfolk 1, Virginia 73 • 1379 E. 15th • BROOKLYN 30 • N. Y.

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"secon d r ig" f or stan dby or eme rge ncy use, for port- •
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•• • 6 Bands-SO Through 6 Meters
Ju st check t he " most wan te d" fea t ures at t he r ight
-an d t hese extras: Filtered and by-p assed t o reduce • • • Adjustable Pi-Network Output,
TVI; fused silico n recti fier powe r supply ; f in al work- • 40-600 ohms
ing "st raigh t through" on all ba nds bu t 6 m et ers • • • Clean, Chirp-Free Keying
w he re it d oubles. Req ui res VFO or crystals (a .s-mc • • One-Knob Bandswitching
types f or 80, z-mc types f or 40-1 0 , a-rne types for 6). •
Rea r-pa nel socket provides 41 0 VDC an d 6.3 VAC t o • • • Rel ative Power Output Meter
power VFO; TR switch; also has relay switchi ng ter. • • Controlled -Carrier
minals. Tubes: 6 HF8 osc .cbu ffe r-m utt.: 6 DQ6 8 final; •• Screen Modulation
12A X7 speech; 6 DR7 mod. Hand som e case, 5 x 12 • • No High Voltage on Key
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capacitor maintains virtually zero drift
under all conditions

NUVISTOR RF AMPLIFIERS insure unparalleled

sensitivity of .1 microvolt at 6db SIN

Th e J'olvcomm "G" co ntuius eve ryt hing

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.. . it's qua lit y without compromise.
- Covers en t ire G meter ba nd - l oDe;
plate modu lation - Built-in mobile
an d f ixed power su p ply - Dual conversi c n
inuure and s p uri ous f ree s upe rh et r CI'C i VC l'

UNEQUALLEO BUILT·IN FEATURES· 10 WATT

RF OUTPUT • ULTRA SENSITIVE SQUELCH
ANO NOISE LIMITER. ILLUMINATEO
RF OUTPUT ANO S METER
From it s advan ced s ing le band V II F
circuit rv to its l" u Jn~e d co nstruction w it h
THATS THE NEW T ef lo n wiri ng' , t he new Polycornm " 6"
of'fers un matc hed perfo rrna nce. Writ e fo r
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