Article: 330168 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Gary Tayman" References: Subject: Re: Detroit to Sarasota area, March...radios and parts! Message-ID: Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2006 02:18:01 GMT Mark, I certainly don't need any more radios at the moment (stay tuned for some upcoming messages related to a whole bunch of items that will be for sale soon), but you WILL give me a call to stop by and pay a visit, right? -- Gary E. Tayman/Tayman Electrical Sound Solutions For Classic Cars http://www.taymanelectrical.com "Mark Oppat" wrote in message news:lO2dnUFnFp8yCnvenZ2dnUVZ_vydnZ2d@comcast.com... > Hi all, > just a note I will very likely be travelling from Detroit area (my home) > to > Sarasota area in mid-March, and will hit the Charlotte swap on the way > back. > > I have a few higher end console radios and a couple tombstones I am > probably > going to sell, as is my buddy, Dan Gutowski (who isnt on this newsgroup > due > to his provider), who has a few higher end sets too for sale. > > Currently I am set to deliver one console to Florida, but with my parts > bins > for Charlotte, I found I have room for possibly 4 of them. > > I currently have these sets for sale... > Grunow Teledial console, original finish, its the rarer version with the > lid > that stores away above the dial (model 1297 I think). The lid has a very > nice bookmatched crotch walnut pattern I think. Partially restored > chassis.... $385 > > RCA 262 (1935) console, original finish, unrestored. this set has 7 > controls! One of RCA's best. $325 > > RCA T10-1 tombstone, fully restored chassis an refinished cabinet, > original > cloth (slight damage). Cabinet laquer has crazed a bit since refinish > about > 10 years ago, but might could stand a light sandout and topcoat. The > chassis could use a new volume control only because the loudness contour > is > not right, and that is a factory flaw I might have the correct solution > for > (my early Centralab books make note of the problem!). $325 (cost of the > refinish alone was about $200 back then). > > RCA 99T tombstone, the last of the huge RCA tombstones, missing tuning > motor, original finish, I think it works but needs a restore, $145 > > If anyone has a serious interest, contact me, or send any wants, maybe > Dan > has something on your list...or I could recommend a certain set. > > Mark Oppat > moppat at comcast dot net > or 734-455-4169 11am-9pm most days. > > > Article: 330169 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "jim menning" References: <1139263733.042775.158580@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: Radio collection at auction Message-ID: Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2006 02:38:28 GMT "John Goller, k9uwa /W4 Snowbird" wrote in message news:w4RFf.391$_c.154@tornado.tampabay.rr.com... > In article <1139263733.042775.158580@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com>, > carol@baileyshonor.com says... >> >> >>Thanks for your help >>We do have a list and photos at www.baileyshonor.com >>Some highlights include >>Songbird speaker, Zenith Bomber and clipper transoceonic, Regency TR1, >>Telsa 308, Belmont 6D111, several Zenith, Windsor, Emerson ... >> > Now we know where Jim gets all his goodies! ... some nice radios > in this auction... emailed a buddy of mine that collects those > Vogue Records... > > John k9uwa /w4 snowbird I actually thought those 3 Zeniths were mine at one time. I sold a half dozen mixed Clippers & Bombers to the same guy (B.E.) at the 1st Wisconsin meet in 1996. At the time I thought they were ugly. Still do. jim menning Article: 330170 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Gary Tayman" Subject: TRUCKLOAD FOR SALE! Message-ID: Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2006 02:38:16 GMT Today I drove a big U-Haul truck up to north Tampa to pick up "some old radio items." Holy Moly! This fellow has a garage that's at least three times as large as my 2 car version, and that's not counting the upstairs. This garage was chock full of old radios, schematics, chassis, cabinets, and anything radio related you can possibly think of. That's the smaller of the two buildings. The other one has radios literally >from floor to ceiling -- consoles stacked two and three high. Again, books, records, just lots of stuff. We spent the entire day packing the truck. I wasn't sure if the suspension would collapse, but we indeed made it -- but still, that truck has never seen quite a load as this! When we were done packing, we had hardly made a dent in those buildings! Why someone would store such stuff in such quantity is anybody's guess -- especially since none of it has been fixed up; it's all just sitting there as it has done for years. As for the truckload -- we brought home several Rider's manuals, tons (literally) of Sams, two RCA 630 TV sets, a Predicta TV, three or four other TV's, a Zenith Console radio, dozens of table radios, boxes and boxes of tubes, crates full of 78 rpm records, a floor model gramophone (don't remember the name, but it wasn't Victor) and 8 -- yes, 8 RCA Selectavision video disk players, along with stacks and stacks of movies. Many of the movies still have the shrink wrap. As of this moment, I'm totally wasted from loading and unloading that truck. Most all the stuff is at Dave Hurt's place. Dave will sell a lot of it on eBay, a lot of it will also be brought to the next Sarasota swap meet (April 22), and Dave, myself, and a few others will take some things we want from the pile. I know for a fact that some of this merchandise will be of interest to others on this group. For this reason, as I get a chance to sift through it and sort it out, I'll try to let you know about this before it gets to eBay or other places. So -- if you suddenly see my name here associated with items for sale, this is where it will be coming from. By the way, the Zenith console, the RCA 630 TV's, and the Predicta are already spoken for. There will be some interesting Rider's and Sams coming up, Again, I'd like to see the people here get first dibbs, so I'll do my best to help. -- Gary E. Tayman/Tayman Electrical Sound Solutions For Classic Cars http://www.taymanelectrical.com Article: 330171 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Jeffrey D Angus Subject: Re: WTD: Info: Meissner Signal Shifter 160 Coils References: Message-ID: Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2006 02:53:04 GMT Carl WA1KPD wrote: > Help, I have an old model of the Signal Shifter with 3 plug in coils. I am > looking for any information on the coils for 160. In particular I need > number of windings, taps etc. I would also be very happy to buy a set of > them if you have them in the junque box Do you have the other sets of coils? I have the Meissner instruction manual from 1943 that covers al ot of different projects including the signal shifter. I can make copies of it for you. However, it does not include coil winding data. Heh, apparently they want you to buy thier coils instead of making your own. That being said, the 160 meter range coils are from 1.600 to 1.870 KHz and are resonanted with two variable capacitors. Neither of which have a posted value either. Hopefully, you have a setof exsisting coils and reverse engineer from there with the turns ratio and total number of turns. Jeff -- RESTRICTED AREA. Anyone intruding shall immediately become subject to the jurisdiction of military law. Intruders will be subject to lethal force, without warning, and on sight. USE OF DEADLY FORCE IS AUTHORIZED under the Internal Security Act of 1950. Article: 330172 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Nelson Gietz" References: Subject: Re: Lead dress Message-ID: <3iUFf.409$aQ.208@fe22.lga> Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2006 21:18:00 -0600 "Phil Nelson" wrote in message news:WM-dnZ-2hvtTbnreRVn-tg@giganews.com... > > From the looks of it, they went "round that'a way" to avoid > > picking up from the filament supply wiring. > > And in my experience, you won't often go wrong by following obvious factory > wiring. It probably worked when it left the factory! > > Phil Nelson > That would be a safe bet all right, but sometimes I wonder if it wouldn't be better "cleaned up". I've got a dinky little three-way radio here I've put on the back burner, in which the leads didn't seem to be cut... they were just doubled back on themselves. Anyway, on the radio in question, the lead could have gone straight to the nearest electrolytic nut.... the three are tied together. I think someone at the factory was too lazy or time-pressed to shorten the wire. It's not in a signal circuit, but on the negative side of the filters. Cheers, Nelson Article: 330173 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "BLAKE M DIETZE" Subject: Help with a Pilot 10AC (Dragon Superhet) Message-ID: Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2006 03:39:31 GMT Hello All; It's been many moons since I've posted, but I'm stumped over my latest project. It's a Pilot Model 10 AC, or 'Dragon Superhet'. The radio plays well on the shortwave bands but on broadcast, several radio stations can be heard at the same time across the entire band. This particular radio, according to John F Riders "Servicing Superhetrodyne Radios" (the only reference I could find with an IF listing) states the model 10 AC as having an IF of 115 KC's, so I am assuming that the problem is in the preselector ( a by-product of the low IF frequency). The IF lines up very nicely, the front end peaks ok. The service information is pretty scant, so I alligned it in the same fashion as I would a Philco 90. Any Ideas? Thanks in advance for any replies. Here is a link to the schematic (.pdf): http://home.ix.netcom.com/~wb6jhj/ Kind Regards; Blake Dietze Vancouver, WA Article: 330174 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Brenda Ann" Subject: Re: Not totally OT- Toshiba and the Cold War Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 13:38:33 +0900 Message-ID: References: "Delbert Reinhardt" wrote in message news:ak5gu155r5m7d2q5rbqpls6i2okjm75814@4ax.com... > Greetings Gentlemen, > > I have an odd question. Amongst the radios I am collecting, I have > some transistor sets. I occasionally see nice sets made by Toshiba. > > Personally, I have tried not to buy anything from Toshiba since they > sold sensitive technology to the Soviets in the early eighties: > > TACKLING TOSHIBA > > TOSHIBA MACHINE Company sold propeller machines to the Soviet Union > for two years (1982 to 1984), allowing the Russians to build > super-quiet, nearly undetectable submarines. Experts say the U.S. will > now have to shell out $40 billion to upgrade its own submarines to a > state of noiselessness that will maintain the prior American > advantage. In addition, Toshiba lied about the sale so as not to alert > the Japanese government. > (http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1282/is_v39/ai_5114777) > > This event really got my goat. We were essentially protecting Japan. > They were kicking our butt in trade, especially in electronics and > automobiles. American companies were complaining about the tax > inequity due to the high cost of defense. In this milieu, Toshiba > creates a danger for us that will cost billions of dollars to rectify, > and, in fact, may still be hurting us. > > Am I out of line to still bear some animosity toward this company for > this event? Is it absurd not to buy an otherwise attractive radio, > just because it was made by Toshiba, probably two decades before the > sale? > > Any similar feelings? > > I know this is pushing the "On Topic" envelope, but it does interest > and concern me. Thing is, you're not hurting, or even bothering, Toshiba by not buying those radios. They've already been bought and paid for years before the sale to the Soviet Union. You're only denying them to yourself. I could understand a boycott of new goods, or goods bought after that point. Article: 330175 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: DaveW Subject: Jack Benny 39 cent stamp Message-ID: Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2006 04:38:39 GMT Hey all, I urge you to go to: http://www.jackbenny.org/ and sign the petition to put Jack Benny on a 39 cent stamp. Note that they will be having a "39 man march" on Benny's 74th 39th birthday, Feb. 14. Best Regards, DAve Article: 330176 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: - exray - Subject: Re: Help with a Pilot 10AC (Dragon Superhet) Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2006 00:40:41 -0400 Message-ID: <11ug969qi0jvf39@corp.supernews.com> References: BLAKE M DIETZE wrote: > Hello All; > > It's been many moons since I've posted, but I'm stumped over my latest > project. It's a Pilot Model 10 AC, or 'Dragon Superhet'. The radio plays > well on the shortwave bands but on broadcast, several radio stations can be > heard at the same time across the entire band. You might want to try connecting the antenna via a low value capacitor, ie 50 pf or less. -Bill Article: 330177 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Jeffrey D Angus Subject: Re: Jack Benny 39 cent stamp References: Message-ID: Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2006 04:47:53 GMT DaveW wrote: > Note that they will be having a "39 man march" on Benny's 74th > 39th birthday, Feb. 14. "Well...." Jeff "Buck" Angus -- RESTRICTED AREA. Anyone intruding shall immediately become subject to the jurisdiction of military law. Intruders will be subject to lethal force, without warning, and on sight. USE OF DEADLY FORCE IS AUTHORIZED under the Internal Security Act of 1950. Article: 330179 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "William B Noble (don't reply to this address)" Subject: any mac users out there want claris mac project cheap? Date: Mon, 06 Feb 2006 23:14:15 -0800 Message-ID: <65igu1plunrs2k0uqq24s3lkrpoukba5bk@4ax.com> Claris MacProject II 2.0 and 2.1 vintage Mac software - manuals and disks and box, $6 incl priorty postage - how's that for cheap? or trade me for something Bill www.wbnoble.com to contact me, do not reply to this message, instead correct this address and use it will iam_ b_ No ble at msn daught com Article: 330180 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Terry" References: Subject: Re: Jack Benny 39 cent stamp Message-ID: <5e%Ff.13859$1e5.350796@news20.bellglobal.com> Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 07:40:34 -0330 "DaveW" wrote in message news:jvVFf.6296$0i1.2494@trnddc04... > Hey all, > > I urge you to go to: > > http://www.jackbenny.org/ > > and sign the petition to put Jack Benny on a 39 cent stamp. > > Note that they will be having a "39 man march" on Benny's 74th 39th > birthday, Feb. 14. > > Best Regards, > Must be an error? It costs 51 cents to mail an ordibary letter; in Canada! Article: 330181 of rec.antiques.radio+phono Subject: Re: TRUCKLOAD FOR SALE! From: k9uwaREMOVE@THISarrl.netSTUFF (John Goller, k9uwa /W4 Snowbird) References: <1139282126.451003.173900@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com> Message-ID: Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2006 12:22:06 GMT In article <1139282126.451003.173900@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>, tschw10117@aol.com says... > > >Gary, are you going back for more? > >I'm going to be in the area in April.... > >Terry. > Hi Gary ... what all is left?... I could be there in TWO hours... John k9uwa /w4 snowbird Article: 330182 of rec.antiques.radio+phono Message-ID: <43E89C86.A49CA905@earthlink.net> From: "Michael A. Terrell" Subject: Re: Jack Benny 39 cent stamp References: Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2006 13:12:39 GMT DaveW wrote: > > Hey all, > > I urge you to go to: > > http://www.jackbenny.org/ > > and sign the petition to put Jack Benny on a 39 cent stamp. > > Note that they will be having a "39 Man march" on Benny's 74th 39th > birthday, Feb. 14. > > Best Regards, > > Dave Jack Benny would have NEVER paid 39¢ for a stamp, and you know it! ;-) -- Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to prove it. Member of DAV #85. Michael A. Terrell Central Florida Article: 330183 of rec.antiques.radio+phono Message-ID: <43E89CF7.1BEA8DDB@earthlink.net> From: "Michael A. Terrell" Subject: Re: Jack Benny 39 cent stamp References: Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2006 13:14:32 GMT Terry S wrote: > > Ordibary? Tewwy, it souwds wike you hab a cowd in your noze. > > Terry S. (The other Terry S.) Which one is the crossdresser? ;-) -- Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to prove it. Member of DAV #85. Michael A. Terrell Central Florida Article: 330184 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Gary Tayman" References: Subject: Re: Detroit to Sarasota area, March...radios and parts! Message-ID: Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2006 15:03:52 GMT By the way, there were plenty of table radios, and it seemd most didn't have knobs. However there were also boxes and boxes of knobs! So-- again, if I keep any of these radios, I might ask what the knobs look like, and see if they're there -- and also keep you in consideration for the boxes of knobs. -- Gary E. Tayman/Tayman Electrical Sound Solutions For Classic Cars http://www.taymanelectrical.com "Gary Tayman" wrote in message news:Ru2Gf.2325$UF1.1739@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net... > Mark, > > I DO recall a Zenith speaker; there were obvious cone repairs but in good > condition. We have it. Dave brought home a console, and I think he's > reserving the speaker and dial trim (round, with pushbuttons on both > sides) for the console. If not needed it may be open. > > No beam of light tonearms that I recall. There were however two early > Garrard turntables. One that I looked at was on a base, but the base has > sliders, as though it was formerly inside a console. > > Later this week there will be a few of us who will look over the stuff and > decide a game plan on what to do with it. > > -- > Gary E. Tayman/Tayman Electrical > Sound Solutions For Classic Cars > http://www.taymanelectrical.com > > > "Mark Oppat" wrote in message > news:W9Gdnfa6Grs7t3XeRVn-oA@comcast.com... >> sure will, got you on my list of stops fer sure this time. >> >> BTW, I still need a Philco "Beam of Light" tonearm or whole changer. >> Prefer >> just the arm. >> >> Also, need a '37 Zenith 12" speaker with PP output xfmer, the part # >> should >> be 49-1XX or 49-2XX (X = any number) >> >> Mark Oppat >> >> >> "Gary Tayman" wrote in message >> news:trTFf.5639$5E3.193@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net... >>> Mark, >>> >>> I certainly don't need any more radios at the moment (stay tuned for >>> some >>> upcoming messages related to a whole bunch of items that will be for >>> sale >>> soon), but you WILL give me a call to stop by and pay a visit, right? >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Gary E. Tayman/Tayman Electrical >>> Sound Solutions For Classic Cars >>> http://www.taymanelectrical.com >>> >>> >>> "Mark Oppat" wrote in message >>> news:lO2dnUFnFp8yCnvenZ2dnUVZ_vydnZ2d@comcast.com... >>> > Hi all, >>> > just a note I will very likely be travelling from Detroit area (my >>> > home) >>> > to >>> > Sarasota area in mid-March, and will hit the Charlotte swap on the way >>> > back. >>> > >>> > I have a few higher end console radios and a couple tombstones I am >>> > probably >>> > going to sell, as is my buddy, Dan Gutowski (who isnt on this >>> > newsgroup >>> > due >>> > to his provider), who has a few higher end sets too for sale. >>> > >>> > Currently I am set to deliver one console to Florida, but with my >>> > parts >>> > bins >>> > for Charlotte, I found I have room for possibly 4 of them. >>> > >>> > I currently have these sets for sale... >>> > Grunow Teledial console, original finish, its the rarer version with >>> > the >>> > lid >>> > that stores away above the dial (model 1297 I think). The lid has a >> very >>> > nice bookmatched crotch walnut pattern I think. Partially restored >>> > chassis.... $385 >>> > >>> > RCA 262 (1935) console, original finish, unrestored. this set has 7 >>> > controls! One of RCA's best. $325 >>> > >>> > RCA T10-1 tombstone, fully restored chassis an refinished cabinet, >>> > original >>> > cloth (slight damage). Cabinet laquer has crazed a bit since refinish >>> > about >>> > 10 years ago, but might could stand a light sandout and topcoat. The >>> > chassis could use a new volume control only because the loudness >>> > contour >>> > is >>> > not right, and that is a factory flaw I might have the correct >>> > solution >>> > for >>> > (my early Centralab books make note of the problem!). $325 (cost of >>> > the >>> > refinish alone was about $200 back then). >>> > >>> > RCA 99T tombstone, the last of the huge RCA tombstones, missing tuning >>> > motor, original finish, I think it works but needs a restore, $145 >>> > >>> > If anyone has a serious interest, contact me, or send any wants, >>> > maybe >>> > Dan >>> > has something on your list...or I could recommend a certain set. >>> > >>> > Mark Oppat >>> > moppat at comcast dot net >>> > or 734-455-4169 11am-9pm most days. >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> > > Article: 330185 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Chris F." Subject: It's Maddening, I Tell Ya Message-ID: Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2006 15:46:44 GMT This bunch of older tubes recently came up for auction: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=6601812336&ssPageNam e=STRK:MEWA:IT About a couple hours before it ended, at just $36, I thought they may go for a reasonable price. But when I tried to bid, it just kept going higher and higher. Once I finally got a high bid - at $133, I placed a slightly higher eSnipe bid and decided to leave it alone. I didn't win, but at least I can take pleasure in the fact that I made someone else pay a lot more money for these. Why would a lot of untested tubes go for so much? It seems like a huge gamble for s bunch that may all be duds. The only one of any great value would have been that UX-250 - if it worked, or if it even was a 250 (might have been a 281, I couldn't tell). My guess is that the higher bidders are some of these big rich collectors, it just isn't fair to those of us with less money. I'm glad my monitor has such thick glass because there have been many times I've nearly put my fist through it. Maybe I'm being a bit of a sore loser, but because I can't travel Ebay is about the only place I have to make such finds. It also burns me that these big, rich, competitive bidders never end up bidding on MY auctions. I guess I'm just a born loser..... Article: 330186 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Mike Schultz" References: <1139330941.684208.311890@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: It's Maddening, I Tell Ya Message-ID: Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2006 17:27:18 GMT It's definitely a 50, but is it good? I remember seeing a $3000+ Catalin get scooped up with a $60 BIN seven minutes into the auction. On the other hand, recently there was a rare prewar TV that went the full 7 days with only one $5 bid because it was described wrong, and listed in the wrong category. Under other circumstances, it could have brought $15K. Yes, there are bargains to be had! -- Mike Schultz "AuroraOldRadios" wrote in message news:1139330941.684208.311890@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com... > There are still a few bargains out there. I haven't won any lately, > however. > Whoever bid $158 was a gambler or knew something the rest of you > didn't. That big tube looks like a 50...single plate and all. If you > had started earlier in the game you could have asked the seller for a > list of tube types. > If I could figure the "whys" of these auctions I'd quit my day job (if > I had one, heh, heh) and just sell Ebay stuff. Finding bargains here > requires a lot of work and persistance. People often list BIN items > that are bargains. One of my searches is BIN only. > Article: 330187 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Mike Schultz" References: Subject: Re: Fada Bullet Question Message-ID: Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2006 17:35:36 GMT This is normal for Fada. I suspect they used whatever tubes they could buy cheap, and adapted the chassis to match what they had on hand. There are some with all octals, some with all miniatures, and some with mixtures of the two. Because of the shape, the Bullet chassis is unique to that radio though I saw one on eBay recently that had a Philco chassis that had been cut down to fit. -- Mike Schultz "Blacksmith" wrote in message news:g2jhu1949vvkfft76d7n95ptqreo17q5uf@4ax.com... > I'm fixing a Fada "Bullet" for someone and ran into a discrepancy. The > radio back shows it to be a model 1000, yet the schematic for a 1000 > uses different tubes than this one. > > The tubes in this chassis are: 12BA6, 12BE6, 12AT6, 35W4, and 35L6. > The chassis has round indentations where normal size tube sockets > would be, but there are small black, almost conical tube sockets in > the centers of these indentations. It doesn't look like a repairman > later replaced the sockets. It looks like original design. > > What's the deal? Is this a chassis for some other radio or did Fada > use this tube lineup for the "1000"? Article: 330188 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: cuhulin@webtv.net Subject: Re: It's Maddening, I Tell Ya Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 11:56:03 -0600 Message-ID: <11959-43E8DF33-847@storefull-3253.bay.webtv.net> References: About ten years ago,I bought a cardboard box of old tubes and a G.E.tote box like the kind that radio and tv repairmen used to tote around with them on service calls.I think all or most of the tubes had been used before.I bought that stuff for only a few dollars at a Goodwill store.Folks,you never know what kind of goodies you might find at the thrift stores and junk shops and fleamarkets and yard sales or even sitting out by the streets for the garbage trucks to come along and pick up.Yesterday at the Goodwill store,I saw one of those old timey Singer sewing machines,the kind that is powered by a foot pedal.I didn't buy it because I already own one that is in better condition than that one I saw at the store yesterday and besides,I just dont have space anymore here to put something that large.But I dont know,if it's still there tomorrow and I can buy it for only a few dollars,I guess I can make room for it some how or other.Old things get in my blood and I just can't get them out. cuhulin Article: 330189 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: cuhulin@webtv.net Subject: Re: Not totally OT- Toshiba and the Cold War Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 12:11:15 -0600 Message-ID: <11960-43E8E2C3-187@storefull-3253.bay.webtv.net> References: <1139320127.186831.166090@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> I am a Vietnam Vet,I was an ammo humper in the 114th Aviation Company in Vietnam in 1964. www.114thaviationcompany.com www.tsna.org My eight years older brother was a Helicopter Mechanic at Vung Tau,same year I was in Vietnam.We were both in the U.S.Army.I HATE Jane Fonda.I have seen that picture of her before,sitting on that Gun seat with that Vietcong helmet on her head. cuhulin Article: 330190 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Chris F." References: <1139330941.684208.311890@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: It's Maddening, I Tell Ya Message-ID: Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2006 19:03:42 GMT > didn't. That big tube looks like a 50...single plate and all. If you > had started earlier in the game you could have asked the seller for a > list of tube types. Actually I did ask the seller, he mentioned a couple of 227's (one was the Arcturus blue), a couple of UX-201A's, and the rest he wasn't sure of. The 250 probably had the number on the top of the bulb, and had faded to the point where it wasn't noticeable (that's where the grease trick comes in). Maybe the high bidder actually got the seller to test the tubes or something. Or perhaps he just had more money than brains. Right now I'm getting pretty low on both..... > If I could figure the "whys" of these auctions I'd quit my day job (if > I had one, heh, heh) and just sell Ebay stuff. Finding bargains here > requires a lot of work and persistance. People often list BIN items > that are bargains. One of my searches is BIN only. I figure there are plenty of BIN bargains, but trying to find them before someone else does is like trying to win the lottery. Had this auction been listed with a $50 BIN, it probably would have been snapped up within 30 seconds. Dog eat dog, is what it is. Article: 330191 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Dana Subject: Re: The very first floppy discs (soundsheets) Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 14:08:30 -0500 Message-ID: References: I am blind, and they used to send those out from the library for the blind. Article: 330192 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Terry" References: <5e%Ff.13859$1e5.350796@news20.bellglobal.com> <1139317666.558274.5510@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: Jack Benny 39 cent stamp Message-ID: <456Gf.15487$1e5.392046@news20.bellglobal.com> Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 15:28:51 -0330 "Terry S" wrote in message news:1139317666.558274.5510@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... > Ordibary? Tewwy, it souwds wike you hab a cowd in your noze. > > Terry S. (The other Terry S.) > OK Terry. :-) :-) Touché. You got me! Tank u zo mudch, drip, sniff, wipe! I failed to use my spell check, eh? But watch out I may start writing, condenser measured in jars, valve/s in place of tubes, inductors in place of chokes, wireless set not radio, earth instead of ground, aerial instead of antenna and so forth ........ Also I think I'd better start calling myself Terry M? Don't want to confuse anyone! The 'other' Terry S! Article: 330193 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Larry Fowkes" References: <1139320127.186831.166090@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <11960-43E8E2C3-187@storefull-3253.bay.webtv.net> <1139338712.346043.204790@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: Not totally OT- Toshiba and the Cold War Message-ID: <%J6Gf.52634$PL5.51784@newssvr11.news.prodigy.com> Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2006 19:41:47 GMT I agree that publicly protesting is a right, but what she did could, at least in my opinoin, be considered treason, providing aid and comfort to the enemy. Article: 330194 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: oldcoot@webtv.net (Bill Sheppard) Subject: Re: Lead dress Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 11:51:18 -0800 Message-ID: <19909-43E8FA36-388@storefull-3173.bay.webtv.net> References: <1139334723.166837.223740@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com> >A lead dress would be pretty heavy, >wouldn't it? Isn't that sorta like golden fleece? :-) Sorry.. back to corner.. oc Article: 330195 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "supersonix" Subject: The Radiophile issue No.73 - Hilary, 1998 Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 21:35:58 +0100 Message-ID: Hi, does anybody have the magazine and could send me the article on the PX 4 (scan by mail)? many thanks Sven Article: 330196 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Jeffrey D Angus Subject: Re: WTD: Info: Meissner Signal Shifter 160 Coils References: Message-ID: Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2006 21:53:20 GMT Carl WA1KPD wrote: > Help, I have an old model of the Signal Shifter with 3 plug in coils. Carl, I emailed you four pages from the Meissner manual. Hope I don't "mail bomb" your Yahoo account. Jeff -- RESTRICTED AREA. Anyone intruding shall immediately become subject to the jurisdiction of military law. Intruders will be subject to lethal force, without warning, and on sight. USE OF DEADLY FORCE IS AUTHORIZED under the Internal Security Act of 1950. Article: 330197 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Chris F." References: <5YKdnQnglcS5vHTenZ2dnUVZ_tSdnZ2d@comcast.com> Subject: Re: It's Maddening, I Tell Ya Message-ID: Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2006 23:27:06 GMT That's probably a fair price, and perhaps someone will take you up on one or both offers, but I already have plenty of those types. 201A's, 250's, Arcturus blue, and most mid-late 20's types are the ones I'm looking for. Unfortunately so is everyone else. "Mark Oppat" wrote in message news:5YKdnQnglcS5vHTenZ2dnUVZ_tSdnZ2d@comcast.com... > Chris, > > I have offered my "Happy Box" 's of various tubes here in the past. They > are untested tubes in lots that I make sure collectors here will like. For > instance, in my Octal/loctal selection I include at least one each of the > All American 5 tubes. In my Large Pin selection, I try to give the widest > selection possible with little duplication. Also, all the type numbers are > readable! > > So, here again is the offer... > > Large Pin tube "Happy Box"...30 tubes for $45 > it will include for sure these types: 24A, 27, 35/51, 39/44, 41, 43, 77, > 78, 80, 84, 6A7, 6B7, 6C6, 6D6, 25Z5. I will test the type 80 and make > sure its good, but most of the others are all untested, thats why the box is > cheap. the selection will cover about 90% of the large pin types you will > ever need. > > Octal/loctal "Happy Box" 40 tubes for $50. Box will include the most > needed types including the All American 5 set, plus other popular types > like 6K7, 6Q7, 6SA7, 6SQ7, 6SK7, and the loctals often found in 40's > Philcos like 7B7, 7C6, 7C5, 7B5, etc. > > + ship cost to you. > email me at moppat at comcast dot net > > Mark Oppat > > "Chris F." wrote in message > news:Eh3Gf.26062$VV4.214240@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca... > > This bunch of older tubes recently came up for auction: > > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=6601812336&ssPageNam > > e=STRK:MEWA:IT > > About a couple hours before it ended, at just $36, I thought they may go > > for a reasonable price. But when I tried to bid, it just kept going higher > > and higher. Once I finally got a high bid - at $133, I placed a slightly > > higher eSnipe bid and decided to leave it alone. I didn't win, but at > least > > I can take pleasure in the fact that I made someone else pay a lot more > > money for these. > > Why would a lot of untested tubes go for so much? It seems like a huge > > gamble for s bunch that may all be duds. The only one of any great value > > would have been that UX-250 - if it worked, or if it even was a 250 (might > > have been a 281, I couldn't tell). My guess is that the higher bidders are > > some of these big rich collectors, it just isn't fair to those of us with > > less money. I'm glad my monitor has such thick glass because there have > been > > many times I've nearly put my fist through it. > > Maybe I'm being a bit of a sore loser, but because I can't travel Ebay > is > > about the only place I have to make such finds. It also burns me that > these > > big, rich, competitive bidders never end up bidding on MY auctions. I > guess > > I'm just a born loser..... > > > > > > > > > Article: 330198 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Ken Knapp" Subject: Boys Life Crystal Radio Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 18:50:09 -0500 Message-ID: <11uicheia4hs146@corp.supernews.com> Just found this on the Boys Life website and thought it might be of interest. Ken http://www.boyslife.org/workshop/radio.pdf Article: 330199 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: cuhulin@webtv.net Subject: Re: TRUCKLOAD FOR SALE! Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 18:32:19 -0600 Message-ID: <27321-43E93C13-642@storefull-3252.bay.webtv.net> References: <1139334302.118340.165840@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> WOW!,what a haul.I will be checking back in here to see what you post for sale. cuhulin Article: 330200 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Bill Janssen Subject: Re: Boys Life Crystal Radio References: <11uicheia4hs146@corp.supernews.com> Message-ID: Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2006 00:46:36 GMT Ken Knapp wrote: >Just found this on the Boys Life website and thought it might be of >interest. > >Ken > >http://www.boyslife.org/workshop/radio.pdf > > > > I wonder if anyone tried this before publishing the instructions. They show a telephone handset and say to cut the cord and find two wires. I think there will be four wires. They use a low impedance receiver on a Crystal set without a matching transformer. But I guess with the nearby 50 KW transmitter it probably will work. Bill K7NOM Article: 330201 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: " Uncle Peter" References: <11uicheia4hs146@corp.supernews.com> Subject: Re: Boys Life Crystal Radio Message-ID: Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 19:54:54 -0500 "Bill Janssen" wrote in message news:a_aGf.13646$qg.11209@news01.roc.ny... > Ken Knapp wrote: > > > > I wonder if anyone tried this before publishing the instructions. They > show a telephone handset > and say to cut the cord and find two wires. I think there will be four > wires. There was a sidebar that explained how to isolate and find the earpiece pair in a four wire headset. Pete Article: 330202 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "jhill" Subject: Re: Photofact TR31? Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 19:01:00 -0600 Message-ID: References: delete the xyz. Sorry, I forgot I munged the address. "Rune" wrote in message news:SizEf.518$lG2.422@news-wrt-01.rdc-nyc.rr.com... >I tried emailing you but it bounced. > > I have it but can't send it without a real address. > > If you post with a munged address it should be evident or include > instructions. I don't want to guess and have it go to another party. It's > big. > > Ray > > > "jhill" wrote in message > news:drtvc5$6cn$1@news.tamu.edu... >> Make that a scan of, not a copy of! >> >> "jhill" wrote in message >> news:drru87$eps$1@news.tamu.edu... >>> Can anyone send me a copy of Photofact TR31 which is for the Magnavox >>> 2TR107M tape recorder I want to restore. >>> TIA! >>> >> >> > > Article: 330203 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: " Uncle Peter" References: <1139259500.946443.20670@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: KB Radio 1520 Message-ID: Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 20:18:17 -0500 "Mike Koste" wrote in message news:1139259500.946443.20670@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com... > After a little more than three years of recreating the sound of WKBW of > the 50's and 60's, they've pulled the plug on oldies at Buffalo's 50kw > flamethrower in favor of left-wing talk programming. Thanks goodness we > still have AM-740 out of Toronto, otherwise there'd be nothing to > listen to on AM. > I wonder how long AM-740 will last?? Unfortunately, despite the large coverage area, by law these stations can only sell advertising based on their local market coverage areas--dx coverage at night don't count. Despite having a signal that covers half of the Northeast, I'd beat their ratings didn't show enough listeners in their advertising market to sshow support for the cost of the programming. Going to a syndicated service allowed them to dump a lot of expensive local talent. They may lose listeners, but make it up by reducing costs. How sad. One more for the vast wasteland. Pete Article: 330204 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: norml Subject: Re: Boys Life Crystal Radio Message-ID: References: <11uicheia4hs146@corp.supernews.com> Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2006 01:21:57 GMT When I was about ten I made a "foxhole" radio with a blue razor blade as a detector. I didn't have any headphones so I disassembled a candlestick phone that my Dad had brought home from his days as a yellow pages ad salesman and used the receiver on the radio. It worked just fine (we lived a mile from the transmitter of KCVR in Lodi, CA), although it was an inconvenience to have to hold it up to my ear. On my next birthday I was offered the choice of a real crystal detector or real earphones. I chose the latter and we bought a pair of Trimm lightweights (2000 ohms) at a store in Stockton. Later on, they worked fine with my Philmore one-tube radio. Norm Lehfeldt " Uncle Peter" wrotf: > >"Bill Janssen" wrote in message >news:a_aGf.13646$qg.11209@news01.roc.ny... >> Ken Knapp wrote: >> > > >> I wonder if anyone tried this before publishing the instructions. They >> show a telephone handset >> and say to cut the cord and find two wires. I think there will be four >> wires. > > >There was a sidebar that explained how to isolate and find the earpiece pair >in a four wire headset. > >Pete > > Article: 330205 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Mike Schultz" References: <0JidnaRt8rMctHTenZ2dnUVZ_tKdnZ2d@giganews.com> <85jiu1pik8g66796nss75955k79j9bta33@4ax.com> Subject: Re: Fada Bullet Question Message-ID: Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2006 01:57:41 GMT The paper around the dial light is original. -- Mike Schultz "Blacksmith" wrote in message news:85jiu1pik8g66796nss75955k79j9bta33@4ax.com... > On Tue, 7 Feb 2006 15:12:55 -0800, "Phil Nelson" > wrote: > >>> Yes, the shape of the chassis is different. Thanks for the >>> information. >> >>They angled the bottom corners to fit the cabinet (thus exacerbating tube >>burn via poor ventilation). See photos at >>http://antiqueradio.org/fada1000.htm . >> >>Regards, >> >>Phil Nelson >>Phil's Old Radios >>http://antiqueradio.org/index.html >> > > Hah! This one has the same torn heavy paper over the dial lamp. I > wonder if that was done later or if it was like that originally. It > doesn't look professional the way it's folded over. > > This one had an added bonus though. Both hot and ground ends of the > power cord were held against (not through) the terminals with > electrical tape. I guess the guy who "fixed" it didn't have a > soldering gun with him at the time. Article: 330206 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Tim Mullen Subject: Re: 1940s Dickerson amp sings its first song... Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2006 02:31:00 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: References: <1139005541.882273.254860@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <43E558B3.55896784@earthlink.net> <11ub0k7coo7o988@news.supernews.com> <43E5A832.FD36EA2A@earthlink.net> In <43E5A832.FD36EA2A@earthlink.net> "Michael A. Terrell" writes: >PDF was the first format that could be read and printed under a number ^^^ You misspelled Postscript. :) >of different operating systems without having to worry about what kind >of printer to use, or it being printed the wrong size, or edited, if it >was locked. PDF is basically compressed Postscript with a bad case of creeping featurism. And, ya, Acrobat sux. I use xpdf when I'm in a hurry, and ggv when I want something spiffy looking. The thing that drives me bananas is the trend toward making printers cheaper-cheaper-cheaper until they A) break after 100 pages, and B) can't even print straight ASCII without an operating system hanging off the back end. Eh, probably all Adobe's fault for having the temerity to charge a coupla bux for a Postscript license. That and the fact that the computer industy seems doomed to re-invent the idea of Display Postscript every decade or so. -- Tim Mullen ------------------------------------------------------------------ Am I in your basement? Looking for antique televisions, fans, etc. ------ finger this account or call anytime: (212)-463-0552 ------- Article: 330207 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Jeffrey D Angus Subject: Re: WTD: Info: Meissner Signal Shifter 160 Coils References: Message-ID: Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2006 02:46:39 GMT Carl WA1KPD wrote: > Hi Jeffery, > Thank you for the information and I appreciate the time you spent. > Unfortunately it does not give the data on the coils I need to > wind them, just parts numbers. Yeah, I know. I was hoping they'd include _something_ but at least now you have the manual for it. ;-) Jeff wa6fwi -- RESTRICTED AREA. Anyone intruding shall immediately become subject to the jurisdiction of military law. Intruders will be subject to lethal force, without warning, and on sight. USE OF DEADLY FORCE IS AUTHORIZED under the Internal Security Act of 1950. Article: 330208 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Jeffrey D Angus Subject: Re: High Octane Chassis Complete References: <1139367652.060289.121600@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com> Message-ID: Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2006 03:32:06 GMT Mick wrote: > Folks, > > Worked a little bit on the new amp last night. The offset pairs of holes are a nice touch. That's entirely due to mechanical variations on the hardware that mounts in them right? ;-) Jeff -- RESTRICTED AREA. Anyone intruding shall immediately become subject to the jurisdiction of military law. Intruders will be subject to lethal force, without warning, and on sight. USE OF DEADLY FORCE IS AUTHORIZED under the Internal Security Act of 1950. Article: 330209 of rec.antiques.radio+phono Message-ID: <43E96CA6.7A8EB5C8@earthlink.net> From: "Michael A. Terrell" Subject: Re: 1940s Dickerson amp sings its first song... References: <1139005541.882273.254860@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <43E558B3.55896784@earthlink.net> <11ub0k7coo7o988@news.supernews.com> <43E5A832.FD36EA2A@earthlink.net> Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2006 04:00:28 GMT Tim Mullen wrote: > > In <43E5A832.FD36EA2A@earthlink.net> "Michael A. Terrell" writes: > > >PDF was the first format that could be read and printed under a number > ^^^ > You misspelled Postscript. :) I use Ghostscript to make my PDF files, and its wrapped in the PDF995 GUI. Here is a sample file: http://home.earthlink.net/~mike.terrell/Sams-Index.pdf > >of different operating systems without having to worry about what kind > >of printer to use, or it being printed the wrong size, or edited, if it > >was locked. > > PDF is basically compressed Postscript with a bad case of creeping > featurism. And, ya, Acrobat sux. I use xpdf when I'm in a hurry, and > ggv when I want something spiffy looking. > > The thing that drives me bananas is the trend toward making printers > cheaper-cheaper-cheaper until they A) break after 100 pages, and B) can't > even print straight ASCII without an operating system hanging off the > back end. That's why I have eight spare laser printers on hand, including one with a etherenet card (HP 4L). they are too heavy to pass on for the computers for veterans project, and none of them could afford a toner cartridge when the printer gets hungry. I give them older inkjet printers that work, and are cheap to operate. I also have about a dozen 24 pin dot matrix printers left, but the tractor feed paper is getting to be too expensive, even though its easy to re-ink a cartridge. > Eh, probably all Adobe's fault for having the temerity to > charge a coupla bux for a Postscript license. > > That and the fact that the computer industy seems doomed to re-invent > the idea of Display Postscript every decade or so. That is their idea of job security, mixed with a bad case of "Screw the newbies". :( -- Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to prove it. Member of DAV #85. Michael A. Terrell Central Florida Article: 330210 of rec.antiques.radio+phono Message-ID: <43E9703E.6F7AF522@earthlink.net> From: "Michael A. Terrell" Subject: Re: High Octane Chassis Complete References: <1139367652.060289.121600@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com> Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2006 04:15:49 GMT Mick wrote: > > Folks, > > Worked a little bit on the new amp last night. Looking smooth. May have > to just polish the aluminum instead of painting! > > See progress here: > > www.charelstonarea.com/octane > > Scroll to the bottom and click on the February 6, 2006 link. > > Mick You mention the Unibits on the web page. Harbor Freight has a similar set for $29.99, on sale this week for $15.99. http://www.harborfreight.com/ search for item 8873 -- Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to prove it. Member of DAV #85. Michael A. Terrell Central Florida Article: 330211 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Smokey" Subject: SAMS to give away Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 22:27:51 -0600 Message-ID: <11uit0p7jf22n4e@corp.supernews.com> Collection of Howard W. SAMS PHOTOFACT television, radio and phonograph service documentation . Included in this lot are SAMS PHOTOFACT issues 96, 155, 159, 173, 267 (partial), 343, 453, 481, 1168 and 1288 published between 1950 and 1972. I believe (unless otherwise indicated) that the folders are complete however I cannot be held responsible for missing information. I would suggest USPS Media Mail to save money on shipping. Smokey telegrapher@hotmail.com Article: 330212 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: flipper Subject: Re: High Octane Chassis Complete Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2006 22:50:36 -0600 Message-ID: References: <1139367652.060289.121600@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com> On 7 Feb 2006 19:00:52 -0800, "Mick" wrote: >Folks, > >Worked a little bit on the new amp last night. Looking smooth. May have >to just polish the aluminum instead of painting! > >See progress here: > >www.charelstonarea.com/octane > >Scroll to the bottom and click on the February 6, 2006 link. > >Mick Looks real nice I just finished a less ambitious project with spare parts and a single 6GM8 running on 30 volts as a guitar pre-amp so my nephew can use his, or any for that matter, stereo as a practice amp. Just volume and a modified Big Muff single knob tone control but it got an approving "awesome" from the band's lead guitar so I must have done something right ;) Article: 330213 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Scott W. Harvey" Subject: Re: Not totally OT- Toshiba and the Cold War Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2006 20:59:24 -0800 Message-ID: References: <1139347137.869732.145530@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <1139360751.796890.163200@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> Peter Wieck wrote: > Let me put it another way, if it were not Toshiba (now about to > purchase Westinghouse Electric.. consider that as an act against our > interests that makes propellor mills pale by comparison), 'our' defense > industry would have had to find someone else to do it. > There's a couple of interesting twists to this story....... Shortly after the Toshiba prop scandal became public, the US government halted purchases of most Toshiba products by government organizations. Most major defense contractors followed the government's lead, banning the purchase of Toshiba products by their procurement organizations. At the time Toshiba was (and still is) one of the top producers of portable computers in the world, due largely to their advanced, up-to-the-minute engineering and quality control. Toshiba was considered the favorite to win a huge US government contract to supply transportable computers to the Army and Navy and probably would have prevailed had they not been disqualified for dealing with the Russians. Instead, a manuafacturer known by all of us won instead. It was.......(drumroll please).......ZENITH! The Government wasn't the only one to get into the act.....I remember a Macy's Sunday newspaper ad that featured TV's and VCRs at ridiculously low prices. Having shopped for a VCR just a few weeks earlier, I knew that all of the items shown in the ad were made by Toshiba, but the brand name was not mentioned anywhere in the ad, and they even went so far as to airbrush the "TOSHIBA" brand name out of all the pictures in the ad! However politically incorrect the sale of this technology was, it had little practical impact. Looking at the situation from the hindsight of history, It was pretty well established by the late 1970s that the Russians were not going to prevail against us......A reasonable argument could be made that most of the money they spent on military endeavors during the 1980s was wasted money....merely dragging them further and further into a bottomless abyss of financial ruin that ultimately led to their demise as a superpower. As for refusing to buy anything Toshiba, that is your choice, but the question ultimately will come up as to how long do you punish a manufacturer for the sins of the past. For example, My late father-in-law is a Holocaust survivor, and at one point was less than 24 hours away from being gassed to death in Mauthausen. He carried extreme bitterness about his experiences there to his deathbed. Yet, he insisted on having Continental tires put on every car he owned even though Continental was well known to have used jewish slave labor during WWII. The quality of the tires overrode the bad feelings, I guess. -Scott -- DO NOT REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE AT THE EMAIL ADDRESS ABOVE! Instead, go to the following web page to get my real email address: http://member.newsguy.com/~polezi/scottsaddy.htm (This has been done because I am sick of SPAMMERS making my email unusable) Vintage radio schematics, Binary newsgroup archives, TV Test pattern DVD and other great radio-related stuff is just one click away at: http://techpreservation.dyndns.org Article: 330214 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: flipper Subject: Re: High Octane Chassis Complete Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2006 00:04:52 -0600 Message-ID: References: <1139367652.060289.121600@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com> <43E9703E.6F7AF522@earthlink.net> On Wed, 08 Feb 2006 04:15:49 GMT, "Michael A. Terrell" wrote: >Mick wrote: >> >> Folks, >> >> Worked a little bit on the new amp last night. Looking smooth. May have >> to just polish the aluminum instead of painting! >> >> See progress here: >> >> www.charelstonarea.com/octane >> >> Scroll to the bottom and click on the February 6, 2006 link. >> >> Mick > > > You mention the Unibits on the web page. Harbor Freight has a similar >set for $29.99, on sale this week for $15.99. > >http://www.harborfreight.com/ search for item 8873 I tried that but it gets you the normal price. Use 91616-4VGA to get the same thing but at the sale price. Article: 330215 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: cuhulin@webtv.net Subject: Re: Not totally OT- Toshiba and the Cold War Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2006 00:15:59 -0600 Message-ID: <27321-43E98C9F-706@storefull-3252.bay.webtv.net> References: Zenith transportable computers? I own one that I bought for $8.00 at the Goodwill store about four years ago.There was a big four feet square wire bin full of them at the store.They were all just like the one I bought.The fore runners of the modern day laptop computers.Big heavy computer with a flip up screen and a shoulder strap.Too heavy to use as a laptop computer. cuhulin Article: 330216 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "jim menning" References: <5YKdnQnglcS5vHTenZ2dnUVZ_tSdnZ2d@comcast.com> <1139358317.375679.230170@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: It's Maddening, I Tell Ya Message-ID: Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2006 06:34:30 GMT "AuroraOldRadios" wrote in message news:1139358317.375679.230170@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com... > >I had the silly notion that I might be able to get this Zenith TO for a > couple hundred... > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5861536061 > What was I thinking? > You would have had to bid more than $102 to have had a chance to get it for a couple hundred. jim menning Article: 330217 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "JOHN D" References: <1139330941.684208.311890@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: It's Maddening, I Tell Ya Message-ID: Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2006 07:06:03 GMT (that's where the grease trick comes in). > What grease trick? Remove 1 to reply Article: 330218 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Jason M" Subject: Why is inrush current still taking out my lamp? Message-ID: <16hGf.6996$0i1.37@trnddc04> Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2006 07:30:05 GMT Hi Everyone, I'd appreciate some help on this. I got a RCA 16X1 (6 tubes with heaters and pilot lamp in series) that has a problem blowing the pilot lamp when it's turned on. I tested the tubes and then went and changed out all the capacitors. I guessed that maybe a cap was shorted drawing extra voltage somehow. Well, that's what I hoped, but I maybe I was wrong. After changing all the caps it still blows the pilot lamp (unless I bring it up from 50 Volts every time to turn it on). After I get it up to around 90-115 volts the radio works quietly, but I think it has a speaker problem too. Any suggestions what to look for on this type of radio when you have this problem? I figured it would be good to ask, I'll probably have the same problem again some day. I'm wishing I'd saved my caps for a more worthy radio but I guess I need to learn. Thanks, Jason Article: 330219 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Rune" References: <16hGf.6996$0i1.37@trnddc04> Subject: Re: Why is inrush current still taking out my lamp? Message-ID: <6qjGf.2960$lG2.1453@news-wrt-01.rdc-nyc.rr.com> Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2006 10:08:02 GMT When I last ran into this, interestingly enough on 2 RCAs, I found wrong lamps installed, improperly rewired lamp sockets (parallel instead of series on a dual lamp design) on one and a surge-prone 35Z5 on both. The rectifiers would spike every now and then, often on warm-up, and send a surge through the filament tap, blowing the lamp(s). Replacing the rectifier tubes cured the problem. Years ago I had a Philco with a fluky 50L6 that did the same thing. It seems it had an intermittent short to the filament and the output and rectifier would glow overly bright. along with the lamp, which would soon blow. Took a while to find that. Way back I also had an RCA (pre-war) with a lamp socket that had bad insulation. Every now and then it would short to chassis and blow the lamp. Pulling out the old torn rubber insulation and replacing it with shrink tube cured it. And many years ago I had a Zenith with the insulation pulled back on the wire going into the pilot light center contact. In this case it would just go out if it grounded as it was a transformer chassis. A hot chassis could have been more "interesting". Hope this provides some clues. Ray "Jason M" wrote in message news:16hGf.6996$0i1.37@trnddc04... > Hi Everyone, > > I'd appreciate some help on this. I got a RCA 16X1 (6 tubes with heaters > and pilot lamp in series) that has a problem blowing the pilot lamp when > it's turned on. I tested the tubes and then went and changed out all the > capacitors. I guessed that maybe a cap was shorted drawing extra voltage > somehow. Well, that's what I hoped, but I maybe I was wrong. After > changing all > the caps it still blows the pilot lamp (unless I bring it up from 50 Volts > every time to turn it on). After I get it up to around 90-115 volts the > radio works quietly, but I think it has a speaker problem too. > > Any suggestions what to look for on this type of radio when you have this > problem? I figured it would be good to ask, I'll probably have the same > problem again some day. I'm wishing I'd saved my caps for a more worthy > radio but I guess I need to learn. > > Thanks, > Jason > > Article: 330220 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Roger Blake Subject: Re: Not totally OT- Toshiba and the Cold War References: Message-ID: Date: 08 Feb 2006 13:15:15 GMT In article , William Sommerwerck wrote: > I doubt any business behaves in a 100%-ethical manner. (Google seems to be > trying. We'll see how long it is before they slip.) Would you refuse to buy You might give them honorable mention for their CEOs using a 747 airliner as a private jet while at the same time encouraging their employees to purchase hybrid cars in order to save fuel. Then of course their cooperation with the Red Chinese government in censoring web searches in that country might raise a few eyebrows. -- Roger Blake (Subtract 10 for email.) Article: 330221 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Gary Tayman" References: Subject: Re: TRUCKLOAD FOR SALE! Message-ID: Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2006 14:36:38 GMT I'm getting plenty of replies, mostly directly. Here's what's going on: this fellow, Charlie, has been collecting this stuff for 20 years or so. He has built two buildings behind his house just to hold it all. He says it's his retirement -- I take it to mean he's planning to sell it for more money than he paid for it, as retirement income. However he's moving (this summer) and he needs to clear out the buildings. He called Dave, and asked if the Sarasota Antique Radio Club would be interested in picking up some of what's there, to sell at a future swap meet (NOW y'all have a reason to attend the next meet!). So I rented a 10' U-Hauler and drove it up there with Dave. We filled the truck to the brim, as stated earlier, and are presently storing it at Dave's residence. Charlie told us we could have everything he picked out for us, the only stipulation is that we take it all. Well, we took the vast majority of it. What we left behind was mainly some speakers and radio chassis -- only because we knew it wouldn't all fit in the truck, and because this is what we had the least interest in. (also being smaller, we wouldn't need a truck if we came back) The way I left iit was -- I *might* come back and pick up some more, but in my car. He's expecting me back. Now, some things to consider: We are not the only ones who have been there to pick up things -- I was told a lot of it was already gone, and that originally the place was so jammed you couldn't even walk in! We got our truckload for free, but I would assume some of the other lots were sold. All those consoles, the Predictas, and I guess the "more valuable" stuff, either he's taking it with him or selling it off, I just don't know. Whether he wants to sell these by the piece, or in lots, or if he already has commitments, or even if he intends to keep it, I just don't know, so please don't badger him asking for one of the Predictas. I also recall a transcription cutter/player -- I saw it and made a comment, he told me I could have it. Cool, but HUGE! And sitting next to it was an Ampex tape recorder -- even bigger, and I believe he said I could have it as well. But these things belong in museums, not in homes, as they're simply huge and impractical. Needless to say they're still up there. Sometime within the next several days, our club will get together and decide what to do with all the stuff we brought back. I will certainly bring home some of it. So will the others. All the rest is swap meet material, but even this is obviously out of the question, as we'd have to rent another truck, and spend another entire day, just to unload it -- and then reload whatever doesn't sell. So, a great deal of it will find other places to go. One of the members has space in an antique mall, and the console gramophone and possibly the records may go there. A lot of other stuff will most likely be sold on eBay. And yes, when I saw some of the items there, I thought of certain people on this list -- which is why I said I'll consider this as we go through it. But the word is -- consider. Before commiting anything, it needs to be approved by the rest of the club. There may be a price -- even though it may be pennies on the dollar. I'm sure a lot of it will find itself on eBay -- and I can certainly make you aware of anything of interest that's posted there (but I'll do it for your benefit; I don't intend to flood this newsgroup with meaningless stuff for my profit, remembering I won't make any profit from it anyway). Bottom line is this: decisions haven't been made yet, and we still haven't fully evaluated whats even in there. I'll treat this newsgroup like friends and family -- meaning as I learn more, I'll pass it on, and as things become available that's newsworthy, You'll be the first to know. -- Gary E. Tayman/Tayman Electrical Sound Solutions For Classic Cars http://www.taymanelectrical.com Article: 330222 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: jakdedert Subject: Re: Not totally OT- Toshiba and the Cold War References: <1139347137.869732.145530@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <1139360751.796890.163200@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> Message-ID: Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2006 08:41:13 -0600 Scott W. Harvey wrote: > > For example, My late father-in-law is a Holocaust survivor, and at one > point was less than 24 hours away from being gassed to death in > Mauthausen. He carried extreme bitterness about his experiences there to > his deathbed. > > Yet, he insisted on having Continental tires put on every car he owned > even though Continental was well known to have used jewish slave labor > during WWII. The quality of the tires overrode the bad feelings, I guess. > In a past life (mid 80's) I much of my time traveling Europe mixing sound for for musical groups.... The band had a young Japanese player who had never been to the States. We were booked for several West Coast shows after the holidays, but had a long break between a European tour and those gigs. I was spending the hiatus with my mother and her second husband...as I often did between tours before I got married. It didn't even occur to me that bringing a guest--any guest--for the Holidays would be an issue. In fact, for Mom, it wasn't. She was just happy to see me after my three months overseas. (It probably would have helped had the postcard I sent, two weeks before embarking, arrived before I did. Instead, it came two days after. Luckily, another family member who 'did' get a card passed the word.) I didn't reckon on her new husband, who raised a huge stink about '...remembering Pearl Harbor.' I rebuked him, pointing out that even Kota's *father* didn't 'remember Pearl Harbor, as he was only about 40 years old in '86. Mom got him in line, and we had a great visit. Kotara got to experience American Holidays in the Heartland (SE Missouri) before seeing the the Left coast. A good time was had by all, even quasi-Step dad, who eventually 'came around.' Years later--after his death--it was discovered that Step dad 'remembered Pearl Harbor' from a prison cell, where he spent most of the early 40's. Ironic.... jak > -Scott > > Article: 330223 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Chris F." References: <1139330941.684208.311890@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: It's Maddening, I Tell Ya Message-ID: Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2006 15:32:01 GMT When a tube number has faded beyond recognition, you rub some grease on it and then hold it just the right way under a light, and the number becomes visible. Works probably 95% of the time..... "JOHN D" wrote in message news:vLgGf.10405$In4.7246@trnddc06... > > (that's where the grease trick comes in). > > > > What grease trick? > > Remove 1 to reply > > Article: 330224 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Chris F." References: <5YKdnQnglcS5vHTenZ2dnUVZ_tSdnZ2d@comcast.com> <1139358317.375679.230170@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com> <1139412628.145196.26480@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: It's Maddening, I Tell Ya Message-ID: Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2006 15:34:47 GMT The seller must have been pleasantly surprised. I thought the solid-state TO's were worth very little? "AuroraOldRadios" wrote in message news:1139412628.145196.26480@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... > I was watching the TO and was going to esnipe it. I put $102 on it at > the beginning. After it went past a couple hundred I dropped out. > Article: 330225 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: - exray - Subject: Re: Need help with a Zenith 8A02 Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2006 12:32:45 -0400 Message-ID: <11uk79cf2htugcb@corp.supernews.com> References: <1139370440.533633.311470@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com> <1139408748.202419.284530@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <1139410233.734477.220470@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com> <1139412182.572137.318670@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> toxcrusadr wrote: > > I'm looking at the schematic, altho the radio is not with me. One > thing I notice, there is an 18meg resistor with a coil in parallel > coming off the plate of the 1232 - labelled as "RF Choke and Resistor > Assembly." This was a single unit with a coil of fine wire wrapped > around a resistor. The resistor was out of spec I think, and I > replaced it. The coil was coming unwound and I tried to put everything > back together, leaving the coil around the old resistor and resoldering > it into the circuit with a new 18M resistor in parallel. Could this be > a trouble spot? Or where else? I will post the voltages on the 1232 > (and everything else) later. > > Chris > Note that in the old Zenith schematics M=1000, equal to k on modern diagrams. Megohm is indicated as Meg. -Bill Article: 330226 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: - exray - Subject: Re: Boys Life Crystal Radio Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2006 14:08:10 -0400 Message-ID: <11ukcs9hvmfph3a@corp.supernews.com> References: <11uicheia4hs146@corp.supernews.com> Tom Mills wrote: > A telephone handset work great 40 years ago! > > Tom Dunno about "great" but you will hear something so its not totally "wrong" :) I'm surprised they didn't suggest one of the little crystal earbud gizmos. Maybe its due to their failure rate? -Bill Article: 330227 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Verne Subject: Re: Detroit to Sarasota area, March...radios and parts! Date: 8 Feb 2006 10:24:14 -0800 Message-ID: References: In article , Mark Oppat says... > >sure will, got you on my list of stops fer sure this time. > >BTW, I still need a Philco "Beam of Light" tonearm or whole changer. Prefer >just the arm. > >Also, need a '37 Zenith 12" speaker with PP output xfmer, the part # should >be 49-1XX or 49-2XX (X = any number) > >Mark Oppat > > >"Gary Tayman" wrote in message >news:trTFf.5639$5E3.193@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net... <> There is a Beam of Light on eBay at this very moment. Verne Article: 330228 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Chris F." References: <1139330941.684208.311890@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: It's Maddening, I Tell Ya Message-ID: Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2006 18:54:34 GMT I noticed that Ebay does not allow searches of completed BIN items, perhaps this is to keep people from losing their tempers, when they see what great deals they missed out on? "Mike Schultz" wrote in message news:WL4Gf.6470$0i1.2372@trnddc04... > It's definitely a 50, but is it good? > > I remember seeing a $3000+ Catalin get scooped up with a $60 BIN seven > minutes into the auction. > > On the other hand, recently there was a rare prewar TV that went the full 7 > days with only one $5 bid because it was described wrong, and listed in the > wrong category. Under other circumstances, it could have brought $15K. > > Yes, there are bargains to be had! > > -- > Mike Schultz > > > "AuroraOldRadios" wrote in message > news:1139330941.684208.311890@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com... > > There are still a few bargains out there. I haven't won any lately, > > however. > > Whoever bid $158 was a gambler or knew something the rest of you > > didn't. That big tube looks like a 50...single plate and all. If you > > had started earlier in the game you could have asked the seller for a > > list of tube types. > > If I could figure the "whys" of these auctions I'd quit my day job (if > > I had one, heh, heh) and just sell Ebay stuff. Finding bargains here > > requires a lot of work and persistance. People often list BIN items > > that are bargains. One of my searches is BIN only. > > > > Article: 330229 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Radio Active (verne) Subject: Re: Detroit to Sarasota area, March...radios and parts! Date: 8 Feb 2006 10:46:00 -0800 Message-ID: References: In article , Verne says... > >In article , Mark Oppat says... >> >>sure will, got you on my list of stops fer sure this time. >> >>BTW, I still need a Philco "Beam of Light" tonearm or whole changer. Prefer >>just the arm. >> >>Also, need a '37 Zenith 12" speaker with PP output xfmer, the part # should >>be 49-1XX or 49-2XX (X = any number) >> >>Mark Oppat >> >> >>"Gary Tayman" wrote in message >>news:trTFf.5639$5E3.193@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net... ><> > >There is a Beam of Light on eBay at this very moment. Verne > eBay item # 6602268605. Has 1 hour 25 min to go. verne Article: 330230 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "n cook" Subject: Tascam 388 combined reel to reel and 8 track mixer Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2006 19:09:22 -0000 Message-ID: Before someone brings this 80 lbs weight .84x.22x.64 metre piece of kit half way across the country for me to repair. Does anyone know whether it is a straightforward job, and how, for the owner to remove the large and heavy glass top for him to leave at home ? -- Diverse Devices, Southampton, England electronic hints and repair briefs , schematics/manuals list on http://home.graffiti.net/diverse:graffiti.net/ Article: 330231 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "jim menning" References: <1139263733.042775.158580@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: Radio collection at auction Message-ID: <9itGf.370$CV.315@tornado.rdc-kc.rr.com> Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2006 21:22:13 GMT "John Goller, k9uwa /W4 Snowbird" wrote in message news:w4RFf.391$_c.154@tornado.tampabay.rr.com... > In article <1139263733.042775.158580@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com>, > carol@baileyshonor.com says... >> >> >> > Now we know where Jim gets all his goodies! ... some nice radios > in this auction... emailed a buddy of mine that collects those > Vogue Records... > > John k9uwa /w4 snowbird > We often mention on the newsgroup how easily and cheaply radios can be found around here in Wisconsin and in the Midwest in general. Several years ago I went to an auction in Kewaskum Wisconsin that consisted only of a single radio collector's accumulation. The auction was not advertised well, and was held mid-week in the afternoon when most people couldn't attend. Because it was radios only, most of the antique dealers didn't even bother to attend. Unfortunately the estate had already been cherry-picked, and the really good stuff never made it to auction. The result was less than 50 bidders for hundreds of lots of radios and parts. Consoles at the end of the auction could be had for $1 each. I'll post a few pictures on the binaries ( news:alt.binaries.pictures.radio ) to show some of the early stuff there, and the sparse crowd during the auction. If anyone else wants the pictures and can't access the binaries, just email me for them. Needless to say, my vehicle was filled to the top that day. jim menning Article: 330232 of rec.antiques.radio+phono Message-ID: <43EA73B4.8EABAEBA@earthlink.net> From: "Michael A. Terrell" Subject: Re: High Octane Chassis Complete References: <1139367652.060289.121600@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com> <43E9703E.6F7AF522@earthlink.net> Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2006 22:43:00 GMT Tom Adkins wrote: > > Michael A. Terrell wrote: > > > > > > > You mention the Unibits on the web page. Harbor Freight has a similar > > set for $29.99, on sale this week for $15.99. > > > > http://www.harborfreight.com/ search for item 8873 > > > > Michael, I've used those step drills from HF before. They perform good for about the > first 10 holes then get dull. Real Unibit brand step drills are anout $35 each. I've > got 3 that I've had for ~15 years and they are still doing well. Caveat Emptor. My real Unibits were stolen, along with all of my Greenlee chassis punches. I don't have the $1000 + to replace all of them, so I use the Harbor Freight to do what I need. Their step bits are OK, as long as you are careful with them. I use them to debur holes more than to drill holes. Also, I use them in a drill press which helps keep them straight. This reduces wear on the bit. -- Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to prove it. Member of DAV #85. Michael A. Terrell Central Florida Article: 330233 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: - exray - Subject: Re: High Octane Chassis Complete Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2006 19:48:43 -0400 Message-ID: <11ul0qqs3kq2i5b@corp.supernews.com> References: <1139367652.060289.121600@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com> <43E9703E.6F7AF522@earthlink.net> <1139441566.434441.267140@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> Mick wrote: > > Hi Tom, > > Many thanks. I'm a fan of buy-once, keep-forever tools. Two of my > Irwins are titanium. Still will get Greenlees in the future. Are > "Unibits" better than Greenlees? 3-bit Irwin set costs about $50. > > Recieved a cheap eBay bit that runs up to 1 3/8". It cuts nice so far, > and looks like the titanium ones. We'll see if it's for real in the > future. > > Mick > I too am a fan of good tools. But any *real* machinist would have your head for talking about a Unibit in his presense - LOL! I've got a few here since I'm not a *real* machinist. As I recall all were no-namers for the cheapest price I could find at the time. If you're just reaming/cutting out a few holes in an aluminum chassis a couple times a year you'll get your money's worth out of them. The "do-it-right" method is beyond my budget. If you are going to do a LOT of certain sized holes then punches are the way to go. My collection of tube sockets is pretty ersatz and the same sized punch doesn't fit all sockets. Vive el Unibit! -Bill Article: 330234 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Ken Scharf Subject: Re: Boys Life Crystal Radio References: <11uicheia4hs146@corp.supernews.com> <11ukcs9hvmfph3a@corp.supernews.com> Message-ID: Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2006 18:58:56 -0500 - exray - wrote: > Tom Mills wrote: > >> A telephone handset work great 40 years ago! >> >> Tom > > > Dunno about "great" but you will hear something so its not totally > "wrong" :) I'm surprised they didn't suggest one of the little crystal > earbud gizmos. Maybe its due to their failure rate? > > -Bill Old style telephone handsets were usually moderate to high impedance, todays are lower impedance and a different design. The old ones used a bar magnet and a large coil with an iron diaphram. Today's (well since the 60's anyway) are of a compact design with a plastic diaphram connected to a small internal transducer. In the early days of radio before long distance circuits were common, telephones HAD to be sensitive devices for them to work over a good distance. After vacuum tube line amplifiers became common and all telephone circuits were amplified less sensitive handsets became the rule. Article: 330235 of rec.antiques.radio+phono Subject: Re: Need help with a Zenith 8A02 From: k9uwaREMOVE@THISarrl.netSTUFF (John Goller, k9uwa /W4 Snowbird) References: <1139370440.533633.311470@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com> <--adnV-r46YMynfenZ2dnUVZ_tidnZ2d@comcast.com> <1139432965.226118.16840@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <1139434132.518440.190370@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> Message-ID: Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2006 00:10:21 GMT In article , moppat@comcast.NOSPAMnet says... > > >not so fast, Peter, the one RF that gets munched the most is fairly big # >turns,. I think its 20 ohms or more, would have to check again... > >Mark Its a lovely little pie wound coil on an L bracket and my are they tasty little items... most every zenith for years had this thing.. get out the super monocule added to your headmagnifier and your ohm meter with audible tone. and begin your search for the open... think I probably manage to fix about 90% of the open mouse chewed ones I find... John k9uwa Article: 330236 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Hagstar" Subject: Re: Further on Kutztown, and a Nice Article in ARC Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2006 19:28:19 -0500 Message-ID: <11ul35bq51lqua7@corp.supernews.com> References: <1139255170.537868.25540@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> "Peter Wieck" wrote in message news:1139255170.537868.25540@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... > http://www.antiqueradio.com/Feb06_Hagman_Kutztown.html > > > > Thank you, John. > You're most welcome! I have usually done the NEARC meet reports, but since I never seem to be able to BUY anything there and they don't last too long I'm happy to have Kutztown. I dream one day Rochester will start on the Friday after Labor Day but until then, it's gonna be Nashua/Westford/Kutztown and Hosstraders in good weather :) John H. Article: 330237 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Gary Tayman" Subject: Honest -- what would YOU do? Message-ID: Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2006 02:06:13 GMT Well doggone it! This morning I was playing my Knight 2000. This afternoon I went out to run some errands, so I shut off the lights -- and the radio. Later when I returned I switched it back on. Loud hum, even in standby! Hmmm . . . sounds like an electrolytic opened up. So, I did what every red-blooded American technician would do. I shut it off and turned on another radio -- after all I have another dozen in this room alone. Will I ever get around to replacing the filter? Probably not. -- Gary E. Tayman/Tayman Electrical Sound Solutions For Classic Cars http://www.taymanelectrical.com Article: 330238 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Steve" References: Subject: Re: Honest -- what would YOU do? Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2006 18:13:50 -0800 Message-ID: <43eaa562$0$58080$742ec2ed@news.sonic.net> I suppose I'm different. When something I have doesn't work, it bugs the heck out of me until its fixed. Thats not to say that everything I have works, but the vast majority does. Steve Article: 330239 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: - exray - Subject: Re: Honest -- what would YOU do? Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2006 22:52:57 -0400 Message-ID: <11ulbk7rl4lphae@corp.supernews.com> References: <43eaa562$0$58080$742ec2ed@news.sonic.net> Steve wrote: > I suppose I'm different. > When something I have doesn't work, it bugs the > heck out of me until its fixed. Thats not to say that > everything I have works, but the vast majority does. > > Steve I'm with Steve. I don't know what a Knight 2000 is but I'd be inclined to fix it. -Bill Article: 330242 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: - exray - Subject: Re: Honest -- what would YOU do? Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2006 00:11:43 -0400 Message-ID: <11ulg7uqrf9sb50@corp.supernews.com> References: <43eaa562$0$58080$742ec2ed@news.sonic.net> Phil Nelson wrote: > For me, it depends on whether I have restored the electronics (whatever that > means) or not. > > If it's a never-touched shelf queen, hey, that's the breaks -- what did you > expect? It was already somewhere on the to-do list, so put it back in line. > Its day will come, sooner or later. > > For restored sets (radios or TVs), I have this strange allergy against > re-fixing something, especially if I have gone to the trouble of taking a > bunch of photos, writing a web article, blah blah blah. So if an aging > patient suffers a relapse, it might go all the way to the back of the line. I can relate to that. My wonderful old 16-tuber Midwest lost its power xfmr a few years ago. I just so happened to have an 18-tuber chassis in the closet which provided a replacement. Alas, it too went South after a couple of years of use. Now before you rag on me about old caps and today's higher line voltage let me say that that has all been dealt with and this radio has all fresh caps, incoming AC reduced to about 105 and is running lean with only 2 of the 4 6F6 outputs in place. Replacement xfmrs aren't readily forthcoming so it seems like a $100+ Heyboer job to get the radio back running again. I'll eventually bite the bullet and fork up for the new xfmr but in spite of it being my daily 'front room' radio I'm a little bit less than enthusuastic about "doing it again". Here on the net we tend to hear only the success stories. I expect others can share my crying towel even in their posting silence :( -Bill Article: 330243 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Jason M" References: <16hGf.6996$0i1.37@trnddc04> <6qjGf.2960$lG2.1453@news-wrt-01.rdc-nyc.rr.com> <1139406896.506902.158600@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <1139412399.631070.9390@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <1139425496.819191.258960@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: Why is inrush current still taking out my lamp? Message-ID: Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2006 04:12:22 GMT Thanks again everyone. Good call on the problem with the radio, it was a flaky 35Z5. I pulled out another one and put it in and that fixed the surge problem. It's good to know that my tube tester doesn't tell me that, I retested and it still shows that tube as good. Makes me wonder how many of my good used 35Z5's are problems waiting to happen. Now I just need to find a speaker for it. Jason "Peter Wieck" wrote in message news:1139425496.819191.258960@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... > And, if every thing checks out well and the lamps still pop (some > Chinese-sourced 47s for some reason do seem weak), you can always add a > small resistor in the lamp circuit. About 20-30 ohms should do it. This > is a *LAST RESORT* however, and only when you are sure everything else > is fine. > > Peter Wieck > Wyncote, PA > Article: 330244 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Johnny Virgil" Subject: Blatant Plug and Thanks Message-ID: Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2006 04:57:08 GMT Although I'm *far* from an expert, I was asked to write a little article over at a web site called www.retrorevival.com about how I got started fixing up old radios. About ten years ago I stumbled on this newsgroup and the guys over at antiqueradios.com (some of whom are the same) and mercilessly badgered you all with my stupid questions. So thanks for your patience.) Thought you might enjoy it. http://www.retrorevival.com/41philco.htm Article: 330245 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: flipper Subject: Re: High Octane Chassis Complete Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2006 23:42:12 -0600 Message-ID: References: <1139367652.060289.121600@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com> <1139444082.245687.220060@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com> On 8 Feb 2006 16:14:42 -0800, tombrown@jhu.edu wrote: >flipper wrote: >> >> I just finished a less ambitious project with spare parts and a single >> 6GM8 running on 30 volts as a guitar pre-amp so my nephew can use his, >> or any for that matter, stereo as a practice amp. Just volume and a >> modified Big Muff single knob tone control but it got an approving >> "awesome" from the band's lead guitar so I must have done something >> right ;) > >30 volts? Is this one of those tubes made for radio batteries, or are >you just starving it? Sounds interesting either way... The 6GM8 was made for low voltage application including 12volt car radios and 30 volts is actually the "Design Center" maximum. 12U7 is similarly a 12 volt tube but it has lousy linearity so I've been thinking it might make for a good distortion box add-on project. (I mention it because you can't get any drive distortion with the single stage preamp I made) The thing kind of evolved from multiple ideas. For one, I just found low voltage tubes interesting and was thinking about using one for a tube buffered gainclone, and then I thought, hmm, maybe a gainclone style guitar amp? Second, I was thinking of some way to get my nephew interested in perhaps building something and low voltage seemed a way to keep him from killing himself ;) But when I started I didn't know squat about guitar signal levels and such so I decided to build up the preamp and tone stage to test things out (which is why I picked something simple and quick to make like the Big Muff single knob control) and, well, then it was done and they kept asking "can we keep it?" Does kinda make one wonder what the point of adding a gainclone SS amp onto it would be when you can just plug it into any stereo that's available. It was built from mostly scrap parts. I had a wall wart with 5VDC and 12VDC outputs that used to power god knows what. I carefully cracked the case and pulled out the regulator board because I needed the transformer output itself. Then pulled the regs off the PCB and used spare holes to make the basic 8.5V filament (just resistor dropped to 6.3V for the 6GM8) and voltage doubled 45V filtered DC (zener-NPN pass regged to 30V). XFMR went back into the wall wart case and the modified filter board went into the amp box; a little Radio Shack metal project case I've had lying around here for eons. The rest is just a simple triode amp going into the Big Muff tone stack, then volume (850Meg audio taper pot from an old radio, I imagine), with the second half of the 6GM8 a CF output buffer. The whole thing provides just enough gain to run the tone stack with a line level, 316mVrms, output. (virtually all the gain is swallowed by the tone stack) I used the Duncan Amp Tools tone stack calculator to modify the Big Muff because I didn't like the original mid freq pole point (I made it about half way between a Fender and a Marshall) and also needed it to match what pots I had in the junk bin, plus the higher drive impedance. Simple project but a lot of fun and the lone tube stuck on the case top is cute. Article: 330246 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: - exray - Subject: Re: High Octane Chassis Complete Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2006 01:58:50 -0400 Message-ID: <11ulmgr7md7gn9d@corp.supernews.com> References: <1139367652.060289.121600@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com> <43E9703E.6F7AF522@earthlink.net> <1139441566.434441.267140@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> Tom Adkins wrote: > techniciam for a large part of my life. Growing up, my "thrifty" father > couldn't understand buying even Sears tools when he could buy the "same" > tool at the local flea market for 1/3 the price. I've got enough stories > about skinned knuckles, broken fingers, stripped bolts, broken tools and > wasted time to fill an encyclopedia. Another PLUS recommendation for the thrifty among us! Whats a burnt knuckle worth compared to a twenty-dollar bill? If I could gain $20 for every burnt knuckle I'd be rich! Doesn't pan out dollar-wise :) -Bill Article: 330247 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Jim Mueller Subject: Re: Why is inrush current still taking out my lamp? Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2006 23:41:39 -0700 Message-ID: References: <16hGf.6996$0i1.37@trnddc04> <6qjGf.2960$lG2.1453@news-wrt-01.rdc-nyc.rr.com> <1139406896.506902.158600@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <1139412399.631070.9390@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <1139425496.819191.258960@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> On Thu, 09 Feb 2006 04:12:22 +0000, Jason M wrote: > Thanks again everyone. Good call on the problem with the radio, it was a > flaky 35Z5. I pulled out another one and put it in and that fixed the surge > problem. It's good to know that my tube tester doesn't tell me that, I > retested and it still shows that tube as good. Makes me wonder how many of > my good used 35Z5's are problems waiting to happen. > > Now I just need to find a speaker for it. > > Jason > Maybe your tester is looking for that but you don't know it. Is there an item on the chart telling you that some pins *should* be shorted? On a 35Z5 it should be two or all three out of pins 2, 3, and 7. The important one here is pin 2. If this pin is open (not testing shorted), you will get the effect you describe. On a 35W4, the three pins are 3, 4, and 6 with pin 4 being the important one. If your tester doesn't test for this, you can do it with an ohmmeter. This is a common defect, frequently caused by operating the radio with a burned out light, but sometimes caused by a shorted filter capacitor. It is also possible that there is an intermittant short in the tube, although that is a lot less common. One way to look for that is to tap the tube while doing the short test. This also applies to all tubes, not just these two types. If you hadn't already replaced the capacitors, you didn't waste them; the old ones were bad and would have caused problems in the future, usually after the radio was put back together and you were in the middle of another project! -- Jim Mueller wrongname@nospam.com To get my real email address, replace wrongname with eportiz. Then replace nospam with sacbeemail. Article: 330248 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Rune" References: <16hGf.6996$0i1.37@trnddc04> <6qjGf.2960$lG2.1453@news-wrt-01.rdc-nyc.rr.com> <1139406896.506902.158600@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <1139412399.631070.9390@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <1139425496.819191.258960@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: Why is inrush current still taking out my lamp? Message-ID: Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2006 07:35:08 GMT I mark them and use the ones that aren't "bulb-safe" in sets without lamps - or in phonos. Ray "Jason M" wrote in message news:GizGf.30549$%i3.29214@trnddc02... > Thanks again everyone. Good call on the problem with the radio, it was a > flaky 35Z5. I pulled out another one and put it in and that fixed the > surge problem. It's good to know that my tube tester doesn't tell me > that, I retested and it still shows that tube as good. Makes me wonder > how many of my good used 35Z5's are problems waiting to happen. > > Now I just need to find a speaker for it. > > Jason > > "Peter Wieck" wrote in message > news:1139425496.819191.258960@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... >> And, if every thing checks out well and the lamps still pop (some >> Chinese-sourced 47s for some reason do seem weak), you can always add a >> small resistor in the lamp circuit. About 20-30 ohms should do it. This >> is a *LAST RESORT* however, and only when you are sure everything else >> is fine. >> >> Peter Wieck >> Wyncote, PA >> > > Article: 330249 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Brenda Ann" Subject: Re: Why is inrush current still taking out my lamp? Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2006 17:12:48 +0900 Message-ID: References: <16hGf.6996$0i1.37@trnddc04> <6qjGf.2960$lG2.1453@news-wrt-01.rdc-nyc.rr.com> <1139406896.506902.158600@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <1139412399.631070.9390@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <1139425496.819191.258960@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> "Jim Mueller" wrote in message news:pan.2006.02.09.06.41.39.61041@nospam.com... > On Thu, 09 Feb 2006 04:12:22 +0000, Jason M wrote: > >> Thanks again everyone. Good call on the problem with the radio, it was a >> flaky 35Z5. I pulled out another one and put it in and that fixed the >> surge >> problem. It's good to know that my tube tester doesn't tell me that, I >> retested and it still shows that tube as good. Makes me wonder how many >> of >> my good used 35Z5's are problems waiting to happen. >> >> Now I just need to find a speaker for it. >> >> Jason >> > Maybe your tester is looking for that but you don't know it. Is there an > item on the chart telling you that some pins *should* be shorted? On a > 35Z5 it should be two or all three out of pins 2, 3, and 7. The important > one here is pin 2. If this pin is open (not testing shorted), you will > get the effect you describe. On a 35W4, the three pins are 3, 4, and 6 > with pin 4 being the important one. If your tester doesn't test for this, > you can do it with an ohmmeter. This is a common defect, frequently > caused by operating the radio with a burned out light, but sometimes > caused by a shorted filter capacitor. There are also some tube brands that do not have the tapped filament. International Servicemaster in particular doesn't have the tapped filament. This drove me crazy as I would put the tube in the radio and everything would light up, but no B+ Article: 330250 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "n cook" Subject: Re: Tascam 388 combined reel to reel and 8 track mixer Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2006 08:46:49 -0000 Message-ID: References: <1139458188.199686.285940@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> wrote in message news:1139458188.199686.285940@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... > > n cook wrote: > > Before someone brings this 80 lbs weight .84x.22x.64 metre piece of kit > > half way across the country for me to repair. Does anyone know whether it is > > a straightforward job, and how, for the owner to remove the large and heavy > > glass top for him to leave at home ? > > > > -- > > Diverse Devices, Southampton, England > > electronic hints and repair briefs , schematics/manuals list on > > http://home.graffiti.net/diverse:graffiti.net/ > > 1) The top glass is hinged, two pins (one on each side); the pins are > spring loaded and with slight effort (hold the glass straight up) the > spring retainers are moved and the glass lifts out (no tools.) > > 2) Motherboard/plug in card assembly for the rec/play preamps; most > failures we've encountered on them are in the power supply (loss of a > regulated supply) or loss of transport control due to an open motor > control pass transistor. Not that big a deal, usually, to get the rear > cover off for inspection (but I pray you have a manual?) Rare, but > there are a few fuses under that rear cover, you could get real lucky. > > IMO too much crap in one box, mediocre performance from a transport > that's too slow with head track separation that guarantees crosstalk > (come on, 8 tracks on a quarter inch of tape?); and that's when they're > working properly. Sorry Teac, perfect machine for AM talk radio SM57 > mixdowns (as long as you don't need more than 40 db S/N or want to go > below 100Hz or above 8Khz.) > > -Robert > QTS > http://www.Braught.com > I had got the impression that the glass covered the whole top of the m/c, so imagined a 3 foot by 2 foot sheet of glass Calling up internet pics I see it only covers the r-t-r deck. The actual problem is tape transport, hopefully not motor failure I have a number of Tascam r-t-r technical manuals for the same period Article: 330251 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Gary Tayman" References: <43eaa562$0$58080$742ec2ed@news.sonic.net> Subject: Re: Honest -- what would YOU do? Message-ID: Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2006 09:39:53 GMT A Knight 2000 is a communications receiver, made by Allied (Radio Shack). It's their top of the line receiver from the late 50's, although it's a long way from say, a Hammarlund Super-pro. I've never been inside it -- what you hear is what you get. I've played with the various knobs and switches; don't even know what half of them do. Things like QX tune and peak off null. The fine tune has good reception toward the right, and fades to nothing on the left. Overall performance is so-so; possibly with a good rebuild/alignment it would be better. It's an impressive looking radio, but I really think it's just that -- a conversation piece that's really just a toy. So it blew. There was a Hallicrafters on that truckload of stuff, I might bring home the Hallicrafters and pitch (sell) this one. The Hallicrafters is a small one, but I still might consider it an upgrade. So why don't I eagerly jump inside it and do a rebuild? Put it this way: I have literally dozens of car radios here to do first. The car radios belong to customers, and I make money. Fixing this Knight would give me a -- well, a working so-so radio. -- Gary E. Tayman/Tayman Electrical Sound Solutions For Classic Cars http://www.taymanelectrical.com "Phil Nelson" wrote in message news:jImdnY9zPsKSLXfeRVn-ow@giganews.com... > For me, it depends on whether I have restored the electronics (whatever > that means) or not. > > If it's a never-touched shelf queen, hey, that's the breaks -- what did > you expect? It was already somewhere on the to-do list, so put it back in > line. Its day will come, sooner or later. > > For restored sets (radios or TVs), I have this strange allergy against > re-fixing something, especially if I have gone to the trouble of taking a > bunch of photos, writing a web article, blah blah blah. So if an aging > patient suffers a relapse, it might go all the way to the back of the > line. No matter how much you love your Predicta, how often do you want to > drag it back onto the workbench? Been there, done that. Maybe it can rest > for a year or two. Meanwhile, new projects beckon. > > I'd guesstimate that about 90% of my stuff is reliable for everyday use, > but you never know. I did things somewhat differently 10 years ago than I > do today. It's a good idea to power everything up every month or so, just > to keep the controls moving and everything dried out, but as your > collection grows, that can become a chore, too. > > A couple of months ago, I fired up my unrestored AN/GRR-5 military radio > just for old time's sake and, sizzle . . . POOF! Power supply failure. > Guess that's what I deserve for testing the limits of a decades-old set. > > Regards, > > Phil Nelson > Phil's Old Radios > http://antiqueradio.org/index.html > > Article: 330252 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Paul Dietenberger" References: <1139370440.533633.311470@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com> <--adnV-r46YMynfenZ2dnUVZ_tidnZ2d@comcast.com> <1139432965.226118.16840@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <1139434132.518440.190370@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <1139462483.570713.213280@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <1139488223.713166.39960@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: Need help with a Zenith 8A02 Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2006 07:21:17 -0600 Message-ID: <43eb3d8f$1_1@newspeer2.tds.net> "Peter Wieck" wrote in message news:1139488223.713166.39960@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... > Look at the 6A8 tube, and you will see that coil listed as 9, going to > a trimmer cap, to ground. The grid cap goes to C4, shown as a 0.0005uF > cap, then to an L/R network (your coil & 18K resistor) _and_ it goes to > coil 9 (Wavetrap assembly) (35 ohms -WOW-) then your trimmer. Not to ask a dumb question or anything, but - This looks like an ordinary 455kc wave trap assembly, and nobody needs these for anything anymore. What would happen if one just eliminated the part altogether? paul Article: 330253 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "johnny virgil" References: <43eaa562$0$58080$742ec2ed@news.sonic.net> <11ulg7uqrf9sb50@corp.supernews.com> Subject: Re: Honest -- what would YOU do? Message-ID: Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2006 14:51:05 GMT I have ONE 1949 motorola television and that exact thing happened to me. No poof, but a horizontal raster and a sound like fingernails on a chalkboard. Needless to say, the guest was mighty impressed. "Phil Nelson" wrote in message news:QuGdnY-ul8HvTXfenZ2dnUVZ_vydnZ2d@giganews.com... >> others can share my crying towel > > Heck, if you want to keep your crying towel moist, try keeping a dozen > vintage TVs in good fighting trim. > > Party guest: "Cool TVs. Ooh, I like that one. Does it work?" > > Host: "Yah sure, you betcha! Worked perfectly the last time I played it. > Just turn that knob to On. Call everybody else in here, we can all watch > the Super Bowl in black and white!" > > TV: "Bzztt . . . poof ! " [Fade to black.] > > :-) > > Phil Nelson > > Article: 330254 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Brian Hill" Subject: FS-Good Stuff! Message-ID: Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2006 09:18:49 -0600 1. Good working condition and physical . Missing handle. This is a dual trace 20mhz bandwidth scope. No probes or manual but Bama has the manual for download. I cleaned all the controls with DeOxit etc..Good scope for us BA and old radio buffs. $40 + S.H. from 55992 2. Atwater Kent 60c chassis for parts or sale. Complete except for the metal belts for the three gang tuning caps. It's in parts in one box. I'll sell complete or in parts. Email for your needs Thanks for looking. You know what to remove! brianehillNOSPAM@charter.net -- Regards B.H. Article: 330255 of rec.antiques.radio+phono Subject: Re: Majestic Collector From: k9uwaREMOVE@THISarrl.netSTUFF (John Goller, k9uwa /W4 Snowbird) References: Message-ID: Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2006 15:19:05 GMT In article , arc5@MUNGitymungmungix.netcom.com says... > > >I have a couple of "goodies" for a confirmed Majestic collector. and that would be.... Chip Taylor Mr. Majestic Chip reads the newsgroup some of the time.. if not try him at chip100 ate verizon doubt net John k9uwa /w4 Article: 330256 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Brian Hill" References: Subject: Re: FS-Good Stuff! Message-ID: <3GJGf.29$mx.8@fe07.lga> Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2006 10:00:00 -0600 BTW The scope is a Leader LBO-508A sorry BH Article: 330257 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Glenn Greenstein" References: <1139499413.146843.310170@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: Uses of The 4th Dimension (New Discovery by The Human Race!) Message-ID: Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2006 16:05:26 GMT So maybe Chads Shoulder is really as strong as Elway's? wrote in message news:1139499413.146843.310170@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... > > Uses of The 4th Dimension (New Discovery by The Human Race!) > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > The 4th Dimension is "The next step in Human Evolution". > The Currency of The 4th Dimension is: ENERGY > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > Note Before: Everything you read on this page is The Truth. > What does this mean? > It means, if you try to do what is written here: > EXAMPLE: "If you just make a wish", > it will be granted in The 4th Dimension > for you to enjoy there. > You have nothing to lose. > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > Since I discovered The 4th Dimension, one of the conclusions > I have reached is, The 4th Dimension is an infinite access to The > Truth. > Throughout this website, I use the term "I wish" - it is really a way > to voice a person's desire - and from the work I have done - it really > works. > >>From the saying: "Ask and you shall receive", I have understood that > any > human being can make an infinity of "wishes" and receive The Truth > (the correct answer) to every question they may have, in the form of a > dream > - that same night. > > > META-PHYSICISTS CALL THIS TECHNIQUE: "PROGRAMMING YOUR SLEEP". > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > With this method, the saying becomes: > "Ask (FOR THE TRUTH) and you shall receive > (THE TRUTH IN THE FORM OF A DREAM THAT NIGHT)! > > What does this mean? > It means you can receive THE TRUTH to any question you have in > your heart - answered FREE while you sleep, you > "wake up in the morning wiser" because you have > understood The Truth you asked for! > > It's like getting 100% to every quiz or test in school, > because a teacher really requires THE CORRECT ANSWER > or "The Truth" to the questions on the quiz/test! > > What is 1+1? The Truth:"2". > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >>From my research, I have also seen that other people have also known > about this dimension and have "kept silent" about it. > > They have been conducting activities that I will term "criminal", this > is why I have included a tract for Law Enforcement, so that they > can become aware that this dimension exists and they can use it as a > tool > to acquire The Truth to solve any and all crimes. > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Use The 4th Dimension to find your soulmate > > This is very easy to do - all you need to know is > The Truth of WHO your soulmate is. > > To find your soulmate, do the following: > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Say this out loud before you go to sleep: > "I WISH TO KNOW THE TRUTH: > WHO IS MY SOULMATE?" > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Go to sleep and you will get The Truth > in the form of a dream that night. > > Once you find out The Truth, why waste anymore time? > When you wake up, go find "him" or "her" and be happy. > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > What if your soulmate is in another country or far away? > > No Problem....Use The 4th Dimension to make contact.. > that is, use it "like a telephone" or "a chat room". > > Here's how... > > Once you find out WHO your soulmate is, contact > his/her mind via The 4th Dimension in this way: > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Say this out loud before you go to sleep: > "I WISH TO MEET MY SOULMATE." > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Go to sleep and you will meet THE MIND of your > soulmate THAT NIGHT in the form of a dream. > > What does this mean? > > It means you are ACTUALLY SPEAKING MIND - TO - MIND > with your soulmate, so when you wake up in the morning > (that is, your minds re-enter your physical bodies) > you remember your meeting - it really took place! > > Keep meeting in this way until you can meet in the physical world. > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Use The 4th Dimension to NEVER BE LIED TO AGAIN > > This is one of the best benefits of using The 4th Dimension. > > You can use it to stop a lie, before it takes root in your mind. > > If a lie takes root in a person's mind, > that person is manipulated by that lie and the liar. > > Lies also wastes a person's time and energy. > > To stop ALL LIES before they take root, do the following: > > Say this out loud before you go to sleep: > > "I WISH TO KNOW THE TRUTH: > IS [ INSERT NAME OF PERSON HERE ] LYING TO ME?" > > Go to sleep and you will receive The Truth about your question that > night. > > This tool is invaluable, because it helps you understand the motive > of anything presented to you in the physical world (3rd Dimension). > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Use The 4th Dimension as a "University" [ get an education ] > > You can know and learn anything and everything (no matter how old > you are ), your heart desires - FREE - the important thing is > - is that you are learning The Truth abouut any matter > or subject. > > You can learn and understand: Physics, > Mathematics, Science, Engineering, > Botany, Medicine, etc > > All you have to do is "request The Truth" about a subject - > that is, "make a wish" and you will receive an education on > that subject matter - that night. > > To learn any subject matter, you desire to know, say this > out loud before you go to sleep: to sleep: > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > "I WISH TO KNOW THE TRUTH: > about [ INSERT SUBJECT HERE ]" > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Go to sleep and you will get a lesson, on that subject, that night. > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > EXAMPLE: > > Use this tool to study History. > > What better way to study History, than to experience History. > > Pick any piece of History and make a wish: > > Like so: > > "I WISH TO KNOW THE TRUTH > ABOUT THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION." > > Go to sleep and you will get a lesson on that point in time. > > NOTE: When you study History, you are more like a "witness" of History. > > You do not (CANNOT) change the past to affect the present. > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Use The 4th Dimension to try ( new types of ) food > > One of the miracles of The 4th Dimension when it comes to food is: > The food actually tastes better than in the physical world (3rd > Dimension) > and you do not gain any (physical) weight. > > Use this dimension to eat your favorite foods ("FAT FREE") > or try new and exotic dishes. > > To have a "fancy meal" in the 4th Dimension, > say this out loud before you go to sleep: > > "I WISH TO EAT: > [ INSERT FOOD YOU WOULD LIKE TO EAT HERE ]" > > Go to sleep and your meal will be served up > in a dream sequence. > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Use The 4th Dimension to visit places thought of as "Fiction" > > With The 4th Dimension as a tool, places you read in books, actually > have > "a mental state of existence" - that is, they exist and the environment > > can be experienced. > > Visit the school of "Hogwarts" or the wonderful land of > "Narnia" or even "Middle-Earth". > > To visit places you thought "only existed in books or movies" > say this out loud before you go to sleep: > > "I WISH TO GO TO [ ENTER 'FANTASY LOCATION' YOU WANT TO VISIT ]" > > Go to sleep and you will be "whisked" to that land to experience (just > respect the locals). > > EXAMPLE: > > To go to the school of "Hogwarts" do the following: > > Say this out loud before you go to sleep: > > "I WISH TO GO TO HOGWARTS" > > Go to sleep and you will visit that school of magic and fantasy. > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Use The 4th Dimension to learn The Martial Arts > > True fighting is done in 4D space. > > Use The 4th Dimension to learn a discipline of The Martial Arts. > > To start your training, do the following: > > Say this out loud before you go to sleep: > > "I WISH TO LEARN THE TRUTH: > ABOUT [INSERT DISCIPLINE HERE ]" > > Go to sleep and you will receive a lesson on the art you chose. > > EXAMPLES OF MARTIAL ART DISCIPLINES YOU MAY CHOOSE TO REQUEST: > You can learn more than one discipline. > > > Tai Chi > Kung Fu > Brazilian Jiu Jitsu > Kenpo > Kick Boxing > Karate > > Tae Kwon Do > Krav Maga > Jeet Kune Do > Judo > Ninjitsu > Savate > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Use The 4th Dimension to practice/train in a Martial Arts DOJO > > Just like in the movie "The Matrix", you too can train like Morpheus & > Neo. > > To train / practice, please do the following: > Say this out loud before you go to sleep: > > "I WISH TO TRAIN IN A DOJO" > > Go to sleep an you will appear in a Dojo, > same "rules" as in "The Matrix" > > Understand, you do not need to know any martial > arts skills to request a dojo, you can also use a > DOJO as a "mini-gym". > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Use The 4th Dimension to travel the world > > Have you ever wanted to go to London, Rome, > Amsterdam, Prague, or any city in the world - but never been? > Why wait? You can go there TONIGHT - FREE - via The 4th Dimension. > > Just program your sleep and you will experience these > fantastic cities (or any place on earth you desire to visit), > just like a real vacation in the physical world. > > To visit any city in the world, > Say this out loud, before you go to sleep: > "I WISH TO GO TO [ INSERT NAME OF CITY HERE ]" > > Go to sleep and you will experience (visit) that city. > > Example: > > To go to London, just say this before you sleep: > "I WISH TO GO TO LONDON." > > Go to sleep and you will experience the city of London. > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Use The 4th Dimension to travel the solar system > > This universe is big and civilized. > Use The 4th Dimension to visit any planet you choose. > > Please follow this link to get started (Space Travel 101) > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > As you can understand, the most precious time of the > day is really whenever you fall asleep. > > That is, you have the opportunity to access The Truth > to know or do anything your heart desires. You just have to > program your sleep and pay attention to your dream time. > > Your mind then retains the memory of your research of > The Truth or your adventures in The 4th Dimension. > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Try to make at least 1 wish per night. > > (*wink*) > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > If you make a wish and change your mind, just make another one. > > It is the last wish you make, before you sleep, > that you pay attention to. > > - Sweet Dreams > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > In Other Words.... > > One glitch (*wink* - *wink*) I have really discovered that will be of > great interest to all is this: > > Anything that costs you money to use in The 3rd Dimension (physical > reality) > you can experience using FREE in The 4th Dimension! > > What does this mean? > > Ever wanted to drive a Lamborghini? - JUST MAKE A WISH - you (your > mind) > will experience driving a Lamborghini in The 4th Dimension - that > night. > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Ever wanted to "get away from it all" and go on a vacation to exotic > locations like: Gstaad, Kenya, or Japan? - > Just "make a wish" and watch your dreams that night. > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Save money on college - "request a course" and watch your dreams! > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Have fun... > > The Author of "Ueber Alles" > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > A Public Service Message from The Author of "Ueber Alles" > > http://www.ueberalles.com/apublicservicemessage.html > Article: 330258 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Brian Hill" Subject: FS- Very nice RCA 100A Message-ID: Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2006 10:48:43 -0600 I put new grill cloth in it. Has original bottom and speaker looks great and still has original cord with plug in pins. They don't get much nicer. $30 +SH Thanks for looking. You know what to remove! brianehillNOSPAM@charter.net -- Regards B.H. Article: 330259 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Brian Hill" References: <3GJGf.29$mx.8@fe07.lga> <1139503768.478071.85630@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: FS-Good Stuff! Message-ID: Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2006 11:03:38 -0600 "toxcrusadr" wrote in message news:1139503768.478071.85630@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com... > Brian - where are you located (for shipping estimation). > > Thanks, > > Tox > Hi Tox. Zumbrota, MN 55992 Article: 330260 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Buck Frobisher" References: <1139499413.146843.310170@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <1139501886.262449.275550@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <1139502734.908940.294140@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: Uses of The 4th Dimension --X-POSTED JUNK Message-ID: Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2006 12:39:30 -0500 Somebody's idea of comedy, but watch out, it's xposted to a bunch of groups. Article: 330261 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Paul Dietenberger" References: <1139370440.533633.311470@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com> <--adnV-r46YMynfenZ2dnUVZ_tidnZ2d@comcast.com> <1139432965.226118.16840@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <1139434132.518440.190370@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <1139462483.570713.213280@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <1139488223.713166.39960@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <43eb3d8f$1_1@newspeer2.tds.net> <1139491956.565522.259230@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: Need help with a Zenith 8A02 Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2006 12:47:07 -0600 Message-ID: <43eb8f0e$0$8056$6d36acad@titian.nntpserver.com> "Peter Wieck" wrote in message news:1139491956.565522.259230@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... > With all due respect, you sound like Mad Man Muntz. He had a habit of > going into the R&D area and cutting parts out of a prototype design > until it stopped working. That was when he knew that it was just right. Heh. Well, maybe, but this is just the wave trap, which unless I'm particularly stupid today (not impossible) is only in there to fix a problem that hasn't existed for decades. Now, if I were to suggest soldering a straight wire to the cap of the 6A8 and R-C coupling the plate to the detector grid, then you might have a Muntz special there. Who needs gain and selectivity anyway? :-) Seriously, I'm no fan of hacking up sets, just troubleshooting. You see that the RF stage is simply R-C coupled to the converter in this set with the choke in between. In cheap sets where this is also done the RF choke assembly is eliminated, and what would be the junction of R2 and C4 in this set is simply tied to the plate of the RF tube. I imagine if the radio were to suddenly spring to life connected this way (by jumpering a wire acr