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Ham-Equip Digest Thu, 27 Jan 94 Volume 94 : Issue 13
Today's Topics:
Comet CH-32 "Miracle Baby" HT antenna
ICOM IC2GAT Question
INFO on Atlas 210x?
Info on ICOM IC-740
Kenwood TH78A v. Alinco 580 (2 msgs)
Mods for Kenwood Th-22at?
TH78 Extended Coverage (2 msgs)
Vintage Ham Gear For Sal
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Date: 26 Jan 94 21:28:37 GMT
From: news-mail-gateway@ucsd.edu
Subject: Comet CH-32 "Miracle Baby" HT antenna
To: ham-equip@ucsd.edu
Hello-
I am interested in hearing from people who have used or the miracle baby antenna
from comet. I of course realize that this antenna will not be a great performer
b/c of its size, but I'm curious none the less about its performance.
73 de N2JLL/AG
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***Amateur Radio N2JLL*******************************UW-Madison Medical School
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Date: Tue, 25 Jan 1994 19:04:31 GMT
From: netcomsv!netcom.com!n1ist@decwrl.dec.com
Subject: ICOM IC2GAT Question
To: ham-equip@ucsd.edu
In article <pomplun.121.0@llnl.gov> pomplun@llnl.gov (Don Pomplun) writes:
[How to keep the light on a 2GAT on all the time?]
I don't know about the 2GAT but on most Icoms (and the HTX202), holding
the Funtion button while pressing Light will keep it on until you turn off
the radio or hit Light again.
/mike
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\|/ Michael L. Ardai N1IST Teradyne ATG Boston
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/|\ ardai@maven.dnet.teradyne.com n1ist@netcom.com
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Date: Wed, 26 Jan 1994 20:55:55 GMT
From: netcomsv!netcom.com!pineapp@decwrl.dec.com
Subject: INFO on Atlas 210x?
To: ham-equip@ucsd.edu
Would like to know the current price for an Atlas 210x
with power supply and base station console? Also like
hear if this a very good rig for mobile operation? I have
a chance on picking one up for mobile operation.
Thank you,
-Dan
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| INTERNET: pineapp@netcom.com (DC436) | Daniel Curry WB6STW |
| AMPRNET : dan@wb6stw.ampr.org [44.4.20.144] | E-:-) Ham Radio Operator |
| AX.25 : wb6stw@n0ary.#NOCAL.CA.USA.NA | Redwood City, CA USA |
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Date: Wed, 26 Jan 1994 14:47:53 GMT
From: wri!pea@uunet.uu.net
Subject: Info on ICOM IC-740
To: ham-equip@ucsd.edu
Can anyone tell me about the ICOM IC-740? One was given to
me a few weeks ago. I've been looking at some old issues of
73 Mag, QST, and Amateur Radio and I don't see it advertised
in any of the ads. Must not be looking far enough back...
Anyway, whats the low down on this rig? Is it a good one, did
people have problems with it, how do you like yours???
Thanks -
Bruce
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Date: 25 Jan 1994 19:39:43 GMT
From: ulcer.UU.NET!knight@uunet.uu.net
Subject: Kenwood TH78A v. Alinco 580
To: ham-equip@ucsd.edu
Can anyone give me a breakdown of options, performance, and any other important factors that differentiate these two transceivers? How easy they are to modify to transmit and receive on bands not originally intended?
What is the best price on these radios and where?
Thanks,
Craig Neidorf
knight@uunet.uu.net
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Date: Wed, 26 Jan 1994 01:36:21 GMT
From: agate!howland.reston.ans.net!torn!csd.unb.ca!UNBVM1.CSD.UNB.CA@network.ucsd.edu
Subject: Kenwood TH78A v. Alinco 580
To: ham-equip@ucsd.edu
In article <2i3shv$jam@news.UU.NET> knight@ulcer.UU.NET (Craig Neidorf) writes:
>Can anyone give me a breakdown of options, performance, and any other important factors that differentiate these two transceivers? How easy they are to modify to transmit and receive on bands not originally intended?
>
>What is the best price on these radios and where?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Craig Neidorf
>knight@uunet.uu.net
>.
I have been using the Alinco 580 for several months. I like its
backlit keypad, wide scanner, easy mod, and price. I don't like the
fact that I keep having to turn the volume down completely because
of what appears to be intermod racket coming through it. Even
walking out in the country, 10 miles from a small size city (pop.
50,000),the radio has to be shut down very often in order not to
bother everybody else around me.
You can apparently have the sensitivity reduced by 2 db and this
would reduce the severity of the problem. BTW my Icom radios never
show such a problem, unless I have a high gain antenna hooked up to
them.
A friend had a serious problem with his 580: It nearly caught fire.
He sent it about 2 months ago and it is still not back. Part of the
problem is the fact that they insist, by mail, for prepayment of all
repairs, and you have to send a check as they don't accept phone
call payment by credit cards. This is one problem you don't have
with Icom,not that Icoms do not have problems:-)
I can't tell you anything about the other radio you are interested in.
Luis Nadeau, VE9LN
lnadeau@unb.ca
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Date: Tue, 25 Jan 1994 06:11:32 GMT
From: nic.hookup.net!news.kei.com!eff!news.umbc.edu!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!howland.reston.ans.net!usc!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!newncar!csn!boulder!cnsnews!benji.Colorado.EDU!millerpe@tcgould.tn.
Subject: Mods for Kenwood Th-22at?
To: ham-equip@ucsd.edu
Does anyone know where mods for the Kenwood th-22at can be
found?
Thanx
millerpe@benji.colorado.edu
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Date: Tue, 25 Jan 1994 15:17:20 GMT
From: pacbell.com!uop!lll-winken.llnl.gov!overload.lbl.gov!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!pipex!uknet!bradford.ac.uk!P.J.Scott@network.ucsd.edu
Subject: TH78 Extended Coverage
To: ham-equip@ucsd.edu
Hi, I have got extended coverage recieve on my TH78, but does anybody know
if it is possible to get it to RX FM below 108 MHZ.
Also does any body know if it is possible to get it to 'crossband repeat'
in the same band?
Can it be used to decode DTMF tones simply to thge screen or memory as
number eg to decode telephone numbers.
Has anybody managed to use the CLONE feature to record the memory settings
oto a tape say as a backup for the memory 250/125 memories is a lot to
reprogram!
Cheers Paul
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Date: 26 Jan 1994 10:25:57 -0800
From: nwnexus!paulb@uunet.uu.net
Subject: TH78 Extended Coverage
To: ham-equip@ucsd.edu
In article <1994Jan25.151720.9301@bradford.ac.uk>, P.J.Scott wrote:
>
> Hi, I have got extended coverage recieve on my TH78, but does anybody know
> if it is possible to get it to RX FM below 108 MHZ.
>
> Also does any body know if it is possible to get it to 'crossband repeat'
> in the same band?
>
> Has anybody managed to use the CLONE feature to record the memory settings
> oto a tape say as a backup for the memory 250/125 memories is a lot to
> reprogram!
>
Try anonymous ftp to world.std.com and look in pub/hamradio/mods/kenwood
for all of the info on the th78a... Paul paulb@halcyon.com
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Date: 24 Jan 94 15:24:04 -0600
From: agate!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!eff!news.kei.com!ddsw1!chigate!radiohobby!don.merz@network.ucsd.edu
Subject: Vintage Ham Gear For Sal
To: ham-equip@ucsd.edu
Vintage Communications Gear For Sale
CONTACT: Don Merz, 47 Hazel Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15228
412-234-8819 (weekdays, EST) or 412-344-0956 (eves and WEs to 10PM)
These are the latest additions to a complete list that is posted in
Compuserve HAMNET Library 10 in the file RADIOS.TXT...or available by
mail by sending a 2-stamp SASE to the above address.
Seeburg jukebox extension speaker. The famous Seeburg teardrop model
CV54-8. Pink (or peach?) speckle finish with the word "Seeburg" printed
across the grill cloth. Looks and works very good. Should clean up to
like-new. $89
Motorola TC-101 UHF TV converter. Some scuffs on original wooden case, but
still nice. $13
1957 Eico catalog. As-new: $9
1956 Eico brochure set. As-new: $4
1957 Grommes (Precision) catalog. Large, 3-color. Excellent: $9
1957 Grommes (Precision) catalog. Small, B&W. Excellent: $7
Knight-kit 5 tube AM radio assembly manual. As-new: $4
1971 (?) Panasonic catalog. As-new: $2
1948 Surplus Radio Conversion Manual, Volume I. By Evenson & Beach.
Published by techno-graphic publications. Excellent condition. This
volume is getting mighty tough to find. $29
CQ MAGAZINE: 1945 issues: July, August, September (2): $7 each
CQ-DX Annual. 1948. 1st Edition, 1st Printing. $23
ANTIQUE TV SERVICE LITERATURE: 110 pounds of antique TV service docs
including 6 volumes of Riders TV Manuals, service guides from RCA, Dumont,
GE and Philco. Hundreds of issues of Circuit Digest and MUCH MORE!
Take it all shipped to your door for $75 (includes shipping).
SAMS PHOTOFACTS: Over 150 complete photofacts and over 100 partial sets--
fills a four-drawer file cabinet. Numbers range from 100 up through
about 450. Take them all for $109 shipped to your door (price includes
shipping).
Hallicrafters HT-18 transmitter. Missing a knob. Otherwise very nice. $69
National HFS receiver. 1949-vintage plug-in coil set covering 27 - 250mhz.
AM/FM (slope-detection)/CW superregen set. With all coils, matching
5886 doghouse power supply and original manual. Front panel is very
good, but the paint is smudged and scruffy in many places. Has several
scratches on top too. Works perfectly. $169
Multi-Elmac PMR-7 receiver. 160-10 meters. Mobile. 1957-vintage. BRAND NEW
IN THE ORIGINAL BOX. Never installed. Has not had power applied since
it left the factory. Mint. $279.
Multi-Elmac PSR-612 power supply for PMR-7 and other Elmac radios. This
is the mobile supply that works on 6 or 12 volts. BRAND NEW IN THE
ORIGINAL BOX. Mint. $99.
Gonset GSB-100 transmitter. 100 watt, 80-10 meter transmitter with AM, CW and
SSB capability. Near-mint in every respect. No scratches, no wear--a
real beauty. Works perfectly. Original manual. $239
Abbott TR-4. In two years of combing the market, I have seen exactly one of
these ever offered for sale. The Abbott radios were early VHF transcievers
covering the old VHF bands: 5 meters and 2-1/4 meters. When the war broke
out, they were picked up by the WERS--War Emergency Radio Service--as the
civil defense radio of choice. I have two of these, one slightly different
from the other. Both show some signs of wear and have not been tested. No
manuals. As-is. $149 each.
Military TCS transmitter. Slightly modified but nothing shows. As-is.
Untested. No manual. $89
Military FRR-21 VLF receiver. This is the shore-based version of the SRR-11.
It looks and works like the SRR-11 radio too. Matches the FRR-22 and FRR-23
sets which together cover the HF band. The left handle on this one is
slightly bent, though hardly noticable. Neat rarity for the military
enthusiast. $179
Meissner 150B Transmitter. 1941-vintage, 150 watt, plate-modulated AM
transmitter originally designed for broadcast AM radio station use but
drafted by the Signal Corps for the duration. CW too. Covers 1500khz
through 12mhz. Uses Meissner Signal Shifter VFO and plug-in coils. This
one includes two Signal Shifters, one complete set of coils and a few
extras and a manual photocopy. Formerly owned by the Chief Engineer of
W1AW, the transmitter has been modified for improved audio. It has several
unoriginal 3/8" holes in the 1/8" thick steel front panel. It measures
40"w x 18"h x 20"d and weighs just over 250 pounds. It is not modular
and could only be shipped at great expense. Best offer over $900.
Multi-Elmac Gear. Classic AM mobile and fixed station equipment from the
50's using a 6146 final to develop 30 watts output. This is all used and
cosmetically good, but not excellent. Manuals included. No Mods. Was
working when pulled from estate 9 months ago, but untested since. As-is.
AF67 Transmitter: $129 (2 to sell)
PMR6A Receiver: $99, another one w/cracked plastic dial: $89
PSR6 DC Power Supply: $89
M1070 AC/DC Power Supply (also works with AF68): $139
E. F. Johnson Invader 2000. 1 KW output SSB and CW, 300 watts AM (balanced
modulation--not plate modulated). A full gallon in style! When was the
last time you saw one offered for sale? Excellent cosmetic and working
condition with manual. $1,199
ARRL Hints & Kinks, Volume 2, 1937. No Covers: $4
ARRL Hints & Kinks, Volume 2, 1937. Very good with both covers: $18
Hammarlund HQ-110 receiver. Electrically modified, but nothing shows. Paint
is scruffy at the edges, but front panel is excellent and the radio looks
good overall. Complete, unworking, as-is: $45
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