[AMRadio] Collins 32RA Transmitter

[mike student]

Howdy Dennis, I'm the owner of a ragged 32RA series 7 that was manufactured
in 1942 and bears the navships anchor inspection stamp. My unit is still on
the restoration back burner. I got it for the cost of shipping from AK. It
had sat in storage at a float plane hanger outside of Anchorage for years.
Maybe I should move it up to the front burner and verify if the Iron is
fuctional as that would determine if it's restorable or an organ doner.

                   73's Mike
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Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2002 6:45 PM
Subject: [AMRadio] Collins 32RA Transmitter


> All,
>
> Looking for information on the Collins 32RA transmitter.   This is an HF
rig
> designed to operate on 4 xtal (or ECO) fixed tuned channels in the range
1.5
> to 20 MHz.   Three 807s in parallel in the PA modulated by four 6L6s
> operating push-pull parallel.   The earliest reference I have been able to
> find is a 1939 QST advertisement, and I have been told that the rig was
> included in the Collins product line into the early 60s.   I have also
been
> told that many units appeared in MARS channels in the 50s.   I would be
> grateful for any information on production life, quantities, models,
> military/government   and civilian usage and anything else readers might
wish
> to pass along.   I have an original manual, BTW.
>
> I am currently restoring one of these transmitters at the Ft. MacArthur
> Museum in San Pedro, CA. The rig was used there in WW2 with a BC-779
receiver
> to communicate with a HQ element in San Bernardino, CA.   Also plan to do
an
> article for ER.
>
> Pictures available on request.
>
> Dennis D.   W7QHO
> Glendale, CA
>
>
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