[AMRadio] big iron AM rig built by silent key Durwood Tucker

[Dino Darling]

Using that information, I get this...

Callsign: <http://www.qrz.com/callsign.html?callsign=W5VU>W5VU    Class: 
Advanced
Name:DURWARD J TUCKER
Effective:31 May 1988
Expires:31 May 1998
Address:6906 KINGSBURY DR
City/State:DALLAS TX 75231
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Clicking on the link above, you get a new Tucker in MA.

At 09:09 AM 6/6/03 -0400, you wrote:
>Well, if it is the same Durwood Tucker (how many of them could there be?), 
>then it might be W5VU who was the author of the book RTTY A to Z published 
>by Cowan (CQ) in 1970.
>
>It sounds like an awesome rig.
>good luck.
>73, Don Merz, N3RHT
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Patrick Jankowiak [mailto:eccm at swbell.net]
>Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2003 10:58 PM
>To: amradio at mailman.qth.net
>Subject: [AMRadio] big iron AM rig built by silent key Durwood Tucker
>
>
>I'm looking for any information on a transmitter I rescued. I know it
>was built in the 1950's by Durwood Tucker in Dallas, TX. It was used
>from the '50's to the '60's.
>
>It's 99% complete but has some damage such as some broken insulators
>on chokes, a few cut wires, etc.
>
>Like the rig of another poster, this was built with no expense spared.
>many meters and  controls grace the front panel of the rig which tunes
>from 1.5-30 MHz. Everything was adjustable by variacs and metered;
>biases, screen voltages, plate voltages, you name it. It uses a
>4-1000A modulated by a pair of 304TH's and the HV meters read to 5000
>volts.
>
>I don't know how much power it is capable of but I am sure it is
>'enough'.
>
>I wonder if anyone remebers Durwood Tucker or his call sign. The
>family is no help, for whatever unfortunate or private reason. I have
>never seen the design, and I doubt I will ever find a schematic. Just
>fishing.. I would like to put together a collection of info about the
>transmitter.
>
>Thank you,
>Patrick
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