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

[COLEMANJ at sbcglobal.net]

The Following info was extracted from a family 
history page at 
http://www.rcasey.net/steven/tucdavid.htm

Durward Janeral Tucker, b. May 16, 1906, Texas
Durward Tucker was in the radio business.  As of 
1988, Durward Tucker lives in Dallas, Texas.

I would bet that George E. Tucker is Durward's son or 
some relative that has acquired the call?

Also ck out this
http://www.alibris.com/search/author_search.cfm/Durwar
d_Tucker


Good Luck with the Big Iron

John, WA5BXO


-----Original Message-----
From: amradio-admin at mailman.qth.net [mailto:amradio-
admin at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Dino Darling
Sent: Friday, June 06, 2003 9:19 AM
To: amradio at mailman.qth.net
Subject: RE: [AMRadio] big iron AM rig built by 
silent key Durwood Tucker

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
Previous:   Class:

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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