[ARC5] Model 19 MKll

[J. Forster]

I don't think the WS 19 was really designed to be a CW set. It's much
better suited to AM. CW and MCW are afterthoughts. Among other things,
pushing in the key phono connector is a real crock.

As to QRP, a friend and I made a two-way QSO from Boston to a WS 22 in the
UK a few years ago.

-John

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> Back in 1956 while in High School our radio club advisor, who taught
> mathmatics and Radio theory class, got a model 19 for the club. I took the
> task to get it on the air. We had no manuals just the unit and power
> supply. I quickly found out about the key voltage and traced the wiring to
> find out why. Then promptly installed a keying relay with low coil voltage
> to the key. I traced most of the wiring just to find out how it worked.
> That was practice for many other "reverse Engineering" jobs later.
> I was very happy to make contacts with that old girl, almost QRP but lots
> of fun. Yes, I got an A in the radio class. 
> Don W4BWS
>
>
> Meyer Gottesman wrote:
> I own a Wireless Set 19, Mark II. The "B" set is a rather useless SUPER
> regen or "rushbox" as some hams call it. I find it utterly useless. The
> "A" set can be made into a very nice 80 and 40 CW rig. The 807 grid
> modulation makes AM less than useless but again, a nice CW rig. The screen
> grid voltage on the key is very dangerous and should be rewired to 807
> cathode keying. The original keying is a non-starter and a real shocker,
> literally. Hi Hi!
>
> 73,
>
> Meyer Gottesman, W6GIV
> Macon, GA
>
>
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