[ARC5] ARC5 and ART13

Tue Oct 18 15:52:12 EDT 2011

   Dumb things we did in our youth (as we look back on it).
My friend that built the 813 transmitter went off to college and
sold me his other transmitter with spare tubes for $20.
   It was a HT-4 and I disassembled it and
made a grounded grid amplifier with a pair of 250THs that I drove
with my pair of 6146Bs and a CE10A.
    Little did I know it was of any real value later on or even then.
It cost $20. Sure wish I had it now.
73
Bill wa4lav


At 03:27 PM 10/18/2011 -0400, wa5jci at flash.net wrote:
>I have a single 813 10 meter amp that I built in the 70s. The 813 is
>on it's side and it is built on 4 1/2 rack panel. Still works with
>the original tube and has a nice viewing port to see the filament
>glow. Life is good.
>
>de Pete WA5JCI
>
>
>
>
>At 12:02 PM 10/18/2011, Bill Fuqua wrote:
> >     Back then who would  have thought that 1625's would cost more than
> >a $.20 each or 813 or 304TLs more than a couple of dollars.
> >     I got the courage to build my first transmitter ( 9th grade) when I 
> saw a
> >friends homebrew 813 driven by a 6L6 made from surplus parts. His band
> >switch was
> >a set of clip leads.  His father was a ham and they were in MARS and got
> >all sorts of interesting stuff in the 50's and 60's. So I built a 6AG7 
> osc and
> >6L6 buffer/multiplier and a pair of 6146Bs ( just came out) which
> >worked great.
> >Took a while to get it working but finally got it on the air.
> >73
> >Bill wa4lav
> >
> >At 12:08 PM 10/18/2011 -0400, Leslie Smith wrote:
> > >Hello list-members!
> > >I think the "plundered" equipment mentioned below shows the difference
> > >between now and "earlier times" and the economic and social values of
> > >two ages.  I imagine this is 50's or 60's.  Surplus gear was cheap then
> > >- it's only necessary to look at the photos of ARC-5's stacked to the
> > >ceiling in a warehouse to see that.   I should use the plural
> > >"warehouses".  Who could ever imagine these would become valuable?
> > >
> > >Then there is the idea of "build it yourself".  And I can understand
> > >that point of view.  The knowledge gained by "doing" is the best kind of
> > >knowledge, but we "buy", rarely build, for various reasons spoken about
> > >in other postings.
> > >
> > >It's an interesting contrast.
> > >
> > >   Leslie Smith
> > >   vk2bcu at operamail.com
> > >
> > >   (end)
> > >
> > >On Tuesday, October 18, 2011 11:19 AM, "Bill Fuqua" <wlfuqu00 at uky.edu>
> > >wrote:
> > > >   Yes, a bit hard to understand today and perhaps even then.
> > > > This was probably built back in the 50's when all sorts of
> > > > surplus was available. It is possible he got salvaged
> > > > ART-13s and used the parts from them. Who knows.
> > > > It could be that he just wanted to build something himself,
> > > > as many of us would, and the cheapest parts available were
> > > > from surplus radios.  I just don't know the story. I was given to
> > > > me by a friend who got it from someone else.
> > > >    It is just as odd as another transmitter that I have which is
> > > > a single band 40 meter CW transmitter with a 813 final and
> > > > a stripped down Johnson Navigator as the exciter. No one noticed
> > > > at the hamfest that it had a Navigator in it and I got it cheap.
> > > > Now, I need a case and front panel for a navigator.
> > > >    73
> > > > Bill wa4lav
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > At 10:40 AM 10/18/2011 -0400, David Stinson wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >----- Original Message -----
> > > > >From: "Fuqua, Bill L" <wlfuqu00 at uky.edu>
> > > > >Subject: [ARC5] ARC5 and ART13
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > >  ......I have an interesting homebrew transmitter in the garage.
> > > > > > It is a homebrew rack mount 80 meter AM transmitter with an ARC5
> > > > > > transmitter with a shortend
> > > > > > chassis for the VFO, an 813 modulated by a pair of 811s. I did
> > > > > > notice a small bit of FMing on the
> > > > > > carrier while modulating...
> > > > > >  I think some ART 13 parts were involved....
> > > > >
> > > > >This gave me such a laugh.
> > > > >Someone destroyed an ART-13 (and an ARC-5)-
> > > > >a rock-stable, multi-band 100 watt AM transmitter-
> > > > >to cobble-up a 100-watt, single band Franken-radio
> > > > >that takes up more room and FMs to boot.
> > > > >How typical. :-D
> > > > >
> > > > >
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