[ARC5] ARA CBY-46104 and a Question

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Sat Oct 13 12:55:45 EDT 2012


Wayne,

It should be a 0-5 RF Ammeter.  One application was in TBW.  Probably 
others, too.

In a message dated 10/13/2012 11:32:58 AM Central Daylight Time, 
releazer at earthlink.net writes: 
> My 46104 I bought at a hamfest for $1.50 circa 1982.  It was unhacked but 
> missing a tube and the top cover.  It looked pretty sad and I had planned 
> to dismantle it to build a VFO.
> 
> But first I bought the missing tube and fired it up.  It worked fine.  I 
> did not have the heart to take it apart as a result.  And then it quit.  
> Found a cold solder joint on one of the RF coils pins and after that was 
> reheated it worked fine again.  I was impressed that I could get the LAX parking 
> info station loud and clear from 8 miles away using no more than short 
> hunk of wire on the floor.
> 
> Now a question:  At a hamfest this morning I bought a meter, just a meter 
> no equipment, "USN Type CAY-22026A Type NT-33 25 CY to 20 MC Cal at 60 CY"  
>   Anyone know what this meter fits?
> 
> Thanks
> Wayne
> 

Robert Downs - Houston
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