[ARC5] SCR-522: Rethinking The Old Gal

[Christopher Bowne]

My fumble fingers moved me to VT, I’m still in CT, last I looked!

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> On Apr 25, 2020, at 16:22, Christopher Bowne <aj1g at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
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> Didn’t really have to convert them, they covered 100 to 156 Mc Z built.  I was given a 522 for free along with a command set based VFO by the ham who sold me my DX-40 and VF-1 (did not use that VF-1 until General honest!). WN2ZPS novice rig in 1966.
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> All you had to do was get a crystal, feed it 300V B plus, -150 V bias, and 12VDC for the tube filaments and control and antenna relays, a small panel meter or you could use your VOM to tune it up a carbon mic and a PTT switch.  I just converted the transmitter, used a borrowed AMECO 2 meter receiver with my E H Scott SLRM. Made a 5 element beam on a 2x4 in the attic that I would Armstrong rotate, shack was in the attic.  For the 12V DC I used a slot car racing set power supply, rest of the parts scrounged from friends dads Motorola TV sales and service shop where I was an unpaid shop rat.  My first Mil radio project at age 14.  Worked Fort Monmouth with it on FD or AFD on time, all over NNJ and NYC north suburbs with it.  About 8 watts out.
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> Have a couple complete 522sto play with on my retirement bucket list at age 67 dynos and all including the 12V ones.  Maybe I can recreate a VRC-1 with the BC-191 and a BC-312 here.  Anyone have a Jeep to sell?
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> Chris AJ1G
> Stonington VT
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>> On Apr 25, 2020, at 13:23, Robert Nickels <ranickel at comcast.net> wrote:
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>> Wasn't it popular to convert the SCR-522 to the two meter ham band back in the 60s when Novices had 2 meter phone privileges? I seem to recall that from the Pop'tronics ham column but didn't live in an area with 2 meter activity.   Which is a good thing, as phone operation would have interfered with upgrading to General class.    Plus, the conversion would have been above my novice technical paygrade.
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>> 73, Bob W9RAN
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