[Boatanchors] Meissner Signal Shifter, EX is on 160 meters!

[jeremy-ca]

Bill, is there any chance you could make some inductance measurements of 
that strip?

The multiplier and buffer stages look pretty straightforward but the 
oscillator coil is the tricky one.

Carl
KM1H

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill, N4QA" <bill at n4qa.com>
To: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2008 8:01 AM
Subject: [Boatanchors] Meissner Signal Shifter, EX is on 160 meters!


>
> Here's the story in pictures...the filenames describe that which you're
> viewing:
>
> <http://www.n4qa.com/Meissner/Meissner_Sig_Shftr_EX_18-3575_160m_coilstrip_orig_box.JPG>
>
> <http://www.n4qa.com/Meissner/Brand_new_ain't_never_been_used_MSSEX_160m_coilstrip.JPG>
>
> <http://www.n4qa.com/Meissner/Turret_blank_not_yet_removed.JPG>
>
> <http://www.n4qa.com/Meissner/Rare_view_of_MSS_EX_turret_internals.JPG>
>
> <http://www.n4qa.com/Meissner/160m_coilstrip_in_turret_position_F_ready_to_rockn_roll.JPG>
>
> Guys, the first time I rotated the turret through position 'F' and felt 
> the
> detent of the new contacts, chills ran up my spine!
>
> Then, I fired up the MSS, EX and, rotating the 'Tuning' knob, heard the 
> VFO
> swish through the passband of the Top Band Warbler's receiver...
> OH, WHAT A FEELIN'!
> But, now using a xtal for 1810 KHz so that we don't drift out of the band!
>
> Below is a photo of my MSS, EX and the Yaesu Vertex Std  VR-500 receiver 
> working Top Band:
>
> http://www.n4qa.com/Meissner/MSS_EX_and_VR-500_on_160m.JPG
>
> 72,
> Bill, N4QA
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