[Boatanchors] Gonset G76

[rbethman]

Does the "PERSONAL BUSINESS FOR COMMERCIAL BENEFIT"  *Ever* stop?

This may just as well be the Ad section for CQ, QST, or directly linked 
to E-Bay.

Helping an individual is ONE thing - helping one's BUSINESS is another!

Bob - N0DGN

Peter Markavage wrote:
> I looked at the GIF files and the DJVU file and saw no difference in the
> readability and  line and print registration on the schematics. Wherever
> the original "schematic" that was scanned came from, it was most likely
> not a Gonset original since you can clearly see where individual sheet
> copies were butted adjacent to each other and secured. The "line"
> registration (line to line) between the sheets were way off. I have no
> original Gonset schematics, including the G-76, that look that way.
>
> Actually, I've found the printed quality of many original Collins manuals
> of that era to have little difference between the quality of other
> manufacturers of that era. Gonset, Hammarlund, Hallicrafters, Heathkit
> and a number of others all produced excellent original manuals. The
> faults often lie when one attempts to scan an original with a poorly
> designed scanner, and/or in a lower resolution to keep file size down, or
> a scan of poorly made replication copied and printed on a low resolution
> copier and then the finished product scanned with a low resolution
> scanner.  Contrary to popular beliefs, there is an art and/or skill
> evolved to producing an accurate and 100% readable replication of a 40 to
> 60 year, or older, manual. The old adage works here, "you get what you
> pay for".
>
> Pete, wa2cwa
>
>
>
> On Sun, 7 Sep 2008 08:51:03 -0700 (PDT) Glen Zook <gzook at yahoo.com>
> writes:
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>> If you download the GIF files the schematic and other files are of 
>> much better quality than the DJVU although still not as good at the 
>> JPEG files that I originally uploaded to BAMA.  Ken, K4XL, converted 
>> the original JPEG files that I scanned at 300 dpi to GIF to save 
>> space on the server.  Then he further converted the entire set of 
>> files to DJVU which, unfortunately, caused further distortion to the 
>> files.
>>
>> I have the original scanned files on a CD and can provide at least 
>> the schematic files (a total of 3) by E-Mail.  Now I won't take the 
>> time to send all of the files of the pages in the manual but will 
>> furnish the schematic scans on request.
>>
>> Also, I still have the original manual and, frankly, the original 
>> printing is not of the quality of, say, a Collins Radio manual.
>>
>> Glen, K9STH
>>
>> Website:  http://k9sth.com
>>
>>
>> --- On Sat, 9/6/08, Peter Markavage <manualman at juno.com> wrote:
>>
>> From: Peter Markavage <manualman at juno.com>
>>  
>> Actually, it probably depends on which G76 schematic you're looking 
>> at.
>> My original schematic clearly shows V3 and printed 6DQ5 on the 
>> schematic. Also, many of the earlier G-76's only had 16 tubes and 
>> later ones had 18 tubes with the addition of a 12AQ5 and OB2 and a 
>> handful of additional parts. The DJVU receiver/transmitter schematic 
>> up on BAMA looks like a second or third generation cut and paste 
>> copy. Part designations and values on a number of those components 
>> are difficult, if not impossible, to read clearly. Also noticed that 
>> the PDF version doesn't even have the receiver/transmitter 
>> schematic.
>>
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Bob - NØDGN