[Boatanchors] Boatanchors Digest, Vol 61, Issue 49

Fri Feb 27 08:07:33 EST 2009

Thanks Henry, that would be a big help. The various subs Ive tried do 
not work well on the high SW bands.

Carl

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To: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, February 27, 2009 3:41 AM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Boatanchors Digest, Vol 61, Issue 49

>
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> Hi
> I successfully substituted a readily available (over here !)
> European tube for the 1R5 mixer - I'll check my files to see if I can 
> find
> the exact tube designation.
>
> Henry F M / OZ1UF (Copenhagen)
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>> 1. Re: Zenith
> Transoceanic (Tom N?JMY)
>> 2. Re: Zenith Transoceanic (Carl)
>> 3. BOATANCHOR TEST (Harold Hairston)
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>> Message: 1
>> Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 21:33:15
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> From: Tom N?JMY <n0jmy at hayseedhamfest.com>
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>> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Zenith Transoceanic
>> To:
> "'Boatanchors Mail List'" <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
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>> Cc: bonddaleena at aol.com
>> Message-ID:
> <49A60D7B.5060002 at hayseedhamfest.com>
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>> If you
> Google something like "Repair Zenith Tran-Oceanic" you'll get a
>
>> lot of hits with resoration info. I did a H500 a couple years
> ago and
>> found a great deal of help on the net.
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>> Unfortunately I can't find my favorite site, but here's some good
> ones
>> to start with:
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> http://bellsouthpwp.net/p/a/padgett46/tohome.htm
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> http://www.electronixandmore.com/adam/transo.html
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> http://www.transoceanic.nostalgiaair.org/
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>> And of
> course, there's a Yahoo Transoceanic group, too:
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> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thetransoceanicfanatic/
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>> And pay heed to what Carl says about plugging in the set with the
> switch
>> on!
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>> 73,
>> Tom
>>
>
>> Carl wrote:
>>> Rule #1 NEVER plug in a battery tube
> with the AC power turned on.
>>>
>>> The 1R5 mixer
> is the most troublesome of the 7 pin TO's and is quite
>>>
> pricey these days. There are subs but none that work 100%.
>>>
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>>> A recap is always a smart move on any radio that age. Its a
> bit of a
>>> struggle in any of the TO's.
>>>
>>> Carl
>>> KM1H
>>>
>>> -----
> Original Message ----- 
>>>
> From:
> <bonddaleena at aol.com>
>>> To:
> <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
>>> Sent: Wednesday,
> February 25, 2009 7:42 PM
>>> Subject: [Boatanchors] Zenith
> Transoceanic
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>>>> Hi to all.
> Not sure if this is the correct group, but I have to start
>>>> somewhere......
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>>>> My
> buddy asked me to look at his old Zenith radio. It's rough, but he
>>>> doesn't want it 'restored', just working.
>>>> It makes noise and a check of the tubes revealed a bad 1U4.
> I have
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>>>> coming. Is there
> anything I need to look out for on this old timer?
>>>> I am
> a big proponent of re-capping old radios. However, with the 1
>>>> volt
>>>> tubes, what is the B+ voltage?
>>>> Will new caps help? Never even seen one of these before,
> never mind
>>>> worked on one! ha ha
>>>>
>>>> tnx
>>>>
>>>> ron
>>>> N4UE
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>> Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 22:41:19 -0500
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> From: "Carl" <km1h at jeremy.mv.com>
>>
> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Zenith Transoceanic
>> To: Tom N?JMY
> <n0jmy at hayseedhamfest.com>,
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> <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
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>> Yep, senior moment!
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>> Carl
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>> ----- Original
> Message ----- 
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> From: "Tom N?JMY"
> <n0jmy at hayseedhamfest.com>
>> To:
> <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
>> Sent: Wednesday, February
> 25, 2009 10:00 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Zenith
> Transoceanic
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>>>I believe Carl is
> referring to the 1L6 which is often replaced with the
>>> 1R5.
> It's not as satisfactory replacement.
>>>
>>> 73,
>
>>> Tom
>>>
>>> Carl wrote:
>>>> Rule #1 NEVER plug in a battery tube with the AC power
> turned on.
>>>>
>>>> The 1R5 mixer is the most
> troublesome of the 7 pin TO's and is quite
>>>> pricey these
> days. There are subs but none that work 100%.
>>>>
>>>> A recap is always a smart move on any radio that age. Its a
> bit of a
>>>> struggle in any of the TO's.
>>>>
>>>> Carl
>>>> KM1H
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>>
> From: <bonddaleena at aol.com>
>>>>
> To: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
>>>> Sent:
> Wednesday, February 25, 2009 7:42 PM
>>>> Subject:
> [Boatanchors] Zenith Transoceanic
>>>>
>>>>
>
>>>>> Hi to all. Not sure if this is the correct group,
> but I have to
>>>>> start
>>>>>
> somewhere......
>>>>>
>>>>> My buddy
> asked me to look at his old Zenith radio. It's rough, but
>>>>> he
>>>>> doesn't want it 'restored',
> just working.
>>>>> It makes noise and a check of the
> tubes revealed a bad 1U4. I have
>>>>> some
>>>>> coming. Is there anything I need to look out for on
> this old timer?
>>>>> I am a big proponent of re-capping
> old radios. However, with the 1
>>>>> volt
>>>>> tubes, what is the B+ voltage?
>>>>>
> Will new caps help? Never even seen one of these before, never mind
>>>>> worked on one! ha ha
>>>>>
>>>>> tnx
>>>>>
>>>>> ron
>
>>>>> N4UE
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>> Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2009 09:56:15 -0500
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> From: "Harold Hairston" <k4hca at windstream.net>
>> Subject: [Boatanchors] BOATANCHOR TEST
>> To: "Boat
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>> Testing where my posts are going. No response required.
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>> Harold
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