[Boatanchors] Globe Chief 90 and WRL

[John King]

WRL, owned by Leo Myerson,  built the first Globe Chief 90 and the Globe Chief 
90A. Later the Globe Chief Deluxe followed.

Leo Myerson  (World Radio Laboratories) then sold Globe Electronics to G C 
Electronics who made tools and chemicals for the electronics industry. The GC 
version of the Globe Chief was a different transmitter cosmetically, but the 
circuitry was essentially the same. A 6AG7 oscillator driving a pair of 807 
final tubes was the tube line up.

My first transmitter, back in 1958, was a WRL Globe Chief 90. Today, I own two 
Globe Chief 90 transmitters of the WRL variety. I also own a Globe Scout 680 
built by (WRL) Globe Electronics of Council Bluffs, Iowa.

My two Globe Chiefs seem to have insufficient grid drive using crystals. I need 
to check to see if the mod for using a VFO has been made and determine if that 
is the problem with low grid drive to the 807s. Both transmitters have the same 
symptoms. I have fond memories of the pregnant 6AG7 oscillator generating a lot 
of harmonics and my dad complaining about TVI on our 17 inch Motorola Black and 
white TV with 21 mhz IFs. Naturally I only operated 7 mhz and 21 mhz novice 
bands to folded dipoles.  Recon why I had TVI???  Ignorance was BLISS until dad 
got on my case!!! 73, John, K5PGW