[Boatanchors] RCA remote

[Richard Knoppow]

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Sent: Saturday, June 29, 2013 5:31 PM
Subject: [Boatanchors] RCA remote


>I have come across an RCA remote broadcast unit.  This was 
>used at., like it says a remote site to do a broadcast 
>across the tel line to the studio and then on to the 
>transmitter.  Not like the present STL units.  The model 
>number of it is MI-31739-B.  Its really clean and nice on 
>the outside, i've put new tubes in it but there are some 
>"issues" under the chassis.  I remember removing some burnt 
>(to a toast to say the least) power resistors and then set 
>it off into the dark corner of the shack to get to again, 
>some day.  The power /vol control is shorted for one thing, 
>the AC line plug has been taped together and there are some 
>wires hanging inside that must be there for some purpose. 
>I have no paper on this thing and am needing info before i 
>dig into it.  If nothing else i'll strip all the wires out 
>of it and rewire it as a speech amp for my 4-250 rig which 
>needs something like this to sound decent.
>
> Any help out there?  If you need to see a pix of it, i can 
> do that also.
>
> Larry
> W0OGH

     A photo would help. The MI is a catalog number, the 
letters mean Master Item.  This is a very high number. 
Nearly all RCA equipment other than parts or accessories 
carry a model number as well as the MI number. Photo please 
if not too large a file, I am still on a dial-up.


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Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles
WB6KBL
dickburk at ix.netcom.com