[Boatanchors] Old mobile transmitter?

[Nick England]

Electric Radio magazine Sept 2008 (#232) page 10
article on the Web Jr by Chuck Teeters
73 & Have Fun.
Nick England K4NYW
www.navy-radio.com


On Thu, Feb 21, 2019 at 10:29 AM Ray LaRue <w4byg at att.net> wrote:

> Over 60 years ago my first mobile tx was a cheap kit called a Web
> Junior.  It was crystal controlled.  I powered it by a WW2 DM-35
> dynamotor and I used a WW2 like, carbon mike. I had to wait about 2
> seconds after keying it for the dynamotor to spin up, in order to talk!
>
> My mentor, Andy Clark, W4IYT, helped me find it and build it up.  I used
> it with an old Gonset 3-30 converter into my Ford car radio. No receiver
> bandspred, or noise squelch, just signals and band noise.
>
> Pretty primitive by today's standards, but it worked and provided a lot
> of fun on 10 meters.  Even while driving a "stick shift" car.
>
> I believe Web Electronics was located in Hartford, Conn.
>
> I wonder if anyone remembers that tx and maybe has some info on it. I
> haven't been able to find anything about it via the web.  I'd love to
> find one just for the nostalgia.
>
> Your attention is appreciated.
> Ray, W4BYG
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