[Central-Electronics] VFO for 10B and 20A (Tisha)

[David]

Belated thank you for all the informative and thoughtful responses to my 
original post.
It sounds like the BC 458 conversion is the most popular and the best 
practical match for the CE 10/20 Xmtrs.
I acutally bought the Dan's Small Parts kit Universal VFO Kit (5.0-5.5 MHz) 
for $29.95 + $6.75 shipping (Note: it's a Kit closeout so, not sure how long 
these will be stocked).  It comes complete with all parts, including PCB and 
main tuning cap (mfr Hammarlund).   It looks like a terrific sandstate 
solution, including an extra amplifier stage to accommodate extra drive 
needs. Designed by W1CER Doug DeMaw (SK). Well, as fate sometimes works, 
last weekend I attended the local Houston Vintage Radio Assn's sale at one 
of the member's yard.  Because a co-worker kinda encouraged me to come, I 
drove over there within unexpected hopes of finding an ARC5 carcass.  To 
make long story short, in a storgage shed with misc radios, I found a 
Lakeshore Bandhopper for $25!
The guts are perfect and the case only needs a sandblast and paint!  This 
clearly was one of the astounding moments of divine radio invervention. 
Someone upstairs wants to hear the BA combo that I will shortly get on the 
air (Bandhopper+CE20A+600L).  Life is sweet.  Thanks again to all.

73
-dave
W5OC
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tisha Hayes" <tisha.hayes at gmail.com>
To: <central-electronics at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, May 29, 2009 11:22 AM
Subject: Re: [Central-Electronics] VFO for 10B and 20A (Tisha)


> Last year I found a CE 458 on ePay and picked it up for around $90. I was
> expecting something that was hacked up, in desperate need of painting.
>
> I was quite surprised, it was an estate sale from someone who did not know
> what they really had. The SK who had owned the unit had maintained the 
> unit
> in immaculate condition. Because of the poor description on the listing 
> most
> ePay lurkers had missed it. I am certain that with a better description it
> would have demanded a higher price.
>
> I did have to replace a great many of the components to improve the
> stability and it is still no-where near as stable as most any other VFO. 
> Of
> course the 20A needed work and the MM-2 was an electrocution hazard.
>
> If you can find one, the factory modded CE 458 is a real treat. Some of 
> the
> home-modded BC-458's look terrible and work worse.
>
> -- 
> Ms. Tisha Hayes
>
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