[Central-Electronics] 200V in the Kennedy Bunker

[manualman at juno.com]

It wasn't my thread to begin with. I'm only a responder to the initial
post.

Pete, wa2cwa
http://www.manualman.com

On Wed, 27 Nov 2013 18:23:24 -0800 Gordon <gordon at n6wk.com> writes:
> I was just curious since your Subject line said 200V...
>    <Grin>
> 
> 
> 73,
> Gordon
> N6WK
> 
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> On 11/27/2013 5:16 PM, manualman at juno.com wrote:
> > Don't really know. It was never high on my list of information to 
> pursue.
> >
> > Pete, wa2cwa
> > http://www.manualman.com
> >
> > On Wed, 27 Nov 2013 16:35:16 -0800 Gordon <gordon at n6wk.com> 
> writes:
> >> Sure it's not a CE-100V Pete?... LOL
> >>
> >> 73,
> >> Gordon
> >> N6WK
> >>
> >>
> >> On 11/27/2013 10:42 AM, manualman at juno.com wrote:
> >>> Lots of stuff when I Googled "JFK Bunker in Florida".
> >>> Try this and click on the picture arrows. The Central 
> Electronics
> >> is
> >>> clearly shown in one of the pictures:
> >>> Copy and paste link below to browser. Watch for second line
> >> wrap-around
> > 
>
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/19/us-usa-jfk-bunker-idUSBRE9AI0MQ
> >>> 20131119
> >>>
> >>> Pete, wa2cwa
> >>> http://www.manualman.com
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Wed, 27 Nov 2013 10:06:49 -0800 "Tom Rousseau"
> >> <tomr at gorge.net>
> >>> writes:
> >>>> I was surprised not to see any posting about this, so thought 
> I
> >>>> better
> >>>> share:
> >>>>
> >>>> ABC news ran a video clip, evening news broadcast of 21 Nov 
> 13,
> >>>> about the
> >>>> JFK bunker in Florida. This was backup location for safe 
> hiding
> >>>> during the
> >>>> Cold War era.  David Muir hosted the tour of the modest
> >> underground
> >>>> fortress, with supplies for 30 days and for 30 people. Titled
> >>>> "Inside the
> >>>> Bunker Built for President Kennedy, Family in Case of Nuclear
> >> War".
> >>>> The interesting part for this group was the 1 second pan of 
> the
> >>>> radio
> >>>> facilities.  Of course there were the requisite military grade
> >>>> radios, but
> >>>> also prominently nestled therein was a Central Electronics 
> 200V.
> >> I
> >>>> suppose
> >>>> that the one-knob tuning feature might have been important to
> >> our
> >>>> President.
> >>>> One frame zoomed in on the left side of the front panel 
> showing
> >> the
> >>>> mode
> >>>> switch clearly set to the CW position.  Apparently our astute
> >>>> President was
> >>>> a keen Morse operator too!  :-)
> >>>>
> >>>> I just checked the ABC website and could no longer find the
> >> video
> >>>> clip.  I
> >>>> am disappointed that they didn't keep the clip alive longer 
> than
> >>>> five days,
> >>>> but perhaps someone in this group will have better skill than 
> I
> >> at
> >>>> finding
> >>>> this clip there or elsewhere.  The radios were shown in the
> >>>> mid-third of the
> >>>> clip, as I recall.  Some quick keyboard manipulation will 
> allow
> >> you
> >>>> to
> >>>> select the frames of interest.
> >>>>
> >>>> It was quite gratifying to see the 200V being selected for 
> such
> >> an
> >>>> important
> >>>> mission.
> >>>>
> >>>> Tom  K7PJT
> >
> 
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