[Central-Electronics] 200V in the Kennedy Bunker

[Gordon]

Thanks Pete,
      Very fine.    Now I understand the confusion.
I was trying to determine how it was decided it was a 200V vs a 100V.
I think they look the same from the outside.

73,
Gordon
N6WK





On 11/27/2013 7:27 PM, manualman at juno.com wrote:
> 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
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 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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