[Central-Electronics] 200V in the Kennedy Bunker

[Todd, KA1KAQ]

The 200V omitted the two lever switches under the inboard left & right
knobs. Hard to tell from the photos, but neither the switches nor the
associated silk screened labels appear in the photo. The EMISSION knob
skirt was also painted differently on the 100V and appears more black. This
one doesn't, so it looks like a 200V.

Unfortunately, this transmitter wasn't in the bunker a few years ago. Only
the black faced unit with the large rack handles, the Shure 444 mic, and at
the time some sort of Motorola control unit seen in a lot of CD offices
back in the day, apparently to allow connection to local radio stations. So
unless there is some specific documentation tying it to the original
bunker, chances are good it was just added for 'content'. Most likely the
president never laid eyes on it before, though he did use a Halli SX-62 on
on AF-1.

The unit to the left appears to had LCD readout? Pretty sure they weren't
using these displays in the early 60s.

The bunker itself wasn't a 'backup site', but rather a shelter for use when
the Kennedys were spending time at their Florida property.

~ Todd,  KA1KAQ/4


On Wed, Nov 27, 2013 at 11:06 PM, Gordon <gordon at n6wk.com> wrote:

> 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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