[Central-Electronics] Unusual transceiver on eBay

[w7fe]

I wonder if we could get Wes Schum to look at these pictures? Maybe he would 
remember having seen the thing. Nick might help with this.

The tuning dial is certainly made using CE 100/200V dial parts --parts which 
would not likely have been robbed from a complete CE unit in 1959. I'm 
thinking that this must have been built by someone who had access to CE 
parts and maybe their silk screening and other manufacturing facilities.

The stamped markings on the chassis rear apron are curious, though, aren't 
they?.  CE didn't do that, at least on the 100V, but they may have had the 
stamping equipment.

And the "SSB Penetrator" ??Someone was not only a great engineer and 
builder, he had an interesting sense of humor.

W7FE

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris Kepus" <ckepus at comcast.net>
To: "'GRANT YOUNGMAN'" <nq5t at tx.rr.com>; 
<central-electronics at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2014 11:35 AM
Subject: Re: [Central-Electronics] Unusual transceiver on eBay


> What an unusual situation:  As Grant and others have remarked, a beautiful 
> piece of amateur radio's manufacturing art, clearly "Collins" quality, and 
> yet, a mystery.  Seems like at least of one us old dogs would recognize it 
> or have seen it in a CQ, Ham Radio, 73, or QST ad back in the 59-60 
> timeframe or on a desk in a MARS military installation. There's nothing 
> currently on the web about it.  Will check the Wayback archives later 
> today. Hope whoever buys it is "one of us" and will share their close up 
> and personal discoveries.
> 73,
> Chris
> W7JPG
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Central-Electronics 
> [mailto:central-electronics-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of GRANT 
> YOUNGMAN
> Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2014 10:49 AM
> To: central-electronics at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Central-Electronics] Unusual transceiver on eBay
>
> No question this is an interesting piece.  At least Collins quality 
> construction, if not better — down to the chassis nomenclature markings 
> being stamped instead of painted.
>
> Whoever the manufacturer was — it’s a beautiful piece of work.
>
> Grant NQ5T
>
>
>> On Nov 25, 2014, at 12:17 PM, Pete Lancashire <pete at petelancashire.com> 
>> wrote:
>>
>> Very nicely done. Love to be able to see a underside picture.
>>
>> On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 9:19 PM, Robert Nickels <ranickel at comcast.net> 
>> wrote:
>>> Someone posted this on the Collins list and I sure have never seen or
>>> heard of one before:
>>>
>>> http://www.ebay.com/itm/221614280450
>>>
>>> The seller obviously doesn't know what it is, nor do any of the Collins 
>>> guys
>>> thus far.   Some resemblance to Eldico, who built the S-line clone but
>>> looking at the construction style, it reminds me more of Central 
>>> Electronics
>>> (100V) than anything else.     If CE ever built a SSB transceiver, this 
>>> is
>>> what I'd guess it would look like, but I'm sure they would have put
>>> the CE name on it.
>>>
>>> 73, Bob W9RAN
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