[Clegg] Hello Clegg owners.

Mon Mar 2 16:26:57 EST 2009

KA1KAQ Todd,
I also have a prototype Comet that I would love to complete. I have several 22er Mark 2's so I can get some of the mechanical parts but I don't have a manual. I also have a 62T10 that someone converted to a 2 meter amplifier and though I have the manual, I would love to get pictures of the "guts" (especially the final circuits) to help in my restoration. 

WA2CWA Pete,
Do you have any documentation on the Apollo with the 4X150's? One of my 5 Apollo's was converted and I could not find anything on it though I was told there was a published article on the conversion. I have also found a source for some 8236 tubes while I was in Orlando this year. Vacuum Tubes Inc in Orlando (http://www.vacuumtubesinc.com/) has some for a reasonable price (about $50 per tube) and though they are not NOS they looked good on the tester. The owner; Jim Cross; believes that they came from a military acceptance test lot so probably very low hours. It is a good thing Ed didn't go with the design of the prototype Apollo I have. It used 3 of these hard to find tubes.  

 Fred Baker W7SIX

Electronic Design Engineer

ITS Communications & Wireless Technology

360-705-6926

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From: clegg-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:clegg-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Todd, KA1KAQ
Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2009 7:19 AM
To: Peter A Markavage
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Subject: Re: [Clegg] Hello Clegg owners.

I'd never seen one either, Pete. Only heard stories that it was the 2 meter equivalent of the Venus. Ed said it was indeed meant to be, but a lower cost version based on the 22er MKII design. Sideband wasn't switchable either. Ed originally thought that only one or two completed units survived in the hands of his friends, turns out the remaining unfinished examples were sold at some kind of factory yard sale. Saw one sell on ebay a couple years back for $500. Mine came from Warren, K2ORS. Think he picked it up at the sale, maybe snagged a few useful parts off it, and gave it to me years later when he found out I was interested in Clegg gear. Warren used to be a member of this list too. Maybe he's still lurking?

So my hope is to use some MKII parts units to at least build it up to look complete, even if it doesn't work. The only differences externally are the addition of a second edgeview meter, some controls and labeling, and the Comet name. So it shouldn't be too difficult to at least make it look good. It would be cool to find some original design documentation to finish building it, but that's asking a lot.

Joe 'PJP has gotten into the Clegg stuff too in recent years, finding a 'new' set of the Zeus and Interceptor still in the boxes that someone bought but never used. It all needed rebuilding, so it's been keeping him busy. If you come across a clean, unmodified Apollo amp, he's looking for one.

~ Todd,  KA1KAQ/4

On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 3:17 PM, Peter A Markavage <manualman at juno.com> wrote:
> Never saw one of those Comets, but I do remember Ed's personal work 
> area in the manufacturing location where he said he dabbled in 
> prototypes. Ed and I also talk on the phone several times back in the 
> 90's to reminisce the "good old days" and also do some wheeling and 
> dealing on some stuff he was looking to find a new home. In thinking 
> back, I also worked with, at our real jobs, Ed Ladd, the designer of 
> the LI'L LuLu receiver and transmitter, and had many personal contacts 
> with him since he lived only about 15 miles from me. I also knew the original owner of Polytronics.
> Geeze, I must be old as dirt.
>
> I don't have an documentation on the Apollo conversion. I seem to 
> remember Steve, WB2WIK/6, years ago pointing me to someone up in North 
> Jersey but I never followed up on it.
>
> Pete, wa2cwa
> http://www.manualman.com
>
> On Wed, 25 Feb 2009 14:41:32 -0500 "Todd, KA1KAQ" <ka1kaq at gmail.com>
> writes:
>> Hey Pete, good to see you here too. Wondered if you might show up 
>> knowing your affection for 6 and 2, along with some of this old gear.
>> I've got one of the prototype Comets here too, but it needs 
>> finishing.
>> Nearly identical in appearance to the 22er MKII sitting here for 
>> size, cabinet, etc. From what Ed said, only 1-2 of the 6 examples 
>> were completed and he wasn't pleased with the performance so they got 
>> dead-ended.
>>
>> I was fortunate to exchange email with Ed for a few years before his 
>> death, when he was a member of this list. A truly interesting man, 
>> with some equally interesting stories and information to share.
>> /you
>> are one lucky guy to have met him and visited the factory. U JNs can 
>> only imagine.
>>
>> Is there a documented conversion for the Apollo for 4X150s or any 
>> other tubes? Those 8236s are a pita to find.
>>
>> ~ Todd,  KA1KAQ/4
>>
>> On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 2:26 PM, Peter A Markavage 
>> <manualman at juno.com> wrote:
>> > I have a large complement of Clegg models that I use regularly.
>> Currently
>> > in the operating area, there is a Clegg 99'er, Clegg 66'er, Clegg
>> 22'er,
>> > Clegg 22 MK II, Clegg Thor, (2) Clegg Zeus, Clegg Interceptor,
>> Clegg
>> > Interceptor B, Clegg Venus w/PS, Clegg SS booster, Clegg Apollo
>> (modified
>> > with 4X150's), (2) Clegg AllBanders, and the solid-state
>> AllBander,
>> > AB-144.
>> > Great rigs. I even visited Ed's manufacturing location as a
>> teenager and
>> > saw the production of the Clegg 99'er, Zeus, and Interceptor
>> products.
>> > That was great fun.
>> >
>> > Pete, wa2cwa
>> > http://www.manualman.com
>>
>>
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