[CW] Ship Radio Room clock

[Jeff Logullo]

And this thread has some interesting info:

https://groups.google.com/g/radio-officers/c/UjiXKNEex8I <https://groups.google.com/g/radio-officers/c/UjiXKNEex8I>

What do you know -- David Ring’s the first poster on that thread! He sure gets around ;-)

Jeff N0̸MII 


> On Jan 9, 2022, at 11:14 AM, Jeff Logullo <jeff at logullo.com> wrote:
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> Here’s a nice explanation of the items (silence periods) on the clock’s face:
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> https://g0kya.blogspot.com/2010/09/history-of-ships-radio-room-clocks.html <https://g0kya.blogspot.com/2010/09/history-of-ships-radio-room-clocks.html>
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> It looks like there’s an indicator on your clock’s face (between 2 and 3) showing the position of a Fast/Slow adjustment (presumably on the back). True?
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> Ah - now I see the spot for the winding key on the front (above 6). So maybe the F/S is adjusted from the front...?
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> That’s a handsome clock - take good care of it :-)
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> Jeff N0̸MII 
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>> On Jan 9, 2022, at 10:05 AM, abqcooks--- via CW <cw at mailman.qth.net <mailto:cw at mailman.qth.net>> wrote:
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>> Here's a photo of a wall clock I have in the shack. Supposedly it dates to WW2 and was on a Navy ship.  Since there's been chatter about coastal stations and such I thought I would post this photo. Note it's marked Mackay Radio. Any old timers seen a clock like this ??
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