[GreenKeys] Re: Fax Machine Used in Flags of our Fathers

[WA5CAB at cs.com]

Amen!  And I could kick myself for not unplugging and boxing the tubes.  
Naturally the one to break was the only one that's sorta scarce.

I still have the TT-1, CV-2 and another PP-86 if anyone is interested.  And 
as a minor point, the loudspeaker used isn't the LS-7 most would think it was 
if they saw it but couldn't read the nameplate.  It's the much scarcer LS-11 
250 ohm input.  Later models used the LS-590/U which looks like an LS-166/U but 
has a PL-55 plug (actually PJ-055B) and is switchable 250/4000 and a handy 
thing to have on the bench.



In a message dated 5/8/2007 2:49:45 PM Central Standard Time, 
drhouse at nadcomm.com writes: 
> The facsimile machine used in Flags of our Fathers belongs to our  
> museum.  It is a TXC-1 donated to the museum by John Leonard, KG6OFF.  
> The power supply and cables were donated by Robert Downs, WA5CAB, as  
> was the speaker.  Although we do own the matching convertor we did  
> not hook it up as it was a stand alone application and not actually  
> attached to a receiver.  When UPS delivered the cables, speaker and  
> power supply they had broken the rectifier tube.  Thanks to the  
> efforts of George Hutchison, W7TTY and Glen Galati, KA7BOJ they were  
> able to overnight the correct tube so that the machine could run  
> properly when filmed the following day.
> 
> The TXC-1 and its associated hardware is in storage at the San Diego  
> State University Library to be part of a display in the not too  
> distant future.
> 
> The rest of the equipment in the scene belongs to the property  
> department of Warner Brothers and is not functional to the best of my  
> knowledge.
> 
> Much blood, sweat and tears went into that short scene.
> 
> 73,
> 
> Don, K9TTY
> http://www.nadcomm.com
> http://www.webshots.com/user/realstuff
> 
> On 8 May 2007, at 8:04 AM, Roy Morgan wrote:
> 
> Don,
> 
> Was it you who rented the equipment to the Flags of Our Fathers"  
> production?
> 
> Here's a question just posted on the Hallicrafters list.
> 
> Roy
> 
> 
> 
> >From: "Roger Basford" <roger at new-gate.co.uk>
> >To: <hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
> >Subject: [Hallicrafters] MOVIE RECEIVER MYSTERY SOLVED
> >Date: Tue, 8 May 2007 10:11:55 +0100
> 
> >... can anyone ID the radio equipment and FAX machine used in the  
> >opening shots of Clint Eastwood's "Flags Of Our Fathers"? It was  
> >being used to send the photos of the Iwo Jima flag-raising back to  
> >the US.
> >
> >73,
> >
> >Roger Basford/G3VKM
> 
> 

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