[GreenKeys] Blue Lightning

[W2HX]

Wow. What a nice job. Those bottles in the rear, are they leyden jars? Has the AWA made a video on this one yet?


73 Eugene W2HX
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From: greenkeys-bounces at mailman.qth.net <greenkeys-bounces at mailman.qth.net> On Behalf Of Duncan Brown
Sent: Sunday, November 13, 2022 6:23 PM
To: Green Keys <greenkeys at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: [GreenKeys] Blue Lightning

The AWA Museum recently received a donation of "Blue Lightning", a replica of a 1910, 1/2 KW, Synchronous Rotary Spark Gap Transmitter.  It had been built by N4GG, in memory of his father, 2NJ.

This is not "OT", as can be seen in the next picture

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The motor driving the rotary spark gap is a "standard of the industry" unit:

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have fun,

Duncan
K2OEQ
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