[JMS] Millen S/N List

Fri Jul 22 20:01:42 EDT 2005

Bob,

I agree with Don, the list looks great! A couple of additions to the 
comments section for my listings. For my 90831 modulator: "half moon" 
meter. For my 90881 amp: when I bought it from Ralph at JME a few years 
back he told me that this amp was the "lab" unit used at the Millen 
company, hence the low serial of the last complete 90881 amp JME ever sold.

73,  Gary - WA4IAM

Bob Sullivan wrote:

> Gary, Don, et al ...
>
> Here is a first cut at a S/N page for Millen. Send corrections, 
> additions to me. I'll make it "pretty" later - put items in order, etc 
> ...
>
> http://www.isquare.com/millen/serial-numbers.htm
>
> Eventually the entire Millen site will be available - give me a little 
> time. Hi.
>
> Don, I agree with your "variations" comments. It's amazing the 
> differences. Having been in the electronic manufacturing business (my 
> former company made the Advanced Radio Devices auto-tune amplifiers) I 
> can tell you that especially when building in low volume, there are 
> plenty of changes from unit to unit. I am looking at two Millen VFO's 
> and there are many differences - in fact, the cabinet's are different 
> sizes (!) (close, but different); wiring layout is different; 
> components are different, knobs are different; etc, etc. This makes 
> collecting all the more fun. Hi.
>
> 73, Bob
> WØYVA
> Personal site: http://www.isquare.com/personal_pages/ras-hardware.htm
>
>
>
>
> At 11:01 PM 7/21/2005, Don Buska wrote:
>
>> Gary,
>>
>> The large panel 90831 modulator we saw at the AWA conference several 
>> years back did not have an ID Plate (Variation 1 on our JMS website).
>> Thus no serial number.  Besides the catalog picture of that variation 
>> 1 modulator and the physical one we saw at the fest I've never come 
>> across one again.  Hey, maybe that was the only one in existence.
>>
>> Speaking of model variations.  One of the old Millen brochure copies 
>> I have has a picture of a first version of the 90711 VFO.  It looks 
>> much different from the ones we all see as it has the standard Millen 
>> vernier dial assembly that has the large rectangular logging 
>> display.  Those who have older Millen parts catalogs will see this in 
>> their standard off-the-shelf offering.  That's something for us 
>> Millen collectors to always keep our eyes open for.  Items which may 
>> appear to be home built using Millen parts could be early 
>> manufacturer versions of  later well established products.  Then 
>> again I'm sure most of you are like me and can smell the Millen parts 
>> at swapfests from 100 feet away, hi hi.  I'll always inspect everyone 
>> of those red and black Millen boxes on and under the tables!
>>
>> For me part of the fun working with the Millen stuff is that many of 
>> the products had some serious variations over the years, but the part 
>> numbers remained the same.  Like the 9090* scopes that went from 2X2 
>> tube power supply to using the later solid-state Millen module supply.
>> They never changed the part numbers.  Probably more common in radios 
>> between 1930 and the mid-50's.  After that we started to see the 
>> suffix variations like A, B, C etc. added to the model numbers from 
>> all manufacturers.  Millens Grid Dip meter is a good example of later 
>> suffixing of model numbers.  I guess it's an indication of the 
>> advancement of modern marketing.  That "New and Improved" mindset.
>>
>> 73
>>
>> Don N9OO
>>
>>
>> Gary Carter wrote:
>>
>>> Here's all my Millen equipment to date Bob:
>>>
>>> 90700   Variarm VFO               #259
>>>
>>> 90711   VFO                             #358
>>>
>>> 90801   HF Transmitter              #129
>>>
>>> 90831   Modulator                     #51
>>>
>>> 90881   500 Watt Amp              #97
>>>
>>> 90902   2" Scope                       #450
>>>
>>> 90903   3" Scope                       #658
>>>
>>> 92101   Preamp                         #160
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Yea Don, I saw that S/N #1 grid dipper on eBay too. I'm glad it 
>>> checked out as original. Pretty nice pickup by N4XY!
>>>
>>> I'm particularly interested to find out the S/N ranges for the 
>>> modulators that have the original square meters. As you can see from 
>>> my list the modulator I have with the "half moon" meter and the 3" 
>>> high front panel has a pretty low number. Don, did you happen to 
>>> take note of the S/N on that 5" high(?) front panel modulator with 
>>> the "half moon" meter we saw at the AWA conference a few years back? 
>>> The only place I've seen that version displayed was in one of the 
>>> Millen factory catalogs from the early sixties.
>>>
>>> Ok JMS members, dig out your Millen equipment. Lets have some more 
>>> serial numbers for the master list!
>>>
>>> 73, Gary - WA4IAM
>>>
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