[JMS] James_Millen_Society Digest, Vol 121, Issue 2

Tue Mar 17 15:56:07 EDT 2026

I need a coupling unit too.
I had a good adventure with my Variarm.
It came with a bad curtain burner cord and I didn't want to deal with a big, hot resistor, 
so I converted it to use higher filament voltage tubes, 50L6, 50Y6, 12K8.
With a three wire power cord, I'm happily using it in some vintage setups.
I've also made 80 m contacts from NC to the Midwest, NY, and FL, with a screaming 2W of RF, to my 80m loop. Reports were 579 or so, even before they knew I was QRP.
Changing the osc tube was messy and the shock mounts were toast, but I did it.
Stability is excellent!
Wilson
W4BOH

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Today's Topics:

  1. Re: WTB: Millen 90700 Vari-Arm Coupling Unit (THOMAS SMITH)
  2. Re: WTB: Millen 90700 Vari-Arm Coupling Unit (TOM SNEED)
  3. Re: WTB: Millen 90700 Vari-Arm Coupling Unit (Brian Harris)

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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2026 07:00:44 -0500
From: THOMAS SMITH <n5ama at att.net<mailto:n5ama at att.net>>
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Subject: Re: [JMS] WTB: Millen 90700 Vari-Arm Coupling Unit
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Gordon, I was unable to locate my Variarm VFO. There is one on epay right now. The price is currently very low so you may be able to snag one at a reasonable price.
Good luck,
Tom N5AMA

Sent from my iPad

> On Mar 14, 2026, at 5:35?PM, THOMAS SMITH via James_Millen_Society <james_millen_society at mailman.qth.net<mailto:james_millen_society at mailman.qth.net>> wrote:
> 
> ?Hi Gordon, I have the later VFO and had the Vari-arm VFO in the recent past. I packed up the Millen collection for a move to the new shack a few years ago and haven?t seen it recently so it may still be packed. I recently made the decision to sell off my Millen stuff because I?m probably never going to put together a Millen station which was my original intent. The rack mounted Millen equipment is in a rack cabinet but the non-rack mounted stuff is still in storage boxes. I?ll look around in the boxes but it will take me several days to make that happen.
> Tom N5AMA
> 
> Sent from my iPad
> 
>> On Mar 14, 2026, at 4:20?PM, gfsmith via James_Millen_Society <james_millen_society at mailman.qth.net<mailto:james_millen_society at mailman.qth.net>> wrote:
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>> ?Hi Everyone,I own a Millen Vari-Arm 90700 exciter/transmitter. Unfortunately, the coupling unit (the box on the end of the output coax) was removed from the transmitter by a prior owner. Would anyone have one of these units available for sale? Looking for the standard 80/40m unit. I know this is a "needle in the haystack" chase, but one never knows.
>> Please reply directly to me off list: gfsmith at cox.net<mailto:gfsmith at cox.net>
>> 73, Gordon KJ6IKT
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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2026 07:19:22 -0500 (CDT)
From: TOM SNEED <twsneed at comcast.net<mailto:twsneed at comcast.net>>
To: THOMAS SMITH <n5ama at att.net<mailto:n5ama at att.net>>,	The James Millen Society Members
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Subject: Re: [JMS] WTB: Millen 90700 Vari-Arm Coupling Unit
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The one on eBay is also missing the coupling unit that he wants.

Tom N0ZK

> On 03/16/2026 7:00 AM CDT THOMAS SMITH via James_Millen_Society <james_millen_society at mailman.qth.net<mailto:james_millen_society at mailman.qth.net>> wrote:
> 
>  
> Gordon, I was unable to locate my Variarm VFO. There is one on epay right now. The price is currently very low so you may be able to snag one at a reasonable price.
> Good luck,
> Tom N5AMA
> 
> Sent from my iPad
> 
> > On Mar 14, 2026, at 5:35?PM, THOMAS SMITH via James_Millen_Society <james_millen_society at mailman.qth.net<mailto:james_millen_society at mailman.qth.net>> wrote:
> > 
> > ?Hi Gordon, I have the later VFO and had the Vari-arm VFO in the recent past. I packed up the Millen collection for a move to the new shack a few years ago and haven?t seen it recently so it may still be packed. I recently made the decision to sell off my Millen stuff because I?m probably never going to put together a Millen station which was my original intent. The rack mounted Millen equipment is in a rack cabinet but the non-rack mounted stuff is still in storage boxes. I?ll look around in the boxes but it will take me several days to make that happen.
> > Tom N5AMA
> > 
> > Sent from my iPad
> > 
> >> On Mar 14, 2026, at 4:20?PM, gfsmith via James_Millen_Society <james_millen_society at mailman.qth.net<mailto:james_millen_society at mailmanqth.net>> wrote:
> >> 
> >> ?Hi Everyone,I own a Millen Vari-Arm 90700 exciter/transmitter. Unfortunately, the coupling unit (the box on the end of the output coax) was removed from the transmitter by a prior owner. Would anyone have one of these units available for sale? Looking for the standard 80/40m unit. I know this is a "needle in the haystack" chase, but one never knows.
> >> Please reply directly to me off list: gfsmith at cox.net<mailto:gfsmith at cox.net>
> >> 73, Gordon KJ6IKT
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Message: 3
Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2026 07:27:26 -0500
From: Brian Harris <cosmophone at yahoo.com<mailto:cosmophone at yahoo.com>>
To: TOM SNEED <twsneed at comcast.net<mailto:twsneed at comcast.net>>,
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Subject: Re: [JMS] WTB: Millen 90700 Vari-Arm Coupling Unit
Message-ID: <245C6112-1DAF-4980-AC3B-12C22CD2AB93 at yahoo.com<mailto:245C6112-1DAF-4980-AC3B-12C22CD2AB93 at yahoo.com>>
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I looked at that one on eBay but didn?t see the coupler. I just asked the seller about it. 
Sent from my iPhone

> On Mar 16, 2026, at 7:20?AM, TOM SNEED via James_Millen_Society <james_millen_society at mailman.qth.net<mailto:james_millen_society at mailman.qth.net>> wrote:
> 
> ?The one on eBay is also missing the coupling unit that he wants.
> 
> Tom N0ZK
> 
>> On 03/16/2026 7:00 AM CDT THOMAS SMITH via James_Millen_Society <james_millen_society at mailman.qth.net<mailto:james_millen_society at mailmanqth.net>> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> Gordon, I was unable to locate my Variarm VFO. There is one on epay right now. The price is currently very low so you may be able to snag one at a reasonable price.
>> Good luck,
>> Tom N5AMA
>> 
>> Sent from my iPad
>> 
>>>> On Mar 14, 2026, at 5:35?PM, THOMAS SMITH via James_Millen_Society <james_millen_society at mailman.qth.net<mailto:james_millen_society at mailman.qth.net>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> ?Hi Gordon, I have the later VFO and had the Vari-arm VFO in the recent past. I packed up the Millen collection for a move to the new shack a few years ago and haven?t seen it recently so it may still be packed. I recently made the decision to sell off my Millen stuff because I?m probably never going to put together a Millen station which was my original intent. The rack mounted Millen equipment is in a rack cabinet but the non-rack mounted stuff is still in storage boxes. I?ll look around in the boxes but it will take me several days to make that happen.
>>> Tom N5AMA
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPad
>>> 
>>>> On Mar 14, 2026, at 4:20?PM, gfsmith via James_Millen_Society <james_millen_society at mailman.qth.net<mailto:james_millen_society at mailmanqth.net>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> ?Hi Everyone,I own a Millen Vari-Arm 90700 exciter/transmitter. Unfortunately, the coupling unit (the box on the end of the output coax) was removed from the transmitter by a prior owner. Would anyone have one of these units available for sale? Looking for the standard 80/40m unit. I know this is a "needle in the haystack" chase, but one never knows.
>>>> Please reply directly to me off list: gfsmith at cox.net<mailto:gfsmith at cox.net>
>>>> 73, Gordon KJ6IKT
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