[Lowfer] Re: GB> Great find!

[Dave Fouchey]

Ralph I don't have any specifics on the CE-21A but I would like to second
the use of Frequency Selective Voltmeters as LF and MF receivers, I use an
old Sierra FSVM for a Lowfer receiver and it works like a champ. Most folks
when they see them advertised have no idea what they are and pass them by,
a real shame as they make great receivers. We used them for maint. on wire
line carrier telephone systems which are for the most part long gone now. I
suspect there are many more of them out there to be found. Enjoy your new
toy Ralph.

73's
Dave Fouchey
WA4EMR 
Sterling Heights, MI

At 10:16 PM 4/19/2002 -0500, Ralph Hartwell wrote:
>Well, a few days ago, that great and well-known swapfest in cyberspace,
>yielded a very nice LF / MF receiver in the form of a Cushman CE-21A
>frequency selective voltmeter.  Strangely enough, no one but me bid on
>it, so I got it for $19.95 plus shipping - which ran another $20.00.  I
>think I got a pretty good deal!
>
>After unwrapping it and a liberal application of my Universal Equipment
>Cleaner, (Windex) it looked as good as new except for the normal wear
>marks and corner dings.  It also works fine, and I was able to
>recalibrate it in less than an hour.  It seems very stable, and it quite
>sensitive, with a noise floor of -119 dB.  It tunes 4 KHz to 9100 KHz.
>AM, LSB or USB.  IF Bandwidth is either 200 Hz or 2.3 KHz.   And I even
>got an almost complete operator and service manual with it.  Does anyone
>have any operating tips for this unit?
>
>Right now the CE-21A is feeding my dedicated SHMRG computer (100 MHz
>Pentium / W95 / minimal hardware for low power consumption)  which is
>running ARGO.  I'm watching it trace a very straight line across the
>screen as it tracks my calibration oscillator on 176.870 KHz.  It's a
>far more stable and sensitive receiver than my Sony ICF-2010.  Now to
>start listening for some signals!
>
>73,
>
>Ralph   W5JGV / WC2XSR / 13
>
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>
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