[Milsurplus] MN-20E Loop questions

[Michael St. Angelo]

I promise not to modify the loop. However, it will be connected to
a solid state preamp. Is that a serious offense?

I've taken an interest in early aeronautical communication and 
radionavigation systems.
Enjoyed your webpage.

Mike


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lloyd KK7IZ" <kk7iz at cox.net>
To: "Michael St. Angelo" <mstangelo at comcast.net>; 
<milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, April 23, 2005 8:28 PM
Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] MN-20E Loop questions


> If you harm a hair on that loops head I will have all the demons left over 
> from the cutting room floors of all the Steven Kings movies at your door.
> Thanx
> Lloyd  KK7IZ
> kk7iz at cox.net
>
> Lloyd Godsey  KK7IZ
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Michael St. Angelo" <mstangelo at comcast.net>
> To: <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Saturday, April 23, 2005 5:15 PM
> Subject: [Milsurplus] MN-20E Loop questions
>
>
> I had some spare time on a rainy Saturday afternoon and went through some 
> surplus.
> I found a MN-20E loop antenna and MN-52H controller I bought from G&G 
> radio in 1982.
> (The recipt was still in the box). I intended to construct a VLF loop 
> preamplifer with this loop
> but things like marriage, career, etc. got in the way.
>
> I'm back on the project. The antenna has a 6 pin Cannon connector. Would 
> anyone know the
> designation or pinout of this connector or have a schematic of the loop? 
> I'll check with William Perry to
> see if he has the plug.
>
> Anyone remember G&G radio? In the 1960's, the showroom was located on 
> Warren street in downtown
> Manhattan. As a teenager, I used to visit it along with the remaining 
> surplus stores such as Leeds Radio
> and Barry Electronics to pick up my share of command sets and surplus 
> parts.
>
> I started working downtown in 1976 and the store was repalced with an 
> electronics retailer..
> I found out G&G was operating out of the second floor. I visited the store 
> and it probably hadn't changed
> since the 1940's. Lots of surplus radios, radar sets and mine detectors in 
> the original boxes.
> I should have picked up lots more besides the loop antenna but surplus 
> didn't have the mystique
> it has today.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mike N2MS
>
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