[Milsurplus] Tuning the ART-13/BC-348

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Local guy here has built up a couple of AC supplies for his two
ART-13's.  One of them is an RCAF unit.  But anyway, he's running about
175 W carrier out of it.  I told him he was to hot but what do i know. 
He's got lots of years behind him building big amps and stuff along with
some broadcasting and says it isn't hurting the 813 a bit.  Okkkkkkkk. 
But then, what do i know.  I don't think he's done the pencil test tho.

Larry
W0OGH


Bob Wilder wrote:
> 
> Just a short story about a stupid (ME) operator.  When the BC-375 was
> replaced by the ART-13, operators found that maximum output was not
> achieved by looking at the meters.  Normal procedure was to take your
> pencil and draw arc off the ART-13 antenna terminal.  Longer the arc,
> greater the power.  Being a ground radio operator, at one time I was on a
> flight to Washington in an old C-47.
> so I tuned up the ART-13 in the ham bands.  Without thinking what I was
> doing, I grabbed a mechanical pencil from my pocket and proceeded to draw
> an arc.  Boy did that smart. Thereafter only carried wooden pencils when
> flying.
> 
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