[Milsurplus] Re: Barans Surplus Email address?
Patrick Jankowiak
recycler at swbell.net
Fri Oct 21 20:51:37 EDT 2005
I have had dealings with Baran.
At the MVPA convention in Dallas, I bought a GRC-106 from Baran and he
agreed to ship me a missing part, which was the contact assembly for the
tuning drum in the amplifier. Additionally, he guaranteed the unit to be in
working order with nothing wrong with it except the missing part.
He would not later return e-mails or phone messages. There was a power
problem with the RT unit and three broken items in the amplifier, which
were unknown to me at the time. These undisclosed faults prevented the unit
from working. Still no contact assembly nor any communication nor
recompense for the malfunctions of the 'guaranteed to work' unit.
Including the GRC106, I had spent about $700 with him that day. Almost
bought another radio on top of that, and now I am glad I did not! GRC-106's
were going for about $400 at the time. I suppose that does not matter
however. It's as easy to cheat someone who spends $700 as to cheat them out
of $5 when you are far away and out of touch the day after, eh? He should
have just told me it was broken or a parts unit. I might have still bought
it, for I am very good at fixing GRC-106's.
I gave up trying to get a response. I finally bought the parts from a
-reputable- dealer here in Texas and fixed the radio at my own time and
expense.
about 8 hours labor to replace the drum contact assembly, DC power
connection on the RT unit, the amplifier RF output tuning unit, and two
coils in the tuning drum which were found to be bad.
But let's not haggle about what my time is worth. The dishonorable behavior
of this dealer and the costs, about $120, of the parts I had to buy speak
for themselves.
good luck.
PJ
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> 1. Barans Surplus Email address? (B. smith)
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> 3. Needed: manual for WRR-3 to buy (Mike Davidsen)
> 4. FTGH mil-type xtals (ejones at hiwaay.net)
> 5. Re: AN/WRT-2 (Scott Johnson)
> 6. Re: Ye gods and little fishes! An RAL-7 (telegrapher at att.net)
> 7. More on the AN/WRT-2 (Kenneth G. Gordon)
> 8. Wanted junker TBX-1,2,3,4,5,6 (Hue Miller)
> 9. Front panel ARC-2 needed - also Manual (Dave)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 12:00:09 -0400
> From: "B. smith" <smithab11 at comcast.net>
> Subject: [Milsurplus] Barans Surplus Email address?
> To: "milsurplus" <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
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> Anyone got a email address for the famous Michael Baranosky fo Baran's
> Surplus?
>
>
> Thanks
>
> Breck k4che
> Dover, Delaware
> Annt nutten in Dover except
> Chickens, a NASCAR track,
> and hams that can't solder.
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
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> Message: 2
> Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 16:14:16 +0000
> From: "D C *Mac* Macdonald" <k2gkk at hotmail.com>
> Subject: RE: [Milsurplus] Barans Surplus Email address?
> To: smithab11 at comcast.net, milsurplus at mailman.qth.net
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> If you don't get it by evening, I'll get it
> for you off a package I received from him.
> I am at work right now.
>
> Mac, K2GKK/5
>
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: "B. smith" <smithab11 at comcast.net>
> To: "milsurplus" <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: [Milsurplus] Barans Surplus Email address?
> Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 12:00:09 -0400
>
>
> Anyone got a email address for the famous Michael Baranosky fo Baran's
> Surplus?
>
>
> Thanks
>
> Breck k4che
> Dover, Delaware
> Annt nutten in Dover except
> Chickens, a NASCAR track,
> and hams that can't solder.
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
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> Message: 3
> Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 09:19:29 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Mike Davidsen <mike_davidsen at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [Milsurplus] Needed: manual for WRR-3 to buy
> To: milsurplus at mailman.qth.net
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> Anyone have a manual or a copy of the manual for a
> WRR-3 receiver? Please let me know, Thanks.
>
>
> Mike
> mike_davidsen at yahoo.com
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> Message: 4
> Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 11:34:16 -0500 (CDT)
> From: ejones at hiwaay.net
> Subject: [Milsurplus] FTGH mil-type xtals
> To: milsurplus at mailman.qth.net
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> de N4TGC Eric A. Jones, 6537 County Road 61, Florence AL 35634
>
> In looking for a 10.254166mc (123.05mc) CR-1 (ARC 14958) to go in a T-11,
> 13, or 363 (ARC Type 12) tx, I realized I have some xtals that may be of
> use to someone else - FTGH:
>
> 1. a couple of CR-15/U ( big three-legged jobs I think are used in TCS):
> both 79.991kc
>
> 2. a pair of BC-610 (FT-171) biggies, both 2360kc (order # 18229-PH-51)
>
> 3. another FT-171, marked 'for BC-499-A or BC-500-A', also FT-171. A Fred
> Link xtal, labeled 'second oscillator' - 5456kc
>
> 4. Midwest xtal holder MC-2, cylindrical style - bakelite with aluminum top
> labeled 7134kc. Note that there is NO xtal inside - this is just the
> holder!
>
> 5. four CR-1 (somewhat larger than 243, and with bigger pins - izzat same
> as FT-241?): a CR-1B/AR in 7300kc; an 8007.69kc, an 8223.077kc, and a
> modernish metal-cased v. in 3453.5kc marked "18s, trans".
>
> 5A. seven more alike the above, marked CR-1A/AR and equiv., in 7877.77kc
> (141.8T) and 8112.5kc (141.8R); three 121.9mc (10158.33kc), two 121.7
> (10141.66), 122.5mc (10208.33kc), and 126.18mc (10515.000)
>
> 6. a quad of BAD FT-243's with removable covers - originally 7126, 7140,
> 7160, and 7165kc, none osc correctly
>
> 7.an FT-243 for Channel 355 (7800kc) dated 'yesterday': Oct 19, 1944
>
> 8. two largish 'Marconi Canada' xtals - pin spacing is the same 3/4" as the
> FT-171, but with 1/8" solid pins rather than banana - both 8960kc
>
> 9. a BC-669 rcvr xtal DC-35, Chan 2816kc (actual 3201kc, for 385kc i.f.)
> Has same pin spacing as #8, but larger in dia. (5/32"), also solid
>
> 10. another xtal with 3/4" pin spacing of the 1/8" Marconi Canada size,
> labeled Apelco (applied Electronics) - 3193kc
>
> I also have a selection of CB and 2-3mc xtals, but I'll list them elsewhere
> - query if you're not on the mailman.qth.net BA list. Anybody got any ARC
> Type 12 xtals or C-boxes, access., anything?
> e
>
>
>
>
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> Message: 5
> Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 20:21:44 -0700
> From: "Scott Johnson" <scottjohnson1 at cox.net>
> Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] AN/WRT-2
> To: <david_jackson at agilent.com>
> Cc: milsurplus at mailman.qth.net
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> An even better approach is to use a solid state motor drive, one in
> particular, a TECO unit , will produce 5KVA at 20-400 Hz three phase, from a
> 230VAC single phase source, so you can power 400 Hz stuff as well! I am
> using a couple of them now with no problems. They are also small, silent,
> and relatively inexpensive ($200-300 on the bay)
>
> Scott
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <david_jackson at agilent.com>
> To: <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2005 3:36 PM
> Subject: [Milsurplus] AN/WRT-2
>
>
> Ken:
>
> You don't need to re-wire your house. There are rotary converters (and
> electronic) used by the lathe/milling machine crowd that takes single phase
> and converts it to 3 phase. It is essentially a three phase motor connected
> to run on single phase and the three windings are used to drive other 3
> phase motors. Search for rotary converters and you should find some.
>
> Try this website for starters:
>
> http://www.elect-spec.com/rotary.htm
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dave Jackson
> Intel Field Engineer
> (408) 345-8304
>
> Message: 8
> Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2005 09:18:44 -0700
> From: "Kenneth G. Gordon" <kgordon at moscow.com>
> Subject: [Milsurplus] AN/WRT-2
> To: Milsurplus at mailman.qth.net
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> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII
>
> Thanks for the info, guys. That three phase power requirement would
> mean an extensive re-build of the PS in order to use it in MY house.
> Although I do have 220 VAC, I sure as heck don't have three phase
> power.
>
> Oh, well. The transmitter in question is part of an estate I am helping to
> sort out for the daughter.
>
> I have always wanted a 2 - 30 Mhz, all-mode, 500 watt output (or more)
> transmitter to go along with the R-390A.
>
> Never know when you might need it.
>
> But I guess this isn't it. Shucks.
>
> Ken W7EKB
>
>
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> Message: 6
> Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 20:22:55 -0700
> From: telegrapher at att.net
> Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] Ye gods and little fishes! An RAL-7
> To: "Kenneth G. Gordon" <kgordon at moscow.com>
> Cc: Milsurplus at mailman.qth.net
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> YEp, same guy I bought an R-4C from. there's more to this story.
>
> Larry
> W0OGH
>
>
>
> Kenneth G. Gordon wrote:
>
>
>> Item number: 5820962142
>>
>> Ken W7EKB
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> Message: 7
> Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 22:53:24 -0700
> From: "Kenneth G. Gordon" <kgordon at moscow.com>
> Subject: [Milsurplus] More on the AN/WRT-2
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> OK. I have decided that if there is any way possible, I would love to
> have the subject transmitter.
>
> So, I am asking the collective wisdom what might be a fair price to offer
> the heiress for it.
>
> If you don't remember what it is about, I will quickly refresh the memory
> banks:
>
> As far as I have been able to determine, it is complete, but has not
> been used in quite some time. It is extremely dirty inside.
>
> The power supply has also been converted from 220/440 3 phase input
> to 220 VAC single-phase by a previous Navy MARS member in 1984,
> who used it regularly on the air at that time.
>
> I have the original manual for it, along with one of those thick card-
> stock Quick Setup Guides.
>
> It resides, at the moment, not over 4 miles from my home in a heated
> garage.
>
> It would require considerable cleaning up, then trouble-shooting to get
> it back on the air.
>
> Also, my dear wife is going to Illinois soon to visit her aged mother, so I
> will have a "window of opportunity" so to speak. :-)
>
> Any advice and suggestions from you all would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Ken W7EKB
>
>
> ------------------------------
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> Message: 8
> Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 00:24:43 -0700
> From: "Hue Miller" <kargo_cult at msn.com>
> Subject: [Milsurplus] Wanted junker TBX-1,2,3,4,5,6
> To: <Milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
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> I can use a not-restoreworthy junker or two of TBX early model,
> i mean the one with 837 transmitter. Mostly need some front panel
> componenets.
> Tnx- Hue Miller
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 9
> Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 17:48:35 +1000
> From: "Dave" <davprin1 at optusnet.com.au>
> Subject: [Milsurplus] Front panel ARC-2 needed - also Manual
> To: <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
> Message-ID: <00ef01c5d613$f6b4e4a0$f3f031d2 at homexgvjsxcr8f>
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>
> G'day all,
>
> I am looking for a front panel to suit ARC-2 (or 2A) to replace a non
> original 19" rack panel that was modded onto my mine.
>
> Also, does anyone have an ARC-2 manual scanned as a file, please?
>
> Please reply off list to davprin1 at optusnet.com.au
>
> Cheers and thanks
> Dave
> VK4KDP
>
>
>
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