[Milsurplus] Re: [armyradios] R-807 Vs ART-13

[J. Forster]

If you don't have a web site, we'd be happy to put them up on
RoyalSignals.org.uk There are already some Russian radio manuals there, as well
as a bunch of ART-13 documentation.

-John



jcoward5452 at aol.com wrote:

> Wow,do have a web site to post pictures? It would be nice to see a
> visual comparison.
>  Thanks,
>             Jay KE6PPF
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jwatkins at omantel.net.om
> To: armyradios at yahoogroups.com; milsurplus at mailman.qth.net
> Sent: Sat, 9 Sep 2006 10:32 AM
> Subject: [armyradios] R-807 Vs ART-13
>
> Hi All,
>
> I now have the Russian R-807 that is the copy of the Collins ART-13/ATC
> transmitter. Amazing, great workmanship, and the only change that I can
> see
> between the R-807 and the ART-13 is that instead of a 12SA7 and a 12SL7,
> they used the 6 volt version 6SA7 and 6SL7. It also appears that this
> radio
> was possibly made as late as 1978, the tubes are late 70s, and are
> stamped
> that they were checked in the period from 1982 to 1992, which indicates
> that
> the radio was in use at least through that period. The date codes on
> many
> of the parts such as caps and coils are apparently late to mid 70s. I
> also
> received the dynamotor and the low freq antenna tuner, plus the straight
> key. All appear to be in very good condition, and well cared for. I will
> try to see what aircraft this set came out of, and also see if there is
> any
> information as to when it or the series were taken out of service. I now
> have an almost complete system with the RPS receiver and the R-807
> transmitter. Now to get them on the air from Muscat.
>
> Cheers,
>
> John WD5ENU/A45XV (may change, renewing the license)
>
> John Watkins ONPQ/32
>
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