[Milsurplus] [Fwd: Re: [Fwd: [armyradios] More of WA6UBE's equipment]]

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The 800 cps unit is 99% certainty for the Navy TBW transmitter set.  It has 
(or had) a Navy nameplate on it which should read in part "CDO-73004-(*)".  
Where "(*)" might be <blank>, <A> or <B>.

In a message dated 7/11/2011 7:33:46 PM Central Daylight Time, 
jfor at quik.com writes: 
> 
> ---------------------------- Original Message ----------------------------
> Subject: Re: [Fwd: [armyradios] More of WA6UBE's equipment]
> From:    "Carla" <carla.satra at earthlink.net>
> Date:    Mon, July 11, 2011 5:19 pm
> To:      jfor at quik.com
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> Hi, John,
> 
> I should have done a better description of that Kohler genset........its
> rated for 800 Watts power output, (and, allegedly, its a nominal 1KW
> unit which was de-rated for some specific continuous-duty
> operation.......I say 'allegedly' as there was a 'thread' about these in
> the old engine collectors internet site, some time ago, and someone said
> that was info from an old manual), but it runs at the common 60 cycles AC.
> 
> I've seen some 400Hz AC gensets, but never any for 800Hz.........fact
> is, I didn't know that any 800Hz gensets were ever built.......what sort
> of equipment would use 800 cycle power?
> 
> Yes, if  you'd like to pass my info along to that board, thank
> you..............as I said, this gear really needs to find good
> homes........ : )
> 
> ...
> 
> cheers
> 
> Carla
> 
> 
> 
> On 7/11/2011 5:01 PM, J. Forster wrote:
> >Hi Carla,
> >
> >Those Gensets are rare, especally with the accessories! .....
> >
> >A better place to post them would be MilSurplus. I can forward your post,
> >if you like.
> >
> >I'd love the 800 Hz one, but cannot handle it.
> >
> >Best,
> >
> >-John
> >
> >================
> >
> >
> >
> >---------------------------- Original Message 
> ----------------------------
> >Subject: [armyradios] More of WA6UBE's equipment
> >From:    "Carla"<carla.satra at earthlink.net>
> >Date:    Mon, July 11, 2011 4:40 pm
> >To:      armyradios at yahoogroups.com
> >
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> >Hello, armyradios,
> >
> >I'm getting back to trying to find good homes for more of Tricia's gear.
> >
> >Can anyone here use her Harris RF301A?
> >
> >This is the one which can be seen on the upper left of the equipment
> >rack, in the earlier photos of our comms shelter.
> >
> >Tricia got it in 1990 or '91. We got it for $500 then, what would be a
> >fair price to ask for it today?
> >
> >It was then, and appears to still be, in really clean, excellent, well
> >maintained, etc., etc. condition. Tricia went through the unit, checked
> >it out and set up the alignments. It was in good working order when she
> >took it out of the shelter to fit a 6mtr rig in its place. It has one
> >minor modification, which, if I remember correctly, is a switch for 'key
> >down', but attenuated to some low-power wattage, xmit out for ant tuning.
> >
> >The unit is on its original vehicular shock mount. We have the
> >alternative original shock mount, with provision to fit the RF302 ant
> >coupler alongside the xcvr, for it also.
> >
> >I hope to be getting some more of the equipment, manuals, and parts out
> >of storage, photographed, and offered here in the coming month or so.
> >
> >Might anyone have any interest in either of the little gasoline gensets
> >I have here?
> >
> >One is a mid/late 1930's, or possibly WW2 vintage, 110VAC 800W
> >crank-start  Kohler, on a cast iron base, quite large and heavy for its
> >rating. Its grey, could be ex-Navy, but doesn't have the anchor stamp on
> >the data plate. It ran well, and put out power, when I checked it, a few
> >years ago.
> >
> >The other is a 1947 small rope-start 12VDC genset which was part of a
> >MAR 'landing party' comms setup. That one was 'new old stock' when we
> >got it, but we've run it maybe 10 or 12 hours on display at events. Its
> >still pretty much 'as new' and is in its sealed aluminum carry case, and
> >in the original large trunk type casing with spare parts, fuel and oil
> >tins, line-cords, etc.
> >
> >(If someone already has one of these MAR gensets, and would like to have
> >the cases, parts, etc, for 'original display/collectibility', or
> >whatever, I could be interested in turning loose of those parts, and
> >keeping the little genset by itself as reserve for power outages
> >here........its set up with a choice of 12V output for running comms
> >gear, or 14V for charging batteries........so that unit, with a battery
> >and inverter, would be a good light-duty power source, as its fairly
> >quiet and doesn't burn much fuel/hour.)
> >
> >I'm still finding boxes of crystals, for example, and any number of
> >little 'odds and ends' parts.....I'll try to get them sorted and
> >photographed fairly soon.......this stuff really needs to find good 
> homes.
> >
> >cheers
> >
> >Carla
> >
> >Here, if the 'link' works, is a photo of the Harris xcvr
> >
> ><img src=http://www.tactical-link.com/ebay/rf301a.jpg>
> >
> >
> 

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