[MRCA] W.S. #19 discussion

[D. Platt]

John,

Thanks for the comments, all well taken.  I did get a bit of improvement 
when aligning the receiver, admittedly not a great deal, however.  I 
concur with your assessment of the tinsel cord. Without those lugs that 
pierce the wire, one is at a severe disadvantage when trying to solder 
them.  That said, I have gotten away with it, sometimes.  What I was 
planning to do was make up a pigtail with a cable that's amenable to 
soldering.  How I might get the visual effect of the cotton cord, I've 
not figured out, yet.  I will look out on Ebay, etc, until I can find a 
plug.  What I'll do with this rig, other than add it to the collection, 
is unclear.  Its the getting it on the air that's all the fun...!!

Regards   Jeep - K3HVG


On 4/24/2013 1:26 PM, J. Forster wrote:
>> As I mentioned in an earlier post, I recently acquired a WS #19 MkII
>> setup with many accessories.  After doing some in-depth maintenance,
>> alignments,
> I've a half dozen WS19s, and none has required any alignment.
>
>> and some re-building I have the thing on the air.  This is
>> evidenced by being heard up and down the East coast this past Saturday
>> on the OMRN.  Not the strongest signal in the neighborhood, but heard,
>> none the less.  I am trying to cobble together the original headphones
>> and mics as virtually all the phone elements are bad.
> The only failure mode known for the mikes, is corrosion of a wire lead to
> the diaphragm. If they ar open at DC thay are no good, if not, they are
> good.
>
> snip...............

> They are called 'drop leads'. Watch eBay. They show up as spares. The drop
> leads and extension cords all use tinsel wire. They are HARD to
> reterminate. I would not cut the extensions up. The jackets are also
> whipped with fabric thread and laquered.
>
> -John
>
>
John,