[MRCA] Fwd: CQ de M0MGA (VMARS UK)

Tue Jan 23 16:39:22 EST 2024

Very cool!  When I was a JN and before that a budding SWL, one of our neighbors was a regional sales engineer for NY for Gates.  He gave me one of their hard bound catalogs probably around 1964-1965. Next to the 1964 ARRL handbook that Gates catalog was what I would read the most ink off the pages of in study hall.  Not sure where it went, it may have disappeared in a house move in 1977 along with my trusty Lafayette “coffin” bug semiautomatic key.  The Gates and the RCA broadcast equipment catalogs are online at the World Radio History website.

73 de Chris AJ1G
Stonington CT

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> On Jan 23, 2024, at 15:07, Rob Flory <farmer.rob.flory at gmail.com> wrote:
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> OK, I was able to read a few of the labels and see "Packed by Gates" another clue.
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> https://www.transmitter.be/gat-hf1.html    
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>> On Tue, Jan 23, 2024 at 11:36 AM Martin Smyth <msmyth243 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi Rob, Al and Team,
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>> That’s the first clue that we’ve received from anyone, so getting excited now.
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>> I have more coils in boxes (New In Box) unopened, but with different frequency ranges, of the same style.
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>> Thes coils have been “kicking around” our members for some time and nobody has come up with any answer here in UK, so I thought I’d try you guys across the pond, from where they came from 😊.
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>> So perhaps not military (unless there were military and civilian versions of a piece of equipment)
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>> Any further information appreciated.
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>> One is Oscillator Coil MI-796-E-1 made by RCA Victor Division, New Jersey.
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>> Another one is Power Amplifier Coils 4500-6000 Kc MI-8478-E-1 also made by RCA Victor of New Jersey.
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>> Martin
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>> M0MGA
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>> VMARS member Welcome To Vintage and Military Amateur Radio Society : Vintage & Military Amateur Radio Society (vmars.org.uk)
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>> From: Rob Flory <farmer.rob.flory at gmail.com> 
>> Sent: 23 January 2024 16:18
>> To: Al Klase <ark at ar88.net>
>> Cc: Military Radio Collectors Association <mrca at mailman.qth.net>; msmyth243 at gmail.com
>> Subject: Re: [MRCA] Fwd: CQ de M0MGA (VMARS UK)
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>> Did RCA make any BC-339?
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>> MI stands for Master Index, used by RCA for their commercial stuff. 
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>> On Mon, Jan 22, 2024 at 3:17 PM Al Klase <ark at ar88.net> wrote:
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>> Can anyone help Martin by identifying these RCA coils?
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>> CQ de M0MGA (VMARS UK)
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>> Mon, 22 Jan 2024 20:05:33 -0000
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>> Martin Smyth <msmyth243 at gmail.com>
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>> ARK at AR88.net
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>> Hello,
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>> I’m trying to make contact with someone in the States regarding vintage AM equipment and I’ve heard you guys over the years on the old military radio net (WEBSDR) and wanted to try and get in touch.  I think we’ve spoken by patching through in the past.
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>> My name is Martin (M0MGA) and I operate a lot on 3.615Mhz on AM with vintage wireless such as WS12, WS19, WS62, DX100U, ART13 Clansman radio’s and much more.
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>> Here in UK we are trying to identify some coils which look like BC610 coils but we don’t think they are.  Can you help along with your colleagues possibly.
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>> The first one is Oscillator Coil MI-796-E-1 made by RCA Victor Division, New Jersey.
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>> The second one is Power Amplifier Coils 4500-6000 Kc MI-8478-E-1 also made by RCA Victor of New Jersey.
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>> Many thanks in advance.
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>> Best wishes,
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>> Martin
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>> Member of VMARS: Welcome To Vintage and Military Amateur Radio Society : Vintage & Military Amateur Radio Society (vmars.org.uk)
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>> Bay Tree House
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