[NJARC] Uncle Bill Henderson's Radios :) :) :)

Sat Oct 27 10:08:44 EDT 2007

Scott,
         If you enjoy your BC-348 rx, you NEED it's matching transmitter, 
namely the autotune "ART-13". It uses a single 813 modulated by a pair of 
811's. The original DY12 dynamotor would be great to have as it's power 
supply, but you can whip up a 28V/1250V supply that would work FB. Both the 
BC-348 and ART-13 were standard equipment in the famous B-29 "flying 
fortress". If you'd like to see one in operation, let me know and you're 
welcome to stop over and do so, and get a "gander" at the homebrew supply I 
use with it. Everything is built into a mechanics tool cart, including all 
of the meters.

Once you get "bit" with playing with a ART-13, you'll be hooked. Think of 
having a medium power AM/CW/MCW (modulated CW) 100W+ class rig that you can 
preset everything from loading and tune, down to the frequency. All you do 
is flaick a switch and within 24 seconds (per milspec) you'll be ready to 
modulate the aether!

Mod-U-Later, and keep on having fun with stuff that glows!

             Joe Cro N3IBX

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Scott Roberts" <ng19delta at yahoo.com>
To: "New Jersey Antique Radio Club" <njarc at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2007 12:09 AM
Subject: Re: [NJARC] Uncle Bill Henderson's Radios :) :) :)

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> Well, the BC-348Q works reasonably! Had a bad 5Y3GT in
> the power supply(RCA homebrew in place of the
> dynamotor) which I replaced with a 5V4. Does not fit
> properly- but works out of the case, which is good for
> testing. Listened to all the bands, figured out how
> everything seems to work.
>
> Was flipping, about to switch off, and hit a station
> at 3.225 playing Glenn Miller music. Something Just
> Right about that- Glenn Miller playing on a WWII
> bomber radio...  :)
>
> Scott
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> --- Scott Roberts <ng19delta at yahoo.com> wrote:
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>> At long last, I have arrived home with an assemblage
>> I
>> had been considering for a while, and waiting to
>> receive since my Aunt asked me last month if I knew
>> anybody who would want... My late Uncle Bill
>> Henderson's Ham and SW radios!
>>
>> Uncle Bill had been a "Mickey Man", or radar
>> operator/mechanic with the 8th Air Force in England.
>> >From what I understand, he made a couple combat
>> missions, but usually was in the repair shop, fixing
>> early Radar. After the war, he took a job with a
>> small
>> tech firm called "RCA" in Lancaster, Pa. Involved
>> with
>> the development of color television, he remained
>> with
>> the company until the mid 1980s. During the 35 years
>> with RCA he made many trips overseas, including a
>> few
>> to Taiwan, Mexico and Russia(before we won the Cold
>> War), to instruct people in how to work with color
>> tv
>> and other tubes. Uncle Bill was always a nice
>> country
>> boy from Paris, Arkansas- his drawl never left, and
>> was my favorite uncle growing up... After his
>> youngest
>> son (of 8 children!) passed away in an auto
>> accident,
>> he was never quite the same; he developed
>> Alzheimers,
>> and passed away in 2002. I still think of him from
>> time to time, and wish I had the chance to talk
>> radios
>> with him now.
>>
>> Now that I've introduced him, let me tell you about
>> the radios which my Aunt Mildred passed on to me
>> from
>> his "radio shack", long cold now, and in need of
>> TLC.
>> All have a heavy coat of dust, but I am pretty sure
>> they will clean up nicely. I have not looked up what
>> most of these do yet- if anyone can let me know
>> their
>> true potential, I'd appreciate it...
>>
>> To start with, a Hallicrafters "Sky Champion", which
>> appears to be a receiver;
>>
>> Another Hallicrafters set, a "Super Sky Rider",
>> which
>> appears to be a transmitter/receiver;
>>
>> A Heathkit HX-20, which also appears to be a
>> transmitter/receiver, (along with a homebrew power
>> supply for it);
>>
>> A Johnson Messenger 250 CB radio;
>>
>> A brown bakelite or plastic RCA wedge shaped wall
>> speaker;
>>
>> A nice CW key, looks like another nice one I have,
>> with ball bearing pivots;
>>
>> And last, but not least, the one I had really,
>> REALLY,
>> been hoping for, a Wells-Gardner BC-348Q, with a tag
>> marked "Equipment Development Lab", and which had
>> been
>> given to him after he retired, by the RCA plant when
>> they were cleaning out their old storage. Having
>> looked inside this one quickly, I have high hopes
>> for
>> some nice listening.
>>
>> I intend to use these in my own "radio shack", along
>> with my Hallicrafters HT-37 & SX-111 Mk. 1
>>
>> Thanks for reading along- hope you enjoyed the
>> story:
>> I would have shown one of the radios, and told all
>> this  at RCA show and tell last month, but some
>> unforeseen circumstances occured.
>>
>> Scott
>>
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