[NJARC] Uncle Bill Henderson's Radios :) :) :)
JOE CRO
n3ibx at verizon.net
Sat Oct 27 19:00:35 EDT 2007
Joe,
The is a formal request for a list of ALL transmitters
and receivers that you do *NOT* have. There must be at
least a half dozen.
John,
A half dozen transmitters and receivers I don't have? Actually, many
many more. Too many transmitters and receivers and not enough time, as the
song goes................
When I grow up, I want to be just like Bill Overbeck. Bill is my idol and
mentor!
Very Best Regards,
Joe Cro N3IBX
----- Original Message -----
From: "john ruccolo" <jr6v6gt at yahoo.com>
To: "New Jersey Antique Radio Club" <njarc at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2007 2:38 PM
Subject: Re: [NJARC] Uncle Bill Henderson's Radios :) :) :)
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> Joe,
>
> The is a formal request for a list of ALL transmitters
> and receivers that you do *NOT* have. There must be at
> least a half dozen.
>
> ;-)
>
> JR
>
> --- JOE CRO <n3ibx at verizon.net> wrote:
>
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>> 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
>> >
>> >
>> > --- 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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