[NJARC] Missing tube in SW converter
sgt88 at atlanticbb.net
sgt88 at atlanticbb.net
Sun Mar 10 11:49:22 EDT 2013
Hi all:
I picked up a 3 tube 1930's shortwave converter that has a missing tube.
It receives 200 to 20 meters in two band selections.
It has an AC cord.
There are no markings anyplace to be found...style-wise it looks very
similar to the Stewart Warner 301-a...which is a 4 tube unit.
It looks to be a commercial unit..not homebrew.
Mine has a Airline 24-A and a Arcturus 127...and the empty tube socket.
The only other item I can ID is a "Potter p/n 66?2B FCA????"...which looks
like a capacitor ...brown paper wrapping...4-1/4 x 1-5/8 x 1 inch having
four leads.
The missing tube socket is a 5-pin with no grid cap lead...one pin
connection goes to the 4-stator/3-rotor tuning capacitor.
Curiously, there is a 2-page typed instruction 'manual"...no ID on it
either...it references some station settings on the 0 to 100 tuning dial :
W1XAZ
W8XAL
W3ZAL ( how did a Bound Brook, NJ station get a "3" call? )
It's not a Marshall 738 nor Sparton ( 4 tube unit ).
Since I know that I'll get the tube type...I'll offer a lolly-pop prize to
get the schematic!!!
Thank you,
Steve T.
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