[Premium-Rx] Microdyne 1100-AR

[Adam Farson]

Hi Nigel,

This reminds me of my efforts to obtain the technical manual for a WS62
which I purchased from a South African surplus dealer in 1962, for the
princely sum of £2. The set was in working order, but its 12V power
connector was damaged. I tried to obtain the manual and the part via local
contacts, only to be informed that the set - and its documentation - were
still "classified". A polite letter to Pye Telecomm in Cambridge yielded the
manual for the Civvy Street version, together with a new connector. The
magic words "new Ham" and "engineering student" turned the tumblers.

The set did not remain in my shack for long, as its 920 kHz spur at -10 dBc
wreaked havoc with a popular broadcast station on 917 kHz!

Cheers for now, 73,
Adam VA7OJ/AB4OJ
Ex: ZS1ZG, ZS6XT

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