[Premium-Rx] WTB: Watkins Johnson 8940 Tempest Rx System

[David Schofield]

Hi,

I have a complete system, minus the desk (I couldn't fit it in the car 
so had to leave it behind), with all cables, and a pretty much complete 
set of manuals, some paper, others PDF's.

It needs a load of work to restore it, I've never seen it running, and 
lots of magic blue smoke escaped from the controllers mains EMI filter 
when I tried to tentatively power it up a few years back.

I can supply PDF's and scan anything else as required, I don't think 
it's practical to ship it back across the pond though..... :-)

It's a big job and waiting for me to either retire, or have enough time 
on my hands to start the restoration job.

Cheers,
Dave.S.


On 23/05/2018 14:11, W2HX wrote:
> Sounds fascinating. Where can one findany photos of such a system? Google didn't help.
>
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> From: Jeff Kruth via Premium-Rx <premium-rx at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2018 4:35 AM
> To: ka2ivy at verizon.net; Premium-Rx at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Premium-Rx] WTB: Watkins Johnson 8940 Tempest Rx System
>
> Hi Bruce!
>
>
> I have two of them and would part with one.  They cost me a bit back in the day. Complete system, desk and all, cables etc.  I may even have some documents for loan to copy. We can discuss the price. Shipping would be by freight or you could pick it up.  These were functional units when I bought them, and have been in storage (in my lab) ever since. Never got around to using them, so they have sat in the corner. Not many were made, and at one point WJ had a sale for one of mine to Denmark, as WJ did not want to build a one-off. It was from this that I learned they were $300K. Did not come through. This was back just at the time the Clinton Admin killed the Tempest requirement.
> They are really quite the thing!
>
> 73
> Jeff Kruth
> WA3ZKR
>
> In a message dated 5/22/2018 8:29:15 PM Eastern Standard Time, ka2ivy at verizon.net writes:
>
>
> I happened upon a brochure for the Watkins-Johnson WJ-8940 receiver in
>
> the desk console. Has anyone seen one of these, and even more important,
> does anyone have a project one they are willing to part with? It looks
> like a neat rig, restoring one would be quite a project but that's the
> kind of puzzle and challenge I would like.
>
>   Bruce Gentry, KA2IVY
>
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