[R-390] Interesting receiver

[mikea]

On Mon, Oct 23, 2006 at 06:44:51PM -0600, Transmaster wrote:
> Actually the handle is Transmaster which is taken from the Lysco 600
> Transmaster transmitter I have in my collection.  Despite the imposing
> name the Transmaster is one of the biggest turkeys ever pushed on a CW
> operator.  It is a single 807 transmitter of roughly 25 watts output.
> Because of awful voltage regulation it is chirpy and very drifty.  In
> fact in order to keep this piece of junk in the receiving parties
> bandpass you could not key it any faster then 6 wpm. I could fix it by
> adding better voltage regulation but I have other transmitters which
> work and are properly engineered so it is a display piece.
> 
> Trainmaster is a cool handle which, of course, is free for the taking.

So, Lysco is a second label from Swan, then? 

<G,D, & R>

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