[Scan-DC] Railroad Radios
Shawn Crossland
[email protected]
Sat, 23 Mar 2002 07:09:00 -0800 (PST)
All,
Im forwarding this because I know there are some
rail buffs out there that might be interested.
-Shawn
--- [email protected] wrote:
To: [email protected]
> From: [email protected]
> Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2002 14:45:27 EST
> Subject: [radios4sale] Anyone want any RR radios?
> The ones with the round 23-pin plug?
>
> All the below radios are the round, 23-pin
> connector, AAR-compliant
> units. These are sold as is but were supposedly
> operational when
> removed from service. I can provide copies of
> schematics, etc. or
> maybe even original manuals depending upon
> distribution.
>
> Also included are the keys. All units will be
> supplied with 4 xmit
> and 4 rec channel elements. I have channel
elements
> on numerous RR
> frequencies and will try to supply any
preferences.
> Many have been
> tweaked to 2 meters, no component changes were
> necessary, just
> tweaking.
>
> 5 - Wabco 3R tranceivers. (Wabco radios were made
by
> Westinghouse
> Air Brake Company. They went on a talent raid and
> hijacked some RCA
> engineers in the late-60's) They are all
> solid-state, 70's vintage,
> 4-channel with about 35 watts output, weighing 30
> pounds each and
> measure about 16" x 11" x 3". Run on 72VDC for
> locomotives or 12VDC
> for cabooses or mobiles. Missing front S/N plates
> $25 each or best
> offer.
>
> Two of these are four-channeled for 2 meters on
> 146.52, 146.94-, 146.
> 76-, T144.89/R145.49. $30 each or best offer.
>
> 3 - Wabco 4R65C is a later version of the above
with more of a
> plug-in modular approach in the transmitter and
> receiver. All have
> plate identification. These run on 117VAC or
12VDC.
> $25 each or best
> offer
>
> (Just for historical information: these series of
> Wabcos were unique
> in that they have 3 separate chassis for power
> supply, transmitter
> and receiver. They all just plug together. Their
> separate chassis
> transmitter and receiver made them particularly
> adaptable for
> repeater use with very little conversion necessary
> and exceptional
> RF TX/RX isolation. Many 2M repeaters were made
from these by
> stripping the power supply chassis from the dual
> voltage
> configuration and running them on straight 12VDC.
> There was then
> lots of remaining room for installing a controller
> internally. )
>
> 1 - New Wabco stage alignment metering unit for
xmit
> and rcvr. $20
>
> 2 - New Wabco 4-channel mobile control heads. $20
> (Standard 4-pin
> mics work fine.)
>
> 1 - Used Wabco 4-channel mobile control head. $5
>
> 1 - Shure microphone with coiled cord for above.
> $20
>
> 5 - New Wabco mobile trunk-mount cable kits. These
> include the
> 23-pin plug and about 15' of cable, including DC
> supply conductors.
> $15
>
> 1 - Motorola Motran, 4-channel, 45 watts, solid
> state, weighs about
> 37 pounds, runs on 72VDC or 12VDC $25 or best
offer.
>
> 1 - Motorola Motrac, two channel, 25 watts. This
is
> a hybrid radio
> with tube-type transmitter and solid state
receiver
> and PS.
> Switchable, runs on 72VDC or 12VDC $10 or best
> offer
>
> 1 - Motorola 117VAC to 72VDC converter for base
use.
> $15
>
> I'll be happy to email a jpg pic to anyone wanting
> to see it, and
> all prices are plus shipping.
>
>
> 73,
>
> Whit Brown, WB0CJX
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