[TVARC] Equipment ???

[Dennis McKinney]

Thank you all for your replies and assistance.  I knew I could count on you
for the info...  Great stuff..

Dennis N0SMX

On Sun, May 16, 2021, 8:15 PM Cal Fuhrman <calfuhrman7 at gmail.com> wrote:

> The receiver is a Hammarlund HQ-129-X.  The band-spread and main tuning
> knobs are not original.
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> The aluminum aircraft radio is difficult to tell without better
> photo-definition but appears identical to one I have here in TV which is a
> BC-458 tuning from 5 – 7mhz which was often used as a VFO for rigs designed
> with a 9mhz carrier oscillator.  That would make sense as the transmitter
> appears to be homebrew.  Rather than design & build a VFO, just spend $5.00
> for a BC-458.  Central Electronics (CE) had a set of instructions to modify
> the “458 for VFO operation with their CE-10A (the world’s first
> commercially available amateur sideband rig) and the CE-20 line.  I have a
> CE-10A up North with a “458 and am currently working on a 20A here which
> will have the modified BC-458 added in the Fall.
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> Wonderful stuff, hollow state!  Just don’t stick your fingers inside the
> case while operating  ☹
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> 73
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> Cal – WA3CTZ
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> *From: *Rich Erlichman <rich.erlichman at gmail.com>
> *Sent: *Sunday, May 16, 2021 7:20 PM
> *To: *'Dennis McKinney' <n0smx2 at gmail.com>
> *Cc: *'villages reflector' <tvarc at mailman.qth.net>
> *Subject: *Re: [TVARC] Equipment ???
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> I can’t speak for the transmitter (on the right), but the receiver is a
> Hammarlund HQ-129X.
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> http://www.radioing.com/museum/rx4.html
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> Follow the link, and it’s the forth one down.
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> 73, Rich, ND4G
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> *From:* tvarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:
> tvarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net] *On Behalf Of *Dennis McKinney
> *Sent:* Sunday, May 16, 2021 6:01 PM
> *To:* villages reflector
> *Subject:* [TVARC] Equipment ???
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> A friend of my wife said her Uncle was a Ham in the 50's. That's before my
> time and have no clue what  brand this equipment might be..   Anyone ????
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