amps & mic price reduced

David Stewart ni5m at 1STARNET.COM
Thu Mar 23 10:04:32 EST 2000


If the microphone is not taken, I am interested:  I have a whole collection
of these for my boatanchors, and would like to use another.  (Was in S. D.
about 6 wks ago).  Dave
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lane Zeitler" <Ku7i at WORLDNET.ATT.NET>
To: <BOATANCHORS at LISTSERV.TEMPE.GOV>
Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2000 3:37 PM
Subject: amps & mic price reduced


> Mic is a Turner 454X SSB mic. Wired for Kenwood TS-520/530/130/820/830
rigs
> (four pin mic jack). Works great. $40 shipped lower 48.
>
>  First amp:
> Northern Radio Company N542 Kilowatt HF amp. It has six user set channels
> that cover 2-30 mhz. runs a  pair of 3-500Zs (not included). There is no
PS.
> Designed to run with a supply that will provide 4 KV. This amp is built
like
> a tank. Sat in the previous owners shed for 16 years, uncovered, but out
of
> the weather. Needs lots of cleaning up on the top but the underside looks
> excellent. Uses a pair of Eimac SK-410 air system sockets. I do not have
the
> chimneys. The filament choke is missing. It uses a B&W model 800 plate
> choke. There are six banks of 4500 volt air variables for the plate tuning
> side and a bank of six much smaller spaced air variables for the loading
> side. There are also numerous RF rated doorknobs, some 7.5 kv and some 5
kv.
> There is no blower (but needs one).
>
>  The tank coil is motorized so this is a very unique but probably
difficult
> project amp. I do not have any documentation. My plan was to resurrect
back
> to life but it is too involved with this motorized tank set up and I want
to
> devote my time towards my vintage AM side of the shack (Got Valiant I or
> II?). You could re-do the tank. The large heavy duty ceramic switch is
> motorized.
>
>  The front panel is a 19inch rack mount that is 16" tall. It has the
> following switches on the front:
>
>  1. filament and plate power on and off with indicators
> 2. channel 1-6 with indicators
> 3. local/remote with indicator
> 4. Po, Ik, Ip, Vp and the associated meter reads 0 to 1.0.
>
>  Also has two fuse holders on the front panel.
>
>  Price is $165 shipped lower 48.
>
> Second amp is a Henry 1KD5. Needs a plate xmfr. This one has the original
> ECA plate xmfr (ergo, crappy). The amp also needs a tube (single 3-500Z)
but
> the chimney is included. Also have a copy of the manual. This amp covers
80
> to 10 meters and will work on the WARC bands. It uses a single 3-500Z (not
> included). Around 60 watts in will give 700 out. Use your own plate supply
> or build one up yourself. Dahl had replacement plate xmfrs for $175.00.
See
> www.pwdahl.com .
>
>  Price is $225 shipped lower 48.
>
>  Lane
> Ku7i
> San Diego
>




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