[Boatanchors] 2C39 Tubes

George Maier george at maiergroup.com
Sun Apr 20 09:15:52 EDT 2014


Forgot to mention that the Centimeg uses a 2C39 in the final, but some of you probably figured that out.

73, 
George - W1LSB


> On Apr 20, 2014, at 9:06 AM, George Maier <george at maiergroup.com> wrote:
> 
> I have a rather obscure 432 AM / CW Transmitter commercially built for amateur use by Centimeg Electronics. It dates back to 1960 or so, and puts out around 15 W or so.   I also have the matching Centimeg 432 converter. Cool stuff for its time.
> 
> 73, George - W1LSB
> 
>> On Apr 20, 2014, at 8:00 AM, Brian Carling <bcarling at cfl.rr.com> wrote:
>> 
>> It sounds like this would be a really fun project. I always wanted to build an HF CW rig using a 5894 tube... In a mailbox chassis/ cabinet, I still think mailboxes have a future with me in home brew transmitter projects!
>> 
>> I will use some other tube probably - maybe a 6CL6 - 829B combo...
>> 
>> Best regards - Bry Carling, AF4K
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On Apr 20, 2014, at 3:17 AM, "Michael" <k3mxo.hi at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Sitting here acting all kinds of innocent is a brace of 2C39s complete with
>>> the socket doodads and thingamajigs including an air plenum for the plates.
>>> The plan, such as it is, is to drive them with a brace of 2C40s with other
>>> cool looking tubes back along the RF train.  The 2C39s would be running
>>> Class C in one of my more unique HF CW rigs.  The opposite end of the RF
>>> train is supposed to be a Vackar VFO executed with acorn tubes.  Did I
>>> mention "unique"?  
>>> 
>>> So much fun, so few wahines to chase ... 
>>> 
>>> Best Regards,
>>> 
>>> Michael, K3MXO, CBLA #6, BL01hx15np24 ... or there abouts  
>>> Sometimes I pretend to be normal but it gets boring so I go back to being
>>> me.
>>> http://www.nationalmssociety.org/chapters/NTH/index.aspx
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>>> http://kludges-other-blog.blogspot.com
>>> Hiki Nô! 
>>> 
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