Ahh! BSR! They provided this then young ham with a way to make pocket money while in first years of college. Using BSR 3 speed changers, I converted all the faculty owned single speed 78 or 45 Zenith
Hi George, yeah, I think the one we had in high school was a 636 or something. They had pencil thin lines in those days, which I was fond of. 73, Stuart
If your Carolina Windom is about 135 feet long, It is NOT going to have 10 dB of gain on 60m over a dipole! Beware of manufacturers claims, usually they are quoting for 10m and over isotropic source,
Most manufacturers do not make modules for discontinued models. Now a third party effort might be something some ham should investigate for the Scout. 73, Stuart K5KVH
Hi Bill, well I guess it is mainly good for fond memories for those of us who used them. They were a good PA mike for the school stage,and as I recall that thing is switchable from high to low (600 o
Pete, it has been a loooong time, maybe the ones I was replacing were all the 45 only Zeniths. It is interesting that some of the old mikes hams used to use are now all the rage for musicians such as
Any Windom class antenna is only going to have radiation off the feedline approximating a low vertical at best. If the feedline is only quarter wave that is. If the feedline before the isolator is ve
The Les Moxon analysis is in "HF Antennas for all Locations" published by RSGB, but also sold in the ARRL on line book store. He has some other interesting analysis of things like the end fed Zepp an
I predict the demo unit at the various ham shows was the same s/n unit. Thus, the same knob. Usually, engineering won't give out many demo units when production is first starting. Most companies have
Damage control after the fact: On Astron and other supplies with back panel bolt power busses, it might be good to get some plastic Cap Plugs to insulate the threaded parts and the nuts that hold the
There are plastic covers for TO 3 cased power transistors to prevent this problem of shorting the cases in the future. I would bet on a 723 or similar 3 terminal power regulator internal to the suppl
Yes, the transmatch should handle that OK. The radials are for a lower band and will function as a ground screen does to an extent on higher bands. 73, Stuart K5KVH
The Scout, being a small radio, can be mounted by something so simple as an angled piece of board or ply wood with bungee cords to hold the radio case to the board at a convenient angle for viewing t
Roger, I don't know where you have been operating your monochromatic displays, but we have some several years old, that are used daily and no sign of burn yet. Now, of course we are operating instrum
Well Alan, Each is entitled to their own opinion, and you can exercise your 30 day return privilege right now, which is something you cannot do with Yaecomwood! Thank goodness there IS a company so c