75a4 restored by person other than Mills

[W1HHT]

Question for the board:

Mostly an exploratory post, I have a Collins 75a4 that I recently acquired and it was reported to have been fully restored by a K4NPY Jim Taylor, who is now sk and
was a Collins service technician back in the day.  I am told his restorations were as good as Mills.  It is in collector condition and has two filters.

Has anyone heard of this gentleman or own any of his restored units?

[Pete, WA2CWA]

As an FYI, there is no record of a K4NPY in the 1970, 1980, 1990, and 1997 call books. Also, doing an FCC license search for K4NPY which starts from the current date and back, I believe to the late 80's or early 90's, there is no record of the call K4NPY.

Other Sources
In the amateur radio arena
I found:
James Taylor, N4TGP
Naples, FL
Born 6/16/1920
License expired 1988
Today age 104

I found:
Jim Taylor, N4LQB
Pelham, AL
Born 5/16/1969
Active
Today age 55

ed: you can't hide from the ManualMan

[W1HHT]

Wow, great investigative work there Pete! 

I also did some searching too and was unable to locate. 
I will ask the seller again.


Thank you for your effort!

[wb1ead]

Hi "HHT"..cud not locate ur name so anyhoo..back over 10years ago I was offered a 75A2 that someone crafted into an A2A..I thought or assumed it might be Howard..expert re-working both exterior & interior including new dial markings and the addition of extra filters..sent a letter and 35mm photo to Howard and no reply..I'm fairly positive it was not a factory conversion which was offered at one time by Collins..so I always wondered about that one.."who did it ?"..anyway the following year I think 2012 I let it go at Nearfest..never heard from the young op who bought it..just sayin' it cudda been the same dude..?? 
                               Hope you do find the "restorer"..gud luk !!  73 de DAVE WB1EAD

[W1HHT]

I'm told by the seller that he cannot remember other than the fact the name was James Taylor and he was from Augusta Georgia, and that he was a Collins Tech.
I will have to search for a James Taylor in Augusta in the call books whenever I have the chance. 

Thank you,
David King
W1HHT

[Pete, WA2CWA]

Info from much older times not be included especially if person is already SK.
From QRZ currently:
Page 1 of 1, of 2 matches for: JAMES TAYLOR AUGUSTA GA
KF4TK   James E Taylor Augusta GA
W4PNM   JAMES L TAYLOR, JR Augusta GA

From the FCC Database below searching for the name "Taylor" in Augusta, GA
Note item 7 James Taylor, W4PNM
He was a very active AM'er
As it turns out he and I sat at he same table at the Dayton Hamvention 1992 forum (see AM Press exchange article below)

W4PNM also popped up several times when doing an Electric Radio Magazine search.
Also try Google W4PNM
or it looks like there is a W4PNM Jr. now. Maybe he can shed more info.



    Name    FRN    Radio Service    Status    Expiration Date
1    KE4CJE    TAYLOR, HARVEY J         HA    Expired    06/01/2003
2    KF4TK    Taylor, James E    0002464311    HA    Active    04/16/2031
3    KG4CBT    TAYLOR, CANNON B    0007670615    HV    Canceled    04/08/2032
4    KK4KYR    Taylor, Byron W    0021966205    HA    Active    08/09/2022
5    KO4WZP    TAYLOR, CANNON B    0007670615    HA    Canceled    02/22/2032
6    N4CBT    TAYLOR, CANNON B    0007670615    HV    Active    04/26/2032
7    W4PNM    TAYLOR, JAMES L         HA    Expired    01/18/2004
8    W4PNM    TAYLOR JR, JAMES L    0012539862    HV    Active    09/06/2026

AM PRESS EXCHANGE ISSUE 100

"The third annual AM Forum at the 1992 Dayton Hamvention took place on Saturday afternoon, April 25.  Once again, Meeting Room 7 was packed to the limit, with standing room only at the rear for latecomers.  The room was more comfortable this year, thanks to the two ceiling fans installed since last year's Forum.

This year's Forum started with an unusual announcement by K8AFP.  He stated that he was to leave soon for an extended tour of overseas military duty, and he was looking for a trustworthy ham to use his Globe King 500C and give it TLC while he is out of the country!

The program started with a slide show presented by Dale, KW1I, featuring the elaborate station of Sam, W6HDU, which consists of several separate operating positions with an array of vintage equipment, including a couple of broadcast transmitters.  Slides also featured the stations of Andy, WA4KCY, and Jim, W4PNM.

The second part of the program was a panel discussion, led by Don, K4KYV, editor and publisher of The AM Press/Exchange.  Panelists included Pete, WA2CWA, John, WB5HRI, Jim, W4PNM, and Skip, W7YOO, representing the AM community over a wide geographical area.  A number of topics were discussed, particularly the problem of interference between AM groups operating near the same frequency in different parts of the country, and the pros and cons of all stations in an AM QSO zero-beating the same frequency (to minimize spectrum occupied by the QSO vs. the inconvenience this would cause to stations operating crystal control).  A brief question and answer session with the audience followed the prepared discussion.

Time ran out before members of the audience had a chance to get together for individual conversations, so a dozen or so of those present joined Don and Dale that evening for the traditional pizza dinner at a local restaurant, where the small group discussions were able to continue.
Once again, the AM Forum at Dayton was an unqualified success, one of the high points of the hamfest.  Already, many of those present have mentioned looking forward to next year."

[Tom WA3KLR]

Good detective work Pete. I think you're on to the right person.

[W3SLK]

Right church, wrong pew, as my dad used to say!