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Title: You have seen the visible V8, the visible man, now see,,,,, Post by: K7NCR on April 08, 2009, 07:17:51 PM THE INCREDIBLE VISIBLE TRANSMITTER!!!
http://cgi.ebay.com/U-S-Coast-Guard-Reserve-Tranmitter-Excited-model-21A_W0QQitemZ330320436139QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item330320436139&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2%7C65%3A10%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318 Oh my God, I had to laugh!!! Norm K7NCR Title: Re: You have seen the visible V8, the visible man, now see,,,,, Post by: W2XR on April 08, 2009, 08:15:29 PM It should be pretty easy to plate modulate that sucker!
73, Bruce Title: Re: You have seen the visible V8, the visible man, now see,,,,, Post by: Pete, WA2CWA on April 08, 2009, 08:42:59 PM Back in the 50's and 60's, many of the tech schools used these types of large visual teaching aids as part of classroom apparatus. I remember seeing a large desktop visible transmitter, receiver, VTVM, scope, signal generator teaching aids. A lot easier then 20 to 30 students crowding around a typical 5 tube receiver chassis to learn the electronic basics.
Title: Re: You have seen the visible V8, the visible man, now see,,,,, Post by: Ed/KB1HYS on April 09, 2009, 06:32:35 AM That is actually kinda Cool...
Imagine if you tried to do the same thing today with a computer or modern transmitter?? :o Title: Re: You have seen the visible V8, the visible man, now see,,,,, Post by: flintstone mop on April 09, 2009, 10:39:17 AM That's pretty nice!
It could be a conversation piece in a live Ham station. Fred Title: Re: You have seen the visible V8, the visible man, now see,,,,, Post by: Opcom on April 09, 2009, 11:11:07 PM It has a fusty old cable inside, and a glass epoxy PCboard front! AMfone - Dedicated to Amplitude Modulation on the Amateur Radio Bands
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