Thanks Bruce

[WU2D]

Bruce,

I have been travelling all of January and I just got to read your excellent article on the W1FPZ Transmitter restoration in the January 2009 issue or Electric Radio. It was a wonderful story about a classic 1930's transmitter. I just wanted to let you know that I feel privileged to have worked John Rollins several times and have his QSL.

73's Mike

P.S. watch the high voltage on the meter jacks!

[W1UJR]

Thanks Mike!

Ray did a bang up job with the article, very kind of him to give me the space.

John was a gem all right, a very fine business old time ham.
I've been fortunate to know two fellows like that, my elmer W2UJR and John W1FPZ.
Learned a lot from both, and not just all about radio, also about life.
Now you know where my call sign came from. 

I've got another of John's works on the bench now, a 1930s vintage Gross CB-25 transmitter, sent all the sheet metal out
for powder coating this week. Once its done I'm hoping to recreate the station in the ad below for the 2009 AWA Fall Conference.
http://www.w1ujr.net/bruces_bench_2009.htm

Keep your eyes peeled for a new regular column in the AWA Journal, that's all I can say for now....

[W3RSW]

Fantastic stuff Bruce:

You ought to easily sway,
         the AWA!
  Mention your ER article
        For first prize.

Say, the stamped logos on the antique radio repair box on your site seem to be a "T" inside a "U."     United Transformer?    or UTC predecessor?   The "T''s sort of faint on the right side so could be an 'F.'    - United Fruit?   

[W1UJR]

Boy Rick, you're sure got better eyes than me!

Never saw it that clearly, but now that I go back and look at the photos, I see what you mean.
Can I pretend it is from the United Transformer Company?