Nice USN shack with a photo of something I built back in '74

[W7TFO]

Go Andy Go!

http://www.qrz.com/db/KD6TKX

Man, was it tough getting the parts together for that PS back then...but getting that big TBL new-in-the-crate(s) was quite the incentive.  If your memory holds up OK, there was even an article about that beast in ER years ago.

73DG

[W2XR]

Hi Dennis,

Thanks for bringing this fellows station to our attention.

Beautiful, classic equipment, and lovingly restored to as-built condition. I can really appreciate what he must have gone through in order to achieve the desired end result.

Most impressive, and a real labor of love.

73,

Bruce

[W1RKW]

Here's another that a coworker of mine sent me recently.

http://www.navy-radio.com/misc/shack.htm
http://www.navy-radio.com/index.htm

[W2XR]

Here's another that a coworker of mine sent me recently.

http://www.navy-radio.com/misc/shack.htm
http://www.navy-radio.com/index.htm

Now that's impressive. And in K4NYW's house no less.

I wish I had the room at my QTH to set up and operate classic radio gear that like.

As is, my basement is filled to the bursting point with equipment and parts.

The incredible passion many hams have in terms of putting stations like this together never ceases to amaze and inspire me.

73,

Bruce

[K9PNP]

An absolutely fine collection.  Some of the best restorations I have seen.  TKX should be rightfully proud of it.

For more Navy gear, see www.ussindyradio.org.  This is done by a group of hams and is now a permanent part of the Indiana War Memorial in downtown Indianapolis.  Gave them my ATD xmtr since they could give it the restoration I would never have the time to do.

[Opcom]

Note his wall mount insulators look like versions of those used by RCA to support MV rectifier hash ckokes (and who knows what else). These are very classy insulators, very hard to find, very strong.

[ke7trp]

I have worked him a few times. Nice signal out of that old gear. 

C

[AJ1G]

K4NYW's Naval Radio Page has a picture of a National R-302/URR-22 receiver that bears a very strong resemblance to the E.H. Scott SLRM in panel layout and has the exact same frequency range of the Scott.  I saw one of these at Deerfield a few years back and it looked like National built these sets on original SLRM chassis using 7 pin mini tubes in lieu of octals, to the point where they installed adapter plates with the mini sockets in the original octal socket holes. The front panel of the R-302 seems to have a few extra controls vs the Scott at locations that they would be easy to add based on how the Scott panel stood out from the main chassis.

Anyone know anymore about the Scott/National connection on this radio?

[W1UJR]

Most impressive!
That feed line layout was wonderful to look at, gave me a few ideas of my own.

Great to see that historical gear have a loving home.

[Bill, KD0HG]

Note his wall mount insulators look like versions of those used by RCA to support MV rectifier hash ckokes (and who knows what else). These are very classy insulators, very hard to find, very strong.

I recently found several of those insulators in a junked broadcast transmitter. Rescued all I could. Don't know what I'll do with them, LOL. Made by Isolantite for RCA.

Amazingly, they're still in business in 2010, making the same sort of ceramic insulators, spreaders, standoffs, feedthroughs, all of the good old boatanchor stuff.

http://www.isolantite.com/

[N0WEK]

There was a guy on EPay that was selling them about a year or so ago. I bought a couple of batches from him.

I did finally notice that Fair Radio has them under "insulators" on page 32 of Catalog-WS-09. About $5 each and 20% off of 10+. At least three different ones. The shorter brown ones are really nice too @ $3.75 ea.