Another old AM BC TX comes apart to make more live...

[W7TFO]

A ITA 1kW rig from '63.  By Bernie Gelman (SK).  He had a long history in broadcast, being the same guy from RCA and CCA, hence the similarities between the different makers.

It ran 4 ea 4-400's in RF and mod service, driven by a 6146 in the RF side, and PP 12BY7's in the audio.

Simple, robust & cheap, kinda' like an AK-47 rifle.

I'm pulling it down tonight, saving the big iron for a project and offing the rest in ads here.

If you see something in the photos you want, please let me know.

Front, back, and the three iron maidens.

73DG

[Opcom]

how about these tidbits?

[The Slab Bacon]

how about these tidbits?

And, tasty little tidbits they are   

[W7TFO]

Too tasty for Pat to resist!

Gone to Opcom.

73DG

[K6IC]

Hi Dennis,

Have a CCA AM1000D here.  The same tube line-up as you mentioned.  Seems to have very robust Iron,  and like that the RF Tank Tank is completely sealed in an AL box.  While all the 4-400s are in the same compartment,  the isolation twix the RF input and output is quite good.  Have considered modifying it from 160 only to a 160/75/40 Meter box,  with Vacuum Variables and roller Ls or relay-switched RF Ls.

It does look like a commercial Freezer,  but a nice rig.  A 20V2 is much more handsome,  tho.


Thanks for spreading the BC Rig joy.  73  Vic

[Opcom]

I hope they will garnish the remains of the old "3CX3000 plasma generator" that someone dropped off a couple years ago.

So close to having most parts.. CCS style plate iron, the above RF parts coming from Dennis, a beautiful rectifier stack also from Dennis, large oil caps discarded by the Tesla folks as too low a voltage for their use, a dual 28A variac with concentric huge rheostat for setting the filament voltage, plenty of bleeders, meter panel, magnetic breakers (haha no fuses!). Crazy large 2000pF bread slicer loading cap.

I have some questions but I'll post in the appropriate section.

8-)