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John K5PRO
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« Reply #25 on: March 23, 2006, 01:38:32 PM »

I received the TM for this thing yesterday from a very nice ham, it officially the T-158/FRT transmitter, and there is the PP-219A/FRT power supply and the MD-69A/FRT modulator cabinet. The power supply would power at least 3 of the RF decks simultaneously at 2.5 kW output each, so it weighs 1800 lbs! Quite the Maul. Yikes - no wonder people have parted out the T-158s in the past. The control circuits are very complex, having a telephone dial that is used to dial up different modes remotely. There are big telco style stepping relays that went along with that. I haven't lost my resolve but certainly this beast is going to have to wait for my new garage/workshop addition this summer. Just tracing out the circuit diagram to build a simple turnon/off control scheme looks to be nightmarish.

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« Reply #26 on: March 24, 2006, 10:28:37 PM »

I received the spare front panel with the exact tuning counter, knob that i needed for the Wilcox 96D, Thanks John (W3JN)! Also got a big mutha vacuum variable cap to fit it with a bit of mechanical shaft work.
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