Looks like 2X 4-1000’s for RF modulated by 2X 4–1000.; could be (2 x 2) 4-400’s; hard to tell from the photo. That’s similar to what I had when in N. Hollywood (K6SVQ) where I built w/ the help my HS electric shop teacher & a HAM neighbor RF engineer from Hughes AC. Drove the RF stage w/ a Viking II and the modulator (4 810’s); yes AM days, w/ an old Hi-Fi amp, by replacing the output transformer. The HV transformer was from a pole pig supplied by a friend of my Dad's from L.A. Dept. of Water & Power & the modulation transformer was army surplus I found in an army-navy store in San Fernando. The plate transformer (w/o oil-filled case) resided in a plastic barrel outside the shack because there was no room for it inside as the shack was a 5’ x 12’ storage room off the garage w/ the big PA & PS in a rack at one end of the room, a Viking desk KW in the middle against the long wall and the other small end was the op. stn. w/ a Gonset GSB-100, Halicraft SX-101A, borrowed Collins 75S1, etc. Yes there was room only for one person inside to sit. Antennas at that time was a HB 5-el 20M yagi @ 72’ & 5-el 15M yagi 10’ above that on an old guyed Tristao crank-up. Note the rotor has a unique story of it’s own: When 15+, I was visiting an aunt & uncle in Long Beach and there was a 60’ telephone pole w/ a 3-el 20 & a 3-el 10 yagi over a “strange looking box” on top of the pole. I knocked on the door and the woman who answered said that the pole and antennas were of the previous owner and they had no means of removing it. I asked if I removed the pole and antennas could I have it. She called her husband and they both said YES as long as we did no damage to their property. I brought my Dad (general contractor) over to look and he was skeptical but said maybe. Note, at that time I had a DX35, an HQ-100 and a Gotham 3-el 15M yagi on a telescoping push-up 30’ mast that I rotated w/ a pipe wrench. Well, the next week my Dad told me he’d supply two laborers to do the work and the following Saturday, my Dad, his two guys & I went to LB, removed the two antennas, the “strange box” (an E.F. Johnson rotor) and cut down the pole in 2’ pieces w/ a chain saw. Years later I sold that rotor for $1000 to a guy in Palos Verdes. You can see the same model rotor as you drive by on the 405 S. adjacent to Olympic Blvd; what used to be Henry Radio! The 10M yagi was 6-el on another old guyed 54’ tower w/o any mfg. identified that I had bought for $40 from a junk yard. Some of the tower guy wires were tied to the bases of LA Dept, of W & P poles. (Note: I had the W & P noise guy out multiple times who arranged for spraying of HV insulators on the poles in the area and there was never a word of complaint from anybody in the crews.) For 40M, I had two phased verticals, base loaded, elevated 10’ off ground in trees w/ relays to switch orientation from broadside to end-fire. 80M had two dipoles, each fed at the top of the 72’ tower sloping to trees w/ a NE/SW or NW/SE orientation relay at the apex. After high school & the first two years of college, I was married, lived in an apt. in Van Nuys and had sold off all the antennas, towers, the big PA & radios. After completing college, had a design engineering job @ Ocean Technology & we bought a tri-level house in Northridge, got emersed in water skiing, sailing, & 2 children. When bussing of children began we moved to SB and ultimately got re-involved w/ HAM radio. No tower but the 4’ x 4’ x 10’ deep chunk on concrete still sits in our rear yard here; another story!
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> Dave
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According to their website, this year the Satellite ARC Fathers Day
Swapfest will be held at the Newlove Picnic grounds!
More information is on their website at:
https://www.satellitearc.com/swapfest.html
Marvin, KE6HTS
Saturday's rain for me in Ventura did not start falling at measurable
quantities until 8pm. By midnight we got 0.7".
Very early Sunday morning, I could hear it dumping outside for a while but
I was all cozy in my bed so I didn't get up. Was very surprised to see the
total of Saturday and Sunday of 3.04" !! Much higher than anyone near me
on the automated rainfall website got. I have a cup style 'manual' rain
gauge on a fence that I use to verify what my automated rain gauge says,
and it too showed the same amount.
Take a look at the rate of rain I got. 1.6" rainfall rate an hour!
Incredible!
Dave
AI6VX
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Special Thanks to our own Ben Short, Harry Rouse and Carmine.
Bill Talanian
-------- Forwarded Message --------
Subject: Fwd: Happy Thanksgiving to you and your families.....HFSD
Video Attached
Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2022 13:31:50 -0800
From: Ben Short <benshort(a)cox.net>
A great show of the Honor Flight I was on in early November, Leslie was
our team leader, Paul was a B-52 pilot who was shot down during the
Christmas bombing in Dec 72.
Ben
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> *From: *Leslie Granger <lesliegranger(a)rocketmail.com>
> *Subject: **Happy Thanksgiving to you and your families.....HFSD Video
> Attached*
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> Hello Everyone!
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> As we think of all we’re grateful for on this Thanksgiving, you dear
> veterans and guardians are right at the top of our list!
>
> Attached is a video created by Green Team’s expert videographer (AKA
> Vietnam Marine pilot veteran) Steven Petit……what a wonderful surprise
> that he created this for all of us! We thought you may want to share
> it with family and friends that may be with you this holiday.
>
> Cooking the feast myself so I better get back to it! Kudos to Steve
> for all his work, creative & technology talents and time. I’m sure he
> was inspired by all of you!
>
> Our best to you and your family,
>
> Leslie & Paul
>
>
>
> https://youtu.be/zZloc3ih8ro
