Interesting DIY'd Transceiver!

[thefragger]

This is a crossover from Audiokarma. Electroking suggested that I post this guy on here...

Originally Posted by electroking

Hello,

This is a most likely a transmitter-receiver combination: the W1AW marking
on the dial is the name of the ARRL station, and one would not want to
deliberately transmit on the frequency used by that station. Cannibalizing
this unit is up to you, and some of the tubes and transformers are definitely
interesting for audio work, but many parts in there (especially the variable
capacitors) are somewhat rare and desirable for ham radio work. I would
try to trade this with a ham radio operator interested in vintage equipment,
and get some audio tubes or other parts in exchange.

This may have been built using ideas presented in an old edition of the
ARRL Handbook, maybe you could post it in the ham radio section of
videokarma.org. Good luck!

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I was told that it was a transceiver, but I just don't see how that could be.

It's very, VERY heavy; I struggled getting it to the car, had to take a couple breaks during the one-minute walk.

A whole bunch juicy looking iron, tubes are two 0C3-type, a black plate RCA JAN CRC-5R4-GY, a GE 5R4-GYA, and a... 6Y6GTB (iirc). As shown, there are a couple empty sockets, seller didn't know what went there, and there's a couple others in the tin can.

Price was cheap, the seller didn't want to carry it back to his car, and had no idea how to get it back up and running.


I love HAM Fests!

Underside:

The one transformer that has a tag (facing the front, the rear left one) is a Hammond 2030, which is in the 1965 catalog as a 30W audio output for 6L6 tube types, clipping attached.

What's the best way to figure out what the missing tubes are? Nothing is written on the chassis... (sadly) this thing will be a pile of parts soon enough, and as an avid DIYer, I feel really bad about breaking down such a well-done project that someone must've put many many hours into all those years ago!

Decisions decisions...