Hi Ed,

On Sat 2012-Apr-21 13:20, Ed Vance (1:2320/105.1) wrote to RICHARD WEBB:

EV> I don't remember the HQ-129, I'll have to go look in my old Allied
EV> Catalogs collection to refresh my memory on it.

Noted your lookup you did on it next message, that time
period sounds about right, adn from its construction is
fairly obvious ,g>.

RW>EV> At another Navy Ham Shack they had a National NC-303(?) receiver and
RW>EV> a T-350-XM AM transmitter (700 Watts I think).

EV> Richard, it may had been a NC-300, it's been fifty years ago, and
EV> Ed's Head gets confused often when remembering things.

Yeah, I asked about that rcvr someone who was quite active
back then in that shack, she says it was a 303 at school for the blind.


RW>  Love that remoting the circuit breaker thing.
RW>Have seen mods like that.

EV> IIRC the left side panel of the TX350XM was full of diamond shaped
EV> holes for air to circulate around the components.

EV> I mounted the Reset Button of those Circuit Breakers through a hold
EV> so the button could be pressed just by leaning over and pressing it.

  Yep seen mods like that done to gear.

EV> Of course the was after turning the Power Switch to OFF.

EV> Those 866 Mercury Vapor Rectifiers wouldn't like it if I'd pressed
EV> the Circuit Breaker Reset Button while the Power Switch was ON.

Nope, they sure wouldn't.  You'd sure let the magic smoke
out of 'em doing that.

RW>EV> The panel was approximately five foot high and 15 inches wide and
RW>EV> was made of Steel.


Yep, sounds about right for some of that old gear.  Operated the old Viking
II etc. as well.  Noted your comment
elsewhere on that tx, 500 watts cw, about 350 am.

Regards,
           Richard
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