Getting set up....

[Slowmover]

The hotel pool — from which on clear days it’s said you can see France — and a quite nice girl to keep that Scotch refilled.

In truth, I run the roads and slowly, slowly accumulate supplies and tools to work at a new level in mobile. Pickup and travel trailer next.

 

[Low_Boy]

That bench is looking very nice.

 

[Bobcat]

That bench is looking very nice.

Thank you. I am finding that collecting more gear is a journey.... NOT a destination. I constantly see things I could see using......

Sigh.......

 

[Low_Boy]

Thank you. I am finding that collecting more gear is a journey.... NOT a destination. I constantly see things I could see using......

Sigh.......

The search is always fun.

 

[Slowmover]

Just don’t read any product catalogs.

 

[guitar_199]

Got power to the scope, spectrum analyzer and RF generator today AND cabled up from the RF generator to the switch to the radio cable.

Still have to do something for attenuation for the spectrum analyzer then cable that to the SA and the switch.... and I should be good to go.

 

[Unit 75]

Nice

 

[Rick330man]

I love tube guitar amps, and have always loved radios. I still have a lot of the common electronics knowledge from my education... it is all still there. Scopes? many years.

Bob

Then you need to leave some room there for a nice 6L6 driven Fender amp. A Hot Rod Deluxe with some JAN Philips 6L6WGBs will allow you to sharpen both your musical and electronics skills.

 

[guitar_199]

I've actually got a Hot Rod DeVille 410 that I have recapped already....AND am building an old Fender based amp that is a stripped down Vibroverb for a lighter weight amp for gigging!!!! I love the suggestion!!!!

 

[guitar_199]

Actually wanted to say I used my bench for the very first time today. Well... the part that is wired up.

One of my bucket list radios is an old JC Penny Pinto 23. That is the first radio I ever had ... my wife got it for me early in our marriage. I loaned it to my dad (who never really used it) and never got it back. He just passed away last December... we just got done cleaning their house out.... the microphone...was found... the radio... no. I'll never know where it went.

Found one last week for $6 plus shipping.

Well it got here today. Looks absolutely great. One or two scuffs...but looks very very good. Near new.

Receive checks out great. Dead on frequency, heard it down to -110dBm. The next step down I lost it... so somewhere in between it went away. i know that is not perfect but it is surprisingly good for a 43 year old radio.

Transmit checks out too. I could not get it to the spectrum analyzer but I did have a PDC700 and a dummy load. It transmits from 1-23, 3 1/2 to 4 watts all the way across. In a normal voice that I would use on the radio....it easily modulates to 70%-80% and if I get a little bit louder, it goes to 100% easily.

Really happy with this one!!!!