Bob Sullivan "personal" pages

The Wife - The Harley - The Cats - Our Home - Squash!
The 360 Modena Ferrari - The 512TR Ferrari - The Ferrari Garage - Track Event!

Guest Book for Amateur Radio WØYVA
- eMail me! 73, Bob
New Feature: Collins Radio Lore and other (sort of) true Stories
Amateur Radio, WØYVA
Pictures of my Ham Shack

Big Iron: Collins KW-1's and 30K Transmitters

KW-1 restorations: Serial #105 - Serial #34 - Serial #54 - Serial #99
Listen to an audio clip of KW-1, #105 (recorded by Paul, WA3VJB)

>> Collins
KW-1 Registry <<        Restoration of Collins 30K, Serial #11


Antennas at WØYVA
Picture book of rotating tower installation
Installation of our 10M monster beam
Phased Vertical Installation for 80/160

Articles
Collins ATS-1 - Never heard of it? Take a look.
Build your own Collins weighted tuning knob!
Rebuilding the Central Electronics 100V/200V VFO
Replacing the HV capacitors in the Central Electronics 100V/200V

Equipment

75S-3B - 75S-3B - 32S-3 - 30S-1 - 30L-1 - 32S-3A - 75S-3C - 312B-4 - 75A-4
KWS-1 - 51S-1- KWM-2A - 312B-5 - 180S-1 - 312A-1 - 51J-4 - 32V-2 -12Z

Rockwell-Collins: KWM-2A -312B-4 -516F-2

Signal/One CX-11A; MilSpec 1030 - ARD 230A Amplifier - Miller AT-2500

National HRO-500 and accessories - Central Electronics (100V, 200V, 600L)
Alpha Amplifiers (77's) - Other Stuff
(Drake, Johnson, National) - Accessories

The Shop


Restorations and Projects
Collins: KW-1 #34 - KW-1 #54 - KW-1 -#99 - KW-1 #105
30K
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ATS-1
- KW-1P
Central Electronics: 100V (#1) 100V (#2)Transmitter - MM-2 Scope - 600L Amplifier
Hallicrafters: HT-33B Amplifier - HT-32B SSB Transmitter
Hurricane Transceiver -
SX-42 Receiver - R-42 Speaker
SX-88 Receiver - SX-28 Receiver - SX-100 Receiver
HA-1 Keyer - HT-18 VFO - SX-71 Receiver - SX-73 Receiver
Hammarlund: HQ-215 Receiver
Johnson: Courier - Viking Ranger I - - Desk KW - Viking 500
Viking 500
(#2) - Viking Ranger II - Viking Ranger II (#2)
RME: 4350 Receiver - 4301 SSB Selector - 6900 Receiver
Drake: 2-B Receiver - L-4B Linear Amplifier
TMC: GPR-90 Receiver - GPT-750 Modulator - Various
Master Oscillator - Master Portable Oscillator
PAL-1K LV & HV Power Supplies - LV Power Supply #2
SBE-3 SSB Exciter
Lettine: Model 240 AM Transmitter

Millen:

Millen Station

90881 Power Amplifier - 92101 Preamplifier - 90831 Modulator
90711 VFO - 90903 Oscilloscope - 90801 Exciter/Transmitter
90923 Oscilloscope - 90281 HV Supply - 90902 Oscilloscope
90932 Mon Scope - 90800 Transmitter - 90651 Grid Dip Meter
92200
Antenna Tuner
- Unpacking a NEW 90711 VFO
90700 Variarm VFO
Lamda: Model 28 PS
National: NC-2-40D; NC-46 Receiver; NCX-1000 Transceiver; NC-303
Miscellaneous: RF Attenuator
World Radio Labs Globe King 400 AM Transmitter

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Murphy: "Ahhhh ... you gotta love these warm tube-type amplifiers ...."

Desk: Heath SC-1000, ARD 230A linear's, 312B-4, DDS-2A, KWM-2A, Sig/One CX-11A, 30L-1, HRO-500
Middle: Antenna switching and control, 2-m packett, 32S-3A, 75S-3C, 312B-4
Top: 30L-1, Magnum Six, Antenna control, ATS-1, DL-1, Johnson KW matchbox

My restored KW-1, Serial #105

The "big guys" my restored Collins KW-1 and 30K

The Amplifier Corner of the shack ...
Alpha 77Dx, Collins 30S-1, ARD 230A's (control heads)

AM operating position...
75A-4, 312A-1, 75A-1, 32V-2, 302-C1, CE MM-2, 270G-2, Alpha 77Sx

Vintage AM/SSB operating position: 75A-4, 100V, MM-2, 600L Linear


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