The Titanic

Well, what you see in the pic of the Titanic are two different racks.That's now how I got it. Dan,W5BU(sk) had a friend who was a helluva construction person. That would be a pretty obvious statement, since he built the rig -etched the dials, labled the meters, drilled the holes,installed the geardrive system for "swingin' the link" on both the grid and the final. He built it out of a mid 50's handbook. Built the sections, anyway. The power supply and final were GREAT! A pair of250TH's in push-pull that will pull 350ma @ 2.5kV. 875W DC input to thefinal. The modulator he built, contained a pair of 203Z's - which were basically zero bias 211's. About 300w to modulate a kW?

So, John (WA5BXO) and I did some modifications...left the final and power supply alone, and used a pair of 811's, and things were ok. It went through some changes, and was down more than it was up for a while -hence the name"Titanic". That, plue time contstraints, job requirements, school (was going to college for a while - got an AS in EET) and now, Nancy and I are in a house that we're "renting to own" - we're buying it - and it's gotta garage. Perfect for a ham shack! Gonna be working on the rig, and incorporate a pair of 450TL's in the modulator to modulate (and match theimpedance of) the final, which is STILL a pair of 250TH's. With the beefier audio, you just watch for a signal from South Texas! I'll raise that Titanic's sails again, with nearly a kW input! And, if I can find another pole, a PAIR of dipoles orientated towards the northeast!

Here are Nan & Jeff, KA5THB (now W5OMR) and his XYL

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