tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503493157036177130.post7887260843101907243..comments2023-09-24T03:55:04.046-07:00Comments on Another Day.....Another.....: Calling the Retrotechnologist! Help! Keadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09982258812373127063noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503493157036177130.post-60278653195613407892012-09-17T20:44:26.134-07:002012-09-17T20:44:26.134-07:00Oh, real AM transmitter is here.Oh, real AM transmitter is <a href="http://www.wixe.com/" rel="nofollow">here.</a>Keadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09982258812373127063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503493157036177130.post-45297601842059290202012-09-17T20:41:18.159-07:002012-09-17T20:41:18.159-07:00Oh, I get that 60 Hz thing. I also have a REAL AM ...Oh, I get that 60 Hz thing. I also have a REAL AM transmitter across the street. I can see the towers from my front porch. Its broadcast came in to the landline here until I installed filters.<br /><br />I have a landline for a couple of reasons. First for the alarm, second to have enough ringer voltage to run the old phones. The VOIP modem seems to be lacking in that regard. Keadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09982258812373127063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503493157036177130.post-78199882695731038542012-09-17T20:36:35.348-07:002012-09-17T20:36:35.348-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Keadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09982258812373127063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503493157036177130.post-48115605441787785752012-09-17T20:28:39.132-07:002012-09-17T20:28:39.132-07:00No 60-cycle hum? There is a lot of RF from comput...No 60-cycle hum? There is a lot of RF from computers (phones, etc) around these days -- an outside antenna helps.Roberta Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503493157036177130.post-21644776129500027732012-09-17T13:25:34.057-07:002012-09-17T13:25:34.057-07:00PH- LOL! Yeah, my radios are defective too. I keep...PH- LOL! Yeah, my radios are defective too. I keep getting something on them that sounds like a pair of boots in the dryer. Keadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09982258812373127063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503493157036177130.post-48170737034066972812012-09-17T13:24:39.834-07:002012-09-17T13:24:39.834-07:00Thanks drjim! Thanks drjim! Keadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09982258812373127063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503493157036177130.post-83842740869269649892012-09-17T13:24:25.161-07:002012-09-17T13:24:25.161-07:00Thanks Mrs. S. I have already been schooled on th...Thanks Mrs. S. I have already been schooled on the care of Bakelite. <br /><br />As far as the rebroadcasting thing, I think this transmitter will be lucky to get across the street. Keadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09982258812373127063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503493157036177130.post-1398644017527383892012-09-17T13:23:14.763-07:002012-09-17T13:23:14.763-07:00Thanks Shepard! Thanks Shepard! Keadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09982258812373127063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503493157036177130.post-28936785020263516652012-09-17T13:23:02.438-07:002012-09-17T13:23:02.438-07:00Really? Cool!Really? Cool!Keadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09982258812373127063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503493157036177130.post-86666504713973220882012-09-17T13:22:47.173-07:002012-09-17T13:22:47.173-07:00LOL! LOL! Keadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09982258812373127063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503493157036177130.post-11218717872845349242012-09-17T13:22:37.559-07:002012-09-17T13:22:37.559-07:00Thanks Bobbie! Thanks Bobbie! Keadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09982258812373127063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503493157036177130.post-17984579034941336502012-09-17T07:42:08.981-07:002012-09-17T07:42:08.981-07:00I am sooo jealous. I love old radios. I have jus...I am sooo jealous. I love old radios. I have just one, but the problem is (other than the fact that the cord is an accident waiting to happen) that Jack Benny and Charlie McCarthy an Glenn Miller don't play on it when I turn it on.ProudHillbillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14305205710265854978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503493157036177130.post-14655801208537035412012-09-16T20:16:47.884-07:002012-09-16T20:16:47.884-07:00Here's some alternative circuits for a tube-ba...Here's some alternative circuits for a tube-based broadcaster.<br />http://franitzasab.webs.com/thetubefiles.htmdrjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503493157036177130.post-68559295141514763352012-09-16T19:25:01.868-07:002012-09-16T19:25:01.868-07:00Look online for a schematic for the Knight-Kit AM ...Look online for a schematic for the Knight-Kit AM broadcaster.<br /><br />It has tubes, and can probably be tweaked for better fidelity.<br /><br />This should help get you started:<br />http://www.knightkit.com/drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503493157036177130.post-54775403959123432152012-09-16T18:55:45.155-07:002012-09-16T18:55:45.155-07:00The only advice I can offer is don't soak bake...The only advice I can offer is don't soak bakelite in water to get it clean; it will become soft, rubbery, and start to loose pigments. The upstairs kitchen cupboard handles in our old house used to be bakelite. Decided to replace them when pulling a drawer open resulted in a broken handle in hand and the drawer remaining motionless.<br /><br />I do wonder about the legality of rebroadcasting copyrighted songs without permission. Hopefully, the transmitter is not so strong that it gets you in trouble.Mrs. S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05303378310653171627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503493157036177130.post-7116752546971098222012-09-16T08:57:50.721-07:002012-09-16T08:57:50.721-07:00That looks like a fun project - I hope you find th...That looks like a fun project - I hope you find the time & resources to get 'er done. :)Rev. Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588179227576383679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503493157036177130.post-89721037944221945732012-09-16T08:12:59.597-07:002012-09-16T08:12:59.597-07:00Ah, the old Atwater Kent models.
When AK folded, ...Ah, the old Atwater Kent models.<br /><br />When AK folded, the manufacturing facility in Philadelphia was acquired by Philco, where my Dad worked for a number of years.<br /><br />Those were the days!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503493157036177130.post-24571938131256636762012-09-16T07:03:10.007-07:002012-09-16T07:03:10.007-07:00Looks like something out of a 1950's sic-fi fl...Looks like something out of a 1950's sic-fi flick!Brookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03977090801334626461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503493157036177130.post-72711542570086281882012-09-15T20:12:40.601-07:002012-09-15T20:12:40.601-07:00Awesome A-K!
...Okay, you need an AM transmi...Awesome A-K!<br /><br /> ...Okay, you need an AM transmitter. First question: Tubes or <a href="http://www.techlib.com/electronics/amxmit.htm" rel="nofollow">solid-state</a>? Second question: <a href="http://www.tubesandmore.com/products/K-488" rel="nofollow">kit</a> or <a href="http://webpages.charter.net/aj8mh-radio/phonoscil.html" rel="nofollow">scratch-built</a>? (Don't build the AC/DC version in the second link, unless you live in a DC neighborhood; it's not safe.)Roberta Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.com