It sounds like the amp is a CB type...unless it has a bandswitch similar to
the one
on the Tempo One.
The tube is probably a TV sweep tube. ECI had something to do with the old
Courier CB sets...or vice-versa.
The Tempo One is actually made by Yaesu (Japanese) company, still making
radios today.
I used to be on the RAT newsgroup as well, but was sickened by all the
nonsense with
tube dampers or rings and the constant search for one brand 6550 or EL34
over another.
I have an expensive Audio Research amp...purchased new, and cannot hear the
differance between it an an old Heathkit AA121 amp...with pretty good Thiel
speakers!!
Good luck!
.....Dave
"Shiva" wrote in message
...
Hi,
I was sent here by some folks from RAT (rec.audio.tubes), and was
attracted
by the "boatanchor" part of this NG's name - descriptive of, pretty much,
everything I'm into. From old RCA racks filled with ancient test gear &
power supplies to restoring vintage recording gear etc., etc. Restoring
vintage cameras got me interested in photography, and now...
My Mr. Know-It-All bliss came to an end when a friend gave me a (Henry?)
Tempo One transceiver & an ECI (no model name) Linear Amp (both flea
finds).
I *Had* to bring them up - downloaded the operating manual & schematics
for
Tempo One, cleaned the rotary switches etc, brought up the power, and
managed to align the receiver the best I could (all my test gear is mainly
audio, funct. generators only going up to 1 & 2 KHz, so had to rely on
harmonics to get the RF outs' them (triangle)... Got the transmitter
section putting out *some sort* of rf into a dummy load (once again,
followed the manual's step-by step idiot guide). The dummy load was a
*wirewound* 50Ohm resistor in a can of motor oil (i know it must be an
absurd load for RF, but i had nothing non-inductive - any hints?)
Anyhow, here are my problems & questions:
I'm pretty much RF illiterate, and don't have an operator's license. I
remember thinking of getting one as a kid, but code didn't come too easy.
Some HAM at a swap meet told me that code is no longer required - is there
a
site where I could download a sample exam / list of requirements? An
appy
which I could download so I could hook up to a soundcard of my computer to
encode /decode Morse code (I could build any required peripherals)? A FAQ
for this NG? Any info on NYC swaps (I just moved from Boston a while ago,
the MIT swap was amazing...) Any hints /tricks? Any info (schematics
/manual?) on the ECI linear amp (no model on the case (chrome with 2
meters
& machined aluminum knobs wgich look just like the early AKAI knobs), a
bunch of gas voltage regulators, and a single octal / top plate output
toob,
can't remember the name, looks like an oversized 2e26.
Any info / feedback would be nice,
Thanks in advance,
-dim