"Don Bowey" wrote in message
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On 7/12/05 9:45 PM, in article , "Lynn
Coffelt" wrote:
Pearce Simpson, model Newport 120...... Schematics?
With broken heart, I've probably thrown away 10 or 12 of these when I
quit
my marine electronics business. Now that I want to return to real Ham
radio,
and have no transmitter, I'd like to convert this old rig into an 80 and
40
meter cw rig. (just the transmitter) Should not be too big of a project,
but
having a real schematic (or one that's fairly close) would make memories
return like magic!
TIA, Old Chief Lynn, W7LTQ since 1948
If you obtain a schematic, I sure would like to get a file copy of it. I
worked on lots of marine equipment in the mid 50s, but never a Pearce
Simpson that I can recall. Worked mostly on Northern Radio and Apelco.
In
Ketchikan, AK, any boat owner who could afford it had a Northern, along
with
a Zenith Transoceanic and an S38C at home.
Your conversion to 40 & 80 should be quite simple.
Don
My first taste in marine radios was as a helper in 1948, getting purse
seiners ready to head for Ketchkan. There was a lot of converted "war
surplus"..... The only one that sticks in my mind was a BC-375 transmitter
converted to crystal control. Remember that one? I had one still operating
as MOPA, using a bunch of old junk car batteries for power. Boy, did it have
a distinctive yooop did dee yoop! Good for a half hour CW on 40 meters
before charging batteries for another day.
Second chance in marine radio was a 20 year stint beginning in 1977.
Northern Marine 550's were king of the North Pacific (if a good man did his
work with the tuner, antenna and ground system! Bet you had a good time with
those too!
If I come up with the schematic, I'll pass it on Don.
Old Chief Lynn, W7LTQ