tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949058478781148182024-02-07T18:12:27.876-08:00Recycled Radioshaskapdavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10633673928980262787noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2694905847878114818.post-52091866115756356092014-11-29T20:23:00.001-08:002014-11-29T20:24:19.239-08:00Farinon UHF Salvage - What is it?Have you every heard of Farinon radios? Here are some pictures of a Farinon UHF radio rack. Is anything in this rack useful to an amateur radio operator? If not, it looks like there is some gold in them there radios. Who knows what we'll find inside that dual power supply!<br />
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Who knows what we'll find inside this dual power supply.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Front of Power Supply</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back of Power Supply<br />
Notice the dual power cords!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Duplexer - 414 Mhz and 419 Mhz</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">TX Unit B</td></tr>
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ve4neghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07974851534918627558noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2694905847878114818.post-9149567184732183932014-11-16T10:03:00.000-08:002014-11-29T10:55:52.718-08:00Canadian Marconi DK66 - Transmitter - ReceiverThis post is the first in a series covering a salvaged Canadian Marconi VHF Repeater system.<br />
The system includes DK66 Transmitter - Receiver, QJ66 Repeater and WJ10 Power Supply.<br />
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Here are the specifications from the DK66<br />
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Make: <b>Canadian Marconi Company</b><br />
Model: <b>Marcom II - DK66</b><br />
Frequency: <b>139 - 174 Mhz</b><br />
Xmitter Power: <b>2, 7.5, 10-30 Watts</b><br />
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Missing Items:<br />
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<li><b>Operations Manual </b></li>
<li><b>Service Manual</b></li>
<li><b>Schematic</b></li>
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<br />ve4neghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07974851534918627558noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2694905847878114818.post-88892566615111154922014-11-15T18:45:00.001-08:002014-11-15T18:45:58.400-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Sometimes radios, even entire radio stations, are discarded and sent to the land fill without a second thought. A second thought of repurpose, reuse or recycle.<br />
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The purpose for this blog is<br />
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<li>To help find and save condemned radio equipment. </li>
<li>To catalog collections of saved radio gear.</li>
<li>To find someone who can put used radios components to good use. </li>
<li>To promote radio recycling and give used radio equipment a opportunity to continue a useful and productive existence.</li>
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Amateur radio operators often adopt condemned radio equipment. They adopt it and find ways to extended its useful life.haskapdavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10633673928980262787noreply@blogger.com0