Bob Sullivan "personal" pages (LAST UPDATE: 2/5/10)

The Wife - The Harley - The Cats - Our Home - Squash!
The 360 Modena Ferrari - The 512TR Ferrari - The Ferrari Garage - Track Event!
The Smart - Ferrari Driving School

WØYVA Pictures of my Ham Shack Collins Radio Lore & other (sort of) true Stories Collins KW-1 Registry eMail me! 73, Bob My"real" website: The Small Business Advisor

Finally ... after 54 years! Large View

Big Iron: Collins KW-1's and 30K Transmitters KW-1 restorations: Serial #105 - Serial #34 - Serial #54 - Serial #99 - Serial #7 - Serial #143 Listen to an audio clip of KW-1, #105 (recorded by Paul, WA3VJB) Restoration of Collins 30K, Serial #11 Antennas at WØYVA Picture book of rotating tower installation Installation of our 10M monster beam Phased Vertical Installation for 80/160 Articles Collins ATS-1 - Never heard of it? Take a look. Build your own Collins weighted tuning knob! Rebuilding the Central Electronics 100V/200V VFO Replacing the HV capacitors in the Central Electronics 100V/200V Equipment 75S-3B - 75S-3B - 32S-3 - 30S-1 - 30L-1 - 32S-3A - 75S-3C - 312B-4 - 75A-4 KWS-1 - 51S-1- KWM-2A - 312B-5 - 180S-1 - 312A-1 - 51J-4 - 32V-2 -12Z - 62S-1 Rockwell-Collins: KWM-2A -312B-4 -516F-2 Squires-Sanders Page Signal/One CX-11A; MilSpec 1030 - ARD 230A Amplifier - Miller AT-2500 National HRO-500 and accessories - Central Electronics (100V, 200V, 600L) Alpha Amplifiers (77's) - Other Stuff (Drake, Johnson, National) - Accessories The Shop Restorations and Projects BTI LK-2000HD Amplifier Collins KW-1 #34 - KW-1 #54 - KW-1 -#99 - KW-1 #105 30K - ATS-1 - KW-1P - KWS-1 - 212Z-1 Mixer Central Electronics 100V (#1) 100V (#2)Transmitter - MM-2 Scope - 600L Amplifier Dow Dow Key Rotatable Semi-Automatic Key Eldico TV-1TV Transmitter - TR-75-TV Transmitter Hallicrafters HT- 18 VFO - HT-20 AM Xmtr -HT-33B Amplifier - HT-32 SSB Xmtr HT-32B SSB Xmtr - Hurricane Transceiver - SX-28 Receiver SX-42 Receiver - SX-71 Receiver - SX-73 Receiver SX-88 Receiver - SX-100 Receiver - SX-101 Receiver SX-115 Receiver - R-42 Speaker - - HA-1 Keyer Hammarlund HQ-215 Receiver Johnson Courier - Viking Ranger I - - Desk KW - Viking 500 Viking 500 (#2) - Viking Ranger II - Viking Ranger II (#2) Invader 2000 Marantz 4300 Receiver (Audio) RCA BTA-1R1 & BTA-500R AM Broadcast Transmitters; RCA BA-6A Limiting Amplifier RME 4350 Receiver - 4350 Receiver #2 - 4301 SSB Selector 6900 Receiver Drake 2-B Receiver - L-4B Linear Amplifier TMC GPR-90 Receiver - GPT-750 Modulator - Various - PSP-350 PS Master Oscillator - Master Portable Oscillator - PAL-350 Amp PAL-1K LV & HV Power Supplies - LV Power Supply #2 SBE-3 SSB Exciter - MMXM-2 Multi-Mode Exciter Lettine Model 240 AM Transmitter Millen: Millen Station 90881 Power Amplifier - 92101 Preamplifier - 90831 Modulator 90711 VFO - 90903 Oscilloscope - 90801 Exciter/Transmitter 90923 Oscilloscope - 90281 HV Supply - 90902 Oscilloscope 90932 Mon Scope - 90800 Transmitter - 90651 Grid Dip Meter 92200 Antenna Tuner - Unpacking a NEW 90711 VFO 90700 Variarm VFO Lamda Model 28 PS National NC-2-40D; NC-46 Receiver; NCX-1000 Transceiver; NC-303 HRO-50T Receiver - Select-O-Ject Miscellaneous RF Attenuator - The "Gibson Girl" - BC-611-F Transceiver World Radio Labs Globe King 400 AM Transmitter

Murphy: "Ahhhh ... you gotta love these warm tube-type amplifiers ...."

Desk: Heath SC-1000, ARD 230A linear's, 312B-4, DDS-2A, KWM-2A, Sig/One CX-11A, 30L-1, HRO-500
Middle: Antenna switching and control, 2-m packett, 32S-3A, 75S-3C, 312B-4
Top: 30L-1, Magnum Six, Antenna control, ATS-1, DL-1, Johnson KW matchbox

My restored KW-1, Serial #105

The "big guys" my restored Collins KW-1 and 30K

The Amplifier Corner of the shack ...
Alpha 77Dx, Collins 30S-1, ARD 230A's (control heads)

AM operating position...
75A-4, 312A-1, 75A-1, 32V-2, 302-C1, CE MM-2, 270G-2, Alpha 77Sx

Vintage AM/SSB operating position: 75A-4, 100V, MM-2, 600L Linear

Vintage Collins operating position: 312B-4, 30L-1, KWM-2A, DDS-2A, 75S-3C


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