Return-Path: Received: from rly-mf04.mx.aol.com (rly-mf04.mail.aol.com [172.20.29.174]) by air-mf03.mail.aol.com (v120.9) with ESMTP id MAILINMF032-95a472b56a437b; Fri, 02 Nov 2007 12:56:14 -0400 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by rly-mf04.mx.aol.com (v120.9) with ESMTP id MAILRELAYINMF048-95a472b56a437b; Fri, 02 Nov 2007 12:56:07 -0400 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1InzoA-0005kP-64 for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Fri, 02 Nov 2007 16:55:46 +0000 Received: from [83.244.159.144] (helo=relay3.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1Inzo9-0005kG-MI for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Fri, 02 Nov 2007 16:55:45 +0000 Received: from smtpout0173.sc1.he.tucows.com ([64.97.136.173] helo=n068.sc1.he.tucows.com) by relay3.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1Inzo5-0004Rc-Ut for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Fri, 02 Nov 2007 16:55:45 +0000 Received: from g3kev (62.252.235.93) by n068.sc1.he.tucows.com (7.2.069.1) id 47030B1E0025976F for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Fri, 2 Nov 2007 16:55:35 +0000 Message-ID: <000401c81d71$3157b280$5debfc3e@g3kev> From: "hamilton mal" To: "rsgb" Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2007 14:53:45 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,none Subject: LF: Decca Jeep Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none autolearn=no version=2.63 X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rs_out_1@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false X-AOL-IP: 193.82.116.20 X-AOL-SCOLL-AUTHENTICATION: listenair ; SPF_helo : X-AOL-SCOLL-AUTHENTICATION: listenair ; SPF_822_from : Hi all I wonder how many old 5501 Decca jeeps are still in use on 136 khz, they are such a big heap, and require odd ball voltages. It is so easy to build a compact custom designed class D/E FET amplifier for both 136 and 500 that the jeep mods are not worth bothering about. I have two relegated to the cellar and a man near Hull stripped 5 transmitters for scrap, no amateurs in the area wanted them. 73 de Mal/G3KEV