N5BU's Boatanchor . . . , er, Vintage Radio Pages

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This site contains high resolution fast-loading images optimized for 1024x768 or larger screen resolutions and 16 bit color. A number of under-the-hood shots are included.

Note: My goal is for all front panel lettering to be legible. No attempt is made to conceal rust, scrapes, dents and other imperfections. Such imperfections are the honorable result of years of service. (In order to achieve reasonable loading times with these large images, high JPEG compression has been used resulting in minor color distortions to some images.)

Hot List (coming attraction)
Contact Information E-mail me. Let me know what you liked or what didn't work.

Boatanchor Contents: Click on hypertext below to view subject area.

Central Electronics 100V

Central Electronics 10A

Central Electronics 10B

Central Electronics 20A

Central Electronics Accesories (458 VFO, SSB Slicer, MM-2 Scope, etc.)

Eldico 100F (Filter Method) SSB Transmitter

Eldico R-104 SSB Receiver (Similar to S-Line, part of system S-119)

Eldico T-102 SSB Transmitter (Similar to S-Line, part of system S-119)

Eldico M-135 Station Console & P-109 Power Supply (part of system S-119)

KW Electronics KW2000B (British KWM-2 Clone)

Collins KWM-2A (just for comparison purposes)

Collins R-390 (from 1951 contract)

Heath SB-300 Receiver

Heath SB-401 Transmitter

Heath SB-303 Receiver

Gonset G-33 Receiver (Courtesy Rich, AA1IB)

Images of These and More Coming Soon:

Johnson Pacemaker SSB Transmitter
Lakeshore Phasemaster II and Band-Hopper VFO
Millen 92105 Sideband Selector (SSB Receiver Detector/Slicer)
Eico 753 (Worst SSB rig ever made!)
Hallicrafters SX-101A
Hallicrafters HT-37
Sideband Engineers Model 33 Transceiver
Sideband Engineers Model 34 Transceiver
Amelco R-390A Receiver (1962 contract)
BC-669D Transmitter/Receiver & PE-110D Power Supply
Hammarlund Comet Pro (the original "communications" receiver)
Hammarlund SP-200 Series (Racks of Super-Pro's, many styles!)
Hammarlund SP-400
Hammarlund SP-600
Hallicrafters SX-28A

Hot List

BoatAnchor Manuals - K4XL's BAMA Including Central Electronics manuals and schematics for the 100V, 10A, MM-2, Sideband Slicer, QT-1 VOX unit. 20A manual is coming soon. K4XL's BAMA is a great boatanchor resource!!! Consider scanning in a manual.
Radio World This is where some of the photos came from, courtesy Rich AA1IB.

Contact Information

E-mail address
Bill Sorsby: wbsorsby@ia.net

US Postal address
Bill Sorsby
6825 Crow Wing Drive NE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52411

Web address
N5BU BoatAnchor Pix: http://www.ia.net/~wbsorsby/N5BU

Thanks for visiting. Hope you enjoyed the site.

I am open to including other boatanchor pictures here (in a separate section for contributors and with appropriate credits). I need a hard copy picture (preferably with legible panel lettering) and will take care of scanning, etc, or alternatively, a high-resolution digital image. Write to me at one of the addresses above.

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