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Old Murphy Naval HF Receiver

Posted by on May 5, 2019 No comments

Old Murphy receiver given to a member by the widow of a local Professor of Electrical Engineering, who wasn’t a licensed radio amateur but according to his wife spent hours on this sitting listening at night.

Just don’t touch the metal bits…
Yes that is the earth wire plugged into the power gang. Probably should be pointed out that this was under constant supervision and everyone in the room has awareness of electrical safety and knows not to touch bare live electrical components.

Wednesday 6th March 2019, surface mounting!

Posted by on March 13, 2019 No comments

Colin working soldering a tiny IC onto a board.

Meanwhile, some old gear being looked at and opened up.

Also, George making contacts on low power. Extra points for the Irish participant in a contest for getting our IO85 square. Easier to control the FT-817ND through Ham Radio Deluxe interface.