Here we have a really cool video from Mr. Carlson. In it he reveals (admits!) to what we already know: HE IS A HAM RADIO OPERATOR. FB Mr. C!
You can see that he is a true ham, with a true case of THE KNACK, when you see his reaction to the inside view of the ART-13. He seems to gasp as he notes that there is a lot of "RF goodness" in that box. There is a vacuum relay, a bread-slicer capacitor, there is even a variometer. And lots of good, big THERMATRONS. Only a true ham, a true Knack victim can recognize this RF goodness.
The Dynamotor that goes with this transmitter is really interesting to me. I have been hearing these things whining in the background (audible noise, not a signal defect) on many early morning (Saturday 3885 kHz) of the Old Military Radio Net. I can often hear the dynamotor of Buzz W3EMD as he transmits from Rhinebeck, New York. It was great to see the inside of this device.
Back in 2017, Hack-A-Day took a look at Dynamotors:
There are several good ART-13/BC-348 pictures on W3EMD's QRZ page:
I was especially taken by the handwritten frequency chart on the front panel of the ART-13. This reminded me a lot of the handwritten readout that I have been using on various rigs, including (most recently) the 15-10 SSB transceiver. I hope Paul focuses on this paper-and-pencil frequency chart; it is nice to step away a bit from the glowing numerals of San Jian.
Mr. C points out that the ART-13 was the transmitter that was paired up with the BC-348 receiver. He will be working on both in the weeks ahead.
Thanks Mr. Carlson. 73 OM.