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.
Dynamotors are motor- generators to provide the high voltages needed. They draw a lot of current, and are noisy electrically and audibly. In my day we built line powered dc power supplies for in the shack and transistor inverters for use in the car. You could buy these radios surplus for pennies a pound.
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