Ameco R5 Resto Update...
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In 2017, I restored an Ameco R5K (kit version) shortwave receiver I received from my friend Joe KA9QAT. It worked pretty good, but while surfing the web I stumbled across a blurb with an update published by Ameco on Dec 13, 1967. It converts all I.F. amps to common emitter configuration, and boy does it make a difference!! Below is the R5K schematic, followed by a marked up version with the mods. I wanted to get this uploaded before I lost it forever :-) The original R5K Restoration blog is on my site ..read more
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Restoring an Ameco R5 All Wave Receiver
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This is a neat little shortwave receiver I acquired through my friend Joe. He picked it up in some of his trading, and it was in unknown condition when he gifted it to me. I've always had a "soft spot" for Ameco stuff, and this came from the Aerotron facility in Raleigh NC sometime in the late 1960's. Here's a few pics of it before I got started with the repairs... Considering the age, it was in pretty good condition, and just needed some minor TLC on the cosmetics, the bigger challenges were waiting inside :-) I sat about to discover the various issue with this rig, and make repairs to get it ..read more
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Cabinet Re-Build for Studio A...
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I had a little extra wall space in Studio A, and wanted to use it for some of my shortwave radios, QSL card files, etc. Debbie looked around on marketplace and found a local person with a couple of cheesy shelving units for $5. After getting the dimensions, I decided to get them and rebuild them to fit my needs. The shelf loading would be low, so I thought these would work out just fine. Here's a few pics and descriptions... I began by assembling the bits from the pile of wood I bought. I used the cheesy cardboard backing just to hold it square during assembly. I used some 1" square stock as j ..read more
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Cabinet Re-Build for Studio A, part 2...
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 Picking back up on the cabinet build for Studio A. It's been a fun project, and CHEAP. I had a unique space size to utilize, and this pair of old shelving units just happened to be thr correct width. For $5, I couldn't help but tackle this build. Below are a few photos of the shelves after being drilled, and the shelves fitted into the locations I needed them at... Enough for today, paint tomorrow ..read more
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Cabinet Re-Build for Studio A, part 3...
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 We're back on the cabinet project. Wow, this thing is really coming along. Time to spackle some dings, screw holes, etc, and get the paint on. One of the photos below shows the cabinet on a table in the yard, just after sanding it a bit. This turned out very nice, and you will see a pic in the end of it in position with some of the AC power installed ..read more
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Shortwave Radio CAN'T be Cancelled!
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A few of my old vintage shortwave radios... An old Zenith TransOceanic Shortwave Receiver Prepare yourself for the future. This might be considered a “prepper” sort of thing…it’s long, but please take the time to read through it. I’m NOT a writer, so this might ramble a bit, but I hope you get the gist of it. After learning that liberal politicians literally spent more of our US tax $$ today to have a hearing on the Hill to try and get all cable networks to remove Fox News, OAN, and Newsmax from their systems, I think it’s time for conservative networks to install plan “B”. The FCC, while they ..read more
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Cabinet Re-Build for Studio A, FINISHED!
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Yay!! The cabinet build is finished for Studio A. I actually finished this some time back, but forgot to upload all of the build photos and info. Click "Cabinet" in the RH column of my blog sections called "Jump to Posts on Specific Topics" to see the whole build. This whole thing was done for less than $30 ..read more
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