K0DEW has been collecting and restoring Collins equipment for over twenty-five years, but this old broadcast transmitter turned out to be one of the most challenging and interesting. I had restored a KW-1 and several large military transmitters, so I was ready for this project. My goal was to make each and every part like it looked and worked when it moved out the front door of the Collins factory in Dallas TX almost fifty years ago. I was informed on a Tuesday that the transmitter was going to the land fill on Saturday, so on a Wednesday I loaded my pick-up with a few hand tools and a friend, KC0VOB. Click her to read more of the story and see the Photographs

K0DEW - K4SV

 

WB9M and K0DEW, the co-chairs of the ARRL Midwest Convention

Be careful when you work on an old radio.

You might get a charge out of it.

 

R-388 receiver

Latest addition to the Collins collection

 

Working on WD0EIL's tower.

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