Flotsam is an old sea term to describe "stuff". This page has documents, articles, schematics, and manuals.

AM Broadcast Historical Articles

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FM Broadcast Historical Articles

• BTF-10C - RCA 10,000 watt FM transmitter article.
• BTF-1D - RCA's new 1,000 watt FM transmitter article.
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TV Broadcast Historical Articles

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SW Broadcast Historical Articles

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RCA/NBC Historical Licenses

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• NBC Specs - PDF Document from 1986 on video and audio levels for the network

My Ham Equipment - Manuals/Instructions/Data

• - Yaesu FT857D, operating manual [PDF]
• - Yaesu FT857D, Technical Supplement, Service manual [PDF]
• - Yaesu FT857D Mod, Flickering Squelch fix [PDF]
• - Yaesu FT857D Mod, Low freq response in SSB fix [PDF]
• - Yaesu FT857D Freq, list of what is pgmed in my mobile [PDF]
• - Yaesu FT857D Data, file for FT857/957 programmer [data]
• - Yaesu FT8100, 2/70cm FM mobile radio - NEEDED
• - Yaesu FT50RD, 2/70cm FM hand held radio, user manual [PDF]
• - Yaesu FT50RD, 2/70cm FM FTC radio, schematic [PDF]
• - Yaesu FT2800, 2mtr FM mobile radio, operations manual [PDF]
• - ICOM IC-92AD, D-Star Digital D-Star, Sales specification sheet [PDF]
• - ICOM IC-92AD, D-Star Digital D-Star, operating manual (16.7mb) [PDF]
• - ICOM IC-2100H, 2mtr FM transceiver, operating manual [PDF]
• - ICOM IC-2100H, 2mtr FM transceiver, operating manual - Addendum [PDF]
• - Alnico DR570, 2/70cm FM mobile operation manual (used for packet) [PDF}
• - Alinco DR570, 2/70cm FM mobile service manual (used for packet) [PDF}
• - Alinco DR-M06, 6mtr FM mobile radio instructions (also DR-M03 10mtr) [PDF]
• - Butternut HF6-V Vertical, 80-10 mtrs w/ notes. [PDF]
• - Butternut HF6-VX Vertical, 80-10 mtrs. [PDF]
• - Isotronics 160C, 160 mtr vertical, installation [PDF]
• - Isotronics 225, AM Broadcast, 1350 to 1590 KHz, vertical, installation [PDF] (Download 160C Manual, too)
• - Cushcraft A3S/A4S/A3WS, Sales specification sheet [PDF]
• - Cushcraft A3S, 10/15/20 mtr, 3-element beam, installation manual [PDF]
• - Cushcraft A50-5S, 6-mtr, 5-element beam, installation manual [PDF]
• - Cushcraft PD2, stacking harness, installation manual [PDF]
• - Cushcraft 124WB, 2mtr 4-element beam, installation manual [PDF]
• - Telex 64DX, 6mtr 4-element beam, installation manual [PDF]
• - Telex VB214FM, 2mtr, 14-element, installation manual [PDF] - Newer Copy
• - Diamond X50A, 2/70cm base antenna, installation [PDF]
• - Diamond X200A, 2/70cm base antenna, installation [PDF]
• - Diamond V2000A, 6/2/70cm base antenna, installation [PDF]
• - Diamond X500HNA, 2/70 cm base antenna, installation [PDF]
• - Diamond GH62/GH6, 6 meter vertical base antenna, installation [PDF]
• - Hy-Gain HAM-IV, antenna rotor installation/instructions [PDF]
• - Schematic of my station. Shows the antenna switching. [Jpeg Image]
• - Ramsey DDF-1 Direction Finder. I use this to track pirates and interference. [PDF]
• - Cunningham AM Transmitter. Model 30-50 AM transmitter. [PDF]
• - LPB Model 20 Solid State AM Transmitter. Also has tuner.
• - LPB Model 25C AM Transmitter. Classic 60s tube AM transmitter used for Carrier Current operations. Another copy.
• - LPB Model 25B AM Transmitter. JPG image of schematic.
• - LPB Model 50 AM Transmitter. PDF image of schematic. (kind of poor).
• - Videotek RS12A. PDF of manual for analog video router with audio follow.
• - Duplexer Info. Theory & Testing of Duplexers, by Jacques Audet, VE2AZX.
• - Sinclair Design. Sinclair Hybrid Ring Design & Tuning files. [ZIP]
• - VHF Dipole Elements. Copy of a post showing the size of VHF elements, and harness construction [PDF]
• - RCA WV-98C VTVM, Senior Voltohmist, Vacuum tube volt meter. Manual [PFD]

Misc Stuff

• - Power Line Conditioning and Noise Reduction How to condition commercial power and treat noise. [Web page]
• - PDF version of the above article. [PDF]
• - LG DTT900 Converter Box [PDF] 2mb
• - Altec 436C, classic tube audio compressor. Details of EMI Mod. [PDF]
• - Altec 436C 2nd Copy, and Altec Tech Notes. [PDF]
• - Gates Sta-Level, classic tube audio compressor. [PDF], and Article from Radio World on the Sta-Level
• - CRL Dynaflex DX-2, Noise reduction system manual. [PDF]
• - Fender 5F6A "Bassman" [Image], bass guitar amp. Classic blond amp. Front picture [Image], Back picture [Image], fiber board layout. [PDF]
• - Cabinet view & specs [PDF], Front & Rear Cabinet view. [PDF]
• - ElectroVoice Model 30W-1 Speaker Cabinet Plans. [PDF]
• - ElectroVoice Model 30W-2 Speaker Cabinet Plans. [PDF]
• - ElectroVoice Model MC12A Speaker Cabinet Plans. [PDF]
• - ElectroVoice Model MC8A Speaker Cabinet Plans. [PDF]
• - ElectroVoice Model SP12C Speaker Cabinet Plans. [PDF]
• - ElectroVoice Model SP15A-1 Speaker Cabinet Plans. [PDF]
• - ElectroVoice Model SP15A-2 Speaker Cabinet Plans. [PDF]
• - ElectroVoice Model SP8C-1 Speaker Cabinet Plans. [PDF]
• - ElectroVoice Model SP8C-2 Speaker Cabinet Plans. [PDF]
• - ElectroVoice Model TL305 Speaker Cabinet Plans. [PDF]
• - ElectroVoice Model TL4025 Speaker Cabinet Plans. [PDF]
• - ElectroVoice Model TL405 Speaker Cabinet Plans. [PDF]
• - ElectroVoice Model TL4050 Speaker Cabinet Plans. [PDF]
• - ElectroVoice Model TL505 Speaker Cabinet Plans. [PDF]
• - ElectroVoice Model TL606 Speaker Cabinet Plans. [PDF]
• - ElectroVoice Model TL606Q Speaker Cabinet Plans. [PDF]
• - ElectroVoice Model TL806 Speaker Cabinet Plans. [PDF]
• - ElectroVoice Model TL806Q Speaker Cabinet Plans. [PDF]
• - ElectroVoice Speaker Comparison Guide. [PDF]
• - ElectroVoice Guide to Enclosures. [PDF]
• - How to build a ElectroVoice Speaker System. [PDF]
• - ElectroVoice SP13.5TRBXWK Rearaxial Softspeaker. [PDF]
• - CRL Dynaflex DX-2. [PDF]. I use this to restore audio.
• - Collection of Tube Mic Preamps. All [PDF] docs. While researching which tube preamp I wanted, these were some of the links I viewed.
  • Altec model 3B microphone preamp.
  • Disa tube mic preamp.
  • Neumann model 475 mic preamp.
  • Nuke E201 microphone preamp.
  • Paia tube mic preamp: Check their web site. This is a nice mic preamp kit, and cheaper to buy than to try to kit-bash yourself.
  • RCA tube microphone preamp.
  • Tube mic preamp.
• - Shure model 555 microphone datasheet. And Shure advertising piece on Unidyne mics, + magazine ad.
• - Patch Bay 101 A quick tutorial on how to wire a patch bay.
• - Aphex Systems 104c with "Big Bottom". Aural Exciter 104C. (use this for mic processor) [PDF]
• - Otari MX5050BII manual for the 2-track decks I'm restoring. [PDF]
• - My Tascam M3500 Console Reconstruction Project. [Web page]
• - My Autogram Console Project. [Web page]
• - Autogram/CRL IC-10 Broadcast Console Manual. [PDF]
• - Collins IC-6A and IC10A Broadcast Console Manual. [PDF]
• Phil Wayne, and my Gates Executive Console - Cover. Data Sheet. Picture. [PDF]