Flotsam is an old sea term to describe "stuff". This page has documents, articles, schematics, and manuals.
AM Broadcast Historical Articles
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
SW Broadcast Historical Articles
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).
- - Isotron 225 Antenna. For use with LPB transmitters.
- - 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
- - Singe Side Power Supply, by Fred Vobbe, W8HDU. [PDF]
- - OpAmps for Everyone. A really good doc from Texas Instruments on OpAmps. [PDF]
- - 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
- - Dorrough DAP-310 Audio Proc manual [PDF] 1.6mb (moved to RealOldiesRadio.com)
- - Dorrough DAP-#10 Power Supply update [PDF] .5mb (moved to RealOldiesRadio.com)
- - Altec info. (moved to RealOldiesRadio.com)
- - Gates Sta-Level. (moved to RealOldiesRadio.com)
- - 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]
- - DBX Type 1 Noise Reduction, model 150. [PDF] - (moved to RealOldiesRadio.com)
- - CRL Dynaflex DX-2 [PDF]. - (moved to RealOldiesRadio.com)
- - CRL Model 235 AM Proc. [PDF]. I use this on my part 15 AM station. Great audio!
- Addendum: Frequency Chart. Needed to narrowband for HF.
- - Plate Reverb Articles (moved to RealOldiesRadio.com)
- - Collection of Tube Mic Preamps. All [PDF] docs. While researching which tube preamp I wanted, these were some of the links I viewed.
- - 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. - moved to RealOldiesRadio.com
- - Tascam M3500 Console Reconstruction Project. [Web page]
- - My Autogram Console Project - moved to RealOldiesRadio.com
- - Autogram/CRL IC-10 Broadcast Console Manual - moved to RealOldiesRadio.com
- - Collins IC-6A and IC10A Broadcast Console Manual - moved to RealOldiesRadio.com
- Phil Wayne's Gates Executive Console - Cover. Data Sheet. Picture. [PDF]
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