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T-368E: serial #575 has been at W3NP since October of 1998. It was one of the
group of Govt refurbed T-3's that Fair Radio was selling in the early 90's.This
particular transmitter somehow made it to my shack with all of the decks
matching and from the same Order No.- (15117-PP-62). It was built by Barker
& Williamson and was reconditioned in Germany in 08/74, and appears to have
been in storage until it was purchased by it's previous owner from Fair Radio.
It is in excellent condition with only minor paint chips and scrapes. It had been
repainted and the lettering re-stenciled when it was reconditioned. When I
bought the transmitter, it had some of the usual minor audio mods and was being
used with an amplified D-104 microphone. After carrying the cabinet and the individual
decks down into the basement shack, the rig went through the customary check-out
and cleaning before reassembly - this radio required very little attention. I
did fit a set of casters to the cabinet before putting it all back together. The
transmitter came up with very few issues and would make an easy 500 watt
carrier. Since 1998 I have been slowly making changes, doing modifications, etc.
Click on the "My Modifications" link below for a list of what all that
has been done to ole "575". I think the N9FOY speech amp may be next -
a special thanks to Jerry W5KP for pulling that info together and adding some
info - see link below.
Click the WA1HLR Mods button at the bottom of the page to see the details of this group of popular and effective modifications - courtesy of WB3HUZ's "AM WINDOW" ,which is a source of lots of good AM mods and tech info
Click the thumbnails below for a larger view
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| The T368 on it's way to the W3NP shack | The cabinet complete & ready for decks | Assembled and undergoing testing | T3 during intial testing and early modifications |
The new choke ready to install in the RF deck Click TEXT for details - should read 24 ga wire and NOT 26 ga |
The new choke installed |
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| The choke installed and working | The accessory connector and audio line xfmr | The plate current meter modified to a cathode meter |