Welcome, Don!Quote:
Originally Posted by KC4TIR
If ye seek things Cubic, I have them measured in tons ... :yes:
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Welcome, Don!Quote:
Originally Posted by KC4TIR
If ye seek things Cubic, I have them measured in tons ... :yes:
They even took the things we didn't steal!Quote:
Originally Posted by n0iu
Welcome, Don!Quote:
Originally Posted by KC4TIR
I live in San Diego, the home of Cubic (which still exists, BTW—they make fare collection machines for public transit) and I own a Cubic ST-3B antenna tuner.
I would like another ASTRO D.Quote:
Originally Posted by N8YX
DON KC4RIR
......and basically you have to watch out for that BeeSo character.....really watch out for him. :shifty:Quote:
Originally Posted by KJ6BSO
:mrgreen:
hey!!!!! If you will not sell me an Astro D at least sell me an ST 4.
An ST-4...help me out here. Is that the remote control random wire tuner which was offered to mate up with the Astro D and Astro 150C versions?Quote:
Originally Posted by KC4TIR
I do have three -Ds sitting here at the moment and all three are going to need some work. I may sell one of them.
The st 4 came in some suit cases, I used mine with an outback antenna. The bad news is it was stolen. I bought another system and it has an st 5 in the case. my plan was if I could find an st 4 I would leave the system intack oter wise I am going to use the astro d, which works fine, in my jeep wrangler. This would give me ten meters and cb. I have 3 of the 150a ubits, all need work. Also have you ever seen a mobile mount for the 150 or astro d?
The commercial version of the MMBX mini-matcher? The ST-5 tuner is the only one I've ever seen packaged with the suitcase Astro units.Quote:
Originally Posted by KC4TIR
An ST-4 remote matcher (of which I have a prototype) is almost as big as the suitcases themselves.
I have heard of a mobile mount for the Astro series but haven't seen one. Since the rigs are the same width as the Swan Astro, a Swan mount could be used as well.
I guess I am wrong, it has been almost twenty years. But I thought I rembered not having to do much to tune the whip. I am sure that it looked different than the ST 5. I guess I will make a mount because I do not have a 150 mobile mount. I welded up the gross bar mount for the jeep and have it installed so onward ever onward. Don
I mrant cross bar.
If you haven't heard of the outfit, look up American-Milspec. They occasionally list Cubic stuff for sale on their site.
What I do need badly is the seven pin acessory plug on the back of the D. Don
I was wrong mine is 9 pin. It was driving mr crazy, I knew I had seen these. While laying in bed it hit me where, on the back of my lathe dro. So out to the shop I went, sure enough that was it. So checking ebay, there they were. So bottom line no stinking plug needed. If you need part number for amphenol let me know. Don
There were two versions of that circular Amphenol connector (7 and 9 pin) used with Cubic's various gear. A$k me how I know... :-|
BTW, an eBay seller was offering the voice scrambler module which plugs into one of those connectors...on the Astro D.
ETA: Still there. Do a search for "TCC 105RP".
So another person who does not sleep regular hours. My D that was stolen had a scrambler like that. You should here the racket they make in a regular radio. That damn tuner is still driving me crazy, could it be it was not a Cubic product? I know it connected to the large molex on the back of the radio. Funny that the dro had the same exact plug as the radio and the manual even gave the part number.
I take you foun out the hard way about the 7 and 9 pin plugs? I have a instillation manual for the D, dated 1982, if you need a copy.Don
I have almost every manual printed for those rigs, Don - with the exception of the ST-4. It's a Cubic product, all right...at least the one I have is. Connects to the rectangular Molex receptacle on the back of the set. There is band info and control sequencing data present on the lines. In the tuner itself, a 74154 decodes the band data lines and engages a rotary switch to "preset" the tuner range by selecting taps on a coil. One tunes the antenna system via adjustment of compression trimmers for each band of interest.Quote:
Originally Posted by KC4TIR
The two circular Amp connectors are used for various things on different models: None of my Astro 15xA (amateur band coverage) have them, all of my Astro 150C rigs use both types and my Astro D has the 9 pin type for audio and PTT I/O.
Some Cubic rack mount goodness. Presented here is the so-called "Cubic Kilowatt", of which 20 were made. It's combined with an even rarer Astro-DR, which will eventually be connected to that ST-4 I mentioned.
Attachment 13594
The ATU on that thing uses the same forward and reflected power meters as my ST-3B.
Correct. I have a rare ST-3C ("Commercial") tuner, two of the ST-2Bs and three -3Bs...meter reuse throughout.Quote:
Originally Posted by KJ6BSO
Note the "Swan" logo meter in the amplifier. Must have had a bunch left over from the 1500X. :lol:
I like the dual-meter set up a lot better than a forward/reflected switch or one of those god-awful cross-needle things that MFJ uses.
That is neat. With all that what the hell are you talking about repackaging some heathkit for? If you are all that board get a signal one cx-7. I wonder if that tuner was an scg, no meters on/off and some leds main led came on when it was tuned. I saw the pics of your op position neat stuff, I see you like Drake7 series. that was my first serious set up- TR7/R7 etc.
Is the st 5 just a tuner able to handle more watts than the st 3?
1) Because I can, and because the outcome justifies the effort. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by KC4TIR
2) A friend of mine (ex Drake engineer) used to make lots of money repeatedly servicing the early Signal One stuff. Pass;
3) The tuner I have is definitely not an SGC unit. Two completely different design approaches.
The ST-5 uses a toroid inductor and edgewise meters, as opposed to the ST-3's PI-Dux coil and standard sweep meters. The aim was to shrink it to a size small enough to fit into its suitcase. Power handling...it's capable of coupling the output of an Astro D to loads of different impedances though you aren't going to run a kilowatt through one. Core saturation of the inductor is the limiting factor where applied power is concerned.Quote:
Originally Posted by KC4TIR
I meant the tuner in my old AstroD. I will say the signal ones are the only radios I have that can be working fine until you turn it off, then you wonder if it will work when you turn it back on.
There is an ST 3B on ebay, meters sure look better than ST 5. Eham rates it high also, so they must be pretty good.
Note who wrote the most recent review. The call sign might look familiar.Quote:
Originally Posted by KC4TIR
Haven't checked over there - I may go add a comment.Quote:
Originally Posted by KJ6BSO
My ONLY gripe with the ST-3 series is that the shaft couplers and fiberglass shafts used to connect the tuning knobs to the variable capacitors will occasionally loosen up and result in a bit of play, which prevents "precise" tuning adjustments. The fix is easy, though - open 'er up and gently tighten the hardware.
The ST-2B and -2R are different animals altogether, and don't have an antenna selector/tuner bypass switch. Which is one thing IMNSHO they truly need.
The call does look familiar. its the guy that VE7DCW warned me about.
"...can be working fine until you turn it off, then you wonder if it will work when you turn it back on."
That sounds like my computer until I followed an Islander's suggestion of reseating the RAM and it wouldn't boot at all. The finger points at me, I put a stick in backward. Go ahead and laugh but don't ask how I managed that, I haven't a clue. Anyway, one mobo and a few upgrades later all fixed and I'm expecting the beast to return to my cave on Saturday. Meanwhile I have a pacifier... cool it kid, you'll get it back soon.
And for good reason.Quote:
Originally Posted by KC4TIR
Yes.......at sometime it's referred to as "attack of the California "Killer Watts" ........ :rofl:Quote:
Originally Posted by KC4TIR
(j/k Carl..... :yes:)
Well hello, I guess I'm the new guy.
I've been poking around for someplace to hang my hat where I feel comfortable.
So... wherever I go- there I am. Profound ain't it?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgTPH5y1-ZI
Well, you have an amusing suffix on your callsign... :mrgreen:
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Originally Posted by KD8TUT
Welcome to the Island, Michael! Pull a stool up to the bar and order the beverage of your choice. And don't settle for any crappy well drinks—go for the top shelf stuff and put it on the Vatican's tab.
Da Pope
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Originally Posted by KD8TUT
Welcome Michael, it's a fun place here, find out yourself ;)
Welcome to the Island Michael. Kick back and relax. Don't worry about the natives, they don't bite....Much.