[time-nuts] Possibly OT - Any interest in a vintage HP/Dymec DY-5842 VLF receiver?

[paul swed]

Very nice indeed
Will need some tlc, but thats the way it is for a 40 plus year old device.
What I saw in the back picture was even more interesting I have that bliley
crystal.
I picked it up at a hamfest 20 years ago. Now I know what it most likely
went to.
I am in franklin mass and if it doesn't go to a good home count me in.
Regards
Paul Wb8tsl

On Sat, Oct 2, 2010 at 1:19 AM, Paul Davis <ziggy9 at pumpkinbrook.com> wrote:

> I've received a few expressions of interest. So I've put up a few pictures
> at <http://www.pumpkinbrook.com/DY-5842/> , just the front, back, and top
> views. When I received this, there was no top or back panel, I didn't remove
> them for the pictures. In those pictures, you'll see that there's some
> accumulated crud, just dust really, that could be cleaned off. But there it
> is in all its  glory, warts and all. In fact, it's old enough the orange
> paint has been peeling off the meter needle :)
>
> It's 19" rack mount, the manual says 10-5/32" high and 16" deep. It also
> says 35 lbs, but it really doesn't seem that heavy to me.
>
> Someone suggested that I pdf the manual, and I can certainly do that, but
> it will be next week. I'll post it when I get it done.
>
> Thanks for the interest.
>
> Oh, and I'm in Massachusetts btw.
>
>
> On Oct 1, 2010, at 6:42 PM, jmfranke wrote:
>
>  I am very interested.  Do you have any images?
>>
>> John  Franke WA4WDL
>> Portsmouth, VA 23703
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------
>> From: "ziggy9" <ziggy9 at pumpkinbrook.com>
>> Sent: Friday, October 01, 2010 6:34 PM
>> To: <time-nuts at febo.com>
>> Subject: [time-nuts] Possibly OT - Any interest in a vintage HP/Dymec
>> DY-5842 VLF receiver?
>>
>>
>>> Fellow time-nuts:
>>> I've got a circa 1964 DY-5842 VLF receiver. This is (was) operated in
>>> conjunction with an external time interval counter to make a frequency
>>> comparison. So you would select WWVL for example, and use that as your
>>> primary standard for comparison to your local standard. It's got 5
>>> crystals
>>> in it: 16, 18, 19.8, 20, and 60 kHz (listed as GBR, NBA, NPM, WWVL,
>>> WWVB).
>>> It works and I have the manual. The thing is, the interest in something
>>> like this is bound to be a bit narrow, so I thought I'd mention it here.
>>>
>>> So if there are any collectors, equipment museums, etc. that might be
>>> interested in this, please let me know. I'm a bit sentimental about this
>>> thing, it's sort of a bit of history, and from what I can tell, somewhat
>>> rare (doesnt make it worth anything though :). Since it's a bit of a
>>> curiosity, I'd like to pass it to someone that might be interested in it
>>> rather than just tossing it. I can always provide more details to anyone
>>> that wants them.
>>>
>>> Best regards,
>>> Paul Davis - K9MR
>>>
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts at febo.com
>>> To unsubscribe, go to
>>> https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts
>>> and follow the instructions there.
>>>
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts at febo.com
>> To unsubscribe, go to
>> https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts
>> and follow the instructions there.
>>
>>
>
> _______________________________________________
> time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts at febo.com
> To unsubscribe, go to
> https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts
> and follow the instructions there.
>