[time-nuts] Looking for Tracor 599 VLF Receiver Manual

[paul swed]

Al,
Bert who is on this list is quite an expert. He has helped me.
I have a pair of 599s One working the other so so.
Several comments.
Pretty sure that your 599 will not do loran.
Loran was nothing like what the system worked on steady cw carriers.
Generally it worked on 25 KC and below on the stations that no longer exist
wwvl as an example.
There was a mod that allowed it to work on 60 KC. What I have done not all
that successfully with Berts guidance was modify the vco for 60 hhz. It does
indeed work but I loose lock from the boston area.
Those octal sockets are for filters for the various stations.
Regards
Paul.


On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 2:47 PM, <woffermom at cs.com> wrote:

> Subject: Looking for Tracor 599 VLF Receiver Manual
>
> I have acquired a Tracor Series 599 VLF Tracking Receiver system that
> I'd like to use for WWVB reception.
> I'm curious if anyone has, or knows of, a source of manual(s) for this
> system.  It consists of the following units:
> Power Supply 599-502
> Phase Servo   599-402
> AGC-Phase    599-300
> Synthesizer    599-102
> Receiver         599-203
> When I peaked inside the receiver module (the 599-203) I noticed a set
> of octal sockets that I suspect accept old style crystal modules to
> establish (switch selectable) receive frequencies, so my guess is that
> the receiver was set up to receive various Loran stations.
> If anyone has any knowledge regarding this system, or knows of a source
> for a manual, I'd appreciate some feedback.
> Regards,
> Al Burke, WB9SSE
> 11714 Millstone Dr.
> Fort Wayne, IN 46818
> 260-637-1989
> woffermom at cs.com
>
>
>
>
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