BAMA (original) (raw)

The BoatAnchor Manual Archive

Notice: The owner, chief cook and bottle washer of the BAMA web site is about to change QTH. The new location, while absolutely excellent for ham radio, is not served by cable or DSL. Please note that the BAMA site is not moving and will continue to be available just as it is now. However, the housekeeping chores involved with adding a new manual are considerable. Since this site can't really be maintained via a 56Kb dial up, the only other option is a satellite connection via Wild Blue or Hughes. This may take a while to arrange and the results may not be satisfactory. (I'm not normally pessimistic....except when dealing with internet service providers).

BAMA was originally intended to be a site for the exchange of ham radio manuals for tube (valve) type gear. All of the other stuff was added because K4XL didn't know how to say "No." Given the uncertainties associated with the move, K4XL is going to have to say "No" to anything other than manuals for tube type ham transmitters, receivers and associated gear. This means no more military equipment or test gear manuals will be added to the web site for the immediate future.

Those of you who have contributed so much in the way of test gear and military gear manuals should not feel that you are not appreciated, because you definitely are! You are urged to continue to upload material that you think would meet the BAMA mission but you should not expect to see it appear on the web site until K4XL can arrange for something better than 56K dialup!!! For bona fide ham gear, I will find a way!!!

If you are uploading, please place the manual in a folder along with a text file describing the file and also giving your name so that you can be recognized for your contribution to the BAMA effort. My email addresses are subject to change, so please do not send manuals via email. Likewise, please do not send manuals via YouSendIt until further notice. Thank you all for your support of the BAMA project. I hope that this interruption will not last very long.

The BAMA manuals are also found on the Edebris mirror site.

The manuals in this archive are available to all who enjoy working on and restoring old tube type amateur radio equipment and short wave receivers. This is a totally free cooperative service to the BoatAnchor community. It is made possible by the generous folks who take the time and make the effort to scan and upload their manuals to the BAMA site.

This archive is not intended to be a repository for CB manuals, solid state gear manuals and highly sophisticated test gear manuals. Here you will find information on equipment that was intended primarily for the radio amateur or short wave listener market.

Warning! Do not proceed beyond this point unless you are willing to receive material of poorer quality than the original document. There are many manual vendors who will sell you a photocopy if you need a neatly bound, slick looking, clear copy. If, however, you are more concerned with getting your equipment working than how good the manual looks, this just may be the site you have been looking for. If not, then I would suggest that you have a look at theAC6V site where Rod Dinkins has an extensive listing of manual sources, both free and otherwise.

Incidentally, I'm not from the great state of Alabama. BAMAis just an acronym for BoatAnchorManual Archive.

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NEEDED: While any and all manuals that fit within the limits described above are gratefully received, the following have been specifically requested by BAMA users. Tips for scanning manuals.

DUE TO STORAGE LIMITATIONS NO NEW REQUESTS FOR TEST GEAR WILL BE ADDED TO THE FOLLOWING LIST

ATKO Mini-Keyer, Model 10A B&K 281 Multimeter B&K1460 Scope, Calibration procedure for 650 tube tester. Codar PR-30 HF preselector Conar 211 Cushcraft 214B 2M SSB "Jr Boomer" Daiwa CNW-419 Antenna Tuner Dentron GLA-1000C and W-2 Wattmeter Eagle RX-80 Receiver (Japanese, sold in UK, any info please) Erco transmitter (pair of 250THs in the final, any info please) Filter King VHF-220 Converter Gates BC-1J manual Gonset 3089 VHF Amplifier Hallicrafters SX-15 and RBK-12 (Navy version of S-36) Hammarlund Model E Signal Generator and SP-110SX receiver Heathkit HP-14, HP-24, HR-1680, HX-1681, SB-301, SB-313, SB-634, SB-1000, SBA-104-1 and SBA-104-3 Hughes-Mitchell X-EC Frequency Control Hunter Bandit 2000A Amplifier Lafayette HA-90 80m-10m VFO, and HA-1200 2m transceiver Lysco 381 VFO

Marconi CSR2
MFJ-371 Analyzer Filter (schematic) Morrow PW-75 National SW-5, 686, 686-S RME-50 receiver (schematic only), RME VHF-126(A) converter Simpson 260 Adapter "Communications Tester 658" Sommerkamp FT-100 (TET) TRV-2010 Transverter TM C SBT-350 Transmitter

If you can help with scans of manuals for this equipment or any other tube type amateur radio equipment or short wave receivers, please uploadthem.

Please do NOT upload scans copied from CDs that you have bought from one of the manual dealers. Please limit your uploads to scans that you know to have been done either by yourself or someone that you know would want it posted on BAMA.

If you have "scanned" manuals of other antique ham radio equipment, please upload them to the uploads directory at this site. Send an E-mail describing the upload to so that you can be appropriately recognized.

If you would like to participate in this project, but lack scanning capabilities, you can send a good xerox copy of your manual to the following address:

Kenneth D. Grimm 505 Hayes Drive Lynchburg, VA 24502

I will scan it, place it in the archive. Your contributions will be greatly appreciated by those who need a manual as they labor to restore an old boat-anchor to useful life.

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