--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 140 SHORT WAVE Ref: F1S00000 Date: 01/20/98 From: RICHARD MEKKA Time: 09:47pm \/To: DIANE LEVESQUE (Read 0 times) Subj: Headphones Hello Diane, 17-Jan-98 04:31:20, Diane Levesque wrote to Richard Mekka Subject: Headphones DL> RM>This may not be the right place to ask, but you never know . . . . DL> RM>I have some old headphones here DL> RM>rubber insulated "Y" shaped wire on them has perished. DL> RM>Does anyone know of a place that sells replacement cords? DL> ..there are some places in large metro areas that DL> specialize in antique wiring restorations Noted DL> Singer, the sewing machine maker. Not a name that springs to mind in the context of headphones, but thanks for the thought. I'm not worried about authenticity, just want to use these cans again (cost me 1 shilling in a junk sale about 30 years ago!). Richard Mekka --- Terminate 3.00/Pro * Origin: Our man in Caversham (2:254/26.23) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 140 SHORT WAVE Ref: F1S00001 Date: 01/20/98 From: RICHARD MEKKA Time: 09:51pm \/To: SCOTT CHRISTENSEN (Read 0 times) Subj: RE: Headphones Hello Scott, 17-Jan-98 05:29:16, Scott Christensen wrote to Richard Mekka Subject: RE: Headphones RM>> I have some old headphones here (it says 1940 on them, but RM>> I don't know if that is the model no., or the year of manufacture!). SC> Why not replace the wire with something more modern? Any stranded wire SC> built SC> for this service should do. And it should last a long time if you stay SC> with the synthetic type insulations. No problem with modern wire - just want the "Y" shape. SC> BTW, the cotton covered rubber is a sign that they really were from 1940 Yes, they look like the sort of things they used in the Battle of Britain or in hunting the Bismarck :-)) They are Hi Z (2 k ohm) so that ties in with the age as well. BTW, I have some 1936 cans here with original wiring still in good condition! Reproduction is awful though - LF is about 500 Hz and HF bout 1.5 kHz! SC> Now, most SC> insulation is going to be synthetic for just that reason. Yes, understood. I guess I'll cobble something together, but I'd like it to look as neat as the original wiring. Many thanks for your thoughts. Richard Mekka --- Terminate 3.00/Pro * Origin: Our man in Caversham (2:254/26.23) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 140 SHORT WAVE Ref: F1T00000 Date: 01/23/98 From: SCOTT CHRISTENSEN Time: 05:50am \/To: RICHARD MEKKA (Read 0 times) Subj: RE: Headphones Richard Mekka writes in a message to Scott Christensen RM> No problem with modern wire - just want the "Y" shape. Sennheiser sells replacement parts like that for their modern headphones. You could buy one of those cords, cut off the little plugs that go into the headphone cups and solder the wires to your current set. Shouldn't be a problem. --- COUNTERPoint 2.3 * Origin: MacRefuge * 612-426-6687 * (1:282/24) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 140 SHORT WAVE Ref: F1U00000 Date: 01/24/98 From: JOHN MUDD Time: 07:18pm \/To: RICHARD MEKKA (Read 0 times) Subj: Headphones You might try Antique Radio Supply. I am sorry, I don't have the info at arms reach, but you might try a web search or 1-800 directory assistance. They have a whole catalog of restoration supplies and materials. Good luck! de W0TLO JOHN --- Maximus/2 3.01 * Origin: The Politically Incorrect! [OS/2, V34+] (1:106/1010) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 140 SHORT WAVE Ref: F1U00001 Date: 01/23/98 From: MIKE SPRAGUE Time: 11:24pm \/To: RICHARD MEKKA (Read 0 times) Subj: Re: Headphones About your vintage headphones, you might give a call to the OLD TECHNOLOGY SHOP in Seattle, WA, Steven von Talge, Prop. I have visited the place many times during my business trips to Seattle. There is a lot of 1930s and 1940s stuff there and Steve is a good guy to deal with. I imagine you might end up buying a complete headphone set rather than a replacement cord. I suspect that what you have is an ElectroVoice set. I have the Steve's calling card in front of me now. Believe it or not there is no area code printed on it, but the Seattle number is 527-2829. Open 12:30 - 6 Wed-Sat and 2-6 Sunday. Good luck. --- Opus-CBCS 1.73a * Origin: BlinkLink - Perceiving is believing! 412-766-0732 (1:129/89.0) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 140 SHORT WAVE Ref: F1X00000 Date: 01/26/98 From: CHRIS VANDENBERG Time: 09:50pm \/To: ALL (Read 0 times) Subj: MIRNEWS.404 MIRNEWS.404 26 JANUARY 1998 MIR-routine: During the weekend of 17.01.98 Solovyov and Vinogradov entered the airlock (Sh.S.O.) of the Module-D (Kvan t-2) and showed images of the outer hatch and its malfunctioning locks. One of those locks was seriously damaged. The r epair of this hatch will be done by the next crew for a special spanner is needed which has to be made on earth and del ivered to MIR by that crew. The Russians can work inside the Sh.S.O. not wearing a space suit for the air in the Sh.S .O. is leaking away very slowly. Endeavour (STS-89): During the launch of Endeavour on 23.01 at 0248UTC the MIR was over Western Europe. As the crew wa s not able to see the launch they slept. Appr. 19 minutes later Endeavour came in range of Western Europa and via the 259.700 mc (AM-W) Terrence Wilcutt could be heard reporting some facts to Houston via a trackingstation in Spain. Duri ng the periods in which Endeavour and MIR could communicate directly on VHF both objects were out of our range. A short time before the docking images from MIR with the approaching Shuttle could be seen via Altair-2. This was n ot very much: 2 huge projectors and a few obstacles. In a very short transmission CNN transmitted the same images. (N ot much attention by CNN for the Clinton sensation had a higher priority) Communications MIR after the docking: Via VHF channels a lot of interesting traffic. The docking took place on 24.01. 98 at 20.14.15UTC. Just before the docking there was a short pass for Western Europe (MIR's orbit 68163, 2008-2010UTC) with an elevation of 1 degree. No traffic on 143.625 or 130.165 mc could be monitored then. During the pass in orbit 68164, 2140-2149UTC, Solovyov could be heard on those 2 frequencies. He reported that at his side all was ready to ope n the hatches after airseal checks, egalisation of the pressures with the 'vestibule' of the docking compartment (SO) and the installation of protection caps. At the side of the Shuttle these procedures lasted longer and we had to wait u ntil appr. 2225UTC before we could see how both commanders met each other. During the pass in orbit 68165, 2314-2324UTC, Solovyov reported that the hatches were open and that the joint crew had been instructed how to escape in case of emergency. Working days during the combined flight: Both crews will stick to the Houston working day. On 25.01.1998 during MIR's orbit 68179 (2007-2050UTC) Altair-2 was in use for MIR-TsUP-M traffic. Meanwhile Andy Thoma s had relieved David Wolf as a MIR-crew member. Andy belonged to the MIR crew after the installation of his 'seat-line r' in the Soyuz-TM26. That ship serves as a lifeboat in case of emergency and the seat-liner (the Russians speak abo ut 'lozhement") must guarantuee a safe landing for him. After a conversation about this seat-liner MIR transmitted v ideo-images. The first images showed a totally desoriented salamander, followed by those of the approaching Endeavour, again the poor salamander and at last the opening of the hatch and capers of a happy David Wolf. But.... there was a problem: the spacesuit especially made for Thomas did not fit. He could not get in it and so he tr ied the suit of David Wolf. Again a problem: the fingers of his gloves were too long, the Americans said 15 centimete r, but in Solovyov's opinion this was not more than 7 centimeters. Solovyov convinced TsUP-M that this was not a proble m for it was possible to correct the size of the gloves by the use of special tape (or: ribbons). Nevertheless for som e time the Americans considered the possibility to take Andy back to earth this week. After 2 long communication sessio ns and a visit to Soyuz-TM26 of Terry Wilcutt they gave Andy permission to fulfil his mission on board MIR. Soyuz-TM27: On 29.01.98, so the day on which Endeavour will undock from MIR, the Soyuz-TM27 will be launched from Bayko nur at 1633UTC. The docking at MIR's aft (Kvant-1 +X ) docking port is planned for 31.01.98 at 1813UTC. The main cre w of S-TM27 (and the crew for the 25th Main Expedition to MIR) will consist of Talgat Musabayev (commander) and Nikolay Budarin (flight engineer). They will bring CNES guest astronaut Leopold Eyharts to MIR. Eyharts will remain 3 week s on the MIR and after his stay return to earth together with Solovyov and Vinogradov in the Soyuz-TM26. The reliefcrew has the callsign: Kristall. Chris van den Berg, NL-9165/A-UK3202. --- Maximus 2.01 * Origin: Scoop BBS (The Netherlands) +31-33-2996366 (2:500/202) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 140 SHORT WAVE Ref: F1X00001 Date: 01/27/98 From: RICHARD MEKKA Time: 09:21am \/To: SCOTT CHRISTENSEN (Read 0 times) Subj: RE: Headphones Hello Scott, 23-Jan-98 05:50:05, Scott Christensen wrote to Richard Mekka Subject: RE: Headphones RM>> No problem with modern wire - just want the "Y" shape. SC> Sennheiser sells replacement parts like that for their modern headphones. SC> You SC> could buy one of those cords, cut off the little plugs that go into the SC> headphone cups and solder the wires to your current set. I like it! Yes, what a good idea. I'll go into "catalogue perusing mode" later on today. Guess I'll have to cut off the inevitable stereo jack plug as well, but that's too bad. Thanks again, Richard Mekka --- Terminate 3.00/Pro * Origin: Our man in Caversham (2:254/26.23) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 140 SHORT WAVE Ref: F1X00002 Date: 01/27/98 From: RICHARD MEKKA Time: 09:24am \/To: MIKE SPRAGUE (Read 0 times) Subj: Re: Headphones Hello Mike, 23-Jan-98 23:24:28, Mike Sprague wrote to Richard Mekka Subject: Re: Headphones MS> About your vintage headphones, you might give a call to the OLD MS> TECHNOLOGY SHOP ^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Sounds like my kind of place! MS> in Seattle, WA, Steven von Talge, Prop. I'm not even sure I know where Seattle is! (Remember I'm in the UK). I think WA is Washington State, where that little known outfit MicroSoft are based ) MS> I suspect that what MS> you have is an ElectroVoice set. No, maker is S G Brown, a well respected UK manufacturor of speakers and headphones between the wars and 50s (?) Many thanks for your reply, most kind. Richard Mekka --- Terminate 3.00/Pro * Origin: Our man in Caversham (2:254/26.23) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 140 SHORT WAVE Ref: F1X00003 Date: 01/27/98 From: RICHARD MEKKA Time: 09:30am \/To: JOHN MUDD (Read 0 times) Subj: Headphones Hello John, 24-Jan-98 19:18:00, John Mudd wrote to Richard Mekka Subject: Headphones JM> You might try Antique Radio Supply. JM> JM> They have a whole catalog of restoration supplies and materials. Thanks for the info. Richard Mekka G4AWY --- Terminate 3.00/Pro * Origin: Our man in Caversham (2:254/26.23) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 140 SHORT WAVE Ref: F1Z00000 Date: 01/29/98 From: JOHN MUDD Time: 06:54pm \/To: RICHARD MEKKA (Read 0 times) Subj: Headphones JM> You might try Antique Radio Supply. JM> JM> They have a whole catalog of restoration supplies and materials. Found it! If you saw my room you would understand the accomplishment in that endeavor. Antique Electronic Supply ^^^^^^^^^^------------(oops) 6221 S. Maple Ave. Tempe, AZ 85283 602-820-5411 800-706-6789 Lot of luck! de W0TLO John --- Maximus/2 3.01 * Origin: The Politically Incorrect! [OS/2, V34+] (1:106/1010)