Re: IML: Little black box

["Mark Evans" <evansma@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I put photos up on the temp area. here:
    http://www.imperialclub.com/temp/Crabtree/

I think you're on to something there Roger. A quick search turns up that, in
1967, Stanley purchased Multi-Elmac to make radio controls for garage door
openers. With a pushbutton under the dash, I'll bet you've got an old
transmitter. This was quite a luxury item in the 50's!

--MarkE


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "roger crabtree" <rcrabshish@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, October 10, 2004 7:48 AM
Subject: Re: IML: Little black box


> Hi list,
> A big Montanaaaaa tip of the hat to Mark Evans.  I
> think I now know what the little black box (OK it is
> silver) is.  If you look at the link that Mark sent it
> shows an add stating that they moved.  When you open
> that link it shows that they specialised in garage
> door openers.  I suppose there is a door that opens
> every time I have pushed that fool button.  There is
> another possibility.  The car came from Western
> Montana.  That region is mountains and valleys.  In
> 1955 there was probably just a few radio stations in
> the area.  Population in that area was nothing like it
> is now.  I suppose it could also be some type of
> antenna booster.  I will check on that this morning.
> I never thought of either of these things.  All this
> time I thought it was a 6-12 volt converter.  I am
> going to investigate further and will let the list
> know.
> RC Billings, Montanaaaaaa
>
>  --- Mark Evans <evansma@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Multi-Elmac was a line of Amateur Radio gear in the
> > years after WWII. I'm
> > not finding references to the "TF" designation. But,
> > they had a popular line
> > of transmitters and receivers, the AF54 and PMR6.
> > They had external power
> > supplies and required 6V @ 6A or 12V @3A, AC for the
> > filametns. I wonder if
> > the device you're looking at is a vibrator unit for
> > operation of one of
> > these devices?
> >
> > Is there any evidence of antenna mounts on the car?
> > Many Hams didn't spend a
> > lot of time patching up holes after removing their
> > radio gear (including me
> > :-) ).
> >
> > You can read more about Multi-Elmac transmitters and
> > receivers here:
> >     http://www.qsl.net/n9bor/Multi-Elmac.htm
> >
> > Be sure to check out some of the vintage ads of this
> > gear. Boy, I can smell
> > the soldering iron now!
> >
> > Mark Evans
> > 1963 Imperial Crown Convertible
> >
> http://www.imperialclub.org/~maevans/MyImperial/index.html
> > 1968 Dodge Polara 500 Convertible
> >
> http://www.imperialclub.org/~maevans/MyPolara/index.html
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> RC Billings, Montanaaaaaa
>
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