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Notice: The owner, chief cook and bottle washer of the BAMA web site has successfully changed QTH. The new location, while absolutely excellent for ham radio, is not served by cable or DSL. Please note that the BAMA site has not moved and will continue to be available just as it always was. However, the housekeeping chores involved with adding a new manual remotely 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. This has taken a while to arrange and the results may not be satisfactory. (I'm not normally pessimistic....except when dealing with internet service providers). Transmission speeds are better than dialup. I'll leave it at that. 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 limitations of the internet connection, 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 satellite!!! If you are uploading, please place the manual in a folder along with a text file describing the manual and also giving your name so that you can be recognized for your contribution to the BAMA effort. For bona fide ham radio tube type gear, please send manuals via YouSendIt or upload via FTP. Thank you for your support of the BAMA project. I apologize for the interruption and I will now be working my way through the backlog of manuals that have accumulated during the hiatus. (November 14, 2007)
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. ! 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 the AC6V 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. BAMA is just an acronym for BoatAnchor Manual Archive.
Needed and Recent Additions to the Manual Collection
Edebris
mirror now completely HTTP
To Print and View BAMA Manuals
LINKS TO MORE FREE SOURCES OF MANUALS AND SCHEMATICS
: 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
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 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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