MILITARY
COLLECTOR GROUP POST, July 22/9
Index:
ANNOUNCEMENTS;
US MILITARY
PORTABLE RADIOS; More Discussion
SAR Radios Lacking Squelch,
KEL, Motorola PRC-68, R-1051,
NVIS,
WASHINGTON MO.
HAMFEST;
MEMBERS WRITE;
Manuals on the WEB,
Obit, Retired Col. Rex Applegate,
NEW MEMBER; Ray
Robinson
AIRCRAFT SHIT TA
SWAP OFF;
HUMOR;
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US MILITARY
PORTABLE RADIOS; More Discussion
SAR Radios
Lacking Squelch,
Reference: why no
squelch on several "survival radios". The radios
were designed to
be operated by anybody, the simpler the better, having
operated all most
all of the units between 1960 and 1985, the simpler
radios were
always the best. You don't want to
be using a PLD
"personal
lowering device" with one hand
,after landing in the top of a forest canopy and
try to figure out how to operate a radio
adjusting squelch etc.
The reassuring hiss told you it was working
and was ready.With the squelch open the
units were very sensitive. The older radios of course were very
broad
banded and you could hear near by transmissions on
frequencies close
to 121.5 as the squelch was open.
You saved battery
power by only listening only at designated times or when it was
obvious help was in the area. On the subject of batteries, two
things I
aways carried was extra ammo and extra batteries.
The
"survival radios" were used for many things, I've even used a
URC-4
at a drop
zone for giving information to in coming
aircraft as to winds and clearance to
drop, "green smoke" was always
confirmed by radio if it was possible This was always done
on a "training
frequency" During land and sea survival
training, the radios were always on a "training frequency".
A reminder that
some of your new members may not be aware is the use of 121.5 and
243.0 MCs, (I dont recognize MHz) 243.0 MCs was
picked for the UHF frequency
as it was the second harmonic of 121.5.
Most of the first "survival radios" had a very strong second
harmonic as they were "simple" in constrution. If there was any
confusion, scratch that there was always
confusion during a rescue, but
anyway if you
listened on 243.0 you has all the bases
covered in the early days.
The URC-4 was
very popular to convert to two meters in the sixties, several
articles
appeared in CQ magazine. I have even
used them on
repeaters as they
FM slightly, very low audio but still detectable. You can
"slope
detect" for receive. Great display item at shows.
73 Breck K4CHE
ed) I concur the
non-recognition of MHZ, you'll never see me using it. Also the
lack of a
squelch control on Downed Airman's radio or otherwise in the hands
of ill
trained personnel. But for use by highly trained FAC's it doesn't
seem
practical in radios designed for this purpose. The URC-4 was
indeed a popular
radio for conversion and use on 2 & 6 meters, as well as 220.
The URC-4 was
also converted to both 220 and 2 meters by many hams.
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KEL, Motorola
PRC-68, R-1051,
Regard KEL
ASR-100. Didn't KEL make the GE Pocket Mate for a while?
That could explain the folding antenna.
Regard
experemental PRC-68. It is roughly the same size as the Magnavox
unit but it
has the antenna built into the base.
There is also a provision for an external antenna. I
used to own some
of the prototypes that are in Janes, they are almost like
the production
unit execpt that the battery attaches by 2 studs that go
through the
battery rather than the clips on the side.
Other than that the
radio is
identical to the production unit. They
were marked XN or XE
(can't remember
which.) There are no "X" designations on the Motorola unit.
Have you had a
discussion of the R-1051/T-827/URC-35/GRC-106?
I believe
General Dynamics
did invent it and the original set was the SC-901. The
SC-901 is similar
to the URC-35 (i.e. a receiver/exciter.)
I was told that
the original set
was designed for communications among missile silos.
Tom
tbryan@nova.org
ed) it is very
possible your observed KEL/GE connection is so. The internal
construction of
the ASR-100 is VERY similar to the GE Pocket Com.
I've heard the
same story in regard the R-1051 family use in missile silos. I
believe the
origin was Jim Karlow, I wonder if we might impose on him to
elaborate in
detail.
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NVIS,
Dennis,
The
AS-2259
is an antenna used with the
PRC-47/104/etc for NVIS, near
vertical
incidence skywave, ops for 0-300 miles. I'll track down Pat Melly
to see if will
yak to a recorder about mid '50s Marine ops with the GRC-9
and the Lebanon
deployment in particular. He was surprised I had the old
radio gear and
mentioned his using the GRC-9 with the leg key on the beach
after their
landing. By the way, Pat's experience in the '50s, the
cannibalized
PRT/PRRs, and the AS-2259 are some what related. Pat was using
HF to comm with
the afloat element for support etc. 25 years later the
Marines were
again in "The Root" but had VHF comms. Those VHF relays built
using the PRT/PRR
parts were to allow the Marines ashore and out of LOS
with the ships or
patrols blocked by cityscape to have comms. Beirut was
not a friendly
place and those interested should look for a copy of "The
Root". The
RPV/Relay was tested in the desert at 29 Palms then deployed.
Research into
NVIS for use with tactical radios got on a roll, and the
Marines PRC-47
was a prime radio at the time. There was also work done on
mobile NVIS from
a Hummer and similar vehicles. The AS-2259 is one of the
products from
that era. I still have a co workers published work concerning
the problem, math
models, field test reports, and suggested fixes.
Surprisingly, the
study was not really followed up here in the US but was
jumped on hard by
NATO, especially the Germans, and also the Israelis who
were faced with
urban scenarios and had similar radios. Funny how stuff
stays the
same......Pat Melly actually had a better chance 25 years
earlier. Then
there is the story of the low visability antenna to replace
the '1729 VHF
vehicle antenna and the procurement follies...but thats
another story.
Ed Zeranski This is a private opinion or statement.
home email: ezeran@cris.com
ed) NVIS
radiation is indeed a very interesting subject, and one I would
have liked to
elaborated further on in the article but didn't feel it
appropriate at the
time. Maybe you'd like to do something in-depth for us??? In a nut
shell, the
practice involves using inverse wave propagation and radiating an
HF signal
near to strait up. This signal is then reflected back to earth in
an umbrella
pattern providing effective short range communications with HF
radio equipment
where VHF equipment/communications were not suitable either
because of range or
terrain. I have had some interest & experience with this type
propagation
in both civilian and military applications. Perhaps I will cover
it in more
detail in a future article.
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WASHINGTON MO.
HAMFEST;
Well we all had a good time again, but as
has become the norm, old green radios were very few. Ike got an
RT-70/AM-65,
and an R-110 after puttin up with a bunch of shenanigans from the
seller, he
pitting me against Ike said I'd had offered $60.00(my offer was
for $20.00 as
all were in pretty nasty shape). By hamfest end Ike got the lot
for $45.00
which wasn't too bad. Ike also got some kinda impressive lookin
field
intensity/interference receiver for $100 that works from 100kc to
1gc, solid
state, with the manual. He knocked me out of the way ta get it.
The same guy
had a PRC-47 for $200 and he took it home with him.
I got just about every other item of
military radio stuff including an SP-600, and MN-22 that I
promptly swapped off
to Bob Simpson(he likes heavy stuff). An ARC-5
trans/MD-7/racks/shock
mounts/antenna relay/CW key, all in excellent condition, the lot
was $25.00. I
know, more aircraft shit, but what's a guy ta do when pickins are
so slim? Also
to provide ballast for my truck was a BC-684 transmitter, finally
somethin
green, but alas, I already got one. But at $10.00 who could resist
especially
as the guy had drove many miles to bring it to me?
Also to attend were Sheldon Wheaton, and
Frank White, but as I never saw either carrying anything I don't
think their
luck was even as good as ours. Both Bob and Ike also got some
really heavy test
equipment of military origin.
The next hamfest we'll be attending is in
Oklahoma City next weekend, the sponsors of this event have
donated an
undetermined quantity of tables for me to put on a display of
equipment. As
this is about as far as I'll ever get to the southwest(340 miles),
I hope ta
see some of you there.
Dennis Starks;
MILITARY RADIO COLLECTOR/HISTORIAN
military-radio-guy@juno.com
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MEMBERS WRITE;
Manuals on the
WEB,
Since I am new to
the list I don't know if you have this
information on
military manuals. So thought I'd pass it along
anyway.
I have found two
web sites that have manual data bases. The first
is, NTIS (National Technical Information Service) at:
http://www.ntis.gov/products/data.aspx
At this site you can
search for a
manual then call in an order. They are not cheap but
you can get the
information.
The second site
is, MOCAT Monthly Catalog of United
States Government
Publications (MOCAT) at:
http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/dpos/adpos400.html
Catalog of U.S. Government
Publications
This site is a
data base for the Federal Depository Library
Program. You
search for your manual and if you find it you can
then locate a
library near you that has the manual. In my case I
am located in
Reno, Nevada and the library at UNR is a depository
site. I located
what they call BGIC (Business and Government
Information
Center) The first time I visited the
BGIC section I
couldn't believe
my eyes. There was row upon row of military
manuals. As I
browsed I saw manuals on the Pershing missile
launcher, Abrams
tank, cranes, generators etc. I also saw three
bookcases of WWII
manuals but they are not in numerical order so
it's a long
process to find a particular WWII manual.
After talking
with one of the very helpful clerks, I found out
that there is
also a Microfiche that lists the manuals by FSN and
NSN. While the
clerk was explaining how to use the fiche, she
came upon a new
version of the fiche, so she gave me the old
version. I
acquired a viewer and can now use the fiche at home.
I also received
instruction on how to access their catalog on
line at home. If
you'd like to try it you will need a program
with telnet
service. In my case Netscape brought up my Procomm
automatically so
I didn't have to do a thing.
Here's the
procedure. Go to,
http://www.library.unr.edu/SUBJECTS/government.html
then click on
Nevada State
Documents [via telnet]. This will get you on the
NEON network. Hit
enter to begin, then enter, "G" for Government,
"B" for
United States Government, "A" for monthly catalog and you
are finally
there. The catalog will tell you if the item you
request is
looseleaf or microfilm. The micro film viewers that
they have there
can make a hard copy but at .10 ea it could get a
bit pricey to
copy a whole manual.
Some advice on
searches... NTIS wants the number with out
punctuation so,
TM 750-5-32 would be, TM750532.
MOCAT reads
dashes as a
separator so It'll return with a whole list of TM
then 750 etc. To
search for the above manual I drop the TM then
use the AND
operator like, 750 AND 5 AND 32.
Experiment with a
manual number
that you know they have then try different
searches.
If you have a FSN
or NSN email it to me and I can check the
Microfiche for
you.
Hope this helps,
Buzz KD7BZ
The President has
proven you can get sex from aides..
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Obit, Retired
Col. Rex Applegate,
Sunday, July 19,
1998
Roseburg, Ore.-
Retired Col. Rex Applegate, a military tactics expert, died
Tuesday of
pneumonia, stroke and heart disease. He was 84. He was a commando
in
Nazi occupied France during WWII and was one of the first people
assigned to the OSS.
He worked with
the legendary W.E. Fairbain to develop silent killing techniques
and
designed combat knives, guns and other weaponry. Prior to WWII he
joined
the Army as a reserve officer in the military police. He set up
a training site for OSS field operations at what is now the
presidential retreat Camp David.
He was an
instructor for close-quarters combat and wrote several books
including 1943's
"Kill or Get Killed" reprinted by the Marine Corps in 1991 as a
training manual.
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NEW MEMBER; Ray
Robinson
Hi Dennis,
I was talking to
Ian O`Toole and Bill Howard about Japanese WW2
radios, and Bill
has invited me to join your group.
So I have read your
intro document, and submit this. #1 I accept your
conditions.
#2 Ray Robinson
VK2ILV
I've been a ham
since I was 14 years old. When I first sat for my
license in 1964,
I passed the theory and regs but failed the morse.
this made me eligible
for a Limited License, but I was under age,
and did not get
it till I was 16, when I became VK2ZON.
I was living in
Cessnock then and going to school. The local TV and
Radio repair shop was run by Chris Cowan VK2PZ and he taught me
everything.
There was plenty
of War surplus gear around and I bought and used what I could. I
left school and
went to University in Sydney where I got my degree in
Electronic
Engineering. I was a trainee at AWA (Amalgamated Wireless
Australia),
one of the
largest radio and electronics manufacturers in Australia.
I learnt lots
about anufacturing processes, from operating a lathe to making
crystals. I saw the PRCF1 being made, just a few benches down.
Today, AWA is
only a shadow of their former greatness. I was there for 3
years, then went to OTC (Overseas Telecommunications Commission),
a
semi goverment body that ran the radio, telephone, telex, and
satellite
traffic in and out of Australia. The Post Office
ran the Australian internal communcations. They have since
merged into one giant, Telstra.
I was with OTC
for 9 years, working in Coastal Radio then Telex.
It was here that
I discovered these funny microprocessor things.
I had my own 6800
development kit (still got it), and could program in
machine code. I
had to calculate the branch offsets manually, and I can still
count
backwards in hex! I joined
Macqaurie University, and am still here, working in Speech
Research
for the School of
English. When I joined I had 4 technicians, 1 CP/M
microcomputer, 1
General Automation minicomputer, and 1 Hewlette Packard
minicomputer. I
retired the GA mini. The HP had 2.5 meg of fixed disc,
and 2.5 meg
removable disc! After a few years I retired this, and bought a
VAX,
for $120K. Three
VAXes later, we bought a SUN workstation. I have 20 of these
now, (I`m writing
this on a Sun). These have heaps of RAM, I have 30gig of disc,
and plenty of
users fooled into thinking I know it all. In reality, I have made
all the mistakes,
and so know all the cures. The Suns are used for speech
Synthesis, speech
Recognition, and speech Analysis. I don't do any of this,
myself. I provide
the machinery for the PhD students, and the Academics.
They come to me
with wierd and wonderful ideas, and I'm supposed to know
what they are
talking about, and make the computers do it for them.
I now have 1
tech, and 1 programmer, and my time is split between programming,
and engineering.
I am currently making a German EMR (Electro Magnetic Resonance)
unit work on our
Sun. We put a helmet on a subject and then glue electrodes to the
lips and
tongue. As the subject speaks, the electrodes pick up a field from
the helmet,
and give a trace of the movement.
In contrast to
this, I go home and play with 1940s valve technology!
I have a small
collection of military radios, some under the bench waiting
restoration, and
a few working. Some of these, I had when I was 14 years old.
Each time I moved
house, I lugged them with me. I also have a vintage computer
collection. I
have put some of the radios on the web at
http://www.shlrc.mq.edu.au/~robinson
and hope to put more there as time permits.
There is a rough
balance of Australian, UK, and US equipment there.
Last year I sat
down and relearnt morse, and gained my full license,
so that I can use
some of this gear. This involved a change of callsign.
I have an
SCR-274N and ARC-5 station almost complete, just missing a
transmit
control box
(C-29, or BC-451), and a power adapter (MX-20, or FT-310) so that
I
can connect an
ARR-1 (also need a CZR-29173 switching
relay and CZR-23214 pilots control
box for this).
Regards
Ray
Ray
Robinson
VK2ILV
Electronic
Engineer
robinson@elm.mq.edu.au
Speech Hearing
and Language Research Centre 612-98508765 ph
School of English
Linguistics and
Media
612-98509199 fax
Macquarie
University
North Ryde 2109
Sydney NSW
AUSTRALIA
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AIRCRAFT SHIT TA
SWAP OFF;
618T;Collins,2-30mc,synthesized,500w,AM/SSB
aircraft(ARC-102)transceiver,also used in FAC
vehicles(MRC-108).The Standard of comparison for over 25 years.
Remains in service
today with many foreign countries & airlines.All are missing
the side covers.GD cond NCHKD, 2 avail.
PAT-50A;Bendix
"Flightweight" vintage(circa 1947) mini aircraft VHF transmitter,
5 chan xtal contr,w/mount & modulator.GD cond nchkd.
ARB(CRV-46151);
WW-II Navy aircraft rec, tunes 195-9059kc. W/dyno, gd-vg cond,
nchkd.
RU-17;Early/WW-II
Navy aircraft cmnd rec.Pre ARC-5/SCR-274,same as BC-229.W/range D
plug in(820-1396kc)other
ranges avail,spinner knob, converted to 110vac,other mods? BLK
crkl
finish,FR-GD cond nchkd.
GF-11;(Type
CW-52063A)Companion transmitter to RU series receivers.
W/CW-47137(3-3.675MC TU)missing tube
cover.Dated Apr 1941,by Westinghouse.BLK CRNKL,VG cond.
RAX-1;WW-II,Navy
aircraft rec,used with various liaison transmitters. Navy's
equivalent to BC-348 but much
narrower.Two rec with different ranges required per system.
#1.Tunes.2-1.5mc,am/cw.Has pwr con but no
dyno.Mods ? Ser.No.74 by Westinghouse.Gd-vg cond nchkd.
#2.Tunes .2-1.5mc,am/cw, rear panel
connector missing, no dyno, gd
cond, ncgkd.
#3.Tunes .2-1.5mc,am/cw, rear panel
connector changed to octal, no
dyno. gd cond nchkd.
ABA-1;WW-II,Navy,transceiver
460-490mc,airborne IFF transponder,same as BC-645/SCR-515(also
avail).W/dyno pwr
sup.VG-EXC cond nchkd. Dyno avail.
BC-224;Identical
to BC-348 except ops from 12vdc & less 200-300kc band Aircraft
liaison rec built for lend lease
& use in 12vdc aircraft with BC-191 trans.Missing dyno(I know
where
one is)& one phone jack(I may have one).No apparent
mods.GD-VG
cond nchkd.
BC-348;Aircraft
liaison rec used with BC-375 & ART-13 trans.First superhet of
it's type.Tunes 200-500kc &
1.5-18mc,AM/CW. 677 avail,
#1 BC-348R,no mods,W/dyno,WF-43 VG cond
nchkd.
#2 BC-348H,very nice 110vac conv,built by
Belmont CHI-41,EXC cond chkd.
#3 BC-348R,110vac conv
started(heaters),no
extra holes,or pwr sup.GD cond.
#4,BC-348O,GD-VG cond,110vac pwr sup
added(needs cords replaced), no
extra holes,by RCA.
#5,BC-348(*)uses external grid tubes,PR
cond,no cabinet or data plate,110vac pwr sup added,face painted
grey,no extra holes in front panel,probably good for parts only.
#7,BC-348(*), front banel has been
replaced, converted to 110vac, meter added, can be rack mounted.
chkd
BC-357M;aircraft
beacon receiver,gd cond.
BC-645;Part of
SCR-515,Late WW-II,airborn transceiver/transponder IFF
460-490mc,same as Navy ABA.
#1 exc cond still mounted to shipping
board.
#2 New in Box.
APR-4/R-54;Very
similar to APR-4Y,w/TN-17(74-320mc tunning umit,dated 1944),others
avail.DAY-45,VG cond,NCHKD.
APR-4Y;Part of
ALR-5 airborne countermeasures receiving system.Receives 30-1000mc
AM/FM/CW/Pulse using CV-253 4
band tuning unit(other tuning units also avail).110vac
operation
w/some documentation.VG cond CHKD.
APR-5A/R-111;Late
WW-II rec comp to above.Tunes 1000-5000mc thus extending system
range.VG-EXC cond nchkd.
APT-5/T-85;Jamming
transmitter used in WW-II bombers other large aircraft to jam
enemy radar.VG cond,DAY-44.
ARC-2/RT-298;Late
WW-II Collins Auto Tune HF Transceiver. Intended to replace the
ARC-5/SCR-274 systems with a
single radio. Ops 2-9mc AM/MCW/CW,pair 1625 outputs. Antenna
insulator has been tastefully replaced with SO-239,nothing
de-faced,w/manual
copy,& internal dynomotor.EXC cond CHKD
ARC-3/R-77A;receiver,late
WW-II,VHF AM Xtal control.GD cond NCHKD.
ARC-3/T-67;companian
transmitter to above.GD cond nchkd.
ARC-5,&
SCR-274,aircraft command set components; BC-442A,antenna
relay/current meter, by
Western Elec, w/connector, still has vacume cap. gd cond, nchkd.
BC-453B,190-550kc rec,
#1,marked Royal Canadian Airforce,W/dyno
EXC cond.
#2,no top/bottom covers or
dyno,modified,by
Western Elec,FR cond,
#3,no top/buttom/or acc covers,poor cond.
#4,no dyno,acc cover,or appearant mods,gd
cond.
#5,no top or bottom covers,mods to acc
cover,no dyno,fr cond,
#6,mods to acc cover, vg cond.
BC-454B,3-6mc rec,
#1,mods to acc cover,no dyno.VG cond.
#2,no top/bottom covers/tubes,poor cond.
#3,no bottom cover,mods to acc cover,pwr
con changed,110vac pwr sup
included,rePorted to work,FR-GD cond.
#4,blk crnkl,by Western Electric,no
mods,w/dyno,vg-exc cond
BC-455B,6-9.1mc,chgd pwr con,PR cond.
BC-458A,5.3-7mc trans,exc cond,no mods,by
Western Electric
BC-459A,7-9.1mc trans,
#1,unused,EXC cond.
#2,missing roller inductor, has SO-239 ant connector, otherwise vg
cond
#3,missing ant con & cal xtal, rear panel connector changed,
blk crkl, Western Elec, FR cond.
BC-696A, 3-4mc trans, missing roller
inductor, tube cover, has
SO-239 ant connector.
BC-946B,.5-1.5mc rec,
#1.no tubes,dyno or top cover,connector removed from FT-310A,no
extra holes,by Colonial radio,WF-43,FR cond.
#2.
mods to acc cover, may have been 110vac at one time, gd cond.
R-13,108-135mc rec,missing top & bottom
covers(may have),no dyno. No
mods,FR cond.
R-23,190-550kc rec,needs paint(blk
crkl),no
dyno.No mods,FR cond.
R-26,3-6mc rec,FR-GD cond,no dyno or
accessory plug cover,FR-GD cond.
R-26,3-6mc rec,EXC cond W/dyno.
R-27,6-9.1mc rec,
#1.VG-EXC cond W/dyno.
#2.mods to acc cover, converted to 110vac, has spinner knob,
may work. gd-vg cond
T-19,3-4mc trans.
#1.Complete no mods,top dented.FR-GD cond.
#2.no mods,VG-Exc cond,will need screws put back(included),&
one
1625
T-20, 4-5.3mc trans. BLK CRNKL, by ARC.
EXC
cond
T-21,5.3-7mc trans. missing roller
inductor, tube cover. Case very good, no extra holes.
T-22,7-9.1mc trans.
#1,missing some screws,one 1629,xtal,bottom cover(may have), pwr
con chgd.Otherwise GD cond.
#2,missing data plate,& tube cover. Rear panel connector
changed.
T-23,VHF command trnasmitter,WF-43,exc
cond.
?,trans 4-5.3mc,missing data plate,roller
inductor,blk crnkl,alum top
& bottom covers,dated 1944 by ARC.vg cond ,no extra holes.
?,rec,3-6mc,mods ?,no extra holes in
front
panel,gd-vg cond.
BC-944,dual rec contr,190-550kc/3-6mc,blk
crkl by Westinghouse.GD cond
FT-225A, MD-7 shock mount, BLK CRNKL, by
Westinghouse. EXC cond.
FT-226,dual trans rack,missing back
cover,& small connector.
FT-226,as above exc cond. BLK CRNKL.
FT-227A, dual rack/shock mount, BLK
CRNKL,
Western Elec. Exc cond.
FT-228A,dual rec rack,missing back
cover,blk crnkl,by Westinghouse. Dual Trans rack,missing data
plate,painted
black.
MT-71, Dual Trans rack, BLK CRNKL, exc
cond. I-155A,test set used with variuos command
sets,w/cable & connector.
MD-7, modulator power supply for command
set transmitters.
VG-EXC cond. 2 avail.
RE-2, antenna relay/RF current meter,
still
has vac cap. BLK
CRNKL EXC cond by Got lots of Junker Command Sets, let me
know what ya need.
ARC-Type
12;Aircraft command set components.Used in most aircraft early
50's-late 60's
R-11A,190-550kc receiver.
#1,
w.dyno, connector covers, & M-12 shockmount/rack. VG cond.
#2,
w/dyno, VG cond.
#3,
w/dyno, GD cond.
#4,R-11A(R-511/ARC), no dyno, gd cond.
R-13B,108-135mc receiver.
#1,
VG cond,w/dyno & connector.
#2,
w/dyno, E-11 rack, MT-5 shock mount.
R-15,Rec,no Dyno,VG cond.
R-19,118-148mc rec.
#1,no dyno,GD cond.
#2,converted to 12vdc w/solid state inverter pwr sup,VG cond
#3,w/dyno,gd cond.
R-445/ARN-30,no dyno.GD cond.
R-511,no dyno,GD cond.
T-11A, transmitter, GD cond.
T-13A,transmitter,GD cond, 2 avail. SET,
Includes, R-34A, solid state power
supply, B-13A converter, E-14-A-1 dual rack,
M-10 shock mount, VG cond.
CV-431A/AR,VHF-UHF
converter-transmitter,w/connectors.VG cond,
CV-1917/AR,control for CV-431
etc,w/connectors.
MT-1174/ARR, dual rec chock mount.
ARN-21/RT-220;Use
unknown,FR-GD cond.
ART-13 or
ATC;Collins built,2-18mc,AM/CW,100w,cont or 10ch auto tune
trans.Interred service with the Navy in
1939 remaining at least till late 50's.Designed for use in large
aircraft,was also used shipboard(ATZ) & vehicular by the
Navy.Have
2,both in VG-EXC cond.
ARR-15/R-105;Collins
built rec,as comp to ART-13,dont know if ever was used with.Tunes
1.5-18mc,AM/CW,cont or ten
chan auto tune.No dyno or apparent mods,ant con chgd ? W/pwr
conn.FR-GD cond.
ARR-41/R-648;Collins
built,last rec to be used with ART-13.Mini aircraft version of
R-390A.Tunes 190-550kc
& 2-25mc,AM/CW.Has 1.4 & 6.5kc mechfilters.Mech digi
readout.Ops28vdc.W/dyno,man(copy),pwr con.EXC cond chkd.
ARR-52A/R-1170;
Used to monitor under water radio transmissions from sonabuoies
,w/manual copy VG cond, nchkd.
AVR-20A,&
AVT-112A; RCA mini twin transmitter & receiver, used in WW-II
light observation, & spotter aircraft
such as the Tailercraft L-2, and Piper Cub. Was also used in all
aircraft as a "Delivery Radio" untill the permanent equipment
could be
installed. Ops approx 2-6.8mc, GD cond.
UPX-7;Simi to
APX-6 IFF transponder,w/C-744 control head.GD cond NCHKD.
SCR-57;WW-I,aircraft
interphone box,very attractive walnut box with brass
hardware,switch selects interphone or
radio,EXCCOND.
DYNOMOTORS:
ARC-27,28vdc dyno
for ARC-27,NIB.
CAY-211483,Westinghouse,dyno
for ?
BD-41,terminal
mounting plate only.
BD AR
83,PS-225.Westinghouse 14vdc dyno only for above, 2 avail.
DM-28Q,28vdc dyno
for BC-348,complete.
DM-32A,24vdc
dyno.for ARC-5 Rec.
DM-33A,28vdc dyno
for MD-7 modulator.
DM-53,24vdc dyno
for ?,w/terminal connector.
DMX 310,24vdc
dyno for Type 12 receivers, 2 avail.
DY-8,28vdc dyno
for MD-7 modulator,3 avail.
DY-66/ARN-14,24vcd
dynomotor.
PE-86F,24vdc dyno
MISC AIRCRAFT
STUFF:
Type N-8A,Gun
Sight,marked U.S.Army Air Force,appears to be a combination
radar/gun sight,as used by tail gunners in
WW-II bombers,VG-Exc cond, w/cable & connector.
MK 9,Mod 2,US
Navy Illuminated gun sight,new in box.
MK 18,Mod
1,Gunsight,by Eastman Kodak,gd-vg cond.
MK 18,Mod 0,
Gryo, w/bombsight adapter.
BC-1160,TV camera
used to remotely pilot drones,bombs,& pilotless B-17's, (early
atempts at smart bombs).VG cond.
BC-130,P/O
SCR-133 aircraft set circa 1924.Radio control box,has jacks for
mic,phones,conn for trans,rec,ant. 1-1.5 RF ampmeter,antenna
tuner,trans/rec/off switch.OD
wood,w/connectors,gd-vg cond. 2 avail.
BC-602B,remote
channel selector for SCR-522,w/mount.
BC-1303,contr for
SCR-522.FR cond.
I-82,radio
compass indicator used with various radio compass receivers,vg
cond
LP-21A,football
shaped aircraft,loop antenna. Used with several airborne irection
finding sets most notably the
Bendix MC-28 and BC-433 radio compasses. gd cond.
RE-13/ARA-8,Antenna
relay used with SCR-522,AN-104,& ARA-8, missing back cover.
RL-2B,24vdc
antenna reel,used with BC-375 for trailing wire antenna in B-17.Missing
side cover.
TUNNING UNITS
& SIMILIAR EQUIP.:
CW-47075,range K
TU for Navy RU-16 rec.
CW-47069,range E
TU for Navy RU-16 rec,
CW-47137,3-3.7mc
TU for Navy GF-11 trans.
TU-5B,1.5-3mc
tunning unit for BC-191/375
Tunning Units for
APR-1,4,RDO etc;
8-90mc in case,
80-300mc, 2 avail,
CV-253/ALR 30-1000mc 4 bands
TN-129/APR-9,tuning
unit
TN-130/APR-9,tuning
unit
WANTED! LOTSA
GROUND POUNDER GREEN RADIOS, & ACC. ASK FOR MY WANT LIST.
Dennis Starks;
MILITARY RADIO COLLECTOR/HISTORIAN
military-radio-guy@juno.com
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HUMOR;
A great new
software announcement!!!! This memo is to announce the development
of a
new software system. We are currently building a data center that
will
contain all firm data that is Year 2000 compliant.The program is
referred to as: "Millennium Year
Application Software System" -or-
(MYASS). Next Monday at 9:00 there will be a meeting in which I
will show
MYASS to everyone. We will continue to
hold demonstrations
throughout the month so that all employees will have an
opportunity to
get a good look at MYASS. As for the status of the implementation
of
the program, I have not addressed the networking aspects, so
currently only one person at a time can use MYASS. This
restriction will
be removed after MYASS expands. Several people are using the
program
already and have come to depend on it. Just this morning I walked
into a subordinate's office and was not surprised to find that he
had
his nose buried in MYASS. I've noticed that some of the less
technical personnel are somewhat afraid of MYASS. Just last
week, when asked
to enter some information into the program, I had a secretary say
to
me, "I'm a little nervous, I've never put anything into MYASS
before." I volunteered to help her as it was her first time, and,
when
we were through, she admitted that it was relatively painless, and
that she was actually looking forward to doing it again! She
went so far
as to say that, after using SAP and Oracle, she was ready to kiss
MYASS. I know there are concerns over the virus that was found in
MYASS
upon initial installation, but I am pleased to say the virus has
been
eliminated and we were able to save MYASS.
In the future, however,
protection will be required prior to entering MYASS. We planned
this
database to encompass all information associated with the
business. So
as you begin using the program, feel free to put anything you want
into MYASS. As MYASS grows larger, we envision a time when it will
be commonplace to walk by an office and see a manager hand a
paper to an employee and say "Here, stick this in MYASS". This
program has already demonstrated great benefit to the company
during
recent OSHA and EPA audits. After requesting certain historical
data,
the agency representatives were amazed at how quickly we provided
the
information. When asked how the numbers
could be retrieved so
rapidly, our Environmental Manager proudly stated, "Simple, I
just pulled them out of MYASS".
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Two boys are
playing football in Golden Gate Park when one is
attacked by a
rabid Rottweiler. Thinking quickly, the
other boy rips
off a board of
the nearby fence, wedges it down the dog's collar and
twists, breaking
the dog's neck. A reporter who was
strolling by sees the
incident, and
rushes over to interview the boy. "Young Forty Niners'Fan
Saves Friend From
Vicious Animal," he starts writing in his notebook. "But
I'm not a Niners
fan," the little hero replied.
"Sorry,
since we are in San Francisco I just assumed you were." said
the reporter and
starts again. "Little Oakland
Raiders' Fan Rescues
Friend From
Horrific Attack" he continued writing in his notebook.
"I'm not a
Raiders fan either," the boy said. "I assumed everyone in the
Bay Area was
either for the Niners or Raiders. What team do you root for?"
the reporter
asked. "I'm a Cowboys fan." the child said.
The reporter
starts a new sheet in his notebook and writes, "Little
Redneck Bastard
Kills Beloved Family Pet."
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It started out
innocently enough. I began to think at
parties now and then to loosen
up. Inevitably though, one thought led
to another, and soon I was more
than just a social thinker. I began to think
alone -"to relax," I told myself - but I knew it wasn't
true. Thinking became more and more important to
me, and finally I was thinking all the
time. I began to think
on the job. I knew that thinking and
employment don't mix, but I
couldn't stop myself. I began to avoid
friends at lunchtime so I could read Kierkegaard and Kafka.
I would return to the office dizzied and
confused, asking, "What is it
exactly we are doing here?" Things weren't
going so great at home either. One
evening I had turned off the TV
and asked my wife about the meaning of life.
She spent that night
at her mother's. I soon had a
reputation as a heavy thinker. One day
the boss called me in. He said,
"Skippy, I like you, and it hurts me to say this, but your
thinking has
become a real problem. If you don't stop
thinking on
the job, you'll
have to find another job." This gave me a lot to think about. I
came home early
after my conversation with the boss.
"Honey," I confessed... "I've been thinking..." "I know
you've been thinking," she said, "and I want a divorce!" "But
Honey,
surely it's not that serious." "It is
serious," she said, lower lip aquiver.
"You think as much as
college
professors, and college professors don't make any money,
so if you keep on
thinking we won't have any money!" "That's a
faulty syllogism," I said impatiently, and she began to cry.
I'd had enough.
"I'm going to the library," I snarled as I stomped out the door. I
headed for the
library, in the mood for some Nietzsche, with an
NPR station on
the radio. I roared into the parking lot
and ran up to the big glass
doors...they didn't open. The library
was closed. To this day, I
believe that a Higher Power was looking out for me that night. As
I sank to the
ground clawing at the unfeeling glass, whimpering for Zarathustra,
a poster caught my eye. "Friend, is
heavy thinking ruining your
life?" it asked. You probably
recognize that line. It comes from the
standard Ponderer's Anonymous poster. Which is why I am
what I am today: a recovering
thinker. I never miss a PA
meeting. At each meeting we watch a
non-educational video; last week it was
another Rob Reiner film. Then we share
experiences about how we
avoided thinking since the last meeting. I still have my
job, and things are a lot better at home.
Life just
seemed...easier, somehow, as soon as I stopped thinking.
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A lawyer and a
blonde are sitting next to each other on a long flight
from LA to NY.
The lawyer leans over to her and asks if she would like to play a
fun game. The
blonde just wants to take a nap,so she politely declines and rolls
over to the
window to catch a few winks. The lawyer
persists and explains that the game is really easy and a lot
of fun. He
explains "I ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
you pay
me $5, and visa-versa." Again, she
politely declines and tries to get some sleep. The lawyer, now
somewhat
agitated, says, "Okay, if you don't know the answer you pay me $5,
and if
I don't know the answer, I will pay you $50!" figuring that since
she is
a blonde that he
will easily win the match. This catches the
blonde's attention and, figuring that there will be no
end to this
torment unless she plays, agrees to the game. The lawyer asks the
first
question. "What's the distance from the earth to the moon?" The
blonde
doesn't say a word, reaches in to her purse, pulls out a
five-dollar bill
and hands it to the lawyer. Now, it's the blonde's turn. She asks
the
lawyer: "What goes up a hill with three legs, and comes down
with four?" The lawyer looks
at her with a puzzled look. He takes out his laptop
computer and
searches all his references. He taps
into the Airphone
with his modem and searches the Net and the Library of
Congress.
Frustrated, he sends E-mails to all
his coworkers and
friends he knows. All to no avail. After over an hour,
he wakes the
blonde and hands her $50. The
blonde politely
takes the $50 and turns away to get back to sleep. The lawyer, who
is more than a little miffed, wakes the blonde and asks,
"Well, so
what goes up a hill with three legs and comes down with four?
Without a word,
the blonde reaches into her purse, hands the lawyer $5,
and goes back to
sleep.
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The beautiful
eighteen-year-old girl sobbed hysterically at the
funeral service
of her seventy-five-year-old husband.
She confided
in a friend, "We had such
a happy marriage for the three months it lasted. Every
Sunday morning he
would make love to me, keeping time with the rhythm
of the church
bells." She sobbed again, then added, "If that fire
engine hadn't clanged by,
he'd be alive today."
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One day, this
man, Tony, died. When he was sent to be judged, he was
told that he had
committed a sin, and that he could not go to heaven
right away. He
asked what he did and God told him that he cheated on
his income taxes,
and that the only way he could get into heaven would
be to sleep with
a 500 pound, stupid, butt-ugly woman for the next
five years and
enjoy it. Tony decided that this was a small price to
pay for an
eternity in heaven. So off he went with this enormous woman,
pretending to be
happy. As he was walking along, he saw his friend Carlos up ahead.
Carlos was with an even bigger, uglier woman than he
was with. When he approached Carlos he asked him what
was going on,
and Carlos
replied "I cheated on my income taxes and scammed the
government out of
a lot of money...even more then you did." They both
shook their heads
in understanding and figured that as long as they
have to be with
these women, they might as well hang out together to
help pass the
time. Now Tony, Carlos, and their two beastly women were
walking along,
Minding their own business when Tony and Carlos could
have sworn that
they Saw their friend Jon up ahead, only this man was
with an
absolutely drop dead gorgeous supermodel/centerfold.
Stunned,
Tony and Carlos
approached the man and in fact it was their friend Jon.
They asked him
how is he with this unbelievable goddess, while they
were stuck with
these god-awful women. Jon replied "I have no idea,
and I'm
definitely not complaining. This has
been absolutely the best
time of my life
(and I'm dead,) and I have five years of the best sex
any man could
hope for to look forward to. There is only one thing
that I can't seem
to understand. After every time we have sex, she
rolls over and
murmurs to herself, 'Damn income taxes'!"
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(The preceding
was a product of the"Military Collector Group Post", an
international
email magazine dedicated to the preservation of history and the
equipment that
made it. Unlimited circulation of this material is authorized so
long as the
proper credits to the original authors, and publisher or this
group are
included. For more information conserning this group contact
Dennis Starks at,
military-radio-guy@juno.com)
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