MILITARY COLLECTOR GROUP POST, July 8/98 Index: ANNOUNCEMENTS; MEMBERS WRITE; Help Wanted With PRC-77 & RT-524, Stoner SSB-40MA, Ebay Sticker Shock! RBO Manual Needed, NEW MEMBER; Hank Fackovec HUMOR; *********************************************** MEMBERS WRITE; Help Wanted With PRC-77 & RT-524, 1. I'm looking for the voice deviation adjustment in the PRC-77. I've found the tone deviation setting. This looks like an earlier wideband model and a loud voice in the H-250 handset will produce 25 Khz! (a little wide for ham radio). 2. Can someone point me to the receiver adjustments? This PRC-77 is about 1.5 uV, or is it normal for these radios to be numb? 3. Also looking for receiver adjustments to peak up a numb RT-524. 4. Is there a way to make the tone squelch decode in an RT-524 more sensitive? My "new" squelch won't open unless the received tone's deviation is 2.0 Khz or more. Thanks, Jay Coote W6CJ PI-TSCM-COMSEC jcoote@aol.com ed) Jay, it would appear that you need a Depo Maint manual for both your PRC-77 and RT-524/VRC-12. I'll see if I have an extra for the PRC-77, but am sure I don't for the 524.. #1, don't talk loud into it. As there is no deviation adjustment, you will need to add a trimmer between the A22 module(speech amp), and the A31(trans freq cont module) to find a happy medium in deviation acceptance between military and commercial radios. #2, your receiver sensitivity is more than just a little bad, but as alignment is very tedious(tracking etc) it's best not to elaborate here. Were I you, I'd do some module checking to insure all is OK. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoner SSB-40MA, While in Arkansas on vacation I picked up a Stoner HF portable rig. It is a SSB-40MA (I think, it's still on the way in a box which I shipped to myself). It is OD and the guy I got it from swore it was used by the military and civilian govt. agencies for covert ops. I'm not sure I believe this, but would like any available info. on the radio. I do have the manual and lots of spare parts, so mainly looking for history. Thanks. Dave doragsda@polymail.calpoly.edu ed) I got no idea what this thing is, but it does sure sound interesting. I too am very highly suspect of any Spy-Use type claims. Did you bother to ask him what he based this claim on? Stoner while they were a government contractor, they were more famous for their extremely high end though limited production CB radios, and med-premium Ham equipment, also of limited production. If the set does reflect a military appearance, I'd place it in the Para-Military category at least until more is known. In the mid-late 60's there was a scramble by the military to obtain all kinds of SSB equipment. This in part was due to their banning of any continued use of AM on MARS frequencies, and their stepped up testing and development in Southeast Asia. Radios to appear were often slightly modified Ham and commercial types such as the Motorola SA-100 and Micom series, a host of militarized Galaxy's, the Eldico SSB-110mil, the SBT series of radios submitted by Halicrafters, and numerous examples from Harris, to name just a few. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ebay Sticker Shock! Here's one of the most ridiculous "prices paid" I've ever seen, although I guess the transaction hasn't taken place yet: There is currently a copy of TM11-455 "Radio Fundamentals" on Ebay, and the current bid is at $21.50! I used to think this was a worthless manual, with only basic radio theory. I'm going to have to pull it off my shelf and look at it. Might have mine for sale on Ebay next week! I've already sold all my extra copies of this thing for a buck or two...Dang! You can see the auction status (along with a picture of the manual) at: http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=19721096 73, Sheldon P.S. I'll see you at PHD, anything I need to bring for you, besides a young virgin and a new-in-the-box SCR-511? ed) I do not participate in Ebay mainly due to the extremely stupid things I see take place(several of our members often forward me excerpts from them). The most I have ever seen this very common manual go for is $5.00. I think I have a couple extras, maybe I should retire with the money they'll bring from these dumb shits. Must I choose between the New SCR-511 or the Virgin? Or can I have both? Damn thats a tuff one! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RBO Manual Needed, A friend of mine, who is not internet literate, just bought a RBO receiver. He needs a manual or good copy. At a minimum, we need a schematic. It is also missing the data plates. Anyone getting ready to throw one away that has good data plates? Yes, I know this is an impossible request but this group is famous for doing the impossible. Lenox Carruth, Jr. carruth@geo-thermal.com Dallas, Texas Collector of WW-II Communications Equipment and Memorabilia Wanted: TCS-14 Transmitter, TBX, BD-71, Sextant *********************************************** NEW MEMBER; Hank Fackovec 1: I absolutely accept the guidelines and conditions as described. 2: I am a military vehicle, Como and field equipment collector by hobby, as well as a Ham (KA2WAQ) and own a Two Way radio communications business (Servicing Police, Fire and Federal agencies). I am 36, live near Boston Ma, have been in the hobby for almost 20 years and a member of the Company of Military Historians My current sets include PRC 25s, PRC 77s, Sabers. MXs, and Spectras. Some of the things that I am currently I am presently seeking are a communications shelter for my M-37, Advice on a VRC unit for the early 50s era. Thanks again Hank Fackovec ed) your M-37 shouldn't be very hard to outfit with the proper commo gear. This because of it's longevity in military service spanning approx 30 years or more. You need only to pinpoint the exact period of service, type of service, and type of equipment(HF or VHF). The commo shelter it used was pretty much the same as those still in use today. At present complete GRC-106/122,142 and shelters are available worth the money, but they well reflect a service period of approx 1960-1980 at most, and if your M-37 is dated say 1953, then 1973 would be the last feasible date it would have been in service. For my money, if a 50's vintage radio facility is the one wanted complete with shelter, I'd opt for a GRC-19, and a set of the RT-68 family radios(VRC-16). There are many other combinations that were used dependant on the systems application. For possibilities see FM17-70 Signal Communications in the Armored Division Oct. 1957. *********************************************** HUMOR; Viagra- The Initial Testing Stages A woman walks into her sex therapist's office and tells her that her husband is not a very good lover, and they never have sex anymore, and asks what do to about it.The therapist tells her that she has an experimental drug called "viagra" that might do the trick.She tells the woman to give her husband one pill that night and come back in the morning and tell her what happened. The next day, the woman comes back ecstatic telling the therapist that the pill worked and she and her husband had the best sex ever. She asked her therapist what would happen if she gave her husband two pills and the therapist says she doesn't know, but go ahead and try it. The next day, the same thing happens: the woman comes in telling the therapist that the sex was even better than the night before and what would happen if she gave him five pills.The therapist says she doesn't know, but go ahead and try it.The next day the woman comes in limp but happy, and tells the therapist that the sex just keeps getting better and what would happen if she gave him the rest of the bottle of "viagra".The therapist says she doesn't know; it's an experimental drug and she does not know what a full bottle could do to a person. Anyway, the woman leaves the therapist's office and puts the rest of the bottle of pills in the husband's morning coffee. A week later, a young boy walks into the therapist's office and says: "Are you the doctor who gave my mother a bottle of experimental pills?" "Why, yes, young man, I did.Why?" "Well, mom's dead, my sister's pregnant, my butt hurts, and Dad's sitting in the corner going "Here, kitty, kitty,....." --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A young Jewish boy starts attending public school in a small town. The teacher of the one-room school decides to use her position to try to influence the new student. She asks the class, "Who was the greatest man that ever lived?" A girl raises her hand and says, "I think George Washington was the greatest man that ever lived because he is the Father of our country." The teacher replies, "Well...that's a good answer, but that's not the answer I am looking for." Another young student raises his hand and says, "I think Abraham Lincoln was the greatest man that lived because he freed the slaves and helped end the civil war." ... "Well, that's another good answer, but that is not the one I was looking for." Then the new Jewish boy raises his hand and says, "I think Jesus Christ was the greatest man that ever lived." The teacher's mouth drops open in astonishment. "Yes!" she says, "that's the answer I was looking for." She then brings him up to the front of the classroom and gives him a lollipop. Later, during recess, another Jewish boy approaches him as he is licking his lollipop. He says, "Why did you say, 'Jesus'?" The boy stops licking his lollipop and replies, "I know it's Moses, and YOU know it's Moses, but business is business." ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- One day many years ago, a fisherman's wife blessed her husband with twin sons. They loved the children very much, but couldn't think of what to name their children. Finally, after several days, the fisherman said, "Let's not decide on names right now. If we wait a little while, the names will simply occur to us." After several weeks had passed, the fisherman and his wife noticed a peculiar fact. When left alone, one of the boys would also turn towards the sea, while the other boy would face inland. It didn't matter which way the parents positioned the children, the same child always faced the same direction. "Let's call the boys Towards and Away," suggested the fisherman. His wife agreed, and from that point on, the boys were simply known as TOWARDS and AWAY. The years passed and the lads grew tall and strong. The day came when the aging fisherman said to his sons, "Boys, it is time that learned how to make a living from the sea." They provisioned their ship, said their goodbyes, and set sail for a three month voyage. The three months passed quickly for the fisherman's wife, yet the ship had not returned. Another three months passed, and still no ship. Three whole years passed before the grieving woman saw a lone man walking towards her house. She recognized him as her husband. "My goodness! What has happened to my darling boys?" she cried. The ragged fisherman began to tell his story: "We were just barely one whole day out to see when Towards hooked into a great fish. Towards fought long and hard, but the fish was more than his equal. For a whole week they wrestled upon the waves without either of them letting up. Yet eventually the great fish started to win the battle, and Towards was pulled over the side of our ship. He was swallowed whole, and we never saw either of them again." "Oh dear, that must have been terrible! What a huge fish that must of been! What a horrible fish. What a horrible fish." "Yes, it was, but you should have seen the one that got Away...." ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "A woman drove me to drink, and I didn't even have the decency to thank her." * W.C. Fields "Sir, if you were my husband, I would poison your drink." * Lady Astor to Winston Churchill "Madam, if you were my wife, I would drink it." * Churchill's reply "Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy." * Benjamin Franklin "I drink to make other people interesting." * George Jean Nathan "All right, brain, I don't like you and you don't like me- so let's just do this and I'll get back to killing you with beer." * Homer Simpson "Work is the curse of the drinking class." * Oscar Wilde "When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading." * Henny Youngman "The problem with the world is that everyone is a few drinks behind." * Humphrey Bogart "Give me a woman who loves beer and I will conquer the world." * Kaiser Wilhelm "If you ever reach total enlightenment while drinking beer, I bet it makes beer shoot out your nose." * "Deep Thoughts," by Jack Handy "Always remember that I have taken more out of alcohol than alcohol has taken out of me." * Winston Churchill "He was a wise man who invented beer." * Plato "Without question, the greatest invention in the history of mankind is beer. Oh, I grant you that the wheel was also a fine invention, but the wheel does not go nearly as well with pizza." * Dave Barry Buy a man a beer and he wastes an hour. Teach a man to brew and he wastes a lifetime. * Unknown "Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut." * Ernest Hemmingway *********************************************** (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) ***********************************************