Re: [ARC5] RE: SCR-522 - New

[Greg Mijal]

The MARS station at Ft. Devens Mass. ran a SCR 522 and R-390A/converter on 2 
meter AM all the time. AA1KBO/K1KBO
Alot of activity in the Western Massachusett area too. Around 1965 - 67.
K1KBO was the New England version of K2USA.
Good times
Greg
WA7LYO
in sunny Feenix

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "D C *Mac* Macdonald" <k2gkk at hotmail.com>
To: <W7QHO at aol.com>; <arc5 at mailman.qth.net>; <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 10:57 AM
Subject: Re: [ARC5] RE:  SCR-522 - New


>I never tried to use a 522 receiver.  I modified one of
> the transmitters for my wife to use with her Novice ticket
> (WN6DFR) back in 1963 in Sacramento, CA.  It currently
> resides in a rack cabinet in my garage.
>
> Mac - K2GKK/5
>
>
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: W7QHO at aol.com
> To: k2gkk at hotmail.com, arc5 at mailman.qth.net,milsurplus at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [ARC5] RE: SCR-522 - New
> Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2006 12:35:35 EST
>
>
> In a message dated 11/14/06 9:17:29 AM, k2gkk at hotmail.com writes:
>
>
> > WOW!! Went for $255!
> >
>
> Winner appears to be a WW2 Air Corps memorabilia collector, not a radio 
> guy.
>
> I run one of these (see my pix on QRZ), most recently at the 2006 MRCG FD.
> Had to replace every cap in the receiver to get it going.   Touchy thing 
> to
> tune up too.   Hard to imagine the adjustments holding up under vibration, 
> hard
> landings, etc., but apparently they did.
>
> Dennis D. W7QHO
> Glendale, CA
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