[ARC5] Re: Stromberg-Carlson Model D Aircraft Receiver

[David Stinson]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Liles Garcia" <landn2 at verizon.net>
Subject: Stromberg-Carlson Model D Aircraft Receiver


>... I was reading in
> my October, 1930 issue of QST and found an article by Robert S. Kruse 
> about
> a Stromberg-Carlson Model D Aircraft Receiver. ...
> Is this
> S-C Model D receiver the predecessor of the RU receivers?

It is, and the model "D" is the decendent of the earlier model "B."
Both were designed by A.R.C. and built under license by Stromberg.
A.R.C.'s relationship with Stromberg (and Western Electric)
predated WWII by more than a decade.

> Are there any of
> these Model D's out there in existence?
I've never seen one, other than in photos.
An early military adaptation that was incorporated in SCR-AF-183
was on Ebay some years ago, which went for more
than I could afford at the time.  Later versions of
SCR-A_-183 used receivers a generation updated
from, but still very similar to, the model "D."

 > Also, what aircraft were they used in?
All over- commerical, private, and military.

Best for the new year,
Dave S.