[ARC5] Canadian SCR-274N

[Kenneth G. Gordon]

On 27 Oct 2015 at 16:27, gordon white wrote:

>     I am just back from a tour of the D-Day invasion beaches. At the 
> museum at Arromanches I saw among the vast number of mscl collected 
> objects, an SCR-274N receiver, all bare aluminum, and quite polished 
> (could not see the dial so do not know the frequency) - it bore an ID 
> plate with the legend "Royal Canadian Forces" and other data, attached 
> to the side of the tube shield.

Yes. I believe I have seen those on receivers modified by the Canadians.

I had two such receivers at one time, but sold both.

The data plate is mounted on the side of what I would call the top-cover, 
which covers the tubes, but NOT on the top, flat cover with the 5 
slide-fasteners on it.  It is usually on the left side of the receiver-cover. There 
are usually two data plates: a larger one and under it, a much smaller one. 
The smaller one, if it is there, says something like "Modification B2" followed 
by some circular indicators of some sort.

If you would like, I can send you a photo of one I had.

> The kind of data plate usually found on 
> top of the cover over the tuning capacitor.
> 
> I never saw an id plate in that position.

Well, if it is what I think it is, then that receiver is not from WWII. The 
Canadians did the mods I am talking about after WWII, although I don't know 
the dates. What they did was to replace all the can-caps with more modern 
plastic-cased jobs, usually a pink plastic, mounted at angles on boards, one 
board on each side of the receiver. They also replaced the screen voltage 
electrolytic with a more modern one, usually in a dark blue case.

I would appreciate your looking at the photo of the data-plate and telling me 
if you recognize it. Maybe the one you saw was different, but I suspect it is 
not.

Ken W7EKB