[ARC5] SCR- junction and control boxes

Phillip Carpenter carpenterpa at tds.net
Sun Mar 21 19:32:39 EDT 2021


I’m in need of the main cable connector for the RU-16 if anyone has one.

Phillip WB4PAC 

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> On Mar 21, 2021, at 7:06 PM, gewhite at crosslink.net wrote:
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> Anyone who needs SCR-183 or GF/RU junction boxes or control boxes can have what I have for the cost of postage - Gordon Eliot White
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> Subject: Re: [ARC5] SCR-183 Pop Quiz: What's Wrong With This Video?
> From: David Stinson <arc5 at ix.netcom.com>
> Date: Sun, March 14, 2021 2:44 pm
> To: ARC-5 <arc5 at mailman.qth.net>, "milsurplus at mailman"
> <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
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> DING DING!  Jay and Mike win the points!
> The SCR-183 -283 receiver was never supplied
> with a coil set that covered any part of the
> AM broadcast band.
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> A few months ago, I went to a "live" floor auction
> and won a large box full of SCR-183 and GF-RU
> coil sets.  One of the RU "E" Range coils did 
> not have the six-pin OSC coil in the last position.
> The last position had a four-pin coil, just like
> the SCR-183 set.  It plugged into the BC-229
> receiver and covered 1300-2000KC just like
> an "E" coil in an RU.
> 
> Turns out, whomever had these before me
> took two "E" coils, removed RF coil #4 from
> one of them, exchanged it with OSC coil #5
> in the other set and now had a coil that 
> would allow AM BCB on the SCR-183.
> I have other "E" coils so I'm going to keep
> this one that way- I like it.
> As an experiment, I tried this with two 
> "D" coils and it worked a treat.  Did put
> them back original.
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> More on the SCR-183 later.
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> TNX OM ES 73 DE Dave AB5S
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> P.S. I have a lot of extra receiver coils,
> many tested.  If someone is serious about
> working with the historically important
> but under-appreciated SCR-183/283 and
> RU sets, I'm willing to help.  
>> On 3/14/2021 4:01 PM, J Mcvey wrote:
>> So...someone modified the coil set for broadcast band?
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