[ARC5] Gibson Girl question ( BC-778 ? )

[howard holden]

Don’t remember which system the Gibson Girl in the NJ Naval Museum/USS Ling had. But, the Gibson Girl is ONLY transmit, and only as long as the crank is turning. Should be on 500KC and 8364KC. I guess you could tune the 8364KC one to 40M, or the 500KC one to 630M, but they only put out a few watts.

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From: Hubert Miller<mailto:Kargo_cult at msn.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2023 5:04 PM
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Subject: [ARC5] Gibson Girl question ( BC-778 ? )

I received this email from a friend from the Northwest Vintage Radio Society ( NWVRS ) club based in Portland, Oregon:

"Hi Hue -
My folks gave me a Gibson Girl emergency transmitter many years ago.  In comparing it to another that I found recently, I noticed that there are two different systems for attaching the leg straps to the cabinet of the radio.
One version uses a system kind of like a door hinge where the radio and the straps have interlocking metal loops that are joined by a "hinge pin."
On the other version, the end of the strap is simply folded over and sewn, creating a loop.  The cabinet has two simple metal ears.  A long pin passes through the ears and the loop, joining the strap to the cabinet.
I realize that this is a rivet-counter type of question.  But, I was hoping that you, or one of your contacts in the green-radio group might have some thoughts on the two different versions.
- Dan

Any comment from the members here? I have never been interested in this set, altho i am very interested in the category of two-way, full receive and
transmit, lifeboat radios, so i am not equipped to answer.
-Hue Miller
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