My son owns a fully restored P 40N. He doesn’t want the weight of authentic WW2 radios but is interested in the proper control heads. What should he get?
This is an ex RNZAF bird. No known combat history though.
Mark
AF6IM
On Sat, Jun 13, 2026 at 6:03 PM Mark K3MSB via Milsurplus <[email protected]> wrote:
Yes. I've managed to acquire all the components for an SCR-183 system. It's been in the queue for a few years.... but...
At the recent Reading Airshow, I was approached by someone that wants to have a display of a P-40B radio setup and asked if I'd help him. He said the radios were the SCR-283 and provided me with links from which he obtained this info. For next year, I think it would be nice to have my SCR-183 up and running next to the SCR-274N.
I do need a junction box, but from discussions from Mike Hanz, this will probably need to be hand-made.
I'm targeting Reading Airshow 2027 for the SCR-283 (Lord willing....)
73 Mark K3MSB
______________________________________________________________On Sat, Jun 13, 2026 at 11:34 AM arc5--- via ARC5 <[email protected]> wrote:
______________________________________________________________Besides Mike Hanz and me, is there anyone left this side ofthe pearly gates who cares for (meaning they dosomething, not just add another box in the garage),SCR-183 / -283? How about GF/RU?
73 Dave AB5S
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