[Boatanchors] Beckman Berkeley 7700 Collins 51J-4?

[mikea]

On Wed, Oct 19, 2005 at 12:40:02PM -0400, flood at Krohne.com wrote:
> Greetings old wise ones,
> 
> Picked up a Pile O' Stuff this AM and was delighted to see what I think is 
> a 51J-4.  However, this unit has a grayish flat front panel with engraved 
> Beckman Berkeley  name along the top.  If this is common variant / 
> subcontract that I "should know about" I'll apologize in advance.  I am 
> interested in the history of this radio.  I'm hoping that the 51J-4 dial 
> drum label will work here?

That's fascinating. Beckman/Berkeley used to make measurement gear, 
particularly counters, but I never heard of a B/B radio receiver 
before. I'd _love_ to see an image, John. 

-- 
Mike Andrews, W5EGO
mikea at mikea.ath.cx
Tired old sysadmin