[Boatanchors] Navy Transmitter

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Keith,

What you're thinking of, are not Navy transmitters, but US Maritime
Commission equipment, for the Liberty and Victory ships in WW2.
There were  2 contracts, one was the Federal and the other was the RCA.
The Federal is the FT-102 console (the MF/HF part), with the Mackay 167-BY
transmitter and either the RMCA AR-8506B receiver, or the E.H. Scott SLR-F
in the console. The second console is the Mackay LF transmitter and 128-AY
LF receiver. The RCA console is the 4U, which includes the ET 8023-D1
transmitter and the AR-8506B receiver, the low frequency transmitter
section is the ET 8024A and the LF receiver is the RMCA AR-8510.  The
earlier Liberty ships had only the LF setup, in a single 3U console.
The MF/HF transmitters are 200 W CW, 2-24 MHz, both models. They are
basically similar, have the same specs, but look different, sharing the
same basic features and dimensions.

73, Meir WF2U
Landrum, SC


> Greetings,
> I've accidentally deleted some info I had on a WWII vintage navy
> transmitter. I've  forgotten the model designation but it was unique in
> that the receiver fit into the middle section behind a small operating
> table  and the  transmitting controls were above it. Power was in the
> 200-500 watt class. Any guess on the model no. or where I could find a
> pix?
>
> 73, and thanks for the help as always,
> Keith, ve3ts
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