[Boatanchors] National Reflector

[FRED - W4FJF/ka2hlw at netzero.net]

   Thanks to all who helped me find the National reflector. I have an 
original HRO-5TA1 with the original manuals, original speaker (cloth 
grilled w/NC emblem) "doghouse" power supply, and all 10 coil sets (as 
supplied by the U.S. Navy), no rust inside or out and an almost 
perfect wrinkle finish. It also had been "tropicalized" with the 
greenish yellow finish inside. The radio came off the LSM-203 before 
she was scrapped at Little Creek, Va. My Dad was a "plank owner", and 
an RM2C aboard her until her demise by an ungrateful nation (The LSM-
203 had three battle stars in the Pacific Theatre) His captain allowed 
him to take the radio and accessories with him as he didn't want the 
radio turned into scrap. The radio has been a family heirloom since 
then. Thanks again guys!
              Fred - W4FJF.
   BTW, this radio is the hottest receiver of all the boatanchors I've 
ever owned, and I've got a lot of them!