[Boatanchors] CASE IDENTITY HELP

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Hi John,
   I have an R-274/SX73 in it's original signal corps cabinet. It has the designation CY-1345/GR on the plate.  Yours may be for a different radio or purpose, but may also fit the R-274.  Good Luck, Ross
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From: W4AWM at aol.com
> Greetings fellow lovers of the heavy,
> 
> I picked up a cabinet today which has a label on top stating: 
> 
> Signal Corps     U. S. Army
> Case, Receiver 
> CY-1260G
> The Hallicrafters Company
> 
> It accepts a 19 inch panel and the overall dimensions are 20 1/4W X 13 1/8H X
> 13 1/2D. There are a couple of chassis slides at the bottom and the unit has 
> small shock mounts. It is painted in what I would call St. James gray wrinkle 
> finish, but since it says Hallicrafters on it, I kinds doubt it was for a 
> collins receiver.
> 
> Does anyone have any idea what this case was used to house? Is it possible 
> that it was for the R-274 series receivers?  I have never seen a photo of one of 
> these receivers in a separate cabinet, only rack mounted.
> 
> 73,
> 
> John,  W4AWM
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