[Boatanchors] GE radio
Ron Bussiere via Boatanchors
boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
Sun Oct 19 18:44:04 EDT 2014
Hi Jim, thank you for that informed info. I read the Collins book and knew about Art and the General.
I have a Bendix/General Dynamics R-1051B in the collection that has about the best sounding SSB I have ever heard. But, with the wide filtering for ISB and the decade knobs, it's not too pleasant to use as a ham receiver. Great on a ship. 2 vacuum tubes in the RF stage to prevent an enemy for detecting the receiver.....
Fine on the surplus. I can remember back in the Navy, we had a huge warehouse filled with equipment to be disposed of because it was declared 'surplus' when the war in Viet Nam was winding down.
How about an LTV Temco Model G133F. It was a 'nuke proof', Collins 51S-1 for airborne use? Osterman said these have been seen at Fair Radio!
Oh, the memories!!!
ron
N4UE
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