[Elecraft] Really old receivers

[Ron D'Eau Claire]

A buddy and I both had one in the 1950's. Yes, we chirped our way onto 40
meter CW with them but most challenging was using that 220 MHz modulated
oscillator transceiver built in for tank-to-troop walkie-talkie contacts. It
is tuned by the vertical thumbwheel on the left part of the panel. 

73, Ron AC7AC

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Does anyone else remember or have a Wireless Set Nr. 19?

Built during WW2 for the Canadian Army Armoured Corps and our Soviet Allies
[it had Russian and English markings], it was a transceiver, weighed a lot,
and I cut my teeth on one. Covered ALL ham bands [between 2 and 8 Mc/s].
Most repairs could be made by dropping it on a hard surface.

[Other than that, I don't have a good thing to say about the old beast. 
It reached truly new lows in performance, even for the 1940s.]

Eric
VA7DZ