[ForSale-Swap] B-17 Radios Questions

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Floyd:

Suggest that you join the following list and inquire there as well.  Active 
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73 de Stu  W7FE

<----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Floyd Petri" <fpetri at eastex.net>
To: "Forsale-Swap" <forsale-swap at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2006 8:16 PM
Subject: [ForSale-Swap] B-17 Radios Questions


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>
> When I was a kid there were WW II silver aluminum receivers and 
> transmitters
> every where. I can't remember if they were called Command Sets or Arc-5 
> sets
> or BC-459s or what ever. Of course I did not want any back then.
>
> What is the chance of getting a couple in mint or near mint conditon for 
> my
> WW II collection? What would be a good price for them?
>
> What manual or TM would cover the system in a B-17? I would like to see 
> what
> it would take to complete an original radio operator's position in a B-17.
> At the moment I can't remember how a pair of headphones would connect to 
> one
> of them??? I know hams back in the 50s would convert them and had a jack 
> on
> the front installed.
>
> If anyone has any for sale please contact me. Thanks.
>
> Floyd
>
>
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