[ForSale-Swap] B-17 Radios Questions

[J. Forster]

Floyd Petri wrote:

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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.

The BC-4xx sets were under the umbrella of SCR-274-N and were Army Signal Corps
units. The ARC-5s were the Navy version.

There are manuals for both systems  (and a WHOLE LOT of other stuff) is
available as high quality .pdfs here for free:

http://www.royalsignals.org.uk/

Please read and follow the directions on the site for requesting the manual
specific password(s).

> 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?

You'd be best off joining the ARC-5, MilSurplus, or WS 19 groups and posting
your request there. The stuff does show up on eBay, but really mint sets can be
expensive. The good news is the aluminum finish units are often cheaper than
black painted ones.

> 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.

I don't know about the B-17, but the full Consolidated B-24 Radio Manual will
appear on RoyalSignal in the not very distant future.

-John

> If anyone has any for sale please contact me. Thanks.
>
> Floyd
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