[ForSale-Swap] Military Radio Gear, FRR-59A, BC-348, Mics, Headphones, Literature

[Don Merz]

For Sale. All prices plus shipping.
 
FRR-59A Receiver. The beast. 64 tubes plus diodes. Very nice shape with all interconnecting cables. Audio panel from original rack included with cables and connectors to radio. The original 7 foot sturdy gray rack is also available. With a small box of spare parts, filters, sub-assemblies. It is impossible to look at this radio and not be impressed. $475. Pick up only in Pittsburgh, PA.
 
BC-342-N Receiver made by Farnsworth. With AC power supply. Very nice looking--probably over-sprayed with black wrinkle and perfectly done so it looks great. But it is missing the handle on the left side and the 4 or 5 1/4 inch jacks with spring-loaded covers on the right side (see below for parts unit). This was working well a year ago but hasn't been powered up since then. Lately, it seems like there WWII-era receivers have parts failing in them just while they sit idle. So I am reluctant to guarantee it to be operating correctly. It should be brought up on a variac and checked out. $175
 
BC-342 Receiver parts unit. This is complete except for the tag. It was stored somewhere unhealthy and has spots of nasty front panel corrosion. This unit has all the parts missing from the unit above so it could be used to make the radio above whole. Or if you had a radio with a good panel but otherwise messed up, this could be a nice radio again, I think. Anyway, it's offered here as-is for parts. Will not sell it until I see if the buyer of the set above wants it. $50
 
CU-1099/FRR Coupler, Antenna. Solid state antenna coupler with one BNC input and 8 BNC outputs. 115VAC but no power cord. Half-rack size. Appears to be in good original condition. Untested. As-is. $29
 
ALC-101 Loran C Receiving Set Antenna Coupler. The tag says this is unit 3 of Loran C receiving set ALC-101. That's all I know about it. Looks brand new. $9 plus $11 flat rate box mailing.
 
Signal Corps jack box BC-1366M. No knobs. Missing screws. Free with any purchase.
 
Military CW-1003 Amplifier, Audio. Takes mic and radio inputs to feed aircraft intercom system. Small solid state design. requires 28VDC. With mating AN-series connector. $8
 
TM 11-486-3 Electrical Communication Systems Engineering, Transmission and Circuit Layout, Army, 12/56. $12
 
TM 11-486-4 Electrical Communication Systems Engineering, Inside Plant, 12/56. $12
 
US Army Signal Corps, Unit Course, Junior Repairman Trainee-Radio, 1943, 300+ pages, comb-bound, a detailed WWII-era course with 10 watt TX and super-het RX projects, plus use of tools like the RCA Chanalyst. Step-by-step, very thorough. $14
 
US Army Signal Corps, Unit Course, Mechanic-Learner--Radio, 1942, 370+ pages, comb-bound, another course covering detailed tool usage, multimeters, projects including oscillators and several kinds of receivers. Probably good fun just to follow this course and do the projects. $14
 
Military T-50 PTT hand mic made by Shure Brothers, dated 1956. Metal black wrinkle, egg-shaped. PL-68 plug on cord. $18
 
Military T-17 PTT hand mic made by Shure Brothers with 1944 contract date. Bakelite. PL-68 plug on cord. $22
 
Military T-17D plastic microphone made under 1943 contract date. Needs cleaning. Wrong connector on end of cord. $10
 
WWII-era Navy microphone Type MT-42B made by Bendix dated 4-46. Small round Bakelite handheld of type used by WWII-era navy radios. Has PL-68 plug on cord with some long Navy NAF number on it. $11
 
Military T-30-V throat mic in nice shape. Made by Shure. With neck strap. $8. Two available.
 
Maybe military 1700-U microphone. This is a re-labeled T-17 in a light gray plastic case, with plastic wire wrap on cord and old-style 4-pin Amphenol plug. Made by Universal Microphone. No military-specific markings that I can see. $5
 
Signal Corps M-29/U hand mic with no cord and missing the rubber boot that goes over the PTT switch. Dated 1950. Free with any purchase.
 
Military mic that swings up from metal chest plate. Designation unknown. The chest plate has a toggle switch on it to leave the mic open or run it PTT-style. Tag on mic saps MFP Sept 1951. PL-55 plug on short gray cord. $5
 
Microphone, Hand No. 7 from Wireless Set No. 19 Mark II. Good shape but connector on end of cord is non-military 1/4 inch plug. $7
 
(not military) Astatic MC320 element for D-104 microphone. Brand new in sealed packaging. $30
 
Military Headset, not sure of designation of headset, but they have MX-2088/U earphone cushions on each H-143/AIC earpiece. . The foam inside the ear cushions has turned to dust and leaks out. Metal headband with canvas snap-on cover. Cloth cord with non-military 1/4 inch jack. As-is. $4
 
Military headset H-78C/AIC, same H-143/AIC earpieces as above but with attached M-33A/AIC mic positioned to be in front of lips. Short cord terminates in U-93A/U quick disconnect plug. $10
 
Military headset. This is the one used with the BC-xxx frequency meter--looks like giant-size ear buds on a metal band. Non-military connector on cord. $3
 
Military cloth cord with PL-68 plug on one end, splits apart into 2 separate cloth leads about 4 feet long with wide, flat alligator clips on the ends. Looks like this came with some sort of test set. Excellent shape. $5
 
Military cloth cord with PL-68 plug on one end, splits apart into 2 separate cloth leads about 6 inches long with u-shaped lugs on the ends. Maybe another test set cord? Excellent shape. $5
 
Signal Corps R-14 type headset with leather-covered metal headband and foam earcushions. The headband is crumbling and the ear cushions have melted down into trash. Maybe parts $2.
 
Military WWII-era quick disconnect cord with JK-26 female on one end and PL-55 make on the other. Rubber is drying out but the cord is still useable. $8 each. Three available. 
 
Another quick disconnect cord tagged CCV-49534-A "Extension Cord". Needs cleaned. Rubber good. $8
 
Another quick disconnect cord tagged CD-307-A. Needs cleaned. Rubber drying out. $8
 
CX-1334/U cord 3 feet long with JJ-026 female on one end and audio connector that looks like it is the PRC-8-9-10 variety (and maybe -25?) on the other. $12
 
CX-4768/U cord with PL-55 on one end and 2 tiny lugs on the other. $3
 
Signal Corps Switchbox SA-142A/GSA-5 with the mating headset/mic combination and cord terminating in that PRC-8-9-10-25 connector. This has a canvas strap, probably to be worn around the neck and chest. The switchbox itself has 2 pushbuttons, one marked RADIO and the other marked INTERPHONE. The mating headset/mic combination has rubber ear cushions and rubber-covered metal headband. It all needs a cleaning but it's all in good shape. $22
 
Another switchbox Roanwell 9992 connected to a military single-headphone mic combination. Designation unknown. The earpiece is encased in molded rubber, as is the mic. The headband is missing. Cord terminates in non-military 1/4 inch plug. $3
 
Military (?) Femco Bakelite PTT hand mic. No other info. Has metal u-shaped loop on top to hand the mic up. Cord missing connector. $3
 
Headset adapter MC-385-C High to Low impedance for use with HS-33 or HS-38 made by Rola under 1944 contract. Small aluminum box with PL-55 plug and jack. $9
 
Handset H-23/U with butterfly PTT switch in handle. Handset is good. Cord needs replaced. $10
 
Handset H-90/U with butterfly PTT switch in handle. Handset is good. Cord is useable but has no connector. $10

Thanks for looking.
Contact Don at n3rht at yahoo.com
73, Don Merz, N3RHT