[Hallicrafters] SX-28 military nomenclature tags?

[Lloyd KK7IZ]

Only one I have ever seen like that was an FCC mode, had a tag over part of 
the nomenclature.
Thanx
Lloyd  KK7IZ
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Everette" <radiocompass at yahoo.com>
To: <hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2005 11:27 AM
Subject: [Hallicrafters] SX-28 military nomenclature tags?


> Has anyone ever seen a military-version or government-
> version SX-28 with a nomenclature ID tag bolted or
> riveted to the front panel?
>
> I'm restoring an SX-28 and purchased a panel in much
> nicer shape than the one that came on my receiver.
> This panel has four small holes in a symmetrical
> rectangular pattern, below the main dial bezel, that
> look like they were used to mount such a tag.  The tag
> would cover the "Super Skyrider Model SX-28" logo.
>
> I've never seen such a plate or tag; even the photos
> in the AN/GRR-2 manual don't show one.  One person's
> opinion is that when a lot of these radios were
> released through MARS channels, the military removed
> the plates; but I have seen plenty of other MARS gear
> that still had all its tags.  And surely, not all
> these radios were released through MARS.
>
> It is possible that radios used by the Army, Navy, and
> other government agencies used different tags.
>
> If anyone has one of these plates or tags, I'd like to
> hear from you.  I'd like to find one.
>
> By the way, what is the correct, complete nomenclature
> for the military SX-28?  Yes, it's an AN/GRR-2, but
> there should be an "R-" number, so the full ID would
> be "R-???/GRR-2."
>
> 73
>
> Mike
> WA4DLF
>
>
>
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