[Milsurplus] BC-713 & I-100

J. Forster [email protected]
Thu, 10 Jan 2002 12:33:47 -0500


Which was earlier, the '269 or the MN-26 which has an auto add-on with the
familiar 'teat-drop' loop? There are lots of the receivers, but the loop
controllers are fairly rare. The number extant does not seem to be a reliable
indicator.

John


> The SCR269 looks to be the 1st real ADF.  It had an E (wire) and a H (loop)
> antenna & steered the loop with a servo amp driven by the BC432 rcvr.  Since
> both E and H, it gave a unique reading to the homing station (one null)
>
> Seem good archeological substance for this since number of surplus Bendix MN26
> RXs was legion & I don't think I've seen a BC432.
>
>   Marty