[Milsurplus] Wanted RT-159B/ URC-4 information, parts etc.

[aGEnuine ham]

Vaclav:

I can't count the number of those I converted to 2 meters back in the
50s, before solid state was usable above 10 MHz.  The purists on here
would like to kill me now.  While the transmitter is crystal controlled,
the receiver is superregenerative, and a real howler.  I never had a
battery pack, so (horrors) I drilled out the connectors and brought a 4
wire cable through the hole.  

Now, my advice: restore it, don't ruin it, as there are cheap solid state
radios which are a lot better for 2 meters.  Of course, you need to move
it off the aircraft frequencies if you want to play with it.  Remember
that those frequencies are monitored by satellite now, in addition to
other platforms, so there is nowhere you can hide and not be heard except
a 100 dB shielded room.  Battery boxes are still around, as are some
other parts, even the tubes.  

Did you get a yellow one or a army green one?  I've seen both.

73, George W5VPQ

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