[Milsurplus] Parting out BC-312-N

[Robert W. Downs]

Barry,

Your BC-312-M was made by RCA.  That's what the CRV on the nameplate mean=
s.
 As a general statement (and yes, I know of exceptions), original Signal
Corps radio nameplates either had the contracturers name or had the (Navy=
)
contractor code following the serial number, with a ":" between them.  Bu=
t
usually not both.  The postwar Depot tags (mostly LSD) don't follow this
rule of course.  They neither knew nor cared who made the set.

>it is a Farnsworth manufactured unit; on the same page you'll see a BC-
312-M also; unlike the ID tag on the -N which has Farnsworth right on
the plate, the -M ID plate is quite different, leaving off any mfg. i.d.
it merely has "15903 CRV   16906-PHILA-1944"   was this typical?  the
RA-20 AC power supply on the -M has Farnsworth right on the ID plate,
but i am having no luck finding any info anywhere else on the -M. =

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73
Robert & Susan Downs
<RWDowns_WA5CAB@compuserve.com>
Houston