[Milsurplus] REH Morale Receiver

[Barry Hauser]

> > where I can get... a schematic for the REH
>
> Isn't this the 6-tube ac-dc Crosley in the grey wood box?

No, this is all metal -- gray wrinkle finish.  Has regular broadcast band
plus four SWBC "spread bands", like the Transoceanics.  Distinguishing
features -- "magic eye" plus 8 pushbuttons:  on/off, tone, and "pull for
phono", plus 5 preset buttons like an old car radio.  (This is slug-tuned).
Inside is an extra rack with tube sockets to store spares -- six or eight of
'em, including one which is an old six pin socket, although the radio has
only octals, and I don't see any other plug-ins.  This is an AC
only/transformer unit with a 230/115v internal switch.  It's out of reach at
the moment, but it has six tubes -- rectifier (5Y3, I think), couple of
6SK7's, and a pair of 6V6's.  (Forgot what the 6th tube was.)

I had found a photo on a website somewhere, but can't seem to find it now.

> If it is, schematic on chassis bottom plate.  But you'd never know unless
> you pulled same chassis.

Had the chassis out -- no schematic.
>
> And being morale rx like R-100, there was probably never a manual.  But
> then if no manual, how wud u know correct procedure for chassis removal?
>
No-brainer -- five captive thumbscrews on the front panel and it slides out.
There are three tags on the front panel.  One is the ID/model/contract tag
with "Bureau of Ships", etc.  Another warns that it is not for shipboard use
(not adequately shielded so stray oscillations will act as a beacon for
U-Boats, etc.)  Another refers to an "instruction book".

> The puzzles never stop.
>
> But I'd guess that if no depot fix routine, one was supposed to
> demilitarize when it stopped getting the Lucky Strike Hit Parade.

Heh heh ...  One other interesting observation:  This unit was made by
Belmont, one of the contractors for the BC-348's.  It has 3 knobs (tuning,
bandswitch and volume) which looked kind of familiar.  They're the same as
the plain metal knobs on the BC-348's, only painted wrinkle gray instead of
black wrinkle.

The only "hits" on the web I've found were on posts from some guy looking
for the manual.  For all I know, this was his radio at the time. ;-)

Nope, the puzzles never stop -- and they move around, too.

Barry