[Milsurplus] WWI spark transmitter

[Mike Morrow]

>> I  have that little aircraft spark transmitter that is olive drab, used
in
>> WWI.  How "rare" are they?  Value?
>
>I assume the  one with the big pancake coil on the front, with the taps,
>right? They are  actually pretty common - there are probably several
>hundred in circulation  an in collections. They still fetch a pretty good
>buck -  $500-1000.
>
>They are the SCR-65 spark transmitter.  And you are correct on your
pricing.
> They were airplane transmitters.


BC-15-A sets, in other words.  Not real rare, yet not cheap either.

I have a BC-14-A crystal set (SCR-54) receiver, not related to the BC-15
transmitter, AFAIK.  For some reason those tend to bring high bids on ebay
(sometimes over $2000), yet I don't think they're all that rare either.

Mike / KK5F