[Milsurplus] WWI spark transmitter

[ed sharpe]

not related?  I was always told the crystal set was th used on the ground to 
listen to the spark set in the aeroplane  feel free to correct me if I am in 
error!

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Morrow" <kk5f at earthlink.net>
To: <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2004 1:22 PM
Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] WWI spark transmitter


>>> 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
>
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