[Milsurplus] ID'ing a unit

[Kenneth G. Gordon]

Hue Miller wrote:

> I believe you're thinking another firm on East Coast or Canada. Northern
> Radio, or actually Northern Radiotelephone, of Seattle, made almost only
> MF/HF boat radios from about 1935 to ?? 1975 or so. They built NO RTTY
> or FAX eqpt, and all in all, practically nothing for the government. This 
> transmitter keyer is an unusual one for their catalog. NRC's vacuum tube
> boat radios were all pretty substantial, old-school construction practice,
> heavy metal.
> -Hue Miller

Hue:

Perhaps there was more than one company named Northern Radio. I 
distinctly remember having several pieces of Military gear which had the 
Northern Radio name on them. Among other things, a stabilized frequency 
source, and at least two types of RTTY converters. All gotten through MARS.

Ken W7EKB