[Milsurplus] RAT-1 and the War Assets Administration

Tue, 6 Jan 2004 09:50:45 EST

Paul & Group,

I don't know anything about production quantities but do have a couple of 
comments.  The RAT-1 was the 28 Volt version, so the 4 pairs of 14 Volt are 
actually RAT, which would mean 74 pairs of RAT-1 in that auction.  The NT-21400 14 
Volt dynamotor was also used on the NT-50128 TCS Interphone Amplifier.  And 
the Navy Type Number of corresponding items of RAT (non-electrical), RAT-1, ARA 
and RAV are the same.  Minor trivia, the background color of the RAT (14 Volt) 
nameplates was black, according to the manual, to aid in differentiating them 
from the 28 Volt units.

In a message dated 1/6/2004 8:17:51 AM Central Standard Time, 
[email protected] writes: 
> I was going through a binder I have of surplus items that where for sale
> from the War Assets Administration circa about Oct 1946. These particular
> sales notices where handled by the Remler Company here in San Francisco as
> agents for the WAA. The items listed in the sales notices where located at a
> Remler Warehouse and samples of items for sale could be seen on display, so
> says the Remler fact sheet.
> 
> Anyway , in their sales notice  #115 are listed NIB RAT-1's. According to
> the descriptions and quantities shown they had what looks to be a total qty
> of 78 pairs of the  13.5 - 20 Mcs recvrs and the 20 - 27 Mcs recvrs. with
> mounts and what looks to be the remote tuning heads too. There where 4 lots
> of these 78 pairs available , most set up for 28 volts and only a qty of 4
> pair set up for 14 volt operation. Some lots had dynamotors , some not as
> well as spares kits and connectors. 
> 
> Just thought I'd pass this along for what it's worth. But I do have a
> question though , I thought I read some where that only 50 pairs of the
> RAT-1 where made and here at this sale are 78 pairs. Does one of our Mil
> Radio Scholars out there know what the production numbers where on the
> RAT-1??

Robert & Susan Downs - Houston
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