[Milsurplus] History Chan - Pathfinders

[William Donzelli]

> Nope. I don't have the hardware anymore, but am certain. I selected
> the items to donate specifically because I didn't have mating
> connectors. I've never heard of or seen an SCR-518 (AYA).

You probably have, but did not know it. SCR-518 receivers and transmitters
pop up on Ebay with quite regularity (BC-688-A and BC-689-A). It was an
RCA design, very early in the war. Many made, few used, so the stuff pops
up new in the box more often than not.

> I do collect
> the APN-1 and even have the test set (pretty rare). I'll take a look
> at my manuals some time, but I'm sure of the different connector on some
> (not necessarily all) Navy versions.

There is a chance that the first generations of AYDs could have had a
different connector - my manual only covers the AYD-3. There is also a
possibility that you had an AN/APG-4 - they share the same case. This was
a very odd torpedo launching radar used on Avengers. I can't get to by
/APG-4 manuals right now, but I think they may have used differnt
connectors.

William Donzelli
aw288 at osfn.org