[Milsurplus] Radio rang, real vs estimated

[K2CBY at aol.com]

Years ago, I experimented with a Navy (Marine Corps) surplus DAV set using  
its integral wet cell battery & vibrator power pack and whip antenna. I had  
little difficulty maintaining communications over broken terrain (medium sized  
town, woodland, farm fields) with a fixed station on 75 meter phone over a 
range  of about 5 miles. I don't know that the power was, but as I remember the 
set  used a plate modulated 3A5 with Ebb = 135 volts.
 
By the way, although the radio is long gone, I think I still have two  NOS, 
unused Willard N-T-6 dry-charged wet cell batteries that were used  with this 
set in my junk box. Anybody interested, make me an offer off  list, and I'll 
look for them.
 
Miles Anderson, K2CBY
16 Round Pond Lane
Sag Harbor, NY  11963