[Milsurplus] What is it?

[Hue Miller]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob W7AVK" <rsrolfne at atnet.net>

> At a yard sale found a interesting looking part of a metal box what 
> seems to be a WWII era AM mode transceiver.  Marked US NAVY FTM, its has 
> two front panel sockets for crystal control receive and transmit and 
> looks to be voice only as there was a mic jack.  Seems to run on 117 VAC 
> as there was a male AC plug for power.
> 
> The seller, an old radio repair type, said he had been told it was a 
> Beach Master Portable set used to command and control landing craft and 
> report back to the off shore ships.  I'm not sure for it doesn't look 
> big enough for such an application.

Certainly not for any beach landing operation. Sounds more like a 1950s era
transceiver by COMCO, MOTOROLA or such for base police and maintenance
operations. -Hue