[Milsurplus] TBX part two

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I'll agree with that (include TBO).  I don't have a contract date on it, 
though.

Also, MP. MU, MV, MW and MX became MAB.

In a message dated 3/29/2005 5:34:42 PM Central Standard Time, aw288 at osfn.org 
writes: 
> >TBX manuals are scarce.  I've only ever had ones on three models, TBX, 
> TBX-5 
> >and TBX-8 (three different ones on the -8).  The TBX contract is NOs-81118 
> >dated 22 January 1941 with supplements dated 01 April 1942 and 01 June 
> 1942.  
> >That's the TBX, first model in the series.
> 
> The TBO is basically the same radio, so it really should be included. It
> was standard practice in the 1930s for the Navy to "upgrade" the model
> nomenclature after a set was tested - TBF became TBK, TBP became TBY, TBO
> became TBX, and (sketchy details) TBG became TBL. I think a fair number of
> TBOs were produced to replace the aging TAVs - maybe a few hundred? 2200
> manuals were printed, anyway.
> 

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