[Milsurplus] Re: AN/WRT-2

[w8au at sssnet.com]

At 11:26 AM 10/14/05, CWO Robert, WA5CAB at cs.com wrote:
>Nice to look at but I wouldn't buy one.  Although not as reliable in 24/7
>operation, the AN/URC-32 has similar specs and is a lot lighter.  If I 
>wanted a
>heavy shipboard transmitter of late 50's/early 60's look, I'd go with the
>slightly earlier AN/SRT-14, although I never actually worked on one of 
>those, only
>operated it.

The only headache with the SRT series was the 76 tube synthesizer 
(exciter).  Always kept an OS-8 hooked up to them to make sure all the 
lisajous pattern were in sync.  When they were not, the rig transmitted 
noise and spurious junk!

I figured the "simpler" AFC controlled exciter of the WRT was an 
improvement.  (?) :-)

Perry   w8au