[Milsurplus] B-17 Radio Questions

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73, Meir WF2U
Landrum, SC

> -----Original Message-----
> From: milsurplus-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:milsurplus-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of Floyd Petri
> Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2006 12:16 AM
> To: Military Surplus List
> Subject: [Milsurplus] B-17 Radio Questions
>
>
> When I was a kid there were WW II silver aluminum receivers and
> transmitters
> every where. I can't remember if they were called Command Sets,
> Arc-5 sets,
> BC-459s or SCR-274-N sets. Of course I did not want any back then.
>
> What is the chance of getting a couple in mint or near mint
> conditon or at
> least excellent unaltered condition for my
> WW II collection? What would be a fair price for them?
>
> What manual name or TM number would cover the system in a B-17? I
> would like
> to see what each individual component is and what it would take
> to complete
> an original radio operator's position in a B-17 including racks and
> connecting cables. At the moment I can't remember how a pair of
> headphones
> would connect to one of them??? I know hams back in the 50s would convert
> them and they had a jack installed on the front.
>
> If anyone has any for sale please contact me. I prefer the aluminum Army
> ones as they seem to be cheaper. Thanks.
>
> Floyd
>