[Milsurplus] BC-375: Unusual TU-10 Tuning Unit

[David Stinson]

(Let's see if I can make-up for blowing it earlier
by confusing BC-AA-191 with BC-191-A)

Richard (Robert):
Am I correct in that the order date, i.e. 1470-NY-41,
was based on the fiscal year, so that manufacture
was most likely started some time in the calender
year before that on the order number?
73, George (Dave)

p.s. Forgive me, Guys.  We're moving; I'm tired and
short of coffee.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <WA5CAB at cs.com>
Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] BC-375: Unusual TU-10 Tuning Unit


> Tom,
>
> You're welcome.  On the date, that's the way that the nameplates were done
in
> the 30's.  Sometime after July 01, 1939 they (the Signal Corps) changed to
> putting the more familiar (to us) order numbers on the nameplates.  For
example,
> a BC-186 that I once had was 880-NY-40, which means last half of '39 or
first
> half of '40.