[Milsurplus] Navy radio

[William Donzelli]

> Didn't the Navy use C*** as nomenclature for experimental type equipment.
> Altho i'm sure they used a different word than "experimental".

CX was the prefix, not C. It was applied to experimental sets made
and/or designed by a contractor.

> I seem to recall a 5-meter type superregen radio, quite small, using 2 type
> 30s or something, that i traded off to August Link ( Radioarchivest on Ebay
> )
> something like 25 years ago, and this little radio had a C--- nomenclature
> too.

I have that radio - it is an RCA made CRV-4260, part of radio set MK.
The MK designation does not appear on the tag. The CRV-number is
simply a pre-1932 type number (one of the last, apparently). Note this
is MK, not Mark (as in ordnance stuff).

That MK was made in a huge quantity of four units, for one of the
flying boat squadrtons (I think - I have the info at home). It would
be interesting to see if it can talk to a TBS or TBY.

--
Will