[Milsurplus] Free large WW II transmitter - Not

[Bob Camp]

Hi

The verbiage in the original post mentions it being from the USS Hope.  
That might indicate that it was pulled off the ship when the vessel  
was refurbished or decommissioned.

Bob


On Jan 20, 2008, at 6:51 PM, Hue Miller wrote:

>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Meir-WF2U" <wf2u at ws19ops.com>
>
>> It's the Mackay MRU 19/20, 1950's vintage.
>>
>> Here is a good photo with component call-outs:
>> http://www.jproc.ca/rrp/chimo_mackay_mru19_20_b.jpg
>
> Nice work, Meir: you nailed it. I have the 3007 receiver, but
> didn't see it in the seller's photo. This is basically a wartime
> Mackay receiver with an added 70 kcs selective IF, but no
> better bandspread than the original. I am sure the 3001 LF-
> MF receiver is still just the same as the wartime Mackay
> regen.
> One wonders how such an equipment, which at one time must
> have been very costly, ended up being totally forgotten. Maybe
> a ship contract was cancelled? Ah - i just recalled in my own
> industry, how difficult it is to send excess equipment back up
> the pipeline - there's no provision for that! -Hue Miller
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