[Milsurplus] Free large WW II transmitter - Not

[J Forster]

Interesting:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Hope_(AH-7)
http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-h/ah7.htm

There are a number more sites.
-John




Bob Camp wrote:

> 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