[Milsurplus] SCR-522 and TAJ on ebay

[Jack Antonio]

One point to make here on the crated *SCR-522" on eBay.

It is NOT an SCR-522. It is an SCR-642 which is the
ground transportable version of the set. Probably the only
component the SCR-642 and -522 have in common is the
transmitter/receiver unit. Very few, if any, of the other items in the
shipping chests would have any use in an aircraft installation.

Also, it is not the complete SCR-642. You would need the mast
and antenna to make it a complete set.  I'm not sure if it was
a part of the SCR-642 or not, a generator to supply power.

There are at least two other sets that use the same T/R unit, the
SCR-542 which is a 14V version of the SCR-522, and an SCR-something 
which is a ground transportable direction finder system. In all these
cases the T/R unit itself is exactly the same unit.

The confusion comes about as many people refer to the T/R unit
as an SCR-522, when in fact it just one component of that set.
It is understandable though, as there is no one designation that
covers the T/R unit as a complete component.

Jack Antonio WA7DIA
scr287 at sbcglobal.net






Robert Flory wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I wonder how many complete SCR-522s in the crate survive?  If someone was dropping a megabuck on an aircraft restoration they might go for that.  
> 
> I see that the guy with the TAJs in the crates has decided to let the bidding set the price.
> 
> RF
> 
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