[Milsurplus] Sorta off topic question

[Jim Whartenby]

Just a guess; if the receiver is not in the RMCA supplied cabinet then it was most likely mounted in the transmitter.  Could this number be a reference to the transmitter S/N?
Jim

--- On Mon, 12/14/09, Richard Brunner <brunneraa1p at comcast.net> wrote:

> From: Richard Brunner <brunneraa1p at comcast.net>
> Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] Sorta off topic question
> To: "milsurplus" <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
> Date: Monday, December 14, 2009, 11:57 AM
> Here's another one.
> I have an RMCA AR-8506-B receiver from a WWII Liberty ship,
> with a
> yellow metal tag on front marked:
> 
> USA
> LIB-44-234
> 
> "44" matches the 1944 date on the nameplate, but 234 does
> not compute.
> If it were hull number it would be at least 1800 by
> 1944.  The s/n on
> the receiver is 44585, which doesn't relate either. 
> Any clues?  It
> would be nice to have provenance on this receiver.
> 
> Richard, AA1P
> 
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