[Milsurplus] Mackay/Federal 128AY vlf rx

[WA5CAB at cs.com]

Meir,

FM 21-6 (List and Index of War Department Publications) of 10/45 says TM 
11-868 dtd 21 NOV 42 covers Radio Receiver 128-AY.  My database actually says 
Federal instead of Mackay but I'm not certain where that came from.  Anyway, is 
that the manual you have?  Just curious.

In a message dated 3/25/2009 8:57:12 PM Central Standard Time, 
wf2u at ws19ops.com writes: 
> I just dug out the manual for the 128-AY which is actually an Army TM from
> 1945, so my take is that it was probably used by the Army Corps of Engineers
> on their vessels. They had the tendency to use civilian origin equipment.
> Just as the RMCA AR-8506 has an Army TM (post-WW2) and has the Army
> nomenclature R-203. I have one of these, with contract date 1952. It is in a
> stand-alone desktop cabinet with shock mounts, a la Mackay 128-AY. This must
> be also the Army Corps of Engineers - both manuals mention shipboard
> installation.
> 
> I never saw any reference to a 128-AV however, only to 128-AX and 128-AY.
> 

Robert & Susan Downs - Houston
wa5cab dot com (Web Store)
MVPA 9480