[Milsurplus] Radio id tags

[John Flood]

Greetings,

I have a R-388A at home right now. (wish it was mine!)  Well at least I think it as a R-388A as the dag is missing.  However it is a 51J-4 with filters and some Navy QC acceptance stamps on the radio.  I'd say thats about as close to a R-388A you can have without a tag.

John Flood
KB1FQG


 


----- Original Message ----
> From: "WA5CAB at cs.com" <WA5CAB at cs.com>
> To: milsurplus at mailman.qth.net
> Sent: Friday, May 8, 2009 10:36:21 AM
> Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] Radio id tags
> 
> Ray,
> 
> The 51J-4 has mechanical filters.  The R-388 and 51J-3 are essentially the 
> same.  Although I don't know whether changes made to the R-388 like 
> replacing the second phone jack with a switch were or were not made to the 
> civilian 
> model.  There have been rumours for years that there was an R-388A that was 
> the same or mostly the same or other weasel words as the 51J-4.  Seems that 
> I recall someone reporting finding some paper on it but I can't recall the 
> details.  I don't recall anyone ever saying that they had one but seems I 
> also recall that someone said they had seen or had a modification kit.
> 
> In a message dated 5/8/2009 3:02:44 AM Central Daylight Time, 
> rjcote at hawaii.rr.com writes: 
> > Dan I was told once that the 51J4 is the same as the R-388
> > 
> > Is this not correct?  If not, where is it written up?  All I can find is a 
> > 
> > brief discussion of one type and no reference as to the differences.
> > 
> > Anyone can jump in on this question.
> > I was given a 51J4 a couple years ago and it has been sitting in storage, 
> > waiting for me to start checking it out and any info would be appreciated
> 
> Robert Downs - Houston
> wa5cab dot com (Web Store)
> MVPA 9480
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