[Milsurplus] RAX receivers

[Todd, KA1KAQ]

On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 11:55 AM, Mike Hanz <aaf-radio-1 at aafradio.org> wrote:
> I can't comment on the price, Ray - strange things happen on ebay. :-)
> However, I think the application of these receivers leaned more toward
> surveillance purposes than any other use.  The original RAX
> (http://aafradio.org/flightdeck/RAX.html ) only had a three unit rack,
> which suggests you were supposed to install all three units in an
> aircraft.

As an aside, I've got a late manual dated August 3 1945 (NAVSHIP
900,707) with 5 different contracts listed.  It says that all three
receivers were included with the first three contacts (June 29 1940 -
August 24 1943), but only receiver #2 was included in the final two
contracts (November 11 1944 & August 8 1945) and its dynamotor was
only included in a portion of those. Weird?

Then there's the link Nick K4NYW posted a while back to a 1950s manual
(dated 1957?) on his site showing equipment used or still listed. A
single RAX was included in one of those packages.

There just doesn't seem to be a lot of information about these rigs
out there, or references to their use. Too bad, really. I bet there
are some interesting stories involved.

~ Todd,  KA1KAQ/4