[Milsurplus] Question about Parasets

[J. Forster]

The Canadian WSW 58 and the AN/PPN-2 Eureka transponder for two.

John
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> There were a number of other US built sets that used the 1.4 and 2.8 volt
> tubes.  Besides the RBZ, the Navy had the MAB and it's several 2-Letter
> predecessors, the DAV, MAW and the (can't think of it right now - Navy
> BC-721).
> Signal Corps built the BC-611, BC-721, BC-1000 and some battery operated
> test equipment.  Probably others I'm not recalling.
>
> In a message dated 9/17/2010 4:29:29 PM Central Daylight Time,
> radio at telus.net writes:
>>   They weren't used in the paraset but a few other clandestine WW2 sets
>> used them. The US made &modified RBZ was one. The Brits seem to use
>> them a little more with the MK XXI, Type 31/1, MCR1 and a couple of
>> others.
>> I think the switch to miniature was made in the '50s with the increase
>> in cold war espionage and toys.
>>
>> Bruce   ve7mt
>>
>> On 9/17/2010 9:59 AM, Lloyd Godsey wrote:
>> >Since the 1 volt miniature tubes were introduced by RCA in 1940, were
>> any
>> >Parasets
>> >built using this them?
>> >
>> >Thanx
>> >Lloyd Godsey  KK7IZ
>> >kk7iz at cox.net
>> >480-620-7145
>> >www.kk7iz-parts.com
>
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