[Milsurplus] Morale Audio on Ships

[Nick England]

Spoke too soon - here is a photo and info on NT-49545
http://www.hnsa.org/doc/ecat/cat-1327.htm

and the  NT-49620 (8"speaker)
http://www.hnsa.org/doc/ecat/cat-1330.htm
and it's predecessor  NT-49131 (5" speaker)
http://www.hnsa.org/doc/ecat/cat-1325.htm

Aha! - I thought I had been imaging things as my 49620 is quite a bit
larger than a unit I had seen shipboard.

Nick

On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 2:29 PM, Nick England <navy.radio at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi John -
> Look at the NT-49620 selector/amp/speaker here (toward bottom of page).
> http://www.navy-radio.com/rcvr-spkr.htm
>
> There is also the NT-49545 selector/amp/speaker but I don't have any
> photos - just a drawing-
> http://www.navy-radio.com/navpers/3-58.jpg and this description
> Amplifier-Speaker Unit NT-49545
>    The Navy type 49545 amplifier-speaker unit, seen in figure 3-58,
> is a combination audio amplifier and loudspeaker assembly. Its
> reproduction qualities are considered good. Aboard most ships, it is
> installed in berthing and messing compartments as an entertainment
> loudspeaker.
>    All operating controls of the unit are located on the front panel.
> They consist of a power on-off switch, a power-on indicating lamp, a
> tone control, a volume control, and a channel selector switch that
> permits selection of up to five different entertainment (or
> communication) channels.
> cheers,
> Nick
> www.navy-radio.com
>
> On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 2:04 PM, J. Forster <jfor at quik.com> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> Does anybody have any info on the distribution of Morale audio to
>> Officer's compartments on WW II ships.
>>
>> Apparently thyere wasw one (or several) line level audio busses and each
>> space had a selector switch, volume control, small line powered amp (1
>> tube, 117N7), and speaker.
>>
>> Does anybody actually have an amp (or manual for it) that could be duped,
>> or info on how the audio signal was distributed. Was there a distribution
>> amp also?
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> -John
>>
>