[Milsurplus] better version - 1943 SCR-188 New Guinea

[C.Whitaker]

de WB2CPN
I have spent a lot of time with the BC-191 while in  USAF
starting just after WWII.  And did a couple of QSO's while
airborne with our old C-47.  BC-375, that  is.
They were replaced by the T-5 and the Gates URN-5.
When used as a Homing Beacon, (Continuous AM), we
placed a cool air supply at the top of the tubes.  A 3 inch
pipe with holes in it was placed across the top, and a
blower sat on the floor.
In intermittent amateur service, (at a remote site usually), we
just left the cover open, and tried for a low duty cycle.
Every place I was, boonies or not, we found enough spare
equipment to get a ham station on the air.   Licensing was
usually not a problem.
John, in the picture, that's a weird place to set the receiver.
73
Clete
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On 8/15/2013 1:02 PM, J. Forster wrote:
> The pic looks staged.
>
> BTW, was it common to operate the Tx with the tube cover removed?
>
> -John
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>> Note that the transmitter on which the guy is supposedly sending a
>> message is turned off (first toggle switch to the right of the meters).
>>
>> Dennis D.  W7QHO
>> Glendale, CA
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>> On Aug 15, 2013, at 6:33 AM, Nick England wrote:
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