[Milsurplus] More Merrill speculation

[Tom B]

There are some photos of the inside of a V-100B here:

http://oldradio.cqham.ru/lendl.html


Tom

On 2/24/2013 3:52 AM, Hue Miller wrote:
> That the PRC-1 used an 807 does not rule out handcrank generator
> power. Just makes it more, "strenuous". The BC-654 and MBM
> and TRC-10 all drew substantial current at 6 volts. The MBM and
> TRC-10 both used 6 volt tubes throughout, not battery tubes.
> The TRC-10 is pretty much the same radio as the PRC-1 but the
> AC supply was an external accessory.
> I briefly entertained the thought that perhaps the theater-built
> radios that used V-100 parts, were named by their users, PRC-1,
> but that's a bit speculative.....
> -Hue ______________________________________________________________