[Milsurplus] WWII Warbird radio job

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Be nice  John -   I Like the Pilots.
 
 
 
 
In a message dated 9/17/2013 2:03:17 P.M. Mountain Standard Time,  
jfor at quikus.com writes:

The  world is crawling with such luddites that want NOS radio and RADAR
gear to  house MP3 players or something.

Frankly, every time a warbird crashes,  my sympathies are wholly with the
irreplacable technical achievements lost  forever, not the damn fool pilot.
Pilots are a whole lot easier to  replace.

-John

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>  John I had  someone  want  part of a radar  so they   could show it but
> they
> were going to hollow it  out   to store   brochures and books to sell  
when
> they   travel around and  visit  airports...
>
> my radars are  afraid!!!!  VERY AFRAID!!!!
>
>
>
>  Ed#
>
> In a message dated 9/17/2013 1:19:43 P.M. Mountain  Standard Time,
> jfor at quikus.com writes:
>
> Complete   ASB RADARS are very, very scarce.
>
> About the last thing I'd  want to see  is one put in a plane that could
> well
> suffer  the same fate as other  'flying'  exhibits.
>
>  YMMV,
>
> -John
>
>  ================
>
>
>
>>  Hi everyone first  time post here and I'm not a radio expert so...
>> I'm  looking  for someone who is interested in taking on a paying job to
>>   acquire, restore as needed(NOS preferred) and make operational on  the
>>  bench WWII aircraft radio sets for 2 aircraft I have  under
>> restoration.
>> This could be either a job here at  our shop in Cameron  Park CA or at
>> your
>> facility.  You would not be responsible to wire the  radios in the
>>  aircraft
>> however that would be a possibility.
>>   The 2 Aircraft are a 1943 Douglas SBD-4 Dauntless and a 1943  Curtiss
>>  SB2C-1A Helldiver. My shop does award winning flying  restorations and
>> I
>> would like to have authentic radios  that will work for the judges. I  do
>> have a list of all the  radio equipment called out for each aircraft  but
> to
>>  give you a basic idea we are looking at...
>>  Helldiver--ARC-4  RT-19, R-4/ARR-2, CRV46151 ARB receiver, CBY-46105
>> ARA
>>  receiver, ASB tx and rec(doesn't need to be operational but would   be
>> very
>> cool!) and APX-2 RT-24 receiver.
>>  Dauntless--GP-7 tx  CAY-52173, RU-19 rec CW-46048D, ZB-3 Homing  Radio,
>> ABK-1 recognition  radio and ASB tx and rec(doesn't  need to be
>> operational
>> but would be  very  cool!).
>> Again the above is a partial list. Obviously there's  a  lot more items
> like
>> controls, racks dynomotors  etc  etc.
>>
>> If interested in knowing more about the  planes and what  we do see my
>> website  www.VulturesRowAviation.com
>> If interested  in talking more  about the job please email me at
>>   Chuck at VulturesRowAviation.com
>> Thanks
>>  Chuck
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