[Milsurplus] What is it?

[Mike A]

On Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 07:45:00AM -0500, Dave Merrill wrote:
> What is the gear in this 1960s photo?  Some kind of crypto setup?
> 
> http://www.ebay.com/itm/221576288735

I doubt it. IME, most crypto gear has a very simple front panel, with
(usually) a power lamp, a fault lamp, a START switch, and a CLEAR/CIPHER
switch. If it uses a TTY interface, it may also have a line current meter. If
it has a separate power supply, that may have meters and indicator lamps for
various voltages.

The front panel on the gear under the printer is just *WAY* too complex to be
any crypto gear I've ever worked with or heard of. Crypto gear is designed to
be load-key-and-go.

If you want to see a piece of crypto gear with an atypically-complex front
panel, look at the KW-26C or the KWR-37. Most is *much* simpler, like the KG-3
or KG-13.

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Mike Andrews, W5EGO
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