[Milsurplus] [Glowbugs] Re: Identify this aircraft freq meter?

[grasshopper]

Looks like the table is hinged

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From: Milsurplus [mailto:milsurplus-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of
Michael Bittner
Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2015 10:53 AM
To: Mike Hanz; David Stinson; glowbugs; milsurplus at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] [Glowbugs] Re: Identify this aircraft freq meter?

Interesting photo!  Thanks for posting.  Looks like tuning controls for the 
BC-375 are under the table! How does that work?  Apparent rubber bands shock

mounting of instrument at far right.
Mike, W6MAB
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From: "Mike Hanz" <aaf-radio-1 at aafradio.org>
To: "David Stinson" <arc5 at ix.netcom.com>; "glowbugs" 
<tetrode at googlegroups.com>; <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2015 7:08 AM
Subject: [Glowbugs] Re: [Milsurplus] Identify this aircraft freq meter?


> On 5/13/2015 9:53 AM, David Stinson wrote:
>
>> The BC-RC-183 is really not a "freq meter" per se.
>> It is what amounts to an external BFO for the BC-229
>> so that receiver could be used in a Liaison role.
>> There's a photo of the lash-up in a pre-war bomber
>> somewhere online.  Will see if I can find it.
>
> I have a photo of it in a B-15 bomber at 
> http://aafradio.org/flightdeck/1935/B-15-2.JPG
> I have never figured out how a radio operator was supposed to lean over 
> that conglomeration in rough weather and turn that tiny little knob to 
> rotate the loop antenna "periscope" coming down from the overhead...:-(
>
> 73,
> Mike  KC4TOS
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