[Milsurplus] [RCA] SRR-13 Article

[George Babits]

I got my BC-224-B at a hamfest for $5.00.  They made at least 91x (SN on 
mine) of them on the 1939 RCA contract.  The dynamotor has been replaced 
with an AC supply but no extra holes in the panel.

I have a couple of R-808/GRC-14 sets on the bottom of the pile.  I messed 
with one about 25 years ago and let it go in favor of the R-392 I had at the 
time.   I don't plan on keeping the ones I have and will sell them this 
winter.  They are certainly heavy, but not as heavy as the SRR series.

73,
George
W7HDL


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Hubert Miller" <kargo_cult at msn.com>
To: <Milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2016 11:26 PM
Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] [RCA] SRR-13 Article


The equipments you gave as examples, how often might you expect to encounter 
them offered on the market?

When i used to bid at militaria auctions, pre-internet, the term “uncommon” 
was a regular descriptor.  I believe the same terms might apply to stamp 
collecting.

You have never heard of the Gunnery Range Transceiver 8D-3 because, they are 
“rare”. Actually, probably into “very rare”.

I think my BC-224-C example works. You’ll see another BC-224-C in one to 
three years, if not in person, at least on Epay.

The BC-224-A, if you see one there, it will be a memorable occasion.

( Last one went for $1500+, this with an incorrect replacement nameplate,  a 
few years ago. )

( I don’t think i have ever, myself, seen a BC-224-B, and i don’t know the 
production history, if any, of it, so i hesitate to speculate on its numbers 
today. )

How’s this work for “uncommon” :  “I don’t like the condition. I’ll wait 
until i see the next one. It might be a while, but they come up every so 
often.”
But yes, these aren’t terms that have numeric precision; they’re a little 
squishy.

I don’t think i said these terms are specific to venue. “Uncommon” means 
“not commonly seen, but not rare”, in any venue that speaks English.

-H M



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Sent: Thursday, August 4, 2016 9:48 PM
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HM

Try as might, I can find no antique's related definition for "uncommon" but 
an antique's related definition for "rare" was a snap.  I do find how you 
have mixed antique and hamfest together interesting although I don't see the 
connection.  Rare or uncommon should not depend on the location or venue.  I 
would think the bottom line is either how many items were produced or how 
many have survived.  Low numbers of either would be rare by my way of 
thinking and by default, uncommon as well.



I am not all that familiar with the MAB, DAV and have never heard of the 
Bendix 8D-3 walkie-talkie.  I have little interest in Navy equipment, my 
main interest is in aircraft radio sets, especially the early frequency 
synthesized transceivers made by RCA, Collins and some HF green or grey 
radios of the same era.  Of course there are exceptions, notably Navy 1950's 
era HF radios made by RCA!



In your opinion, would you define the hallicrafters SX-10, DD-1 dual 
diversity and the AN/ARC-21 as uncommon or rare?  The first two had 
production runs in the low hundreds, the ARC-21 was produced in the 
thousands but few seem to have survived.

Jim






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