[Milsurplus] ARB surplus dealer conversion on Ebay ?

[Francesco Ledda]

Probably modified for marine use after WW2.



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> On Feb 19, 2017, at 22:35, Mike Morrow <kk5f at earthlink.net> wrote:
> 
> I see nothing but a typical grossly ham-modified ex-ARB.
> 
> Mike / KK5F
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Hubert Miller 
> Sent: Feb 19, 2017 10:07 PM 
> To: "milsurplus at mailman.qth.net" 
> Subject: [Milsurplus] ARB surplus dealer conversion on Ebay ? 
> 
> George has an ARB on Ebay
> https://picclick.com/CRV-46151-ARB-WW-II-USN-AIRCRAFT-RADIO-192109150189.html#&gid=1&pid=1
>  
> I wonder if anyone has seen this commercial conversion before. The crudely cut and stuck on Dymo labels are user-added; i mean the
> stampings indicating bands. I don’t think this is a “marine conversion” because i believe marine users wouldn’t need the really basic
> band markings like “SHIPS” or  “SHORTWAVE”.  The plain alu panel in the lower right also looks a bit crude for a commercial conversion.
> What think?
> I have a BC-348 with a stamping in the upper left top, “MODIFIED FOR A.C.  READ INSTRUCTION SHEET”. I thought at first it might be a
> ( original ) factory conversion but the A.C. PS is not up to OEM quality.
> -H
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