[Milsurplus] the postwar armored series

[WA5CAB at cs.com]

I have about 75% of the pieces to AN/TRC-2.  Missing the unlettered PE-162, 
some of the canvas, some of the packboards, and one of the PP-39A/TRC-2's.

In a message dated 01/06/2017 20:42:58 PM Central Standard Time, 
Kargo_cult at msn.com writes: 
> Yes, i think the production list says something like 176 sets delivered. 
> Rauland ads in 'Radio News' magazine touted its use in CBI, and Tim N6CC 
> has interviewed a veteran who seems to verify that.
> I have to confess i had one in high school days many eons ago, but i was 
> gulled into swapping the receiver section for some 
> useless BC-429, and that ensured the destruction of my example.
> I have one now and the bag and PP-239 ( i think it is ) but bags seem to 
> be X-rare to find for the accompanying BC-1306.
> The RT-? / TRC-2 is an interesting radio but actually for my own purposes, 
> the frequency range is not useful. Yes, i do know
> it tunes 160 meters. I'm sort of undecided about trying to 'complete' this 
> set, as far as that may be  possible at this time.
> 
> I sure wish the BC-1306 tuned a little higher to 40M. I think maybe this 
> could be accomplished by leaving the HFO as is and
> aligning for the upper image freq. That still leaves the transmitter 
> retuning and that's nontrivial as the circuit is VFO-doubler +
> PA and there's the tracking problem. 
> -Hue 
> 

Robert & Susan Downs - Houston
wa5cab dot com (Web Store)
MVPA 9480
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