[Milsurplus] Unk markings on German portable set

[Kenneth G. Gordon]

On 17 Sep 2017 at 4:13, Hubert Miller wrote:


>     Gang, what do you make of this? German R-3 / RS-20 pair, in chests. Surface rust on metal detail 
>     that will require some thinking on my part to
>     remove and clean up. But - the U 20 designation? We do know this set was carried on U-boats 
>     similar to the way the U.S. Navy TBX was the
>     "shore party" radio. This pair was supposedly captured in Quebec. I was told this by the previous 
>     owner, a straight-up guy and a double E or
>     better engineer. I looked up U-20 and it had limited range and was not sent to N.A. coast. Is 
>     there a number faded off, after the 20 ? Seems
>     unlikely. In 1940 the U-20 was disassembled and land transported and reassembled at a Black 
>     Sea port. Scuttled 1944.

Looks like U-201 to mel. Also looks like non-German marking.

Ken W7EKB


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