[Milsurplus] P.A.R. 30-A boat radio 1948

[Bruce Gentry]

Did marine radios have to be FCC type accepted back then?  It would have 
been complex and expensive to do.  I will guess  a lot of boat owners 
would have bought and used them anyway even if they were not exactly 
legal. From my own experience in the 1960s, if your work met the 
technical standards and the rig was operated properly, nobody knew and 
few cared. Does anyone know of tactical VHF FM or near 2 meter AM 
surplus setups being used off shore for short distances on fishing  and 
pleasure boats?   There was a lot of stuff going on in the late 40s with 
surplus gear that went un-noticed as long as nobody was interfered with 
or annoyed.  As to cost, we look at surplus catalogs and wish for the 
old days, but in 1946 or 47 bringing home $75.00 a week was quite good. 
It could  take a couple months to save enough from wages and work on the 
side to buy a $125.00 rig, and then there was the cost of shipping.

        Bruce, KA2IVY



On 5/14/18 12:10 PM, Thekan, Paul wrote:
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Thekan, Paul
> Sent: Monday, May 14, 2018 9:09 AM
> To: 'Kenneth G. Gordon'
> Subject: RE: [Milsurplus] P.A.R. 30-A boat radio 1948
>
> Ken
>
>   I doubt too many BC 654's were chopped up to make boat radios. BC 669's seemed to be more the choice
>   for boat radios...as least what I've seen here in the SF Bay Area of those radios that were used for fishing boats.
>
> I have a early post war War Assets Administration sales catalog that was being administered by Remler Radio here in
> San Francisco. Pictured in it  is a  complete all  NIC's (new in the crates) SCR 284 set for $125. Probably a months+ wage back in the day.
>
> Paul
> N6FEG
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: milsurplus-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:milsurplus-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Kenneth G. Gordon
> Sent: Monday, May 14, 2018 8:17 AM
> To: Hubert Miller
> Cc: Milsurplus at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] P.A.R. 30-A boat radio 1948
>
> So, THAT'S where all those BC-654s have gone! Too bad. I always thought the BC-654 was
> a neat rig. Never had one though.
>
> So they were chopped up to make boat radios! Interesting.
>
> Ken W7EKB
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