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

[Hubert Miller]

That's a good question. I have a manual from mid 1950s that talks about Northern Radio equipment that has to be modified to
meet new FCC standards. Sets I think, having old style crude antenna matching with little harmonic suppression. 
-Hue

>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