[Milsurplus] FW: What can you tell me about the acorn?

[Robert Kilian]

There's a Hallicrafters R44/ARR-4 (VHF airborne search receiver) in my 
collection that has a JAN-954, 955, and a couple 956s in it. Apparently 
this is a repackaged & militarized Hallicrafters S-36A, and the Navy RBK 
is another version of the same which also incorporates the 955 (and 954 
& 956).

Rob Kilian
K6RBK

On 4/28/20 11:56 AM, Hubert Miller wrote:
>
> Boys and Girls, this gentleman, member of the NWVRS antique radio club 
> in Portland, Oregon, sent me this note.
>
> The only WW2 radio I am familiar with that used acorn tubes is the TBY.
>
> How about you ? Any comment ? Your information will be useful !
>
> -Hue Miller
>
> *From:* Dick Karman
>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, April 28, 2020 8:17 AM
> *To:* Hubert Miller
>
> *Subject:* Re: What can you tell me about the acorn?
>
> Hey Hue,
>
> Do you remember anything about the RCA 955 tube?  The Acorn? Just 
> Wondering. Stay safe.
>
> Dick
>
> On Mon, Apr 20, 2020 at 11:03 AM Dick Karman  wrote:
>
>     Hey Hue,
>
>     How are you doing - "trapped at the coast?"  Are you staying
>     healthy?  You have nicer scenery than us who dwell in the city,
>     believe me.
>
>     I'm running this 1934 story about the development of the "Acorn"
>     tube in the BALD LETTER (attached). But it leaves us at 1934. What
>     can you tell me about where the tiny tube went during WWII?  Did
>     it keep getting used? (It was named the 955 by RCA, but I find
>     very little mention of it after the war.) I'd like to publish your
>     memories in the Bald Letter, so I'd appreciate it if you'd send
>     them my way (and maybe not post them on the e-group  :).
>
>     Thanks, Dick and the Way Radio Was
>
>
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