[Milsurplus] Is this a TBX-8 or ??

[Hubert Miller]

So does this say the -7 contract was somehow issued after the -8 contract ??
I too have never seen a -7 or even one offered. 
My guess is that the most common model, and used in all the famous sites, was the -4. 
It seems most numerous to me. "Seems", not scientific.  I have a -2, a -4, and a -4a, but I 
don't recall what the "a" means. I read that the -6 was the "Coast Guard model" and I 
have wondered, does that mean less or no radium paint?
There was an attractive -6 recently on Epay for $200, no cabinet. I offered no $150, not 
accepted. I do have a cabinet I could have used. But 200, no not me, and maintain my
self respect. So someone else did actually jump on it. Good luck finding your cabinet, pal.
-Hue Miller

>According to the Navy Type Number Book, NAVSHIPS 900,109 (September 1945):

CGQ-43060    TBX-8  (4/27/44)  (Garod)
CG -43060-A  TBX-7  (9/14/44)  (General Electric) 
-> Same as -43060 except for type of meter multiplier resistors.

I remember a humorous letter sent to CQ MAG more than 60 years ago which stated according the military's JAN nomenclature system, the TBX-* was a Ground Transportable Pidgeon Used for Identification Friend or Foe.  (Back then, B in the second position meant the associated system pertained to carrier pidgeon communications.)

Mike / KK5F
PS:  I've never seen a TBX-7.