[Milsurplus] PAR ( Pan American Radio ) 35C

[boeing377 at gmail.com]

Speaking of fish boat conversions of mil radios
I’ll repeat a question I’ve asked from time to time but received no answers
or substantive clues.

I grew up in commercial fishing, my fathers trade. I started working on
deck at age 11 in and skippered my first boat in 1967 at age 17. I worked
my way though several college degrees commercial fishing during summer
breaks.

During the 60s the primary fishing boat comms were done on 2-3 MHz AM.
Somebody was converting SCR 269 (BC 433 rcvr) ADF systems to operate in the
marine band. The control box was beautifully modified worn a newly
manufactured tuning dial that had the marine band on it. Jack Antonio very
kindly gave me on of those bodices BC .433 Co control boxes which exactly
matched what I saw as a kid.

Who did these very professional conversions? I saw quite a few of them in
the 1960s.

Thanks and 73
Mark AF6IM


On Wed, Aug 30, 2023 at 1:36 PM Hubert Miller <kargo_cult at msn.com> wrote:

> I think Dave Stinson is the SME for that W.E. boat radio. Do you mean the
> one with 6L6 power oscillator mod by single 6L6 ? If so, i have one i would
> sell reasonable, FOB Oregon. USCG manual copy included.
> I recall seeing online one rebuilt postwar by Spanish company for fish
> boat.
> Hue Miller
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