[Milsurplus] PAR ( Pan American Radio ) 35C

[Ken Kinderman]

On the topic of Marine Band radios and on Mark's recollections of the
SCR-269 direction finder... they were popular with fishing boats post-war.
I don't know if there was a commercial company refurbishing them. There
wasn't much work to do, maybe just check them out and fabricate new wiring
harnesses. I have a complete set that I have configured as a hands-on
display for the aviation museum in Willow Run Michigan.
https://yankeeairmuseum.org/ The process included replacing the Micamolds
(putting new tubulars took less effort than checking them).

Atttached is a progress report I did for them last year. The set is now
complete and waiting to be picked up by one of the Museum's pilots. I had
the LP-21 for years on a high shelf until one day I moved something the
wrong way and Ka-boom, down it went onto the floor, cracking the housing.
(lesson: never store anything on an open shelf behind anything else). That
was a blessing in disguise because it justified cutting a hole in the side
to reveal the loop in action.

The whole ensemble works beautifully.. a thrill to see the loop and the
indicators swing into action when you tune in a station!

Ken
W2EWL

On Thu, Aug 31, 2023 at 5:00 AM <boeing377 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Correcting voice to text typos in previous post
>
> 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 with a newly
> manufactured tuning dial that had the marine band on it. Jack Antonio very
> kindly gave me on of these modified BC 433 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.
>
>
> On Wed, Aug 30, 2023 at 11:42 PM <boeing377 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> 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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