[Milsurplus] "The Coastwatchers" question

[Michael Hanz]

Here's the only data that BUSHIPS 242A has on your question (CRV is RCA 
Victor, a Division of RCA).  Equipment beginning with R were classified 
simply as "Receiving":




There doesn't appear to be any four alphabetic letter designations in 
the "Receiving" category at all - this is the closest (also made by RCA).



- Mike  KC4TOS

On 4/6/2024 11:15 PM, Hubert Miller wrote:
>
> “The Coastwatchers”, Cdr. Eric Feldt, 1946: The 1939 radio ‘3B’ 
> required 12 to 16 porters. The heaviest piece was the gas engine 
> generator, 70 lbs.
>
> Naval Intelligence foresaw these points as future handicaps and drew 
> up plans for a new radio, but when it was received, it was considered 
> similar
>
> but not as good as the 3B. “The Air Forces developed independently 
> what we wanted, and eventually we were able to obtain it and even 
> supply it
>
> by parachute to coastwatchers. In the meantime, however, the 3B was 
> our mainstay.”
>
> Question: what were the two radios, RAN and RAAF, that were developed 
> to follow on and possibly replace the 3B ?
>
> -Hue Miller
>
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