[Milsurplus] SRR-13 basic questions

[Ken Gordon]

On 18 Jul 2024 at 21:09, Hubert Miller wrote:


> 1   Why is the SRR-13 so darn heavy? I was very surprised, lifting 
>     and moving it.

I couldn't really figure that out either. It weighs 69 lbs. Sure it has a built-in power supply, but 
so what? IMHO, ALL military, but especially Navy, receivers were unnecessarily heavy.

> 2   Those fragile "arms", are those the `extensions´  for
> sliding it forward from the cabinet?

Yes.... when rack-mounted. Normally never used when table-mounted.

> 2  If broken, is that some kind of deal breaker,

Not at all.

> 2A    or can you still live with it, and use it?

Absolutely yes.

> 4   Is this hard to service,?

No. Fairly easy, as a matter of fact. At least I found them so when I was much younger.

> 4A I mean with the module construction?

Yes. Sometimes you may need an interconnect cable, but I never had to use one.

Ken W7EKB

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