[Milsurplus] Fair Radio and Dayton Hamfest Photos May 2024

[Nick England]

The Navy Bureau of Steam Engineering receiver is a CN-240 maybe?
https://www.navy-radio.com/rcvrs/se/se-cn240-01.jpg
https://www.navy-radio.com/rcvr-prewar.htm

The  Japanese 94-3A was not for sale, just on display in the AWA tent.

Nick England K4NYW
www.navy-radio.com


On Sun, May 19, 2024 at 7:30 PM Hubert Miller <Kargo_cult at msn.com> wrote:

> Wonderful, wonderful photos, and thanks so much, Nick !!
>
>
>
> I would have been happy to have paid admission just to walk around and
> peruse all the gear. Altho interestingly to me, at this point in my life, i
> would not have bought one thing.
>
> I looked at many familiar radios and asked myself, “Do i want one of
> those?”, and my answer was, “NO, i do not want one of those.” I guess i
> have enough on my plate now, plus
>
> i have not much patience any more for “First, remove 50 screws securing
> the cabinet.”  Also seeing stacks of for example, Heathkits, also helps me
> quickly understand what i
>
> really want to keep and  not keep. Plus helping clear 3 estates this year,
> very disordered and often pointless savings, and the Yaquina Communications
> bankruptcy sale, was
>
> a real caution on how not to live ( and die ).
>
>
>
> Now, my reservations aside, i do have some questions and comments on the
> gear seen. Feel free, anyone, to comment too.
>
>
>
>    1. what is the WW1 era receiver in the wood cabinet – seen near top of
>    photos group ?
>
>
>
>    2. What is a ‘Budelman 128B’ receiver? I am familiar with a ( i think
>    ) Mackay 128B, but that i think is a way different animal ? This is the one
>    with “WCCO” painted near bottom of it.
>
>
>
>    3. Repaneled BC-348, mislabeled “BC-342” and priced $120: “Good luck
>    with that !”  Reality is, start with $20 and work down.
>
>
>
>    4. “Transmitter, Radio” ? Minus TU near bottom ? Painted marking “
>    07-1 “ on it. What is it ?
>
>
>
>    5. Collins thing in large cabinet with 3 tuning dials ?
>
>
>
>    6. Japanese 94-3A field radio: what was he asking on it? Brian tells
>    me it’s one really “hot” radio, if you know what i mean. I am out of the
>    procreative age group, so that’s not a
>
>
>
> danger, but still, i would like to live out my full lifespan….and never
> glow in the dark….
>
>
>
> Thanks-
>
> Hue Miller
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