[Milsurplus] Surprise from Berryville hamfest

[Mark Foltarz]

 Speaking of homebrews,  I got a nice rescue from Berryville.There was a vendor who had a large pile of derelict command set stuff.I wish I got his name so that I could get a backstory on this radio.Although the apparatus in not an explicit conversion military conversion, it is made of numerous military surplus parts.If fact, it was the dial from an R-26 that made believe it was some sort of command set conversion.
I purchased it late in the day for a 5 dollar bill. No one was interested and I thought it was going to the dump.I don't know what I was thinking. Maybe a good set of parts - who knows,But when I got this thing home I realized what a gem I found.
The transmitter is a classic 3 tube crystal controlled MOPA with plug in coils ad a 807 in the final.The receiver is a  6 tube superhet with plug in coils for the ant, osc and mixer. There is a little modulator deck  I believe is for screen modulation.The little bit of handwritten documentation leads me to believe the radio is a transceiver for 6 - 20m.
The layout and construction is superb. There are small engraved labels on all the controls and meters.Even the homemade rack that all three decks mount to exudes craftmanship.There is even a drake dial light to light up the entire front panel.No major dings. No rust, just a light coating of dust everywhere..This is a keeper and will be restored.
I forgot if this list allow pictures, if so I'll post them.
Markde WA4AM



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