[Milsurplus] Surprise from Berryville hamfest

[Mark K3MSB]

That was the pile next to the minivan near the hamfest entrance.  I started
looking but was then told the pile was already sold, so I didn’t look that
hard.  They were junker units, probably a dozen or so.  One had an original
tuning knob and that made the entire pile worth an Andy Jackson.

I found this goodie sitting right out in front of a table drawing no
attention:


It’s a for an AN/ARR-2 or AN-ARR-2X homing receiver.   $10.  The dynamotor
alone is worth that price.    I tried the dynamotor and it works fine - but
will need re-greased of course.

73 Mark K3MSB



On Wed, Aug 13, 2025 at 3:10 PM William Props <wcprops at vt.edu> wrote:

> I looked it over right before you bought it. I'm glad to hear it went to a
> good home! It certainly is a neat piece. Five dollars was hard to turn
> down, but I'm out of room.
>
> Steve, I saw the pile sitting on the ground already sold but didn't look
> to see what exactly was there.
>
> Chris
> W4SVA
>
> On Wed, Aug 13, 2025, 1:49 PM Mark Foltarz via Milsurplus <
> milsurplus at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
>
>>  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.
>>
>> Mark
>> de WA4AM
>>
>>
>>
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