[Milsurplus] Surprise from Berryville hamfest

[kd3ht at epix.net]

I saw that before 8:00 but figured I'd leave for someone else!!  was wondering if it went!  glad you grabbed it mark
havent been in shed yet to get resistors or look though my md7 but did ask friend to look for an extra.   I move slow but do remember
Steve


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On Wednesday, August 13, 2025, 18:25, Mark K3MSB <mark.k3msb at gmail.com> wrote:

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.
ChrisW4SVA
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.
Markde WA4AM



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