[Milsurplus] Looking for unobtanium

[Reuben Popp]

Hey all,

I come seeking some help from those of you who have been into collecting
and rebuilding these radios for far longer than I.  I am, short of an
exciter parts unit, short one piece from having most of an AN/WRC-1 system
to rebuild.  That's the exciter, the receiver, the amplifier, the antenna
tuner, and the handset.  What I am missing is the interconnect box
(NSN 5895-00-973-1063).  Last year one was quoted to me from a logistics
supply house for 24K.  YEOW!  There's pay to play and then there's where'd
my kidney, spleen and lung go?

Anyway.. I look all the time  trying to find one.. any time I head to the
hamfest, or on ebay, craigslist, you name it.. no dice.  Columbia
Electronics doesn't have one, Murphy's told me maybe if I had asked about
30 years ago, and Surplus Sales of Nebraska said we won't know until it
gets unburied (if it exists) in the warehouse.

So, my question to you is, in your time of having done this, how have you
gotten over this hurdle?  The TM has the specs for the box.. at least the
dimensions of it, so I could have one made, or fab it myself.. of course
that also means having to try and source another set of connectors for the
cabling in/out as well as building its innards.  At this point of waiting,
I'm beginning to think this is my only real chance of finding one, unless
one of you happen to have one squirred away, lol.

Any suggestions?  Thanks, and 73
Reuben
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