[Milsurplus] Looking for unobtanium

[Nick England]

FYI - Here is what Reuben is looking for (in "unrestored" state)
https://www.navy-radio.com/xmtrs/wrc1/j1265.htm

Nick England K4NYW
Chapel Hill NC
www.navy-radio.com


On Thu, Oct 2, 2025 at 5:22 PM Reuben Popp <reuben.popp at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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