Speaking of fish boat conversions of mil radios

I’ll repeat a question I’ve asked from time to time but received no answers or substantive clues. 

I grew up in commercial fishing, my fathers trade. I started working on deck at age 11 in and skippered my first boat in 1967 at age 17. I worked my way though several college degrees commercial fishing during summer breaks. 

During the 60s the primary fishing boat comms were done on 2-3 MHz AM. Somebody was converting SCR 269 (BC 433 rcvr) ADF systems to operate in the marine band. The control box was beautifully modified worn a newly manufactured tuning dial that had the marine band on it. Jack Antonio very kindly gave me on of those bodices BC .433 Co control boxes which exactly matched what I saw as a kid. 

Who did these very professional conversions? I saw quite a few of them in the 1960s. 

Thanks and 73

Mark AF6IM

On Wed, Aug 30, 2023 at 1:36 PM Hubert Miller <kargo_cult@msn.com> wrote:

I think Dave Stinson is the SME for that W.E. boat radio. Do you mean the one with 6L6 power oscillator mod by single 6L6 ? If so, i have one i would sell reasonable, FOB Oregon. USCG manual copy included.

I recall seeing online one rebuilt postwar by Spanish company for fish boat.

Hue Miller

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