[MRCA] Need Info: R-892/URR-44

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I don't have anything on it but the nomenclature (both R-892 and AN/URR-44) 
would date it to 1960 -2+5 approximately.

In a message dated 8/30/2007 9:56:52 PM Central Daylight Time, 
aj1g at sbcglobal.net writes: 
> I saw one of these at Hosstraders many years ago.  I think is was made by 
> National, but what was strange about it was the uncanny resemblance to a Scott 
> SLRM.  I looked like the manufacturer took the SLRM chassis, put adapter 
> plates over the holes for octal tubes to mount sockets for minature tubes.  The 
> frequency range is very close to that of the SLRM as well.  Do you have any 
> pictures? 
> 
> My  initial reaction was that Scott must have been stuck with a lot of SLRM 
> parts inventory at the end of the war, sold it to someone else, and someone 
> else cobbled up the URR-44 from the leftovers. 

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