[MRCA] SCR-178/179 Query

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I know several people with CH-38's and maybe one with a CH-39.  A common 
problem with the CH-38 is that many if not most are missing the antenna insulator 
mounting castings, the leg sockets and two of the four front door latches.  
The latches aren't an insurmountable problem as they were used on a couple of 
other chests.  The sockets are sheet metal and could be made.  I guess that if 
you had a milling machine and a lot of time you could make the mounts.

The antenna insulator is the other hard to locate item.  And the GY-11 Guy.  
The antenna mast sections are the same eight as used on the SCR-284.  I have a 
few of the MS-56 left.  And I and several others have MS-55 and MS-54.

Etc.

Oh, I have a copy of TM 11-231 available.

In a message dated 9/2/2007 8:01:18 AM Central Daylight Time, 
Jeepp at comcast.net writes: 
> Gents,  All your comments are duly noted.   I checked the 1943 Signal 
> Corps catalog and both units were depicted, repleat with a 
> beast-of-burden.  I also saw the 1938 Fords (?) in the background of one 
> of the pictures.  This stuff is quite obviously pre-conflict equipment.  
> The operating console would not be hard to reasonably duplicate as I've 
> already built ones for the SCR-188 and '193.  The chest and generator 
> are another story, of course.  Guess I'll mull the issue over some 
> more.  If Lowe's has some of the nice, pre-finished plywood on hand, I 
> may I'll pick up a sheet and have a try at what I see in the TM.  We'll 
> see..........  Again, though, I appreciate all the comments and insights 
> provided.   de Jeep/K3HVG

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