[MRCA] SCR-284 PE-103

[Mike Morrow]

Mark wrote:

>> As far as the noise made by the PE-103, I would have to agree with
>> the Marines - way too noisy, especially at night.  Hellen Keller
>> could find you in the dark when that thing fires up

Robert wrote:

> The PE-103 (or at least the two that I used to run regularly)
> is pretty quiet as medium size dynamotors go.

I spent many an hour and a mile in an old Ford when I was a kid in the 1950s and 1960s with my dad (W5WRR/SK) using a PE-103 for his Multi-Elmac AF-67.

The PE-103 was probably THE most desirable surplus dynamotor ever for hams operating mobile for twenty years after WWII and were pretty expensive in surplus.  I don't recall any particularly notable objectionable noise levels from it, compared to any other similar-size dynamotor... like a DY-31/ARC-2.

I have not powered up the PE-103 for my SCR-284.

Mike / KK5F