[MRCG] RU Receiver Series Info and Parts Wanted

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Mark,

I have an  extra "tuning crank"  if you need one.  Also a couple of  
parts radios......

Dennis D.  W7QHO
Glendale, CA

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On Jul 27, 2013, at 10:54 AM, Mark J. Blair wrote:

> I just unpacked my new RU-19 set. I'm pretty excited about it!  
> According to the tuning chart on the tube cover, I have all of the  
> original tuning units except for range F. The pile includes a  
> mismatched dual-range tuning unit that covers range F, but I can't  
> tell yet whether that one is made for the RU-19 because of dataplate  
> corrosion. Best of all, except for that single mismatched tuning  
> unit, all of the components have matching serial numbers! Radio,  
> tuning units and dynamotor are all marked with serial number 8002.  
> If a range F tuning unit with serial number 8002 turns up, I'll  
> certainly want it. The contract date on my set is April 21, 1941.
>
> The pile included a home-brew power supply, which I don't plan to  
> use. I plan to configure the set as originally as possible, using  
> the dynamotor supply. There's at least one modification that I need  
> to figure out and un-do, because there's a toggle switch mounted on  
> a bent piece of sheet metal at the lower right corner of the radio's  
> front panel.
>
> I have the mating connector for the radio, but not for the dynamotor.
>
> I don't know how many months or years it'll be before I get it on  
> the air, but it'll be cool once I have the whole GP-7 + RU-19 rig  
> working.
>
> I'll probably post pictures on my web page sometime this weekend.
>
> -- 
> Mark J. Blair, NF6X <nf6x at nf6x.net>
> http://www.nf6x.net/
>
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