[NJARC] Fwd: Picture Challenge

[Retevis]

Hey Joe

My Austrian friends might object to calling Austria -Hungary the old Ottoman Empire. I think they kicked those guys out quite a long time ago. 

Best wishes. 
Bob Tevis

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> On Jun 17, 2016, at 12:29 PM, Al Klase <ark at ar88.net> wrote:
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> Subject:	Picture Challenge
> Date:	Fri, 17 Jun 2016 08:35:26 -0500 (CDT)
> From:	N3IBX <n3ibx at verizon.net>
> To:	ark at ar88.net
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> Hello Al,
>                I too  have wondered about the very picture in question. I've seen it on various websites for a few years           now. I'd take a "SWAG" that it was French, but can't quite make out the writing on it. Possibly the large eagle may signify that it iis from the old Ottoman Empire, "Austria-Hungary", I really don't know. 
> 
> The radio set looks to be from the 1920's, the way it is built, but the picture itself has WW1 written all over it. I think it os too advanced to be from WWI though and looks to be something made in the early 1920's. 
> 
> The tubes look to me to be of the "LS" variety. Another SWAG on my part. 
> 
> Please let me know if you find out anything about it. 
> 
> With the help of Goprdon,W3GK, I got my FB-XA and accompanying PSK preselector working very well. You can even copy SSB signals pretty fairly on it. Sensitivity is about 1 microvolt on AM and CW, not too shabby says I!
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> I hope all is well.  
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> Best regards,
> Joe
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> On 06/17/16, Al Klase<ark at ar88.net> wrote:
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> Folks,
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> This picture has been kicking around the Web for some time, but there 
> seems to be no credible information about it.
> 
> 
> 
> * Are these guys German or French or what?
> * Military or police?
> * What does the sign say?
> * Can you identify the equipment or tube type?
> * What exactly is going on?
> 
> -- 
> Al Klase – N3FRQ
> Jersey City, NJ
> http://www.skywaves.ar88.net/
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> 
> 
> Folks,
> 
> This picture has been kicking around the Web for some time, but there seems to be no credible information about it.
> 
> 
> 
> Are these guys German or French or what?
> Military or police?
> What does the sign say?
> Can you identify the equipment or tube type?
> What exactly is going on?
> -- Al Klase – N3FRQJersey City, NJhttp://www.skywaves.ar88.net/
> 
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