MILITARY COLLECTOR GROUP POST, MAR.26/98 INDEX: ANNOUNCEMENTS; FOX HUNT; Er Owl Hunt. MEMBERS WRITE; NEW MEMBER; Jerry Proc VE3FAB NEW MEMBER; George Rybicki, Phd NEW MEMBER; Carl Konefsky SPENCER's WANT LIST; ORDNANCE TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE MUSEUM NEEDS; The Long List DID I CREATE A MONSTER? BC-191 Stuff Now Needed. HUMOR; *********************************************** ANNOUNCEMENTS; Juno found a bad sector in my hard drive(actually 23 sectors). As a result, I lost a bunch of files. Luckily, with the help of Scandisk, and the fact the group archives were backed up in several places, I was able to get them all back. BUT, my IN Folder went from 382 messages to 146. So if you sent me a message, & I didn't reply, try sending it again. My Manuals, Want, and Trade list are now updated to the best of my ability. I think I sent it to everyone that asked for it. If not, let me know. You may have noticed your entry in the last Group Want/Trade Post was missing. This was for one reason alone. It took me four hours of editing(mostly abbreviating) to make room for just a couple members additions. If I came by yours, and knew that it had changed, and you hadn't notified me, I deleted it. I'm very sorry, but I've stressed many times the need for you to keep your entry current. At the same time, my own want list has now been removed to due to it's length to make room. So please ask for it from time to time. Or best to memorize it, tattooing is optional. Dennis *********************************************** FOX HUNT; Er Owl Hunt. Want to try a different kind of transmitter hunting? (I can't call it "foxhunting.") Here's a news release that will be hitting the ham radio press shortly: ---------------------- Hams Needed to Assist Wildlife Researchers Biologists from the Canadian Wildlife Service are seeking help from ham operators and monitoring enthusiasts. Twelve endangered Burrowing Owls were being followed on their migration south from Saskatchewan last fall. Bad weather kept tracking aircraft grounded and the signals from the owls' radio collars were lost in North Dakota. Researchers think that, if alive, the owls are now in southern Texas or nearby in Mexico. They are expected to begin their northward journey around the last week in March. The exact migration time is uncertain, and it could extend to mid-May. If you have a scanner or extended range two-meter receiver and live in central states between Texas and North Dakota, you can assist by listening for the radio tags, which emit pulsed signals near 170 MHz. They have greatest range at night when the birds are in flight. Your help is especially needed if you have portable direction finding equipment. For more information including exact frequencies, technical tips and how to contact the biologists, see the K0OV Radio Direction Finding Web site: http://members.aol.com/homingin/ Readers without Internet access can get a paper copy of this information by sending a self-addressed stamped envelope to ARRL ARDF Coordinator Joe Moell K0OV, PO Box 2508, Fullerton, CA 92837. *********************************************** MEMBERS WRITE; PRC-74 Battery Boxes: Dennis, Anyone out there have information on the CY-7733 battery box for the PRC-74 which Fair Radio had for sale recently? I cannot find it in any of my manauls. It has sockets for Charge and Power as well as the connector to the PRC-74. The batteries for the PRC-25/77 fit it as with one of the other PRC-74 boxes. 73 Joseph W Pinner Lafayette, LA KC5IJD EMail: kc5ijd@sprintmail.com ed) though I have an extensive collection of manuals for the PRC-74, your battery box does not appear in any of them, nor does it's equivalent for non-rechargeable batteries, below is the chronology of known battery/battery boxes for that radio: CY-4880 battery box(10ea BB-458 or 70ea BA-70),or CY-6121 battery box,or CY-7773 battery box(universal/dual battery,PRC- 25/77 type,rechargeable),or CY-6314 battery box(dual PRC-25 type bat- teries,same as CY-7773 except not rechargeable) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1966 Aussie Equipment: This is very interesting, thanks Dave and Dennis. I find it interesting to look through this and look at sets that I have, but particularly how much later some of them were being used in service after being declared obsolete. > Radio set A510 (O) got one > Radio Set AN/PRC-64 (C) got one > Radio Set AN/PRC-47 (C) got one, photo on web page (address below) > Radio Set AN/GRC-106 (C) got one, photo on web page > Radio Set A618/ACAS (C) (O 1969) I dont have one but Diamantina does, and it was used up to 1980, 11 years after being declared obsolete. Photo in the Diamantina section of my web page. > Admiralty Type Receiver B40 (C) (O 1967) Got one, so does Diamantina. Again it was in use when she payed off, 13 years after being declared obsolete. Photo in the Diamantina section of my web page. Cheers Steve Hill VK4CZT 39 Banbury St. Carina. 4152. Brisbane. Australia. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PRC-64 Serial Numbers: Pete McCollum is attempting to document all the PRC-64 serial numbers he can, along with their dates, an any MWO numbers and info they have. If you have a PRC-64, or Delco 5300, could you type out all this info and send it to Pete at *********************************************** NEW MEMBER; Jerry Proc VE3FAB Hello Dennis, Sure, go ahead and add my name to the military collectors list. I agree to the acceptance of the invitation conditions. My notable achievement has been the restoration of the radio systems aboard HMCS HAIDA, a WW2 tribal Class destroyer moored in Toronto. Much of the equipment that I have restored was made by Canadian Marconi so that's my area of specialty. I've also developed an on-line radio research paper which can be viewed at: http://www3.sympatico.ca/hrc/haida/radio/rrp/toc.htm The radio research paper is a sub-set of HAIDA'S Web page which includes a 13 stop radio room tour in addition to a 15 stop general tour: http://www3.sympatico.ca/hrc/haida I never buy or sell but I do have some spare equipment aboard the ship which I am willing to trade. My main stock-in-trade is information relative to the equipment fitted aboard the ship. Regards, Jerry Proc VE3FAB jproc@idirect.com HMCS HAIDA Naval Museum, Toronto Ont. *********************************************** NEW MEMBER; George Rybicki, Phd Please consider my membership application for your group. I am a collector restorer and user of 1950 's to 1970's military radio and test equipment. My radio station is based on the GRC-19 a t-195 and a R392. I also use a R390A, a R274C, a R388 and an Art13. My next project is a GRC-106 which I am restoring to use as my SSB radio. I have found in my past experience that the military gear cannot be surpased in terms of ruggedness, reliability and maintainability. I very much enjoy bringing an old cast off piece of equipment back to life. I am an electrical engineer for NASA in Cleveland. I am 37 years old, married with two children. I live on a rural property between Akron and Cleveland in a town named Richfield. I would be happy to help list members with a good supply of parts and components I bet I have 5000 tubes. A majority of the material I have on hand was stripped from military equipment in the 50's by a local ham who passed his collection on to me. I also want to trade most of my WWII equipment for later vintage gear I dont like octal tubes or working on very early vintage equipment. I do this as a hobby not a business. Posting what I have for trade once is enough for me, trading is better for me too, money I can get at the bank machine. I hope this is enough info for your requirements. Thanks George George Rybicki, Phd 3232 Riding Run Richfield Ohio 44286 330-659-3543 gcr2@po.cwru.edu I am loooking for a manual for a Manual for the GRC-106 set and an amp and accesories, maybe even a working unit. I have for sale or trade one Model 19 wireless set GC with PS, cable and mount. Two art 13's complete one GC other good-, Two B tuning units pilot and operators control units for GB7 transmitter also tubes for same, BC 604 20-30 mhz transmitter with full xtal drawer, VRC-19 with manuals cable and control box, lots of other parts pieces and tubes. Located near Akron Ohio. 73 George *********************************************** NEW MEMBER; Carl Konefsky Would like to join your group and thanks for the invitation i will accept the rules as stated Not much to tell about myself I am retired and a General Class Ham and always had an intrest in Military radios.Got back into them in the past 6mos so looking for more stuff never have enough I also do for the fun of it and of course profit buy sell and trade photo equiptment on a large scale thats how I got back to messing with Military Radios a friend had some he needed some camera stuff we traded and thats all it took so now thats what takes up what little spare time I have If you have any questions of just ask. I am looking for info on RT 252a/TRC27 also need acc's for Racal PMR 4090 really need handset or mike or even the mic plugs also battery box or power supply let me know anything Carl Konefsky PoBx25 Beverly Shores,In 46301 219 878 9675 *********************************************** SPENCER's WANT LIST; Wants: Looking for relatively late model Watkins-Johnson and RACAL VHF/UHF receivers. Must be fully solid state. May have some pretty recent WJ HF receivers for trade. Also looking for service manuals for same. Also seeking TM for PRC117/VRC94 VHF radio built by Harris. There is probably both a TM and a Harris manual available since Harris sells a fair amount of these through non-DOD channels. I could use either/both. Spencer Bahner Pls reply via e-mail until 4/1/98, then I start a new job and can be reached by telephone at 206-517-5223. I'll have new e-mail soon! Thanks. e-mail is: spencer.bahner@metrokc.gov ********************************************** ORDNANCE TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE MUSEUM NEEDS; The Long List E.E.I.S. DISPLAY OF WW II JAPANESE RADIOS AND TELEPHONESE Revised 3/20/98 Type 94-3 A Radio Set I need Receiver coil No 3 and transmitter coil No 4 and the Type 29E hand cranked generator. See the book “Pearl Harbor and the War in the Pacific” page 262 for picture of the coils. I also want the No. 2 chest which contained the generator, spare tubes, drawer with transmitter coils and what ever else may come with the chest.Generator has 7 Volts + & - and 500 Volts + & - Also need the canvas bag for the antenna poles and the poles. Type 94-3 C Radio set. I am looking for the transmitter, transmitter coils, receiver coils, connecting cables. Type 94-2B Wireless station. Am looking for the Transmitter and the receiver in the wooden transport chests. Type 94-5 Radio Set I am looking for the Type 19 F handcranked generator,power cable, and any other accessories associated with this set. I am also looking for a parts junker transmitter for display and will accept one without the case, missing some parts, etc. Also looking for the case for the receiver and a UZ 12 C tube. I also need the control for the filament pot, interstage transformer No 40 and the mounting panel for parts 38 and 53. Have you a junker? Type 94-6 Radio Set I am looking for the counterpoise rods, and the metal battery case. Any other accessories considered to include the generator and cables. Type 97 Radio Set I need this set,in any condition, any accessories, etc. Mark 66 Wireless Set. Need the leather battery pack, power cable in good condition, antenna and counterpoise rods and three UZ 109C tubes. Sound powered telephones Need one set or a pair. Type 95 telegraph set. Assault wire dispenser for telephone wire. Japanese telephone switchboards. Any Japanese tube, prefer good filament, N.I.B. but will accept dead tubes. Especially want the four pin continental base tubes Signal Light set (Shown in 1944 RADIO NEWS article). I need the tripod . Model 100 Trench Signal Light Need information on this set and the tripod and power cord Aircraft Radios: I need the transmitter for the Type 99-1 set, Type 99-2 set, Type 99-3 set , Type 99-4 set and Type 99-5 sets, control boxes, cables, power supplies and receivers for the Type 99-2, Type 99-4 and Type 99-5 sets. TM HANDY WIRELESS SET This set came in a canvas covered plywood suitcase thathad reels on either side for the antenna and counterpoise leads. The transceiver was in the center. The set also had a battery box and connecting cables. I need the suitcase only but will consider purchasing the entire set, if needed. I also need the key for this set. Key has a plug with + and - marked on the plug. Radio Repair Equipment Repair tool kits: I have identified a Number 5 and a Number 7 repair tool kit. There must be others such as a No, 1,2,3,4,6 and possibly more. I want the complete kits, and any of the component tools such as screwdrivers, wrenches, etc. Test Equipment: Tube testers, multi-meters,etc. Do not want Laboratory meters. Type 94 Air to Ground Mark 2 radio. I have a chest marked 3 of 5 and appears to house two antenna pole insulators and possibly other antenna accessories. Am looking for photographs of the set, parts lists for each of the chests and a photograph of the station set up in the field. I am also interested in the complete station or any of the chests marked No 1,2,3,4 and 5. Documents: There were several TB Sig E XX done on Japanese sets. Copies of all the TBs exist. If you have an original that you would part with, call me. E.E.I.S. DISPLAY OF WW II GERMAN RADIOS AND TELEPHONES Ebl1 aircraft radio used in pathfinder aircraft. Will accept set in any condition as long as data plates are present. 5 W.S. transmitter..want the transmitter and any accessories. 15 W.S. transceiver...want the entire set. 10 W.S. transmitter: need the key, microphone, dynamotor and associated cables 20 W. S. transmitter..need the key, microphone, dynamotor 30 W.S. transmitter...need the key, microphone and power cables and side tone cables 80 W.S. transmitter...need the transmitter and all accessories 100 W. S. transmitter...need the transmitter and accessories UKwE receiver...need the power cable and the head band section of Panzer headset.. Torn E b receiver. Am looking for a post 1943 set, with power supply and accessory case. (Pre 43 sets had the meter, post 43 were with out.) Torn. Fu. g Transceiver...need the entire set with antenna. FeldFu back pack transceiver. Need the component parts, units removed from the front panel, to include the R/T unit, and the power supply. Will accept in any condition. Needed for a display. Fusprech a. d.f. Transceiver...want the transceiver and any accessories. Kleinefunksprecher d, “Dorette” Need the battery box, antenna and headset/throat mike and power cord. Fortress Emergency Transmitter, FNS b. Looks like a telephone but is a transmitter. See the article in Electric Radio: Would like to find the clock, filament light cover, Osram bulb and any of the antenna accessories. I am also interested in the components of the FUG 10 aircraft radio, such as the E10K, E10L receivers, S 10 K and S 10 L etc. German telephone switchboards, wire reels, etc. W Gl 2.4 , The vibrator used in most of the pack sets. In addition to the specific sets listed on the previous pages, there are many other tactical sets that should be included in the displays. If any of these are available, please contact me. KOREAN WAR ERA AND THE COLD WAR Russian The following sets were recovered in the period after WW II and prior to the Vietnam era. Many of these sets are WW II vintage sets. Transmitter/Receiver A-7, A-7-A and A-7-B with chests Transmitter- Receiver Type RBM, RBM-1 and RBM-5 with accessories Transmitter-Receiver RSB-F Wireless Set RSB, RSB-BIS, RSB-F Wireless Set 9-RS, usually a tank radio Radio Direction Finder PKV - 45 Field Monocord Switchboard Type K 10 CMEC - VIETNAM 1965 - 1972 Chinese XD 6 set...neeed generator, headsets,keys, antennas Chinese 102 E copy of XD 6 set...Need the complete station. Chinese Type 63 back pack radio...need the battery box, and the meters for these sets. Chinese Mercury Walk radio: Need the complete set Chinese Mercury Talk radio...need the entire station. North Vietnamese VS 1 radio...need the radio and the coils. Chinese 0743 field telephone, looks like a WW II German or post war Russian set. Chinese CX- 2 field telephone. Export model of the above set. Chinese 10 line cordless switchboard, copy of the Soviet K 10 set. Any other item of radio or communication equipment of Chinese origin or North Vietnamese/ Viet Cong manufacture. MEXPO - MID EAST EXPLOITATION 1972 - 1980 Soviet Area Survey Meter DP 3 B used for radiological monitoring. R 116 Soviet Squad Radio with accessories Soviet IMP Mine detector and earlier models such as VIM, etc. Soviet black tankers uniform, (Jumpsuit) with boots. Antenna connectors for mating Kulikov antennas to the R116, R 126, etc. Want complete rounds of main gun ammunition for the T54,T55,T62 tanks. INERT ONLY! Also want any other Ordnance of the period. DESERT STORM AND THE COLLAPSE OF THE COMMUNIST BLOC Want any of the East German or Soviet equipment, radio and electronic that may turn up. Also want any of the equipment made by the Warsaw Pact nations that may turn up. Any parts from a SCUD missile? THE WILLIAM L. HOWARD ORDNANCE TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE MUSEUM e-mail wlhoward@gte.net Telephone AC 813 585-7756 *********************************************** DID I CREATE A MONSTER? BC-191 Stuff Now Needed. Hi Dennis, OK I want to get serious about my BC-191. Does anyone in the group have any 211s? I don't want to pay $100+ for a single tube!!! I need two of these. Anyone have a couple they want to part with? thanks and 73, Mike - WA5CMI cowart@rsn.hp.com *********************************************** ON THE COMMERCIAL FRONT; I have a friend in Kansas City who has a collection of antique brass Pounders and Vibro-flex keyers that are in a lighted glass case with an oak frame. This would be a great collection for the dedicated CW operator. The collection has a estimated value of $1,000.00 to $1,200.00 dollars and she would entertain any fair offers. If interested I can E-mail anyone a detailed list of the collection. All Keys are in pristine condition and operable. Some date back before WWll. If anyone is interested please E-mail me at n0mbw@juno.com or call me at 816-581-3011. These belonged to a silent key and I am trying to sell them for his widow to help pay medical bills. Bill Chambers, n0mbw ed) I'm guessing about the are code on the phone number. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Haney Electronic Company: J-45, leg iron CW keys, Correct for BC-1306, GRC-9, GRC-109, and PRC-47. These are new old stock units most still in original packaging, several contract dates from 1968 to 1980's. They include cord CD-201A with PJ-055B connector. The member price is $20.00ea, plus shipping. AS-2975, PRC-70 dipole antenna kit. Unused Similar to that use with the PRC-74 differing mainly in the balun it uses. The member price is $25.00ea, plus shipping H-250 handsets, new, latest issue. $17.50 ea U-229 audio connectors, $1.00ea U-77 audio connectors, $2.00ea PRC-25 or 77 battery connectors, removed from battery, with white plastic spacer. $1.00ea A list of available manuals is available on request. Quoted prices are good to group members only. To place an order contact Steve Haney at , If you have trouble with this address, call 817-496-3346. *********************************************** HUMOR; The Spell Chequer" I have a spelling checker It came with my PC It plane lee marks for my revue Miss steaks aye can know sea. Eye ran this poem threw it, Your sure reel glad two no. It's vary polished in its weigh, My checker told me sew. A checker is a bless sing, It freeze yew lodes of thyme. It helps me right awl stiles two reed, And aides me when aye rime. To rite with care is quite a feet Of witch won should be proud. And wee mussed dew the best wee can, Sew flaws are knot aloud. And now bee cause my spelling Is checked with such grate flare, There are know faults with in my cite, Of nun eye am a wear. Each frays come posed up on my screen Eye trust to bee a joule. The checker poured ore every word To cheque some spelling rule. That's why aye brake in two averse By righting wants too pleas. Sow now ewe sea why aye dew prays Such soft wear for pea seas. Anonymous --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- There was a big flood in Louisiana. This guy is standing in water up to his knees. They came by in a rowboat and said, "Get in." He said, "Oh no, the Lord will take care of me." A few minutes later he's up on the porch, the water's up to his waist. Another rowboat comes by, they say, "Get in." He says, "Oh no, the Lord will take care of me." Now he's on the roof. The water's up to his neck. A helicopter comes by. He says, "No, no, the Lord will take care of me." Well, he drowned. He gets up to heaven, he meets the Lord, he says, "What happened?" The Lord says, "I don't know what happened--I sent two rowboats and a helicopter for you!" -- Red Skelton --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A man, called in for an audit by the Internal Revenue Service, (American taxation department) asked his accountant for advice on what to wear. "Wear your shabbiest clothing. Let him think you are a pauper." Then he asked his lawyer the same question, but got the opposite advice. "Do not let them intimidate you. Wear your most elegant suit and tie." Confused, the man went to his rabbi, told him of the conflicting advice, and requested some resolution of the dilemma. "Let me tell you a story," replied the rabbi. "A woman, about to be married, asked her mother what towear on her wedding night. 'Wear a heavy, long, flannel nightgown that goes right up to your neck.' But when she asked her best friend, she got conflicting advice. 'Wear your most sexy negligee, with a V neck right down to your navel. The man protested: "What does all this have to do with my problem with the IRS?" "No matter what you wear, you are going to get screwed." --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Two Norwegians were seated at the end of a bar when a young man seated a few stools up began to choke on a piece of hamburger. He was turning blue and obviously in serious respiratory distress. One Norwegian said to the other, "That there guy is having a bad time!" The other agreed and said, "Think we should go help?" "You bet," said the first, and with that he ran over and said, "Can you breathe??" The choking man shook his head no. The Norwegian said, "Can you speak??" He again shook his head no. With that, the Norwegian pulled down the choking man's pants and licked his butt. The man was so shocked, he coughed up the obstruction and began to breathe. The Norwegian turned to his friend said, "Funny how that hind lick maneuver always works." --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Letter from Camp... Dear Mom & Dad: We are having a great time here at Lake Typhoid. Scoutmaster Webb is making us all write to our parents in case you saw the flood on TV and worried. We are OK. Only 1 of our tents and 2 sleeping bags got washed away. Luckily, none of us got drowned because we were all up on the mountain looking for Chad when it happened. Oh yes, please call Chad's mother and tell her he is OK. He can't write because of the cast. I got to ride in one of the search & rescue jeeps. It was neat. We never would have found him in the dark if it hadn't been for the lightning. Scoutmster Webb got mad at Chad for going on a hike alone without telling anyone. Chad said he did tell him, but it was during the fire so he probably didn't hear him. Did you know that if you put gas on a fire, the gas can will blow up? The wet wood still didn't burn, but one of our tents did. Also some of our clothes. John is going to look weird until his hair grows back. We will be home on Saturday if Scoutmaster Webb gets the car fixed. It wasn't his fault about the wreck. The brakes worked OK when we left. Scoutmaster Webb said that a car that old you have to expect something to break down; that's probably why he can't get insurance on it. We think it's a neat car. He doesn't care if we get it dirty, and if its hot, sometimes he lets us ride on the tailgate. It gets pretty hot with 10 people in a car. He let us take turns riding in the trailer until the highway patrolman stopped and talked to us. Scoutmaster Webb is a neat guy. Don't worry, he is a good driver. In fact, he is teaching Terry how to drive. But he only lets him drive on the mountain roads where there isn't any traffic. All we ever see up there are logging trucks. This morning all of the guys were diving off the rocks and swimming out in the lake. Scoutmaster Webb wouldn't let me because I can't swim and Chad was afraid he would sink because of his cast, so he let us take the canoe across the lake. It was great. You can still see some of the trees under the water from the flood. Scoutmaster Webb isn't crabby like some scoutmasters. He didn't even get mad about the life jackets. He has to spend a lot of time working on the car so we are trying not to cause him any trouble. Guess what? We have all passed our first aid merit badges. When Dave dove in the lake and cut his arm, we got to see how a tourniquet works. Also Wade and I threw up. Scoutmaster Webb said it probably was just food poisoning from the leftover chicken. I have to go now. We are going into town to mail our letters and buy bullets. Don't worry about anything. We are fine. Love, Cole P.S. How long has it been since I had a tetanus shot? *********************************************** (The preceding was a product of the"Military Collector Group Post", an international email magazine dedicated to the preservation of history and the equipment that made it. Unlimited circulation of this material is authorized so long as the proper credits to the original authors, and publisher are included. For more information conserning this group contact Dennis Starks at, military-radio-guy@juno.com) ***********************************************