Military Surplus & Vintage Amateur Radio
Military Surplus & Vintage Amateur Radio
Resurrection — Pressing WW2 Radio Equipment Back Into Service. Hackaday, Nov. 9, 2016.
BC-224E
BC-224E
WW2 communications receiver used in US heavy aircraft.
CBY-46104, an ARC-5 command set receiver
CBY-46104, an ARC-5 command set receiver
BC-778D
BC-778D
WW2 emergency beacon transmitter, which I donated to the USS Torsk museum ship. These could be found in life rafts.
MX-138 radar reflector
MX-138 radar reflector
Foldable radar reflector from WW2, it's huge because of the long wavelengths in use at the time. These could be found in life rafts.
Signal Lamp CAN Ref No 5a 823
Signal Lamp CAN Ref No 5a 823
R390A, the best receiver of the tube era
R390A, the best receiver of the tube era
PRC-77 backpack radio
PRC-77 backpack radio
the famous PRC-77 backpack radio used extensively during the Vietnam war
RT618 HF transceiver exciter
RT618 HF transceiver exciter
Hallicrafters S-76
Hallicrafters S-76
Amateur radio/communications receiver. Date of mfgr 1953. There was also a nearly-identical Military version of this receiver.
Hammarlund HQ-170
Hammarlund HQ-170
Vintage Test Equipment
Vintage Test Equipment
Keeping a fleet of 1950's - 1990's test gear alive and fully operational.