Military (Boatanchors)

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Tactical Link Systems Patricia Gibbons, WA6UBE runs this site with major focus on military comms systems. http://www.tactical-link.com/ HMS Haida Resource for radio equipment used aboard a Canadian naval vessel. http://webhome.idirect.com/~jproc/rrp/toc.html U.S. Military Portable Radios Information on numerous radios by Alan D. Tasker, WA1NYR http://www.nj7p.org/history/portable.html Army Radio Sales Co. Buy, sell and trade military radio equipment for the ham radio operator or collector. Military radios from many countries. http://www.armyradio.com/ The Canadian Military Communications and Electronics Museum. Peacekeeping, and international stability operations, showing some early communications installations. http://www.c-and-e-museum.org/te_tp9.htm SURPLUS Japan With such an obsession for taking photos, this is a useful site. Mostly newer HTs and digital rigs, but worth a visit for the pictures! http://www2.ocn.ne.jp/~hamradio/ Wireless Set No. 19 Yahoo-based group dedicated to collecting, restoring, maintaining, and operating Wireless Set No. 19 and other HF radios of World War II. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Wireless-Set-No19/ Steve's Boatanchors Images of his collection of old communication receivers. http://homepage.ntlworld.com/steven.whiting/index.htm G4NCE, Martin Swift G4NCE's Vintage Military Wireless Collection http://vzone.virgin.net/martin.swift/Mil_Wireless.html#AA Armyradios Files Information about Military Radio oriented Nets on the amateur radio bands. They also have an e-mail list. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/armyradios/files/ Fred's Very Eclectic Files Military radio data, tube equivalents, airborne radar information, large variety of data and information. http://pages.cthome.net/fwc/ AN/GSQ-160 AN/GSQ-160 Detecting-Transmitting Set. By Brooke Clarke. Runs on 60 MHz and 170 MHz ranges. http://www.pacific.net/~brooke/GSQ160/GSQ160.shtml TCS Radio System Picture and description. Shows a complete station. http://members.aol.com/tcsopr/tcs.htm Military Radio Nomenclature Comprehensive article by Ray Mote from Electric Radio. http://www.hypertools.com/nomenclature.html LA6NCA, Military radios German WW2 radio collection. From Norway. http://www.laud.no/la6nca/radio/index.htm BC-224 and BC-348 Receivers Aircraft Receivers in detail. Specifications, broken down by model numbers. By Ken Corwin, KF6NUR http://hereford.ampr.org/history/bc-348.html Using military RTTY gear on the amateur bands Some useful specifications from Dave Ross, N7EPI http://www.hypertools.com/steamrtty.html RBZ receiver Article with pictures on this U.S. Navy HF portable receiver. http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Pines/5440/rbz.html Military Equipment List Text list with links to more information. Arranged by model number. http://www.fernblatt.net/mi.html Nolan's Redneck Boatanchor Page Dedicated to his electronic hardware that "could have only been created in the USA, or possibly, the Confederacy." Has R-1051B, TV-/U and TV-7/U tube tester information. http://www.acadiacom.net/nlee/ Milradio Co. Sales of surplus military radio equipment. http://www.milradio.com/ B24D Liberator - Radio Fitting ARC-5 radio and intercom details aboard the old B-24 aircraft. http://webhome.idirect.com/~jproc/ve3fab/b24rfit.html Ben Nock, G4BXD Pictures of Russian, Australian, and British Military radios. http://www.qsl.net/g4bxd/ Mark's Green Pages KE6MYK, collector of military radios. http://www.qsl.net/ke6myk/greenradio/gradio.html Brooke's Surplus How to get Army Field Manuals and Technical Manuals on the web. Also information on the BR Communications (TCI/BR) RCS-5 Chirpsounder Receiver and pictures of other radios. http://www.pacific.net/~brooke/electron.shtml#Surplus PE1NGZ Signals Collection A review of UK and Canadian military radios in use 1940-1945. http://www.qsl.net/pe1ngz/ Hank Brown, W6DJX's GF/TX RU/RX One picture of his antique military radio gear. http://members.aol.com/tcsopr/gfru.htm Army Radios - Armor, Artillery, Infantry List of some army radios with descriptions http://www.hypertools.com/armyradios.html Warner-Stewart TCS-8 Picture and technical description of the Warner-Stewart TCS-8 Radio System by WB6FZH. http://members.aol.com/tcsopr/tcs8stn.htm GM0RWU: Vintage Wireless Equipment Jack Ponton's military radios. Articles and pictures from Britain. http://www.chemeng.ed.ac.uk/people/jack/radio/boatanchors.html Amateur Radio KX2S Ed Deringer.Pictures of antique amateur radio, and military gear. Ham links. http://www.qsl.net/kx2s/index.html Bill's Room, VE3WGX Bill Griffith gives a brief description of his military rigs; a 19 Set Mk.II, and Mk.III, AR88LF, R390A, ART-13 and ARC-502. http://webhome.idirect.com/~griffith/ve3wgx.htm N3FRQ John Dilks of Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey. Includes picture and contact information. http://www.eht.com/oldradio/ AN/GRC-9 AN/GRC-9 HF AM/CW Transmitter-Receiver picture and detailed specifications on this portable station by WB6FZH. http://members.aol.com/tcsopr/grc9.htm G4AQY Radio Webpages Dave, G4AQY in England, featuring military radio equipment, and links. http://www.qsl.net/g4aqy/ eDebris Several articles on boatanchor conversions and other technical items of interest to radio amateurs. By WB4MNF. http://edebris.com/catalog2/index?sid=09d8812c138f7c8aad10a97028ddd63f CR6A Receiver Military surplus from Australia. Article about this all-band receiver. http://www.shlrc.mq.edu.au/~robinson/museum/CR6.html Murphy B40 Receiver Information on the Murphy B40 Naval Communications Receiver with downloadable schematic diagrams. http://website.lineone.net/~adrian.j.reynolds/murphy.html Wireless for the Warrior The history, and technical development of British Army radio communication equipment up to the 1950s. By Louis Meulstee, PA0PCR. http://home.wxs.nl/~meuls003/home.html Wireless for the Warrior. This web site is primarily devoted to the history and technical development of British Army radio communication equipment up to the 1950s. http://home.wxs.nl/~meuls003/ Wireless Set No.19 Picture and write-up about the venerable 19 set. By Rick Griffith. http://webhome.idirect.com/~griffith/ws19.htm Navy RBO-2 KK5FE presents the E.H. Scott RBO-2 Receiver http://webpages.charter.net/kk5fe/rbo.htm Freitas' Radios About his collection of old military radios, and cypher machines. http://www.geocities.com/ResearchTriangle/Node/3751/ SCR-274N Radio System As used in the B-26 Aircraft. http://members.aol.com/tcsopr/b26rad.htm Military Surplus Hotsheets Classified ads for military vehicles, military radios, and electronics. http://personalwebs.myriad.net/gspubl/ GF-11 WW2 Aircraft Transmitter Pictures and details http://members.aol.com/tcsopr/gf11tx.htm The Wireless Set No. 19 For collectors and users of this World War II vintage military radio, still in use by many amateur radio operators. By Bob Cooke, VE3BDB. http://www.qsl.net/ve3bdb/ Dan's Radio Room N8ETQ has some great pictures of military surplus receivers and transmitters here, incluiding a nice BC-610E. http://www.ameritech.net/users/dharlan/dans.htm KI0PF - Junk Pictures and info on KI0PF's old radio gear. http://www.tactical-link.com/ki0pf.htm First Steps in Amateur Radio, 1962 - 1964 AB4OJ / ZS1ZG has a comprehensive site here with some interesting military radio information plus a large number of useful links. http://www.qsl.net/ab4oj/1ststeps/1ststeps.html SCR-399 KE6ZIQ Jim Beeler's SCR-399 Radio Station - picture and description. http://members.aol.com/tcsopr/ke6ziq.htm BC-348 WW2 Receiver Picture by WB6FZH http://members.aol.com/tcsopr/bc348rx.htm Wammes Green Radios Documentation on Military Surplus Radios, SEM 25, SEM 35, and SEM 52. http://www.greenradios.com Clandestine Radio of the USA Peter McCollum presents a comprehensive site dealing with all aspects of American spy radio equipment. http://www.geocities.com/saipan59/clan_radio/intro.html Black Wrinkle and Green - Military Radios Photos, advertisements, and information on a military and amateur vintage radio collection. http://www.icdc.com/~oldradio/web 9A2US Army Radio Old army radio, motorola software. http://www.qsl.net/9a2us Virtual Museum of France Museum of military radio and spy radio from WW2 in France. http://museeradiomili.free.fr Cam Ogan WA6VVC's Military radio pictures, including GRC-106, and AN/PRC104 field radio. http://www.tactical-link.com/cam_ogan.htm B40 Receiver Description and photograph of the B-40 military receiver, by Ray Robinson in Australia. http://www.shlrc.mq.edu.au/~robinson/museum/B40.html 1963 qrp dx-pedition to the Sierras Operating with a portable ARC-5 military surplus station. http://members.aol.com/tcsopr/meqrp.htm R1155 receiver Complete specifications, photos and many interesting details on this British WW II era receiver. http://www.shlrc.mq.edu.au/~robinson/museum/R1155.html Military Radio Collectors Group West Coast Military Collectors. Includes photos and meting information. http://www.syzen.com/users/milradio Technoday 98 Pictures, and information about German military radios. http://www.qsl.net/pb0aia/srs/tech98.html U.S. Army CECOM Logistics and Readiness Center Includes some information about military radios. http://www.monmouth.army.mil/cecom/lrc/lrc.html The Military Radio and Vehicle Locator Links to sites buying and/or selling radios and vehicles. http://www.qsl.net/w9tad/index.htm Command receivers The ARC-5 Family. A great article with pictures by Ray Robinson. http://www.shlrc.mq.edu.au/~robinson/museum/command.html SCR-series A description of each of the old SCR-series military radio sets. http://pages.cthome.net/fwc/SCR.HTM Wireless Set 19 Inventory Sources list with condition, quantity, model and supplier's e-mail address. Very handy. http://www.veralee.net/bob/

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