On Apr 4, 5:01*pm, (Chris Suslowicz) wrote:
In article c0eJj.15038$p97.2744@trnddc03,

Adam Stouffer wrote:
I recently saved this radio from being trashed along with a
Hallicrafters S-38. Here is a picture of the MK II

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k1...oatanchor1.jpg

Its very dirty and missing the meter on the front and probably 2/3 of
the tubes.

It looks like just dust accumulation, rather than corrosion, so is
eminently restorable. Meters are not hard to find, nor are the tubes.

It doesn't look like any of the original components have been
changed.

It should be good, as long as the bottom cover is in place - they tend
to be a bit hard to align if that's missing.

If anyone is interested I can see about getting it boxed up and
letting it go for the cost of shipping. My zip is 15112 and Fedex ground
seems to be the cheapest for stuff like this.

Someone will be getting an absolute bargain 8-)

One question I do have is why the dual russian/english labels on
everything?

Lend-Lease production for the allies. They were not used by the US Army
(despite the "Signal Corps" on the id plates) who had their own kit like
the BC-603 for tank use. The WS19 was designed in England by W.G. Pye
and built by them initially (with other production by companies such as
AGI (Aeronautical & General Instrument, E.K.Cole & Mitcham Works). The
Mark II set was needed in much larger quantities and was contracted out
to the US (Zenith, RCA & Philco) and Canada (RCA Victor, Canadian Marconi
and Northern Electric) as well as being made in the UK by Pye, AGI and
others (plus Australia for their own use by AWA).

A Google search will probably turn up more than you could possibly want
to know about the subject. 8-)

Best,
Chris.

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Tuesday, January 19th 2038, 03:14:07 UTC: Are YOU Ready?

Hi Chris: Agree. I worked on one WS19 when in the Army Cadets some 50+
years ago. Just the set itself the military hadn't provided anything
else! Got it transmitting a few watts into a lamp dummy load antenna.
Was probably a Mark I; it also had the Russian markings. Terry