Biz WDØHCO wrote:

E.H. Scott was a native New Zealander who came to the US and founded Scott
Transformer Co in 1924. The name of the company was changed to Scott Radio
Labs when it was re-located to Chicago in 1931. Scott sold most of his
interest in the company when he was demoted from president to sales manager
1944 and resigned in 1945. He died in his retirement home in Victoria B.C.
Canada.

Some (quoted) facts well stated, others tend to carry a bias.

The E.H. Scott Morale Receiver is interesting in that it was the only
receiver made during WW2 where radiation from the local oscillators were
heavily suppressed.

Absolute BS. Now the Scott story takes a twist. Scott mfgd a whole
slew of non-mil radios in that era. So did many others. I've got a
cheapo PECO radio in the closet that was sold in PXs in places like
Tarawa. No 'special' filtering or shielding of the LO.

Up to that point, the Germans learned to DF a convoy by
tuning into the signals given off by local oscillators. Some German subs
could detect these signals from as far as 100 miles at night.

Needless to say, Scott sold many receivers to the U.S. Navy.

Hmmm, ok.

Still they remain fairly rare on the market. I'd offer $60 to $80 and see if
the seller bites. You will probably have to changed the electrolytic caps
and a few tubes.

I'd say they are fairly common, at least on ebay, and more like
150-200... and three dollars worth of hastily ho-rigged-in replacement
caps would only be a negative to the sets value as a collectible.

Of course I could be wrong also...

-Bill WX4A


- Biz WD0HCO