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.

YES BUBBA... but we are talking about a Military SLR-12-B and the statement
above is very true. As for the "whole slew of" bit - civilian radio
production (along with a whole lot of other things) was severely reduced
during the war years.

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.


eBay is a great place to sell - bad place to buy. The gentleman was buying
the radio. I wouldn't pay more than $80 for it myself. But then again, I
wouldn't pay $8,000 for an SX-88, but that just me. I'm not a blonde,
bloated burned out musician. ;^)

Seen No SLR-12-B's on eBay for the past year.

Right about electrolytics - yep they cost bucks - which is why Rich should
pay even LESS for that old Scott!

Of course I could be wrong also...

CLARO QUE SI!

-Bill WX4A