Ammo Box Radio !
UPDATED 2/16/21 Did you ever have a need for a particular piece of Military surplus equipment – only to find the Military never had such a device? Much less “surplussed” […]
Design and Engineering Projects
AS-1729/VRC VHF Whip Antenna
UPDATED 2NOV2024 “The AS-1729/VRC is an omnidirectional, vertically polarized whip antenna assembly that provides transmission and reception of radio signals (very high frequency (VHF)) between 30 and 76 MHz.” TM […]
Solid State Dynamotor
UPDATED 1/2/13 When I got the A.R.C. Type 12 Radio Set working, I did not have a suitable dynamotor, let alone the correct one, a D-10A. Anxious to get it […]
Other Field Expedients
A collection of field expedient stuff, electronics, camping and otherwise: Improvise, Adapt, Overcome (Also see field expedient antennas in the Antennas sections) Field Expedient Antennas Field expedient keyer paddle: To […]
GRC-9 Receiver Dial and Panel Illumination
UPDATED: 5JAN14 The dial light in the GRC-9 receiver is pretty dim. I thought about shunt powering an LED off the receiver B+ line via a dropping resistor but that […]