We are restoring the radio room in the USS Lucid MSO458 in Stockton, CA.. Working or not working is OK. Please contact: David Navone email: dnavone@davidnavone.com Major Gear: RBC radio receiver with rectifier power unit or AN/SRR-13 RBB radio receiver with rectifier power unit or AN/SRR-12 TED UHF Transmitter AN/URT-502A TDZ UHF Transmitter CG-5234 2 RDZ or AN/URR-13 or 35 receivers Accessory Items: TT 23/SG Teletype Panel C-1004/SG Teletypewriter control unit PP-424/U Power Supply Hand telephone assembly (i.e. handset for voice communication) Radio Frequency Filter Type 53349 or similar looking 2 Single Key-Control Pans for Morse AN/SRA-9 Antenna Multi-coupler Receiver Patch Panel TT-70/UG Teletypewriter Unit
We have a restoration budget for the Radio Room... and we have schematics, pictorials, blue prints, etc.. We also have repair capabilities. Let us know if you can find any of the items. Thank you. Dave
That might help shake loose some gear but shipping some of that stuff wont be cheap. I worked on some of it as a USN ET and use the RCA designed/built RBB and RBC at times, great receivers that still work fine without replacing caps and resistors for the most part. At $3000 in 1938-39 dollars they sure were built like a battleship! And they dont drift either. http://www.radioblvd.com/WWII_Communications_ Equipment.htm
Hello KM1H, Great website... The USS Lucid was in service up until the Vietnam War era, so the communications equipment is a bit more modern... but you're right.. it was very expensive... The SSR-12 and SSR-13 receivers and URT-502A and CG-5234 transmitters don't show up on eBay very often... Do you know of any available for sale? Thanks.Dave
The SRR 12/13 arent that scarce but not particularly favored by hams due to many early problems and the hard to service circuitry using soldered in place subminiature tubes. I hated working on them and havent had any interest in owning so I cant help there.. My more modern TX experience after a WW2 Fleet Oiler, AO-109, was the SRT family and the URC-32
OK.. Let me know if you come across any of the SRRs or URTs .. Also, we can send a call tag for shipping.. Thanks. Dave
