AN-CRT-3_Gibson_girl_review_1972.pdf

BYGORDONELIOTWHITE SURPLUSis aliveand well in Ohio.Vhile urbandecayand redevelopmenthasdisplaced radio row in NewYorkandotherbig cities, the business seems to be flourishing in smaller towns such as Dayton.TheDaytonHarnvention, last spring, had a flea marketthat covered twoacres. Mostofthewares were surplus andbusiness was flourishing. Itis not only during aone-day hamfest that surplus salesdowell inDayton.Thatmedium- sized city supportsfoursurplus dealers, three of them full-time. andapparentlygrowing,andan- otheroperating part-time. We were welcomedparticularlywarmlyby DaytonElectronic Surplus, 1001East2nd Street. Chubby.the proprietor, helped me locate some surplus items he didnt have in stock at the time, and showed me some interesting parts for my Command Set collection. Like most of the new breed of surplus houses, the retail endof the busi- ness is heavily in components, rather than com- plete receivers. transmitters, etc. DaytonSurplus had a good supply. at low prices,ofthe Korean war-vintage grayCommand Sets. Mendelsons Electronics, a few blocks away. also specializes heavily in components. spread out in bins in a large warehouse. I did not find anyone in at Research Equip- ment Co. 1731 Springfield St., and Mr. Littell. of Engineering Associates. wasoutoftown. Dayton is fueledofcourse by the big Wright- PattersonAirForceBase complex. With shipping becomingevermorecostly, I am finding the best surplus sources are close to the militarybases whichgeneratethematerial,ratherthanin downtown, crime-ridden cities. I visited TaIlen Electronics. 300 Seventh St., Brooklyn. N.Y.,and found that the proprietor.TomAllen, was get- ting readytosell out and retire.Oneofhis problems was his location. in a NewYorkslum where small children extortquarters inprotec- tion moneyor toss rocks attheemployees. Thechange in the surplus market involves the urbanproblem,redevelopment.suchasthe VorldTradeCenterwhich displaced Radio Row in New York,andthe simple problemofage. Theproprietorswho went into surplus in its hey- dayin 1946, are a quarter-centuryolder now, and are thinkingofretiring.Atthe same time surplus has moved intoa classofover- special- ized equipmentsuch as computers andradar, 1502 Stonewall Rd.Alexandria,Va. 22302. which are notusable in their original configura- tion. The result is a new cropofsurplus dealers. specializing in components. neworpull-outs.or in aircraft parts, test gear, or military equipment, used by U.S. Military allies.TheWorldWarII surplusis going fast- better grab the last dregs while youcan.Thereare no moreCommand Sets being made! Oneofthe left-overs from 1944 thatis being disposedofby the military now is theAN/ CRT-3. the familiarGibson Girl emergency liferufttransmitter.Thisset has been slandard equipment inemergency gear for nearly 30 years. buthas been superseded recently by solid- statetransceiversofgreaterrangeandless weight. so batchesoftheGibsonGirl(fromthe shape)arebeing sold now. I make no sugges- tions as to the usefullnessofthis set. butithas attracted some interest. TheAN/CRT-3 is the latest versionofthe SCR-278. which was a British copy of theGer- manN.S. 2 Notsender,captured in the English Channel in 1941. Bendix Radio built the U.S. copy about the timeofPearlHarbor, so that downed airmen could crankout an automatic distress signal. The CRT-3 putsouteither a 500kHz signal, that being one of the international distress fre- quencies, or on the 8364 kHzemergency chan- nel.(others include 121.5 and 243mHz).Earlier models of the Gibson Girl had a frequencyof 8220 kHz. Themechanismofthe set switches automatic- ally from the 500kHz signal to 8364 kHz every 45 seconds. The lowerfrequency is 1000Hz tone-modulated; thehigherfrequency is c.w. Both arc keyed withS0S plus a long dash. Cranking the set is somethingofa chore. I always wondered how long a downed airman could keep it going as he becameweakerand weaker with hungeror thirst. Must be despera- The AN/CRT-3 Gibson Girlemergency trans- mitter. Adaptedfrom theGermanN.S. 2 Not- sender,in1941, itgetsitsnamefromthe curvaceousshope, designedtobeeasily held betweenthe knees of a downedairman who is furiously cronking thepowergenerator. August,1972CQ89 BRANDNEWFREQ-SHIFTTTYMONITOR: NAVYOCT3:r MReceiverI)PC.Ireq.rangeI 10-26mHl in4bands. cent. tuning. Crystal callb. Reads up to ISHl devianon on built-invrVM.Cost $1100.00 eachIn original bollwithinstruct.book each band huitsown Type N Ani. input. Packed witheachtuneris the faclory inspectors checkoutYlI. 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Sun Valle), 91352, Kal Nelson Aviation, 8124 SanFernandoRd. Chieflyaircraft electronics, Massachusells: liardwick,01037, Onil J. Landry. Widowof WB5FAPis clearing out URR-13, LM-2I,TSC- 12,TSC-13, TN-233-SRC,ARN-3I , ARC-27 sets and components, Wilmington,01887, MarshallAssociates,121 Main St., machinery and electronics. Brockton. 02402, Materials Recycling Inc. all sortsofsurplus. Dorchest er,02125,Electro-CraftInc.,1124 DorchesterAve.,commercial and military sur- plus, aircraft, andTeletype surplus electronics. Ohio: Columbus, 43201, Starr Surplus Sales, 1038. High51.Full line of military surplus, old standby units,command sets, and new test gear. Columbus, TopperSteel&Supply, 2108 High 51.Chiefly surplustools&Hardware. AdjustingandCleaningSpeed Keysfrompage37 times.Youdbeamazed bythenumberof hamswhousethismethod,Ifyoure in a hurry,theflip-upcoverof a matchbookworks equally wellinsteadofthebond. 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