by wa8wuu » February 16, 2014, 9:32 pm
The "radio" shown in two of the pictures is only the subset or control unit, probably from a LORAIN LC150/10 or 10A. Earlier radios had 100 watt transmitters and 8 channels. Later units were 150 watts and had 10 channels. The actual radio transceiver was in a metal cabinet almost the size of a desk. A few of the steamers still have these cabinets but they have been gutted and shelves installed for storage of misc. items. Most were in the chart room or built into the bulkhead dividing the pilot house from the chart room. There were up to three susbsets or control units. One was hear the front window, one in the chart room and the third was in the Captain's office. In the late sixties through the mid seventies there was also a much smaller single channel battery powered emergency AM radiotelephone on Ch-51 (2182 KHz) which was required after the Ben Moreel went down. These were later replaced with VHF radios, generally Harris RF-457 12 channel VHF's.
The "radio" shown in two of the pictures is only the subset or control unit, probably from a LORAIN LC150/10 or 10A. Earlier radios had 100 watt transmitters and 8 channels. Later units were 150 watts and had 10 channels. The actual radio transceiver was in a metal cabinet almost the size of a desk. A few of the steamers still have these cabinets but they have been gutted and shelves installed for storage of misc. items. Most were in the chart room or built into the bulkhead dividing the pilot house from the chart room. There were up to three susbsets or control units. One was hear the front window, one in the chart room and the third was in the Captain's office. In the late sixties through the mid seventies there was also a much smaller single channel battery powered emergency AM radiotelephone on Ch-51 (2182 KHz) which was required after the Ben Moreel went down. These were later replaced with VHF radios, generally Harris RF-457 12 channel VHF's.