Was surprised to see a video on this old tank!!! CZC46209. Bought one of these back in the sixties, after I had my driver's license, and could get to the surplus store in Hempstead, NY. Very impressed by that big tuning knob, and that silky smooth gearing. It's been retired to my attic for too long - would like to fire it up to see if it still works!!!
E. H. Scott in the 1930's and early 40's was known as the absolute Rolls Royce of American radios. The home radios had two huge chromed chassis de lux.
Very cool radio ! If Hammarlund was the Cadillac of shortwave receivers in those days, E. H. Scott was the Rolls Royce. I have another Scott receiver made during WW2, the specially shielded SLRM, for use on ships, both Navy and Merchant Marine. It is designed so that the local oscillator does not radiate back anything through the antenna or even the case which could be picked up by a U-boat direction finder and give away the position of your ship. It is quite similar to yours except the frequency coverage, 540 KHz to 18.6 MHz in four bands. It was designed to provide entertainment for the crews in the convoys carrying supplies and men to Europe.
Its the very interesting receiver. Its a pity - without a cover. I see the famous connectors - SO239 and for speaker 6,3mm. So this standart details came to us from military ancient radio equipment. Thanks for video.
Hi Steve, I appreciate it very much Sir. I enjoy working on the tube equipment. All of my Ham gear is tube type. A friend of mine was in the Navy. He is now running the RX in his shack and loving the booming AM!
wow good job on the rebuild,im getting ready to start on a heathkit HR 20 no rec at all .I also have an old sub receiver i was given back in the day about 30yrs ago and it still sings.73's guy nice work.
I heard BT on the first beacon and GR on the second. These are called NDBs, or non-directional beacons, which are used for aeronautical and (sometimes) marine navigation. BT is located in Battle Creek, MI on 272 kHz and GR is either in Fort Hood, TX on 323 kHz or Iles-De-La-Madeleine, Canada on 370 kHz.
I seem to recall seeing piles of those Navy shortwave radios in war surplus stores in the 1960s. I should have picked up a few when I had the chance. I'll be they're rare now.
That is very nice. Your video has motivated me to purchase a vintage piece next time I go to the local radio swap meet. BTW, how did you repaint the numbers? Was it stenciled? Looks very original.
I own an SLRM Scott radio, trying to get it to work but with power on, no lights are on. I was planning of removing all tubes (wiring check appears ok however not sure if the metal can electrolytics at ac input are good), and installing the diode (if its ok). There is a local tube store nearby, I will contact them for help. Any ideas are greatly appreciated.
nice piece. I have an SLR-12B, which was the "morale" receiver version. Its not as nice as the RCH, but its still a nice piece. EH Scott built some of the best radios money could buy before the war, and their wartime production was just as good. I have a post-war 800B that i've refurbished and a pre-war Allwave 15 that is on my list of projects. Both are just amazingly well built.
Considering it was brush painted by the Navy, I think it looks really nice. Curious as to how you hand painted the #'s and lines for controls and switches? Do you have some sort of stencil set? They came out very good. Also wanted to thank you for exposing me to the 6AQ5 output tube.... Looks to be an exact alternative to using 6v6's. There are ton's of NOS tubes available by many manufactures for very little money compared to the rising costs of NOS 6v6's. I plan on experimenting using them in a few amps..... Thanks, Tom
+Bucyrus Erie12 Hi Tom, Thanks for the nice comments on the receiver repair. I actually hand painted the lettering using a detailing brush and white enamel testors paint. I used a magnifying glass, plus a steady hand. Be glad to help you out with your amp projects. TD
I was surprised to hear that you actually painted the lettering on by hand, because it looks excellent. How did you do it, any special method and what paint did you use? I want to try this with an old rbb/rbc combination. Great video -thumbs up - thanks for uploading.
When you say things like 40meter, what does that mean. Like I have seen aerials that are 6M,2M and 70cm?? is that something to do with frequency? A fantastic piece of history you have there. Thanks.
Nice.... those EH Scott's were always awesome like that one. It looks great, too..nice restore... do you still have it, Terry? It got me thinking about other sets they made.. the civilian radios with the awesome mirror-finish chassis and tube shields and symmetrical chassis-layouts and everything... they were were a treat to the eye as well as a precision communications tool. :-)
Right on :-) .. I used to be in the Navy too years ago... I'm 60 now....went in in '75...I went into the submarine service and eventually got to live for three mega-awesome years aboard the USS Wahoo (SS565). ... as a Radioman, naturally ;-) ... 7 years total service... the rest of the time was getting various training and courses, etc etc etc for repairing the RX's and TX's and certain other equipment I would be using underway, in addition to the regular Radioman stuff...that 7 figure is including a couple years shore duty in Stockton CA after the Wahoo was decomm''ed in '80...
I have the exact RX! I just pulled it out of storage for the first time in 20 years. It was my first piece of equipment when I got my ham ticket. Thanks for sharing this. Do you think it's worth restoring?
Neat. I have an SLR-12B which is sort of similar, though the tuning mechanism is not as nice. Mine also has the AM band through 18mc, no longwave and no BFO. it has excellent sound though with the variable IF bandwidth and push-pull 6V6 audio. The IF is a narrow/medium/wide switch and not fully variable. Extremely heavy set though, not something I enjoy moving around.
although mine is in storage i recently purchased an isolation transformer so i may once again use the radio w/o getting bit :>) i recall the sensitivity of this receiver w/only a wire for antenna was greater than a solid state radio i also own. i downloaded the complete manual w/ schematic just in case it stops working. barry
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Was surprised to see a video on this old tank!!! CZC46209. Bought one of these back in the sixties, after I had my driver's license, and could get to the surplus store in Hempstead, NY. Very impressed by that big tuning knob, and that silky smooth gearing. It's been retired to my attic for too long - would like to fire it up to see if it still works!!!
I have an E.H. Scott Radio Labs CZC 59587 speaker which I should hook up to a rig and see if it works. It is one heavy speaker. S/N 503.
E. H. Scott in the 1930's and early 40's was known as the absolute Rolls Royce of American radios. The home radios had two huge chromed chassis de lux.
I love mine. you are hearing NDB non directional beacons...an old but still current means of navigation. mine came from USS Lexington CV16...
Very cool radio ! If Hammarlund was the Cadillac of shortwave receivers in those days, E. H. Scott was the Rolls Royce. I have another Scott receiver made during WW2, the specially shielded SLRM, for use on ships, both Navy and Merchant Marine. It is designed so that the local oscillator does not radiate back anything through the antenna or even the case which could be picked up by a U-boat direction finder and give away the position of your ship. It is quite similar to yours except the frequency coverage, 540 KHz to 18.6 MHz in four bands. It was designed to provide entertainment for the crews in the convoys carrying supplies and men to Europe.
" FREQUENCY RANGE 80 TO 560 K.C & 1.9 TO 24.0 M.C "
Its the very interesting receiver. Its a pity - without a cover. I see the famous connectors - SO239 and for speaker 6,3mm. So this standart details came to us from military ancient radio equipment. Thanks for video.
Amazing work.
Hi Steve, I appreciate it very much Sir. I enjoy working on the tube equipment. All of my Ham gear is tube type. A friend of mine was in the Navy. He is now running the RX in his shack and loving the booming AM!
wow good job on the rebuild,im getting ready to start on a heathkit HR 20 no rec at all .I also have an old sub receiver i was given back in the day about 30yrs ago and it still sings.73's guy nice work.
Very interesting. Nice rebuild job.
Очень понравился ваш обзор я также являюсь счастливым обладателем данного девайса. Работает без переделок только лампы уже советские...
I heard BT on the first beacon and GR on the second. These are called NDBs, or non-directional beacons, which are used for aeronautical and (sometimes) marine navigation. BT is located in Battle Creek, MI on 272 kHz and GR is either in Fort Hood, TX on 323 kHz or Iles-De-La-Madeleine, Canada on 370 kHz.
I seem to recall seeing piles of those Navy shortwave radios in war surplus stores in the 1960s. I should have picked up a few when I had the chance. I'll be they're rare now.
That is very nice. Your video has motivated me to purchase a vintage piece next time I go to the local radio swap meet.
BTW, how did you repaint the numbers? Was it stenciled? Looks very original.
I own an SLRM Scott radio, trying to get it to work but with power on, no lights are on. I was planning of removing all tubes (wiring check appears ok however not sure if the metal can electrolytics at ac input are good), and installing the diode (if its ok). There is a local tube store nearby, I will contact them for help. Any ideas are greatly appreciated.
Hey man, are any tubes lighting up? If not check the power transformer. Are there fuses on the rear panel?
nice piece. I have an SLR-12B, which was the "morale" receiver version. Its not as nice as the RCH, but its still a nice piece. EH Scott built some of the best radios money could buy before the war, and their wartime production was just as good. I have a post-war 800B that i've refurbished and a pre-war Allwave 15 that is on my list of projects. Both are just amazingly well built.
Considering it was brush painted by the Navy, I think it looks really nice. Curious as to how you hand painted the #'s and lines for controls and switches? Do you have some sort of stencil set? They came out very good. Also wanted to thank you for exposing me to the 6AQ5 output tube.... Looks to be an exact alternative to using 6v6's. There are ton's of NOS tubes available by many manufactures for very little money compared to the rising costs of NOS 6v6's. I plan on experimenting using them in a few amps..... Thanks, Tom
+Bucyrus Erie12 Hi Tom, Thanks for the nice comments on the receiver repair. I actually hand painted the lettering using a detailing brush and white enamel testors paint. I used a magnifying glass, plus a steady hand. Be glad to help you out with your amp projects. TD
I was surprised to hear that you actually painted the lettering on by hand, because it looks excellent. How did you do it, any special method and what paint did you use? I want to try this with an old rbb/rbc combination. Great video -thumbs up - thanks for uploading.
When you say things like 40meter, what does that mean. Like I have seen aerials that are 6M,2M and 70cm?? is that something to do with frequency?
A fantastic piece of history you have there. Thanks.
Nice Job, good to see old gear brought back to life. DAVE W4GSM
Nice.... those EH Scott's were always awesome like that one. It looks great, too..nice restore... do you still have it, Terry?
It got me thinking about other sets they made.. the civilian radios with the awesome mirror-finish chassis and tube shields and symmetrical chassis-layouts and everything... they were were a treat to the eye as well as a precision communications tool. :-)
A engineer buddy of mine at the Eaton corp has it in his garage. He was a Navy guy back in the day
Right on :-) .. I used to be in the Navy too years ago... I'm 60 now....went in in '75...I went into the submarine service and eventually got to live for three mega-awesome years aboard the USS Wahoo (SS565). ... as a Radioman, naturally ;-) ... 7 years total service... the rest of the time was getting various training and courses, etc etc etc for repairing the RX's and TX's and certain other equipment I would be using underway, in addition to the regular Radioman stuff...that 7 figure is including a couple years shore duty in Stockton CA after the Wahoo was decomm''ed in '80...
I have the exact RX! I just pulled it out of storage for the first time in 20 years.
It was my first piece of equipment when I got my ham ticket.
Thanks for sharing this. Do you think it's worth restoring?
Holy cow nice job, I'm curious as to how you hand painted the lettering back on. Looks original.
Why did they skip the MW band. Did they not want sailors listening to MW music programs, or the enemy radio stations?
oops
update to my previous post.
mine is an almost identical SLRM
barry
Neat. I have an SLR-12B which is sort of similar, though the tuning mechanism is not as nice. Mine also has the AM band through 18mc, no longwave and no BFO. it has excellent sound though with the variable IF bandwidth and push-pull 6V6 audio. The IF is a narrow/medium/wide switch and not fully variable. Extremely heavy set though, not something I enjoy moving around.
Im looking at this video and, my oh my has the video quality changed from 2009
although mine is in storage i recently purchased an isolation transformer
so i may once again use the radio w/o getting bit :>)
i recall the sensitivity of this receiver w/only a wire for antenna was greater than a solid state radio i also own.
i downloaded the complete manual w/ schematic just in case it stops working.
barry