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By Braz
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I was browsing for proton packs on Ebay, and stumbled upon this auction for a military radio receiver:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/352012891137?_t ... EBIDX%3AIT

I don't know if there's anything out there on where the original Ghostbusters prop builders got their inspiration from, but it sure looks like this might have helped.

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By 910dohead
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Nope, never have but this is very interesting. With that ruler being there, it looks as though its the right size for the cyclotron. This is engineered a little too similar. I am interested in knowing if there are other manufacturers and designs similar to this? I mean this is a rabbit hole worth going down.

This is a 1960's era doppler device and it looks like General Precision may have cranked out a few other models; APN-66, APN-82, APN-147 & APN-153. The precursor to this appears to be a PC-212. I am curious what this information may uncover?
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By PssdffJay
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That's an interesting find. I hope one of us wins it (although live eBay auctions are not allowed to be posted...). Unfortunately at $200+ for Canadian shipping, I'm definitely going to pass. It would be neat to see how it measures out.
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By Braz
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PssdffJay wrote:That's an interesting find. I hope one of us wins it (although live eBay auctions are not allowed to be posted...). Unfortunately at $200+ for Canadian shipping, I'm definitely going to pass. It would be neat to see how it measures out.
I'd give the auction a go, but it looks extremely heavy. Not sure I want to be moving something like that around the house.

It's probably why shipping to Canada is so expensive.
By Lee FW
#4892276
wow, awesome find, very hard to believe this didn't play some part in the pack development.

If ever I was to make a hybrid ATC OGB pack I'd definitely look to this for inspiration.
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