F.G. Mason A2 TSCM Technical Surveillance & Countermeasures Receiver System 1964

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Here is a rare find.  This is a 1960's era F.G. Mason Engineering model A2 Technical Surveillance and Countermeasures radio receiver system.  This unit was developed and marketed by Mason engineering.  The primary client was the US government, with the US state department, CIA and other alphabet agencies using these units.  Only 800 of these were ever produced.  This is a real lifepiece of James Bond gear straight from Q branch!  :)  This one is serial number 262.  This unit was a marvel of modern engineering in its day.  A modular system contained in a briefcase that replaced a truckload of gear.  It consists of the receiver, S-1 panorama unit, battery pack, plug in tuners, headphones and antennas.  It covers 2Kc to 1.2Ghz with 11 modules.  The modules are as follows:  LF1-2-9khz, LF2-9-43khz, LF3-43-130khz, LF4-130-475khz, LF5-475-1470khz, LF6-1.47mhz (1470khz) to 4.5mhz, T18-4.5mhz-18mhz, T75-18mhz-75mhz, T340-75mhz-340mhz, T900-340mhz-800mhz and T1100-900mhz-1200mhz.  Also included is battery pack BP-3, 2 plug in antennas, an antenna connector that uses the 120vac line, headphones and briefcase.  Testing-   I powered the unit up using the BP3 battery case that takes 14 AA batteries and two additional batteries in the S-1 unit to provide filament voltage for the S1.  I plugged in the T-340 tuning unit (75-340mhz) and tuned it to the appropriate frequency.  I was able to get a deflection on the meter, audio in the headphones and a trace on the S-1.  The receiver audio and meter deflection increased and the S-1 trace increased in width as I approached the transmitter.  The unit appears to be working as designed.  This is your chance to own a rare piece of cold war US spy gear.  I have only seen one other A2 come on the market in recent years and it was not nearly as complete as this one.
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