Vintage Northern Radio N541S/E SSB Marine Radiotelephone M/V Curlew + Manual

Barn find vintage Northern Radio N541S/E marine SSB radiotelephone from the M/V Curlew, a U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service vessel operating in Southeast Alaska. This is a genuine piece of Cold War-era Alaska maritime communications history, still carrying its original M/V Curlew identification, Department of the Interior / Fish & Wildlife property tag, and station labels for Juneau, Sitka, Petersburg, Auke Bay and Ketchikan. Includes the original Northern microphone and original instruction manual. An original 1971 Alaska Weather Service / Coast Guard frequency schedule is still attached inside the cabinet. The radio was briefly plugged in and does power on. No further testing was performed, and it is being sold as-is due to age. Heavy vintage commercial marine equipment with excellent original character and provenance. Local pickup. $345 OBO

Condition

Used (normal wear)