[ARC5] Help Needed - T-22/ARC-5

[Todd Bigelow - PS]

Ron -

I'll echo what the others have said about modifications on such a radio:
please don't. There are already a ton of modified ones available out there
which would fill the need nicely and help preserve the fine example you
have. I received four ARC-5 rigs yesterday - a like new R-25 and R-26, along
with an equally clean T-18 and T-19. Unfortunately, the T-19 has been
modified with two additonal holes. I knew this before I agreed and mainly
took the deal to pick up the other items, but it's a shame to see such a
nice radio hacked up. Thankfully, the others are untouched.

I have several old units at home that have been modified, mainly kept as a
source of parts. If you're truly set on using one in anything less than
stock condition(meaning the addition of extra holes), please see if any of
mine will fit the bill. I'd be happy to give it to you if it can save the
clean rig you've got now.

73 de Todd/'Boomer'  KA1KAQ

Ron Evans wrote:

> Fellow Military Enthusiasts,
>
> After dreaming of my first novice rig for over 44 years, I finally
> acquired an almost mint T-22/ARC5 (7-9.1 Hhz) with that incredible black
> crinkle finish I remember so well.
>
> Unfortunately, that's *all* I remember.  My elmer was the one who did
> the magic that enabled me to crank out a powerful 35-50 watts (?) on 40
> meters, and I haven't a clue what he did beneath the chassis of that
> magic box.  We built a simple full-wave rectifier power supply for it;
> that much I remember.  The schematic came straight from the 1957 "The
> Radio Amateur's Handbook."
>
> I found a copy of the "Surplus Conversion Handbook," in the CQ Technical
> Series, thinking it would help me get the T-22 back on the air, but the
> articles don't really lay it all out for me.