[ARC5] Re: [Milsurplus] RE-2/ARC-5 v. BC-442 Question

[Mike Morrow]

John asked:

>I just picked up a RE-2/ARC-5 and was wondering if the toggle switch
>(LOCAL/REMOTE) was standard on all the ARC-5 Relays, or is this
> some variant.  None of my BC-442s has it.


The LOCAL/REMOTE switch was standard on the ALL original ATA and ALL the
RE-2/ARC-5 antenna relays.  It was also standard on early SCR-274-N BC-442-A
relays.  But the overwhelming majority of BC-442-A units will NOT have this
switch.

There is also another variation of these relays related to the vacuum
capacitor normally found under them.  The BC-442-AM does NOT have this
capacitor.  All other ATA, AN/ARC-5, and SCR-274-N units should have it.

Mike / KK5F