[ARC5] Questions that need answers

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Floyd,

The adaptor for remote control is the FT-230.  99% of receivers will have 
this one (at least originally).  The adaptor with headset jack, RF Gain pot and 
OFF-CW-VOICE rotary switch is the FT-260.

Early production FT-230's, and AFAIK all ARA production have all 8 contacts 
on the socket, although only two are used.  Later production dropped all but 
two of the contacts.  It was moderately common (I did some in those days) to in 
effect convert FT-230's to FT-260's.  It was less common (fortunately) to 
remove the connector and tie the wires directly to the pins in the jack box.  Be 
sure to check all of the receivers you have first, to see whether some might 
still have the intact connector.

I'm relatively sure that none of the Command Set receivers in my storage 
building have an actual FT-260 or ARA or AN/ARC-5 equivalent.  But the law of 
averages says that some are likely to have an already modified FT-230 that you can 
turn into an FT-260 or maybe even one neatly enough done that you wouldn't 
mind using it as is.  However, before I start looking through what I have, which 
is not readily accessable (takes about an hour just to go over there and come 
back), maybe someone else on the list will have one handy.

In a message dated 11/10/2006 11:23:38 AM Central Standard Time, 
fpetri at eastex.net writes: 
> Where is what I want to know. Is there a plug in adapter that has the 
> switch, pot and headset jack that is factory so it can be plugged in and 
> unplugged? If not is there any sockets available with enough connection that 
> 
> can be used to replace the one in it with only two connections in the 
> FT-260-A so that I can make my own? Here is what I want to do. I want to add 
> 
> a switch, pot, headset jack and a socket with enough connectors to an 
> existing FT-260-A or convert another FT type adapter to do the same or find 
> a replacement socket with enough connectors to finish out the ones in the 
> receivers that I already have. My goal is to have one adapter that I can 
> plug into any receiver and test it without having to put it into a rack to 
> do it. So does anyone have the adapter for sale or know where I can get the 
> socket?

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