[ARC5] SCR-274-N Component by Edcar Co.

[Tom Clarke]

WE had one in our C-117D in Keflavik Iceland in 74-76.

73 de Tom/W4OKW
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From: "Mike Morrow" <kk5f at earthlink.net>
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Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2006 3:16 PM
Subject: [ARC5] SCR-274-N Component by Edcar Co.


>I recently acquired a FT-233-A single receiver rack.  It is unremarkable 
>except for being made by a company I've never seen on any SCR-274-N 
>component before:  Edcar Company of Burbank, CA.  Has anyone ever heard of 
>this maker before?
>
> I suspect this was probabaly made post-WWII for those many USAAF/USAF 
> installations which utilized only the BC-453-B and C-570B/A control panel 
> for NDB coverage.
>
> Although it shouldn't, it always surprises me when I see evidence for the 
> use of WWII-era "command set" gear decades after WWII.  One of my 
> SCR-274-N manuals (T.O. 12R2-3SCR274-1) is revised to 25JUL56, yet was 
> part of a 500 copy reprint run on 12DEC62.  I've seen USN R-23/ARC-5 
> installations in training aircraft at NAS Corpus Christi as late as 1972.
>
> Mike / KK5F
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