[Milsurplus] Re: [ARC5] ARC-2 Questions

[J Forster]

David Stinson wrote:

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "J Forster" <jfor at quik.com>
> Subject: [ARC5] ARC-2 Questions
>
> > At a flea market over the weekend, I saw a slightly modified ARC-2. (The
> > antenna terminal had been replaced by a coax connector)....
>
> UHF connector for the antenna- Bad idea done by lots of people.
> The stock ARC-2 won't match a 50-ohm antenna without
> an external cap; at least, not on 75 mtrs..  [snip]

Yup. On an aluminum plate.

Just like a lot of other mil sets designed to operate into a capacitive
antenna. WHY didn't so many people realize this in the early post war days???

Thanks,
-John