[ARC5] Scarce C-29 Offered

[Mike Morrow]

Jay wrote:

>I have here a C-29/ARC-5...The transmitter selection switch has a 
>circular plate with a stop that can be set to limit the rotation of the 
>switch knob to 1,2,3 or 4 positions.Did all the transmitter control 
>boxes that had a rotory select switch have this?

The bizarre British-style pushbutton C-30 was replaced by the C-30A
before war's end.  The C-30A is the same size as the C-29.  Yes, it
has an adjustable transmitter select switch stop just like the C-29.

A similar stop is NOT present on similar ATA and SCR-274-N units.

>A thoughtful feature that was probably never used since most
>installations had only two transmitters...

I suspect that the stop was very frequently used on in-service C-30A units.

Mike / KK5F