[ARC5] Request for RAT, RAT-1 Data Updates

[David Stinson]

Please pass this along to any other radio list
you think appropriate.

The Aircraft Radio Corporation RAT (12 volt) and RAT-1 (24 volt)
set of receivers were the first production sets built in the 
familiar "type-K" style that has become commonly known 
as "ARC-5."  Only 50 complete sets of RAT and 50 of RAT-1
were produced.  The sets, covering 13-27 MC, consist of 
two models of receiver, a dual-receiver rack and shock mount,
a dual-receiver control box with mount and dials,  local control
and remote control plug-in boxes, dynamotors and a local-tuning
crank which is black anodized, rather than the later, 
bare aluminum crank.

All these pieces, other than dials and cranks, have 
individual serial numbers.   Each model of receiver,
control box, shock mount and rack are numbered
from 1 to 50.  Since there were two each of the 
remote/local plug-in boxes and dynamotors per set,
they were serial numbered 1 to 100.  
Therefore, RAT set number 4, as issued from the
A.R.C. factory,  would consist of:

13-20 MC rcvr, 20-27 MC rcvr, rack, 
mount and control box, all serial # 4.
Local/Remote plug-in boxes and dynamotors 
serial numbers 7 and 8.

The individual parts of these sets are authentically  rare,
and I'm attempting to document all the know "survivors."
Please help update the database of known RAT and RAT-1 items
by sending me, *off list* unless you prefer to post publicly,
 the type and serial number of items you have.

Your privacy will be protected- I will not publish any 
ownership data and I will delete the "who owns this item" 
from the database if you request it.
Please say in your mail if you want your ownership data 
to be public, database-only (so I can contact you or
connect you with other owners) or deleted entirely.

Also- if you have items for trade or sale, I will, if requested,
publish a list of the available items and pass 
the contact data in private mail.
Thank you very much.  

To start off, here's my list:

Set RAT
46083 Rcvr #3
46084 Rcvr #5, with cover for #25 (rough).
Rack 46096 #31
Local plug-in boxes #3 and #10
One tuning crank.

Set RAT-1
46108 Rcvr #20
46109 Rcvr #50
Local plug-in boxes #2, #73, #75*
Dynamotor #81

*Available for trade for other RAT / RAT-1 items.

Thanks again.
73 Dave AB5S

P.S. If anyone has Wally's data (SK), please pass it on.