[ARC5] BC-696-A Possibility? And TCS

[J. Forster]

The radio is bare aluminum. I'll eventually sell it or trade it.

Thanks,

-John

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> A little bondo and dabbing a bit of wrinkle paint a la Stinson may work
> here. A banana plug fits a SO-239 if you just want to plug in a wire
> antenna.
> Jay
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: J. Forster <jfor at quik.com>
> To: Discussion of AN/ARC-5 military radio equipment.
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> Sent: Tue, Apr 27, 2010 4:12 pm
> Subject: Re: [ARC5] BC-696-A Possibility? And TCS
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> Well, I have the insulators from parts donor units, but the 4 extra
> ounting holes have destroyed a near museum piece.  :=(((
> -John
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>  It so happens that the diameter of the insulator mounting hole is a
>  perfect match for an SO-239 OD.  Add four screws and it may look like a
>  professional  job...but it ain't... :-)
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>     - Mike
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>  On 4/27/2010 6:40 PM, J. Forster wrote:
>> In my case, the connector is installed behind the panel, with 4 screws
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>> nuts. If it'd been a sloppy job, I'd have not asked the question. This
>> looks completely professional, mechanically. Even the relay contact
>> looks
>> like it's original.
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