[ARC5] ARC-5 Receiver Question

[Mike Morrow]

John wrote:

>I just took the top off a 3 to 6 MHz Command Receiver (w/o nameplate) and
>much to my surprise 5 of the 6 tubes are glass, not metal.

That's very common in some of the later SCR-274-N receivers.  W.E. Co. seems to
have used what was available.  A receiver manufactured at a little later date,
judging by serial number, could very likely show the return to metal tubes.

I have several of each in my accumulation.

Mike / KK5F