[ARC5] [Milsurplus] ARC-5 Receiver Question

[Tom Dawson]

WECO BC-453-B, S/N 46687,  here has the tube list stamped in on the 
underside of the lid and shows JAN12***/12***GT/G for everything except the 
12K8.




73

Tom
WB3AKD
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "J. Forster" <jfor at quik.com>
To: <WA5CAB at cs.com>
Cc: <arc5 at mailman.qth.net>; <kk5f at arrl.net>; <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2010 2:33 PM
Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] [ARC5] ARC-5 Receiver Question


> Yes, aluminum, no paint.
>
> -John
>
> ===============
>
>
>> The other question to ask is what color is it?  If aluminum, AFAIK it has
>> to be a BC-454-B.
>>
>> In a message dated 2/16/2010 10:28:33 PM Central Standard Time,
>> jfor at quik.com writes:
>>> OK. Thanks very much.
>>>
>>> -John
>>>
>>> ===========
>>>
>>>
>>> >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
>>>
>>
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>>
>
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