[ARC5] [Milsurplus] ARC-5 Receiver Question

[David Stinson]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Tauson" <wh7hg.hi at gmail.com>


> Weren't the -As aluminum as well?  I know the originals were black
> but, without looking at the ones I have, I thought the -A versions
> were unpainted and the -B were a little of both.

-A orders that were painted:
1470-NY-41 by A.R.C. 
1509-NY-41 by W.E.
6375-NY-41 by W.E.

The first -B order, 293-PHILA-42 by W.E., was painted.

Sets built under 595-WF-43 and 5529-WF-43 by Colonial
came in both -A and -B, painted and not painted.
Don't yet know the reasons.

Most subsequent transmitters were unpainted -A variants.
The W.E. receivers and modulators went on on up to -E variants
and were unpainted.  Colonial had occasional exceptions.
I have no documentation of W.E. sets after 293-WF-43 that were painted.

73 Dave S.