[ARC5] History and Context of the ARC-5 sets

[Mike Morrow]

>The RFL/A.R.C. story is too long to go into here...
>RFL was the original, re-organized into A.R.C. As the name implies, 
>Radio Frequency Laboratories was just a lab.

I have a Type B-3 aircraft beacon band receiver made by "Radio Frequency
Laboratories, Inc.", Boonton, NJ.  It looks like a late 1930s unit, and
is built to very high standards of quality.  It was supplied to the customer
in a case sealed with a brass stud.  No customer maintenance allowed!  The
brass licensing notice says:  "WARNING  DO NOT BREAK THIS SEAL UNDER ANY
CONDITION   IF FAILURE SHOULD OCCUR WIRE TYPE AND SERIAL NUMBER TO THE
MANUFACTURERS IMMEDIATELY AND RETURN THE UNIT TO THEM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
A NEW UNIT WILL BE SHIPPED PREPAID ON RECEIPT OF WIRE UNDER CONDITIONS OF
GUARANTEE."  It uses a 6J7 (RF), 6A8 (Mixer), 6J7 (IF), 6C5 (Detector), and
6V6 (AF).

I have a Type 185 aircraft beacon band receiver that has many similarities
to the RFL Type B-3 above, yet was made by an outfit called "Boonton Radio
Corporation" in 1944 under US Navy contract.

So...who was Boonton Radio Corporation, in addition to RFL and ARC?

Mike / KK5F