[ARC5] Tool Set goes with which radio? And another question

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It took some digging in the maintenance manual as (a) I have never 
physically seen or owned one and (b) it is out of normal order everywhere that it 
appears in the manual.  But there was also the C-43/ARC-5, which controls two 
tunable receivers plus one R-28.

In a message dated 6/27/2010 8:54:07 PM Central Daylight Time, 
wh7hg.hi at gmail.com writes: 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: arc5-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:arc5-bounces at mailman.qth.net] 
> On
> Behalf Of jcoward5452 at aol.com
> >Why was there no equivalent AN/ARC-5  component for AN/SCR-274N BC-496-* 
> ?
> ( and I 
> >suppose it's mounting plate.)
> 
> The AN/ARC-5 was designed with the idea of using lock tuned receivers.  If
> it was desirable to be able to tune them, the C-26 was used for each
> receiver to be tuned.  This usually was limited to the R-23(A) or R-148 
> but
> tuning dial existed for other receivers as well and were attached to the
> tube covers.  
> 
> I'm isolated from my reference material at the moment but I vaguely 
> remember
> a second control box that included tunable capabilities however I may be
> confusing it with something else entirely.  Or maybe with an alternate
> reality.  :-)
> 
> Best regards,
> 

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