[ARC5] Another directory of articles on ARC-5 sets (supplied by LNS)

[Leslie Smith]

Gentlemen: 
I supply an incomplete list of articles on the subject of "Command" Sets.

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Article: A.R.C. Receivers, A Guide to        
Author: Tauson, M.W 
Description: A well researched source of diverse information on sets in the ARA/ATA and AN/ARC-5 series.  

Note: Some authorities claim this document was stolen from MWT by his  evil brother (Mal) who published it without consent.  Other informed sources believe Mike Tauson himself published this well-written and informative document, saying Mal was incapable of such an evil action.  Either way, everyone wins, except for Mike Tauson, who has seen his document published far and wide with little reward for his starving belly.


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Technical Manual 11-310, by Dept of War, 1943
Authorised by:  G.C. Marshall
Description:  Contains circuit diagrams for many sets, including 

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Title: ARC-5/BC-455 Modification Notes
Author: Phil Salas – AD5X   
Description: Describes the process of "reviving" a ARC-5 ("command") set to on-air use, including a general description of the sets in the series, rewiring the sets (a practice now discouraged), recapping and the provision of a suitable the supply of power supply.  

Format:  PDF

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Title: AN 16-30 ARC5-2 open.pdf
AN/ARC-5 Aircraft Radio Equipment.
Autorised by: Secretary of US Air Forces
Dated:  1954, December 15
Description:  The definitive technical manual, 291 pages in length with circuit diagrams, component lists, photographs and wiring diagrams for the AN/ARC-5 series of receivers, transmitters and auxillary equipment.

Format:  PDF

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Avionics: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow.
Author: Gordon Elliot White
Desciption:  "From Bakelite to back courses and from Boonton to Phoenix.  How the Aircraft Corporation changed aviation."  

Format: PDF.  

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Title:  The First and Last Q5-er. 
Author: Gordon Elliot White.
Description: A superbly written, if brief, history of these "command" sets from the mid 30's into the '60's.  Probably appeared in CQ magazine, June '66.

Format:  PDF


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Title:  Super Simple 80-20 Receiver, The
Author:  Sowden, Thomas R
Description:  Describes the use of a "command" transmitter chassis as the basis for a solid state dual band receiver based on the now hard-to-find LM373 IC.

Format:  PDF
Believed to be published in CQ or Ham Radio magazines.

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Document: T.O. 12R2 3SCR274-2
Title: Radio Set SRC-274-N
Date: 1943, revised 1956.
Published by: US AirForce and US Navy.

Description: As per title.

Format: PDF.  Filesize, approx 24MB.

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Document Identification: NAVWEPS 16-30ARC5-501
Title: Handbook, BENCH TEST and ALIGNMENT PROCEDURE,
RADIO EQUIPMENT AN/ARC-5.
Authorised by: CHIEF OF THE BUREAU OF NAVAL WEAPONS
Date: 1949

Description: As per title.  Approximately 56 (PDF) pages of witing diagrams, tables, photographs and alignment procedures for the AN/ARC-5 series of equipment.  

Format: PDF.  File Size:  Approx 5 MBytes. 

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Document:  Mixer Modifications.
Author: unknown
Description: Describes the procedure for building a 12AT7-based plug-in replacement for the 12K8 mixer.  One page.

Format: PDF

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Document Title:  A Power Supply for the BC-453 and other Command Receivers.
Author:  By Herb Friedman W2ZLF
From: Radio TV Experimenter, January 1966
Description:  A 6 page article that describes the receiving sets in the series, together with a typical power supply that might have been constructed by an radio amateur using one of these sets in the 1960's.  A clear circuit diagram for the BC-453-A is included.

Document format: PDF.  FileSize:  1.1 MBytes.

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Title: The BC453 plus Receiver Type 78
By Derek, G3GRO
Description: A two page article, as per title.  A circuit diagram is NOT included with this 2 page article.

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Title:  Command Set Receivers for All Frequencies - The Easy Way.
Author: White, GE 
Publisher: CQ Magazine, 1967, January.

My reference: "Command Set Receivers - All Freqs.PDF"

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Title: The Command Set Story.
Author: White, GE 
Publisher: CQ Magazine, 1964, November.

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Title:  Command Sets.
Authors: various
Publisher: CQ Magazine, 1957
Description: A 100+ page compendium of articles describing how to use modify or even hack sets from the command series according to the practice of the late 1950's.  136 pages of delight and horror, according to your point of view.  The first item in the set reproduces an advertisment from the period showing receivers for 6 to 9.1 MHz selling for US$4.95, or the (now rare) "520-1500kHz" sets selling for for $14.95.

File Format: 15 MByte, PDF.

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Title: Converting Surplus Transmitters for Novice Use.
Publisher: Unknown, but perhaps ARRL handbook, pg 216.

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Title: "Modifications (NOT)"
Author: Stinson, D
Description: David Stinson writes: "The ONLY modifications needed to a command transmitter are simple and 100% restorable."  Beginning with that advice, Mr. Stinson provides a concise and informative method to restore command transmitters to an operating condition with minimum changes to the original set.  It also contains useful information about correctly feeding these sets (designed to operate over short distances and into a low impedance aerial) into a dipole or longer antenna than intended for the original installation. 

Document format:  PDF.  File size: about 70kBytes

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Document: Deployment of SCR-274 Sets.
Description: A WWII document showing the allocation of these sets to war service. 
Date: November 1942.

Format: JPG

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Title: Surplus Conversion Manual Vols 1 .. III
Authors: Everson, RC and Beach OR
Published by: Editors and Engineers.
Copyright: 1948
Description:  As per title, but dealing with many sets; of these the AN/ARC-5 "command" sets are only one among "the many".


List compiled by Leslie Smith, ex VK2BCU.
Date 2010-Oct-01





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