[ARC5] Jack Box

[jcoward5452 at aol.com]

Hello Henry,
 I believe that Gables was / is a manufacturer of comercial airline avionics.Your data plate indicates Eastern Airlines, a now non-existant airline. When I was a teenager I flew the Eastern  "shuttle" between Newark, N.J. and Boston, Mass. probably 50 times or more.They flew Lockheed "Electras" back then. Same airframe as PV-3's (correct me if I'm wrong, guys!).
 As an aside,I spent several wonderful summers on the Allagash waterway in Maine.To get to Maine, I flew from Newark,N.J. to Bangor International on olde, just this side of scrap, Connie's.( I think Eastern Airlines too) I watched with fascnation as the rivits danced on the wings as we literally skimmed the treetops going in to Bangor.Those engines made every note in the orchestra and you could hear Rossini or Beathoven or any composer you wished just by imagining the score.You wonder why Bangor ME is an international airport? It is a retired SAC base and has long runways. Back then, the international terminal was a large shack,mil style. It was also the domestic terminal.If I could live those youthful days all over again, I would in a heartbeat!
 Jay KE6PPF





-----Original Message-----
From: Henry Mei'l's <meils at get2net.dk>
To: arc5 <arc5 at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Mon, Oct 18, 2010 11:04 am
Subject: [ARC5] Jack Box


Hi 
Was just tidying up in my shack and ran across my long forgotten Jack Box, never 
ooked closely at it before but now
ealize it's most probably of interest on this site:
label, top:  MOD.NO.G 92E-2              SER.NO. ***
                                      JACK BOX
                                            GEM
                      G A B L E S        E N G I N E E R I N G
                                  CORAL GABLES, FLA.

label, front panel, center:  EASTERN               201
                                                                AIRLINES      
                                       COMMUNICATIONS      23 JA 34

ample of text above 8 toggle swtiches: 
MARK                         VHF NAV RECVRS                                COMM 
ECVRS

f wanted, I could take a photo of this unit.
It's been "de-militarized" -- about 1½" cable section and the connector have 
een removed, but otherwise clean.
Measures about 6"H x 10"W x 3" D. Black with white lettering
Henry, Cph.
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