[ARC5] [Milsurplus] Collins ARC-2 Going Cheap

[Mike Morrow]

>It is a really interesting and nicely built piece of equipment.
>I always thought it was odd that it used 807s instead of 1625s.

It would indeed be odd if it used 807s.  But it doesn't.  It uses
1625s, two as PA tubes, two as modulators, right next to the
dynamotor.

I got my first RT-91/ARC-2 from Fair Radio 35 years ago.  Since
then, I've also acquired two RT-298/ARC-2A units.  IMHO, the
RT-91 is the better of the two in terms of construction quality.
The RT-298 seems like a cut-rate version in comparison.

The rack and the control box can be the devil to find...about
as hard as finding those same items for the AN/ARR-15.

Mike / KK5F