[ARC5] Cool acquisition (not for the squeamish)

[Todd, KA1KAQ]

On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 11:05 AM, Robert Nickels <ranickel at comcast.net> wrote:
>  Last weekend was the Peoria Superfest, where some buddies and I have
> been getting together for a big cook-out and gabfest as well.   One of
> them has taken on the chore of helping a widow dispose of the estate of
> a local SK, and included in the pile of stuff were a half-dozen  sundry
> ARC-5 transmitters and receivers.  Most had been "hammified" to  a
> greater or lesser extent - only one looked to be original.  But my
> attention was drawn instead to one that was REALLY hacked-up, but
> immediately recognizable to the "trained eye".

A really neat find, Bob. Looks like a pretty clean job overall.
Basically a small time capsule of amateur SSB built from a then-common
piece of surplus and representative of how the typical ham might climb
the technology ladder without $250 riceboxes on every corner.

It'll be interesting to hear how it works when you get it on the air.

TNX for sharing, and sorry to hear you couldn't sell your golden ugly
duckling at the 'fest. :D

~ Todd,  KA1KAQ/4