[ARC5] arc5

[J. Forster]

Sadly, most of the T.1154s are gone now, either stripped for the few
useful parts or trashed after the AudioPhools stripped out the valves for
some silly amplifier.

The R.1155s have survived better, but the rubber insulation has hardened
and perished. Also, many of the sets have had the DF stuff cut out to be
replaced by an audio amp to drive a speaker and / or power supply.

Also, there were tens of thousands ARC-5 type sets produced...  far more
than any British set. Many of them sat in stores and never saw wartime
service. I doubt that can be said of many British sets.

Best,

-John

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> hello , my ARC5 rack is for two txs only , but i cannot get at the serial
> number easily .the rx rack is for 3 . by the way , the rx for the 1115 was
> the 1116 , and was pretty good . it was a double superhet, and my late
> friend told me that they used to be able to receive the BBC long wave
> transmissions while flying along in the south atlantic. i had one , but
> sold it about 15 years ago . the RAF bomber command tx/rx was the T1154
> and R1155. they were pretty good for their time and were a revolution when
> they were introduced. i have a T1154M anf R1155B . these are in regular
> use. i have had the 1155 since about 1950.they go jolly well , and for
> some reason the audio of the 1154 cuts through QRM and is readable in poor
> conditions.
> last saturday was the unveiling of the memorial to Bomber Command , and as
> a tribute we tried to get as many 1154/1155s on the air we managed 5 .
> considering they were only expected to last a few months before the
> aircraft was shot down , they have lasted amazingly well. alan
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