[ARC5] Rack

[J. Forster]

I didn't 'miss' the Type 12 stuff, a half length converter, a receiver
minus dyno, plus another piece. I just have no interest in Type 12 stuff.
My interest in the rack was curiosity a;lone.

Also, this is at least the third NEARfest where that stuff has been shown,
always at the same edge of the Fairgrounds near the barns, just around the
corner from the guys with the cammo trucks.

There is interest in aviation gear...  just not Type 12.

-John

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> On Sat, May 5, 2012 at 12:21 AM, <WA5CAB at cs.com> wrote:
>
>> Only that it must have been made to hold something other than a Command
>> Set
>> receiver.  Changing connectors because you can't find (or are too lazy
>> to
>> look for) the mate was/is fairly common.  But who in their right mind
>> would
>> go to the trouble to change both connectors of a mating pair?
>> Especially
>> when the insertion/extraction force of a 6 or 8-pin Jones pair is
>> considerably
>> higher than that of the original mini-banana pin types.
>>
>
> You got it right in your first statement, Robert - it isn't a Command or
> ARC-type rack, but something much later. My guess would be 50s/60s vintage
> as it likely came through MARS surplus in the 60s-70s. John apparently
> missed the 'NOS Aviation Rack' label attached to it which, aside from the
> obvious commercial manufactured appearance, indicated it wasn't modified.
> I
> had that for sale for a whopping $10 (the shock mounts are worth more than
> that) along with three pieces of Type 12/15 gear(receiver, transmitter,
> converter), which were in decent shape and priced together for less than a
> single piece would fetch on ebay. Also had O.B.O. on each. Didn't get so
> much as a single bite or question. While NEAR-Fest has a very strong
> milsurplus contingent including vehicles, there appears to be virtually no
> interest in aviation gear.
>
> Did get to meet one of the ARC-5 list members, though. We've been trying
> to
> catch up for the last few events and finally found each other.
>
> ~ Todd,  KA1KAQ/4
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