[ARC5] On eBay...Rarely Seen AN/APN-70 LORAN A Set

[J. Forster]

What USE are baseball cards or any collectible?

-John

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> Who would want it at that price?  Loran A has long been a dead system.
> This
> may be useful as a museum piece but of what practical use is it?
>
> 73,
>
> Sandy W5TVW
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Morrow
> Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2012 4:29 PM
> To: milsurplus at mailman.qth.net ; arc5 at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [ARC5] On eBay...Rarely Seen AN/APN-70 LORAN A Set
>
> FWIW, a very rarely seen military LORAN A set is shown at:
>
> http://www.ebay.com/itm/180865134168
>
> It is the R-277/APN-70.  It's what followed in the series of LORAN A
> sets from AN/APN-4 to AN/APN-9 to AN/APN-9A to AN/APN-70.
>
> It is often shown as part of the USAF aircraft installations of
> the AN/ARC-21 (RT-128A/ARC-21, AM) or AN/ARC-65 (RT-400/ARC-65, USB),
> plus AN/ARR-36 (R-224/ARR-36, auxiliary receiver).
>
> The RT-128A, RT-400, R-224, and R-277 are all RCA sets in USAF service
> beginning in the early 1950s.
>
> 73,
> Mike / KK5F
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