[ARC5] My R-25/ARC-5 and ARA CBY-46104

Fri Oct 12 22:40:25 EDT 2012

My CBY-46104 is S/N 4985.  It has the usual 
adaptations of RF Gain pot plus BFO and LIM 
switches added to the original front panel 
of "the box."  Previous owner engraved the 
functions onto that panel.  Dynamotor mount 
is still intact but the rear connector was 
changed out to an Amphehol 6-pin male. 

I HAD one that I bought new around 1957 or so 
and converted to use as the I.F. for a Morrow 
5BR1 mobile converter.  I used that setup as 
my primary HF receiver for several years.  I 
still had the receiver when a tornado took my 
house and most everything else down.  I didn't 
have room to keep it in my storage locations, 
so it, a beautiful BC-221 and LM-323 (I think) 
went to landfill.  An AN/ARC-1 that I had put 
a VFO into accompanied those items. 

My R-24 BCB receiver is similar but has a 
4-pin Cinch-Jones female connector on rear 
panel and only a "volume" control on front.

* * * * * * * * * * * 
* 73 - Mac, K2GKK/5 * 
* (Since 30 Nov 53) * 
* k2gkk at hotmail.com * 
* Oklahoma City, OK * 
* USAF & FAA (Ret.) * 
* * * * * * * * * * * 

> Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2012 21:44:39 -0400
> From: ka1kaq at gmail.com
> To: kgordon2006 at frontier.com
> CC: Arc5 at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [ARC5] My R-25/ARC-5 and ARA CBY-46104
> 
> On Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 9:11 PM, Kenneth G. Gordon <kgordon2006 at frontier.com
> > wrote:
> 
> > My only R-25/ARC-5 has NOs-74912 and the serial number 1281 on the top.
> >
> 
> Mine is number 3065. Yellow stabilized(?) 'S' on the front panel, red tag
> vs black on cover.
> 
> 
> 
> > The ARA has CBY-46104 NOs-74912 and the serial number 7258 on the top.
> >
> > Some dirty SOB removed the 3 X .22 mfd cap, the choke, the audio
> > transformer, the
> > dynamotor mounts, the bottom-plate, the lid, and the CCT-49107 Switch
> > Panel Adapter from
> > this one.
> >
> 
> 
> Sounds like the two or three CBY-46105 receivers I've seen. They're missing
> dynamotor mounts and/or look like they were used as blocking under Bubba's
> 67 pickup during the axle swap. Still need one, have had zero luck finding
> a clean example(the curse of starting your set up with a few NOS pieces).
> When one shows up on ebay it seems some nutjob pays a crazy amount for it
> that exceeds the crazy amount I bid. Guess I just don't want one badly
> enough. Yet. It's still just a pastime for me, well down the list.
> 
> I've seen plenty of the other nice examples over time, even the BCB
> CBY-46145 version, but the 46105 seems in short supply. Wonder why that is?
> And the ATA transmitters show up regularly with mid/late war acceptance
> dates. But no CBY-46105s. sob....
> 
> ~ Todd/KAQ
> ______________________________________________________________
> ARC5 mailing list
> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/arc5
> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
> Post: mailto:ARC5 at mailman.qth.net
> 
> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html