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

[Kenneth G. Gordon]

On 12 Oct 2012 at 22:03, Bill Cromwell wrote:

> My goal is to actually use the radios on the air. My interest in the
> R-25 is coverage of the 160 meter ham band. I saw an article somewhere
> suggesting they are rare and expensive when they are available.

Well, I think that has to do with museum quality units. There should be plenty of them around. 
According to Gordon White's documentation, there was one of those receivers for every 5 
airplanes in the entire air service.

> That same article suggested then that we should convert a
> different, more plentiful model to cover 160.

Well you could DO that, but the IF cans are the problem, as far as I am concerned. It would 
be fairly easy to convert a BC-453 to 160. I have an article in an old ham magazine to do just 
that.

> I guess I am just going to
> have to do that by building a converter for 160 ahead one of the R-23 or
> BC-453 receivers (Q5er style) I have here.

That sounds like it would be a better idea, although you would have to have two parts instead 
of one.

> Much more practical than
> building a different radio inside a radio that already works. When I get
> that perfected I'll probably see a useable R-25 in the 'low hanging
> fruit' position. Murhpy ya know.

Of course. What else would you expect? :-)

Ken W7EKB