[ARC5] Questions on the R-25/ARC-5

[Leslie Smith]

Hello group,
I think sets that have been modified in this way are as much a part of
history as sets that are brand new.  They speak of skill in a particular
context.  

73 

  Leslie Smith
  vk2bcu at operamail.com


On Sun, Oct 14, 2012, at 00:44, Clare Owens wrote:
> I agree, Dave.  But your comment brought to mind that I have what appears
> to be one of the 2% that were done well, an R-27 that has had a
> bandspread
> mod made.  When I saw the receiver and another one several years ago at a
> local hamfest in a dimly lit parking garage on a rainy morning I thought
> it
> was brand new except for the adapter and only when I looked carefully at
> home did I realize that the tuning dial reads from 6.8 to 7.5 instead of
> 6
> to 9.  The dial ticks and numbers have been meticulously hand done and
> the
> front panel adapter is pretty much professional quality.  All of the
> screws
> were in the right places (Miracle!) and the internal components seem to
> all
> be there, even the dynamotor and rear panel connector.  I"m a little
> sheepish that I've never powered it up so I just tried it with one of
> those
> 48V power supplies.  24V on fils and 48V HV, draws 9 mA and I picked up
> an
> SW broadcast station at 7.5 on the dial.  My TS-440S says the station is
> at
> 7490.
> 
> So, this one will stay as is, a little monument to someone who actually
> knew how to do a neat, workmanlike and effective job.
> 
> Clare
> 
> 
> On Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 10:24 PM, David Stinson <arc5 at ix.netcom.com>
> wrote:
> 
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Todd, KA1KAQ" <ka1kaq at gmail.com>
> >
> > > Today's chainsawing was yesterday's progress and adaptation.
> >
> > In maybe one out of  50 attempts.
> > The rest went right into the junk pile.
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