[ARC5] Bare Aluminum USN sets.

[Jim Horn]

Mike wrote:

"It makes one wonder why the WECO AN/ARR-2 wasn't also produced in bare
aluminum."

That's an easy one, and the answer is because they were purchased under a Navy contract to Navy specifications.
The real question is: Why did the Navy put up with un-painted VHF ARC-5s?  Materials shortage maybe??  
Or maybe because many Tx's were converted from the SCR-274N  flavor of VHF equipment??
J. Horn KA7GKP