[ARC5] 10-Meter 274N RX - The 20-27 RAT-1

[john rose]

My manual is now annotated. Thank you.

What are the differences between the ARA, the RAV and the RAT?

Last question for this morning; Can anyone supply the numbers for the ATA/ARA and RAV manuals?
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> Date: Fri, 8 Feb 2013 23:13:48 -0600
> From: arc5 at ix.netcom.com
> To: arc5 at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [ARC5] 10-Meter 274N RX - The 20-27 RAT-1
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> -----Original Message-----
> >From: john rose <brokenthumb at live.com>
>
> >The ARC 5 manual AN 16-30ARC5-2 lists which series are/are not
> >interchangeable with the ARC 5. It says,
> >"The receiver units of Model RAT (13.5-27 mc)
> >equipment were designed for 12-volt operation,
> >and therefore may not be used in the receiver racks
> >of the 24-volt.....". Is this correct?
>
> A.R.C. produced 50 sets of RAT, which operated on 12 VDC,
> and 50 sets of RAT-1, which operated on 24 VDC.
> A "set" was two receivers, a rack, control box and accessories.
> The one I've been fiddling with just now is RAT-1.
> There is an (in)famous surplus sales add out there
> somewhere that says they have some hundreds of "RAT"
> sets to sell. This is matter of mis-identification
> by someone doing inventory without knowledge of his stock.
> That only 50 sets each were built is confirmed.
> Less than ten of each of the four models of
> RAT and RAT-1 receivers are known to have survived.
> IIRC, only 5 of the 20-27 RAT sets are known
> to still exist.
>
> GL ES 73 DE Dave AB5S
>
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