[ARC5] command set bench psu

[J. Forster]

There are lots of radios I don't collect. That does not mean they are
either good or bad, well made or not.

An R-390 is a good, well made, Collins, radio. I could have one very ceap,
but have no interest in it.

-John

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> On 11 Jan 2013 at 15:49, J. Forster wrote:
>
>> I've no interest in Type 12 stuff. BTW, it seems very few other people
>> do either- the stuff just goes begging. I mistakenly bought a big
>> boxfull about 30 years ago for about $5, and it's still sitting.
>>
>> -John
>
> IMHO, ARC Type 12 stuff is unusually well made. As far as I am concerned,
> it easily rivals the best of Collins-made gear.
>
> There are at least two pieces I am very glad that I have: one is the BC
> band
> receiver (R-10, I think) and the other is the 190 to 550 KHz version.
>
> Although neither one has a BFO, that can be relatively easily fixed.
>
> And the lack of a dial is also not difficult to change if you have a
> derelict
> 274N or AN/ARC-5 receiver covering the same range: the tuning capacitors
> are interchangeable with a little work.
>
> Or you can use an ARC-5 remote tuning job with a bit of "speedometer
> cable" between them.
>
> In any case, I am very glad I have those I do.
>
> Ken W7EKB
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