[ARC5] Receiver audio transformers and other stuff.
WA5CAB at cs.com
WA5CAB at cs.com
Sun Jan 20 13:06:11 EST 2013
Bill,
The missing output transformer was part of the "customizing" AKA hacking.
None were ever made without one or the other of the four transformer
variants.
In a message dated 01/20/2013 11:47:00 AM Central Standard Time,
wrcromwell at gmail.com writes:
> Hi Ken,
>
> I don't have a "lot" of those here. I have six of my own and one
> "guest". Ine of mine arrived without the audio output transformer and
> had been converted to R-C output. I only ever used that one with Hi-Z
> cans. The others seem to be okay. I don't know what dates they were
> manufactured (and that is not very important to me). Eventually I can
> look at them to see what is on all of the tags (where tags are present)
> and somebody else can tell us when the one without a transformer was
> made.
>
> All of mine have been "customized" to one extent or other but none of
> them have been converted to a different band, solid stated, or
> "updated". One has an octal connector on the back, several have had the
> dynamotor connector soldered, one has a "UHF" antenna connector grafted
> - etc.
>
> 73,
>
> Bill KU8H
Robert & Susan Downs - Houston
wa5cab dot com (Web Store)
MVPA 9480
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