[ARC5] Looks Very Interesting

[Mike Hanz]

On 11/22/2013 8:11 AM, Robert Eleazer wrote:
> It was not Jeff that pointed out the "Looks Very Interesting" Command Set Plus Something, it twas' I.  And I provided the ebay item number.
>
> Now, anyone have any idea which specific receiver that is?

The fourth photo shows a blurry R-26/ARC-5 tag, Wayne.  At least some of 
the receivers modified for the Yardney tuner have surfaced that had 
their original tag removed from the cover and sported a black painted 
tag with a designation like R-26M.

> Funny thing, is the front attachment looks sorta professionally done and also looks sorta not.

It was a kludge from the start but filled an urgent need, mostly in the 
Pacific.  Internally it is beautifully built and performs its job as 
well as the ART-13 autotune feature which it was designed to support..  
The kludgey part was forced on the manufacturer because of the need to 
use existing ARC-5 receivers.  I'm a little surprised that they didn't 
use the ARB as a base for the set, but the little ARC-5 receivers are 
pretty decent performers, as everyone here already knows.  The 
manufacturer actually did an amazing job of the mod kit, considering the 
constraints - it was designed in such a way that it could be 
accomplished at lower echelons without too much of a problem.  Although 
the much more expensive Collins AN/ARR-15 eventually supplanted the 
Yardney, it lasted long enough to spawn at least three control boxes, 
shown at http://aafradio.org/flightdeck/box.htm

73,
  - Mike  KC4TOS