[ARC5] WWII Transceivers

J. Forster jfor at quikus.com
Fri Apr 4 09:41:28 EDT 2014


You have missed the much maligned WS-19.

Used as intended it's quite a good radio. Even has single dial Rx/Tx
tuning (the second dial is for the PA.)

-John

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> David's efforts with the ARC-2 and its variable IF led me to think about
> WWII tunable transceivers.
>
> And it appears there ain't many at all.  They often used tunable receivers
> and crystal controlled transmitters, and most of the time separate
> receivers and transmitters, even in the same box.  But very few true
> transceivers it would seem.
>
> I guess the BC-1000 is one.  The ARC-2 is another.  I guess the RT-45
> might be another, although I am not familiar with it other than having a
> "PTO" out of one I bought from Fair Radio many years ago.
>
> So how many can y'all think of?  And why are there so few?  Perhaps the
> ARC-2 is an example of some real, radical innovation.
>
> Wayne
>
>
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