[ARC5] [MRCA] Vintage test equipment?

[Robert Eleazer]

"I've seen a bunch of radios over the years and never seen a bad IF
transformer. WHY socket a part that almost never fails?"

Socket all the RF and IF coils because that way the receiver chassis is identical for the different versions of the set until you put in the tuning cap (still the same for LF and BC, I believe) and the BFO coil - which is easy to remove and install, using screws and 3 wires.   

Producability!

Wayne