[ARC5] Surviving RAT and RAT-1 receivers - data call

[Mike Hanz]

A note from someone who recently acquired a pair of the RAT receivers 
reminds me that I haven't issued a recent data call for surviving serial 
numbers of these sets.  If you have one of the RAT or RAT-1 receivers, 
I'll add the serial numbers to the list that I collected below back in 
2002.  At least one of the owners below is now an SK, but I seem to 
recall they were sold on ebay to another collector.

          73,
  - Mike  KC4TOS

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On   Mon Nov 11 10:50:59 2002, AAF-Radio-1 at aafradio.org wrote:

It's about time for another obscure and unreasonably obsessive data call
on the RAT and RAT-1 receivers.  If anyone knows of the whereabouts of
any of these sets, I'll add them to the list.  Note that the RAT and RAV
are the only sets whose local control box has a small serial number tag
below the sensitivity knob, so keep an eye out for any of these
unattached to receivers in your travels.  Here's what I've collected so
far, in no particular order:

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Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum (pending data query):

RAT 13.5-20 receiver, serial no. ?, original control box serial no. ?

RAT 20-27 receiver, serial no. ?, original control box serial no. ?

Owner #1

RAT-1 13.5-20 receiver, serial number 14, non-original control box.

Owner #2

RAT 13.5-20 serial number 43 with original 14 volt dynamotor,
non-original control box

RAT-1 13.5-20 receiver, serial no. 44, original control box serial no. 44
(This should theoretically be control box serial no. 87, given the 
peculiar 2n-1 and 2n
nomenclature counting scheme ARC used for these local control boxes.
That is to say that both serial no. 1 receivers would have serial no. 1 
and serial no.2 control
boxes, etc.)

RAT-1 20-27 receiver, serial no. 44, non-original control box

Owner #3

RAT 13.5-20 receiver, serial no. 3, non-original control box

RAT 20-27 receiver, serial no. 5, non-original control box

RAT-1 13.5-20 receiver, serial no. ?, original control box serial
no. ?  (Pending recovery from storage)

RAT-1 20-27 receiver, serial no. ?, non-original control box (Pending
recovery from storage)

Owner #4

RAT 13.5-20 receiver, serial no. 15, original control box serial no. 50

Owner #5

RAT 20-27 receiver, serial no. 23, original control box

Owner #6

RAT 13.5-20 receiver, serial no. 41, original control box serial no. 31,
non-original dyno

RAT 20-27 receiver, serial no. 33, original control box serial no. 37,
non-original dyno

Rack and shock mount for above two receivers, serial number 41

Owner #7

RAT 13.5-20 receiver, serial no. 13, original control box serial no. ?

RAT 20-27 receiver, serial no. 29, original control box serial no. ?

Owner #8

RAT 13.5-20 receiver, serial no. 28, original control box serial no. 55,
original dyno

RAT 20-27 receiver, serial no. 28, original control box serial no. 56,
original dyno

Rack and shock mount for above two receivers, serial number 28

(This is the only set I know of which has the serial numbers all matching.)

Owner #9

RAT-1 13.5-20 receiver, serial no. 37, original control box serial no. ?

RAT-1 20-27 receiver, serial no. 37, original control box serial no. ?



Also, I found local control box serial number 5 referenced in an e-mail
sent to me.

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That's it so far.