[ARC5] ARC5 Digest, Vol 123, Issue 39

[Andy Young]

David Stinson wrote
> There are so few people who care about the RU receivers
> anymore, I sometimes wonder if *any* useful end
> is better than sitting in a garage or basement
> until the kids throw them in the dump.
> I'll bet I could count the working GF/RU sets in
> the whole world on my fingers and have enough left
> to drink my coffee.   Damn shame.
> They have an interesting and longer history than do
> our beloved "ARC-5" sets.

Here in the UK I've managed to gather together all the parts for a complete 
GF-12 / RU-17 system which I hope to wire up and get working one day.
All is in excellent unhacked condition
I don't know anyone else in the UK with such a system.
I've had to get a lot of the units from the US, complete with horrendous 
shipping costs, plus UK customs charges!
My most recent acquisition was a complete unused spare parts kit, and 
there's a DU-1 loop somewhere between the US and UK at this moment.
There's definitely something very attractive about the RU/GF system, I'm 
certainly a fan.
Andy