[ARC5] ugly, ugly

[Kenneth G. Gordon]

On 5 Aug 2014 at 10:14, Geoff wrote:

> To those of us who actually lived thru those 50's years those were a common mod
> as a VFO for Central Electronics, Lakeshore, homebrew, and other low power SSB
> exciters.
> 
> Both of those sets look to be completed and used as intended. Add another 50 or
> so years of non use and storage in a basement or garage and you wouldnt look so
> fresh either (-;
> 
> And yes, I built two for the same purpose in 1957 and used them until 1963 but I
> bought the switch plate and calibrated dial from CE who later also sold a
> cosmetically nice completed unit to match their rigs.
> http://www.qsl.net/la5ki/org/ce/458.jpg
> 
> I had a 10, 10B and 20A for HF and 6 and 2M transmitting converters.
> 
> Carl

And I still have a working 20A with the 458 VFO. And it still works very well, 
too.

Ken W7EKB