[ARC5] Bendix RA-1B receiver

Mon May 12 22:58:52 EDT 2014

In the USA the safety convention is DOWN for OFF.  In an emergency shutoff situation, simply slapping the switch handle/toggle/peg down is an easy, instinctive motion. 

I'm pretty sure the DOWN for ON came from the custom of cheap, "modern" switches that simply have the part of the switch that is exposed in the down position painted red for a cheap indication that the circuit is activated. 

For dates I often use 22/IV/2014 format.  Put the month in Roman numerals and you generally avoid confusion. When I'm asked for my birthdate, I always give day/month/year. 

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> Date: May 12, 2014  14:15:40 +1200
> From: neilb0627 at gmail.com
> To: arc5 at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [ARC5] Bendix RA-1B receiver
> 
> > Does anyone know where the down=ON came from. It *seems* irrational to me.
> >
> > -John
> 
> I'm so glad to have your opinion.
> American practice of writing dates as 4/22/2014 instead of 22/4/2014
> *seems* a strange hierarchical order and irrational to me, but hey I would
> never make a point of writing that it's fascinating on this group or any
> other.
> Vive la deference (sic).
> 
> Sorry for the off-topic and the deference pun.
> 
> 73 de Neil ZL1ANM
> 
> 
> On Tue, May 13, 2014 at 1:23 PM, J. Forster <jfor at quikus.com> wrote:
> 
> > Does anyone know where the down=ON came from. It *seems* irrational to me.
> >
> > -John
> >
> > =================
> >
> >
> >
> > > I used 'fascinating' because it is to many others around the world.  No
> > > other implication implied.  I am well aware of the world wide
> > > distribution, and my words were carefully chosen as a result.  Perhaps
> > > he doth protest too much?
> > >
> > > 73,
> > > Mike
> > >
> > > On 5/12/2014 8:43 PM, AKLDGUY . wrote:
> > >>   > It also has that fascinating "down = on" British design philosophy
> > >> for
> > >> the toggle switches. :-)
> > >>
> > >> You've used the word "fascinating" but there's an implied suggestion
> > >> that up = on is the way the world should be, as defined by Americans,
> > >> and
> > >> that anything else is quirky or quaint.
> > >>
> > >> I don't want to start a flame war, but there's no particular
> > >> justification
> > >> for either standard. Remember that posts to this list go out to a
> > >> worldwide
> > >> audience where some members live in countries where the light and socket
> > >> switch standard is down for on, and where yes, we do drive on the left.
> > >>
> > >> 73 de Neil ZL1ANM
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> On Tue, May 13, 2014 at 9:33 AM, Mike Hanz <aaf-radio-1 at aafradio.org>
> > >> wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> Hi John,
> > >>>
> > >>> They're around, but not as common as, say, a command receiver.  I just
> > >>> saw
> > >>> one on ebay the other day, from commercial airline usage mods -
> > >>> http://www.ebay.com/itm/251501261287
> > >>>
> > >>> Not a bad general coverage set, though the tube types within are double
> > >>> ended and a bit noisy.  It also has that fascinating "down = on"
> > >>> British
> > >>> design philosophy for the toggle switches. :-)   The peripherals
> > >>> (dynamotor, shock mount, and remote control box) are a bit harder to
> > >>> find.
> > >>>   The normal connectors are standard RU/GF and SCR-173/273 types.
> > >>>
> > >>> 73,
> > >>> Mike
> > >>>
> > >>> On 5/11/2014 8:51 AM, John Saxon via ARC5 wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>>> Just looking on Mike Hanz's great list of posted manuals and ran
> > >>>> across
> > >>>> the RA-1B receiver.  Looks like a nice piece.  Are these things
> > >>>> around?
> > >>>>   Rare?
> > >>>>
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