[ARC5] looking for an in tact BC-451 tx control box

[Mike Morrow]

> Anybody have one for sale?Also a basic ( not with remote tuning cable tuning)
> for local rx control. I don't know what the number for that one might be.

You can easily find the nomenclature for major components at:
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AN/ARC-5

The receiver local control panel is:

RAT/RAT-1   CBY-23154
RAV         CBY-23154
ARA         CBY-23154 (works with all receivers)
SCR-274-N   FT-260-A (works with all receivers)
AN/ARC-5    C-24/ARC-5 (works with all receivers)

Only the RAT/RAT-1 and RAV liaison receiver systems used a local receiver control panel as an integral part of the receivers.  Only 50 of the two-receiver RAT and RAT-1 liaison receiver systems were made.  Only 46 of the eight-receiver RAV liaison receiver systems were made.
  
All other receivers are in command set service, operated remotely.

What all the above means is that the receiver local control panels are scarce.  Search ebay for a decade and you'll possibly find a FT-260-A or C-24/ARC-5.  Maybe.

Mike / KK5F