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

[Jay Coward]

All,
 There was a company that made an aftermarket kit or complete adapter panel and I cannot remember the name. ( not Fair Radio, they made up the power supply kits, I still have one for the TX side. A high current +28 or so unregulated "brute force" supply!) 
The after market rx panel used  an A.R.C. 3 position switch, gain pot and knob and phone jack as used on the rack and remote boxes. It had two standoffs that mounted the wafer connector so the whole thing plugged right in to the receiver and four screws secured it. Somewhere, (I know sort of where), in a box of command set bits and pieces, I have a complete one and parts for one in a plastic bag.(Please don't ask me to dig it up! My daughter arrives tomorrow and she would prefer for all this stuff to just vanish)!
 As for FT-260-A I have one aluminum finish with wrong knob, one black wrinkle finish, and one black wrinkle but the function switch is a three position toggle (with that little "glow in the dark/UV dot, (possibly "hot") in place of the three position rotary. The nomen. is scribbled over by a sharp "tool".
 Some of this has been acquired via the internet auction site(s) and some from "bottom feeding" at ham fests and flea markets. If you want to find this stuff you've got to be a "digger" as they say in  the Jurassic Park movie (1st).( Heck, finding and collecting this stuff is archeology of our time).
 Best to All for the Holidays and where ever you are watch the weather forecasts and be prepared.
 Jay KE6PPF
 
 
 
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From: J Mcvey via ARC5 <arc5 at mailman.qth.net>
To: WA5CAB <WA5CAB at cs.com>; arc5 <arc5 at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wed, Dec 16, 2015 12:42 pm
Subject: Re: [ARC5] looking for an in tact BC-451 tx control box

As far as receive knobs go, I'm good in that department. I have all original spinner types ( #6743). certain spline old "all American 5 knobs do work ,  too, which I use on the 'spares". I was thinking that there might be a power/vol/on-off MASTER control for RX like they had for the TX in the BC-451. I'm OK with with making a panel. I may even be able to squeeze a mini toggle on the hacked box plates. Hopefully it will be able to handle the dyno surge current!     On Wednesday, December 16, 2015 12:14 PM, WA5CAB--- via ARC5 <arc5 at mailman.qth.net> wrote:  Another quite usable local tuning knob is one of the plastic knobs that used to be common on AC-DC radios and the like.  The ones that were push-on onto the splined volume control posts.  These have no backlash.  The only drawback to them is appearance and usually the wierd color.Robert Downs - Houstonwa5cab dot com (Web Store)MVPA 9480In a message dated 12/16/2015 10:46:50 AM Central Standard Time, kgordon2006 at frontier.com writes: > In addition, the only original "local" TUNING controls I have routinely > seen > are those "tuning keys", or as some call them, the "wee knob", that were > included with some receivers inside the top lid along with a small dial > which > was meant to be attached to the remote tuning control, BC-450 (?) or such.> > However, those have very, very noticable and annoying back-lash.> > There are, of course, those very few "crank-handle" type tuning knobs > (type > 6743?), but those also have excessive back-lash. In addition, when those > show up on eBay their average selling/buying price is at least $30 each.> > For "local control" tuning, I much prefer my simple piece of 1/4" brass > tubing > with a knob attached.> > With that there is no backlash.> > Ken W7EKB> ______________________________________________________________ARC5 mailing listHome: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/arc5Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htmPost: mailto:ARC5 at mailman.qth.netThis list hosted by: http://www.qsl.netPlease help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html  ______________________________________________________________ARC5 mailing listHome: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/arc5Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htmPost: mailto:ARC5 at mailman.qth.netThis list hosted by: http://www.qsl.netPlease help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html