[ARC5] Anybody have an ARC-5 /T-15 to sell?

[Mike Morrow]

> I don't think it would be too hard to tune that down into the proposed
> amateur band.

The special purpose T-15/ARC-5 (along with the similar T-16 and T-17) are among the rarest of AN/ARC-5 components.  Each of these three units have been known to fetch $1000 to $2600 on ebay a decade ago.  It would be unwise to actually operate a unit so rare. since to operate this equipment means that the equipment is being destroyed.  Even just a re-cap of such a rare unit sends its historical and monetary value into the dump.  (I got a T-16 for $10 at an Ohio hamfest 30 years ago.)

Probably a T-47/ART-13 with O-16/ART-13 and CU-25/ART-13 (or T-47A/ART-13 with O-17/ART-13A and CU-32/ART-13A) would be a less-expensive route using old gear.  Or even a BC-375-E with TU-26-A and BC-306-*.  Some small makers of niche ham gear have announced solid-state designs that would be much more practical.  Ken can give the best counsel.  

I'd recommend a USN TAJ-16,  :-)

Mike / KK5F
(Someday I'll post about my T-588/ART-33.  It is a small locally-controlled MF radiotelegraph transmitter, about 50 watts RF, 400 Hz AC power in, crystal-controlled on the six standard merchant marine Morse frequencies (410 to 512 kHz) used by merchant vessels worldwide.  It was made for Coast Guard aircraft service.)