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

[Mike Feher]

Robert -

Do you have the eBay number for that sale? Thanks & 73 - Mike 

Mike B. Feher, N4FS
89 Arnold Blvd.
Howell, NJ, 07731
732-886-5960 


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Sent: Thursday, November 05, 2015 6:42 AM
To: Mike Morrow
Cc: ARC5 at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [ARC5] Anybody have an ARC-5 /T-15 to sell?

A clean example just sold on eBay for $750. Maybe prices have stabilized.
:-)

Robert
KG4KGL

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> On Nov 4, 2015, at 22:55, Mike Morrow <kk5f at earthlink.net> wrote:
> 
> 
>> 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.)
> 
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