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

Jim Sinclair sinclair at mc.net
Sun Nov 8 20:23:32 EST 2015 

All,
I have an ART-13, a Collins 52286, in the attic of my parents house. My dad, W6FKQ, collected a lot of WW2 gear after the war and it has been up there since the fifties. I do not believe it was ham modified based on the pictures I took.  Also based on the pictures there is no AC cord hanging out the back, but I do note a couple of empty tube sockets. I will be out to the house Nov. 12-16. It is in Oakland CA. It weighs 66 pounds based on the plate on the front. I am selling some things on the eBay, or Greed Bay, under the handle Sinky1947. I have a BC-348Q listed at present. I have been wondering how to deal with the ART-13 due to the weight. If there is interest, perhaps we could come to some arrangement and figure out a way to ship. Definitely not as small as the ARC-5 sitting on the shelf.
Let me know if there is any interest. Trying to find it a good home, not get rich.
Jim


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> On Nov 8, 2015, at 5:02 PM, J Mcvey via ARC5 <arc5 at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
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> In conclusion,I assume that it is safe to say that NOBODY has a T-15 that they are going to sell for $100. DANG!
> The ART-13 MW band is 200-500, so that misses part of the possible allocation as well.I am looking for something not too big like the T-15 would have been. I wanted those to be my 600 meter station. Oh well...
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>    On Friday, November 6, 2015 10:42 PM, J Mcvey via ARC5 <arc5 at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
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> ha! sound about right.... I have never seen one of those NOS before, but I haven't been at this as long as most here. They don't even show up on Ebay.
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>    On Friday, November 6, 2015 10:07 PM, Michael Hanz <aaf-radio-1 at aafradio.org> wrote:
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> Under a hamfest table in 1998. :-)
> 
>> On 11/6/2015 8:40 PM, J Mcvey via ARC5 wrote:
>> Where did you come up with that NOS rear connector?
>> 
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>>      On Friday, November 6, 2015 5:53 PM, Michael Hanz <aaf-radio-1 at aafradio.org> wrote:
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>> 
>>  Well, the ebay unit does have potential, but it will take a bit of
>> work.  I've been fixing a T-17/ARC-5 for a friend that was in almost
>> identical shape, except that the R-71 resistor clip was broken off to
>> provide more room for wiring, so I had to use new rivets and a new clip
>> to fix that part of it.  The rear modifications take the most time to
>> reverse.  A couple of pictures (as of the moment) are at
>> http://aafradio.org/garajmahal/T-17-ARC-5_restoration.html
>> 
>>> On 11/6/2015 10:49 AM, J Mcvey via ARC5 wrote:
>>> Here is the auction item number: 111679132205The octal socket is a fatal flaw. I don't think there is an eloquent way to fix it.That Tx was a mess! Don't know what the buyer was thinking...Some people have more money than brains! I always wondered how that happens too. Did they get an inheritance?
>>> 
>>>        On Thursday, November 5, 2015 10:55 PM, Michael Hanz <aaf-radio-1 at aafradio.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Remarkable final price, in that it has had a number of the usual ham
>>> modifications that would need to be reversed to return it halfway to
>>> original - among the mods was removal of wiring, the antenna relay K-54,
>>> enabling relay K-53, 1629 filament resistor R-71, and substitution of an
>>> octal for the rear connector.  Reversible (to a degree), but takes a lot
>>> of time.  As AB5S noted eaIn conclusion,I assume that it is safe to say that NOBODY has a T-15 that they are going to sell for $100. DANG!
> The ART-13 MW band is 200-500, so that misses part of the possible allocation as well.I am looking for something not too big like the T-15 would have been. I wanted those to be my 600 meter station. Oh well...
> 
> 
> 
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>    On Friday, November 6, 2015 10:42 PM, J Mcvey via ARC5 <arc5 at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
> 
> 
> ha! sound about right.... I have never seen one of those NOS before, but I haven't been at this as long as most here. They don't even show up on Ebay.
> 
> 
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>    On Friday, November 6, 2015 10:07 PM, Michael Hanz <aaf-radio-1 at aafradio.org> wrote:
> 
> 
> Under a hamfest table in 1998. :-)
> 
>> On 11/6/2015 8:40 PM, J Mcvey via ARC5 wrote:
>> Where did you come up with that NOS rear connector?
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>      On Friday, November 6, 2015 5:53 PM, Michael Hanz <aaf-radio-1 at aafradio.org> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>>  Well, the ebay unit does have potential, but it will take a bit of
>> work.  I've been fixing a T-17/ARC-5 for a friend that was in almost
>> identical shape, except that the R-71 resistor clip was broken off to
>> provide more room for wiring, so I had to use new rivets and a new clip
>> to fix that part of it.  The rear modifications take the most time to
>> reverse.  A couple of pictures (as of the moment) are at
>> http://aafradio.org/garajmahal/T-17-ARC-5_restoration.html
>> 
>>> On 11/6/2015 10:49 AM, J Mcvey via ARC5 wrote:
>>> Here is the auction item number: 111679132205The octal socket is a fatal flaw. I don't think there is an eloquent way to fix it.That Tx was a mess! Don't know what the buyer was thinking...Some people have more money than brains! I always wondered how that happens too. Did they get an inheritance?
>>> 
>>>        On Thursday, November 5, 2015 10:55 PM, Michael Hanz <aaf-radio-1 at aafradio.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Remarkable final price, in that it has had a number of the usual ham
>>> modifications that would need to be reversed to return it halfway to
>>> original - among the mods was removal of wiring, the antenna relay K-54,
>>> enabling relay K-53, 1629 filament resistor R-71, and substitution of an
>>> octal for the rear connector.  Reversible (to a degree), but takes a lot
>>> of time.  As AB5S noted earlier, it's a crap shoot...
>>> 
>>> Mike  KC4TOS
>>> 
>>>> On 11/5/2015 5:26 PM, kg4kgl at gmail.com wrote:
>>>> Here is the auction item number: 111679132205
>>>> 
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: ARC5 On Behalf Of kg4kgl at gmail.com
>>>>> Sent: Thursday, November 05, 2015 6:42 AM
>>>>> To: Mike Morrow
>>>>> 
>>>>> A clean example just sold on eBay for $750. Maybe prices have stabilized.
>>>>> :-)
>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 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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