[ARC5] ARC-5/R-25 tuning gang question

[WA5CAB at cs.com]

I hadn't thought about it but band-spreading the 160 meter band is another 
possibility.  In that case, I'd expect to find three fixed capacitors 
hanging off of the tuning capacitor and the front-end coils unmolested.

In a message dated 01/30/2016 06:39:55 AM Central Standard Time, 
arc5 at ix.netcom.com writes: 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "DSP3" <jeepp at comcast.net>
> Subject: Re: [ARC5] ARC-5/R-25 tuning gang question
> 
> 
> >>*When I pulled the hood off, there were only three blades on 
> >>each
> >>rotor shaft. Is this normal or was this a hack job?*
> 
> Your radio has had a Ham-mering.
> (Thank you to whomever it was from which I stole
> this term.   "Ham-mering."  I like it :-D )
> Typical of 95% of hacks;  they get half-way through
> their carnage, get bored or get a commercial receiver
> and throw the raped radio on the junk pile for one
> of us to try and recover.  Oh well more for us.
> 
> One of the butcheries done was to pull out tuning
> capacitor plates and booger with the padding in order
> to "bandspread" the ham band over the whole dial.
> Likely someone wanted 160 meters from one end
> to the other.   You'll need a new tuning cap or,
> since it's already been buggered, you could finish
> the job and have a pretty good 160 meter receiver.
> 
> GL OM ES 73 DE Dave AB5S
> 

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