[ARC5] All 13 "Command Set" Receiver Adapter Panels

[Michael Hanz]

That sounds about right.  On the tunable VHF set at 
http://aafradio.org/flightdeck/arc5-4.htm there is another complication 
on the C-24/ARC-5 and that is a black lacquered thin steel plate that 
blocks off the CW position, since the receivers do not have a BFO.  I 
found one at a hamfest in Maryland, but the other came from the 'bay.  
Unfortunately, the "manual" for the set is a brief 13 page addendum (my 
everlasting thanks to Gordon White) that doesn't contain part numbers, 
but I suspect if one was produced, it only had a part number for the 
block-off plate...the C-24/ARC-5 being otherwise identical to the HF 
version.

Mike - KC4TOS

On 7/10/2016 2:44 PM, Mike Morrow wrote:
> It is a safe bet that you will never find the FT-260-A or C-24/ARC-5 local control adapters at any hamfest...now or fifty years ago.  These were almost never used in real military installations and so were never made in great numbers.  They have always been in great demand since post-WWII surplus releases after 1945.
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> eBay represents the only realistic source.  Things very rare and in demand naturally generate high prices from the bidders, **not the sellers**.
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> In more than fifty years of collecting these sets, and attendance at many Dayton Hamventions and regional hamfests, I have acquired only one FT-260-A and one C-24/ARC-5.  Both came from...er...ebay!
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> Mike / KK5F
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: J Mcvey via ARC5
> Sent: Jul 10, 2016 12:32 PM
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> Yes, the one with the volume control and  the  "CW-OFF-MCW" switch is FT-260A which is very hard to find.There is a large Hamfest coming up next week , so maybe I'll get lucky and find one (or two!)Ebay sellers are INSANE!
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