[ARC5] History question: post-ww-ii use of ARC-5 style equipment

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The final revision to the AN/ART-13 Operator's manual was in 1968.

A C-45 given to the LA Tech Aviation Department around 1966 still had an 
R-23/ARC-5 in it.

Robert Downs - Houston
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In a message dated 03/19/2016 12:57:09 PM Central Daylight Time, 
macklinbob at gmail.com writes: 
> We had BC-453s in KB-29s until at least 1950.
> 
> And I saw ARC-5 VHF sets in the radio shop until the late 50's.
> 
> The KB-29s also had ARC-8(BC-348/ART-13) probably until the aircraft were 
> taken out of service. And they were in service until at least 1959.
> 
> Bob Macklin
> K5MYJ
> Seattle, Wa.
> "Real Radios Glow In The Dark"
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jim Haynes" <jhhaynes at earthlink.net>
> To: <arc5 at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Saturday, March 19, 2016 10:25 AM
> Subject: [ARC5] History question: post-ww-ii use of ARC-5 style equipment
> 
> 
> >
> >We know vast quantities of this stuff was on the surplus market after
> >WW-II.  I got to wondering how long it continued to be used in military
> >aircraft after the war, and what replaced it.
> >
> >
> 
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