[ARC5] ARC-5 in the X-1

[Scott Johnson]

I just fired up an ARN-59 the other day, it had been sitting in my hangar for 8 years, and sat in the desert down in Tucson for 20+ years before that.  Played right from the start, nary a bad capacitor.  Same luck with my ARC-39s, they all work, and other that an occasional dirty contact, seem to go forever.  FWIW. I was looking at some APR-9 ELINT gear the other day, and it seems to look like it was built by ARC.  Anyone know if this is the case?

 

Scott V. Johnson W7SVJ

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From: ARC5 [mailto:arc5-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of jeepp
Sent: Friday, May 27, 2016 7:39 AM
To: Mike Morrow <kk5f at arrl.net>; arc5 at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [ARC5] ARC-5 in the X-1

 

Interesting point, Ford vs Chevy.  Having worked on and used the A.R.C Type 12 and 15 equipment, albiet late in their operationsl tenure. I can only say that the stuff was bullet-proof,  electronically speaking.  Operating in a kinder and gentler era, the coffee grinder VHF radios did require some gymnastics to net, but not unlike similar Narco gear, did the job very well.   The transmitters evolved from 5 to 10 channels  then 20.  The 10 watt T-25 has either 90 or 180 channels, followed by the 360 channel ARC 210 system (not to be confused with the AN/ARC-210).  Never mind the ARN-30( ) group.  That said, I sure wish I had an example of that rare ARC-5 VHF receiver with the dial!  I saw one in CAP in the late 50's.

 

Jeep K3HVG

 

 

 

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From: Mike Morrow <kk5f at earthlink.net <mailto:kk5f at earthlink.net> > 
Date: 05/26/2016 5:56 PM (GMT-05:00) 
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Subject: Re: [ARC5] ARC-5 in the X-1 





WRT the question of when the small A.R.C. VHF transmitters were available, the A.R.C. Type 11A was being advertised in "Flying" magazine by April 1947. (The full A.R.C. Type 12 was not yet out at that time.)  The Type 11A used a beacon band R-11A receiver and a VHF-AM T-11 transmitter (1.1 watts output, 5 channels in any 1 MHz band between 121.5 to 132.0 MHz).  I think I'd prefer the Western Electric VHF AN/ARC-5 rather than the post-WWII A.R.C. civil aviation stuff.

Mike / KK5F
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