[ARC5] ARC-5 in the X-1

[Scott Robinson]

Hi Scott,

Gear that has mostly lived in dry places seems not to rot the paper 
caps. Since the damage mechanism is moisture AFAIK, this even makes sense.

Peace,

Scott

On 5/27/16 9:12 PM, Scott Johnson wrote:
> 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?
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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
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> 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.
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> -------- Original message --------
> From: Mike Morrow <kk5f at earthlink.net <mailto:kk5f at earthlink.net>>
> Date: 05/26/2016 5:56 PM (GMT-05:00)
> To: arc5 at mailman.qth.net <mailto:arc5 at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: Re: [ARC5] ARC-5 in the X-1
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> 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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