[ARC5] AN/ARC-2

[Tim]

Hi Ken - Yeah, we were imagining they were used in larger aircraft.
Shoe-horning a 274N or ARC-5 components into space available in a fighter
is easier than fitting one big, heavy lump in someplace.  (We were
imagining it would also serve to augment the pilots aft seat armor if it
were placed in a fighter ..haha..)

As you said, seems it was functionally/operationally equivalent to the HF
Command Sets, all in one box.  Looking forward to seeing the innards.  I
think Dave or others wrote up a scheme for fabricating a rear connector, it
seems to be unique.  This one had no mount but otherwise a real beauty so
far....It is the 2A variant...
Thanks,Tim

On Mon, Apr 30, 2018 at 10:56 AM, Kenneth G. Gordon <
kgordon2006 at frontier.com> wrote:

> On 30 Apr 2018 at 10:37, Tim wrote:
>
> > Hi Ken - Yep, they are in place, there is even a nice spanner wrench
> > attached to the rear for their removal...Whodda thunk?
>
> Ah, yes. I had forgotten about the spanner. Mine is still there too. Jack
> mentioned that.
>
> > Thanks - that's the key we were missing... This one is pretty
> > pristine, was used by a Ham back east, complete with Dyno and not
> > Ham-mered in any way.  Interesting set, apparently intended to replace
> > the HF Command set function - just when VHF was appearing for that
> > function.
>
> Yes. Exactly. Covers almost the entire Command Set frequency range and not
> much more,
> although to my mind, it is a LOT heavier and far more complex. It is a
> very, very nice set.
>
> Please let us know how it works.
>
> As I mentioned, and as I remember it, most of those were used in transport
> aircraft, though,
> not fighters, etc.
>
> Ken W7EKB
>
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