[ARC5] AN/ARC-2

[Tim]

Thanks, good to know...When in "local control" are any rear connector pin
circuits needed beyond the 28 V for the Dyno?  Not seen a schematic yet but
he has a manual inbound....

Thanks,,Tim
N6CC

On Mon, Apr 30, 2018 at 4:29 PM, jeepp <jeepp at comcast.net> wrote:

> The special connector is organic to the ARC-2 and the ARR-15 receiver,
> only.
> K3HVG
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> -------- Original message --------
> From: Tim <timsamm at gmail.com>
> Date: 4/30/18 14:06 (GMT-05:00)
> To: "Kenneth G. Gordon" <kgordon2006 at frontier.com>
> Cc: ARC-5 <arc5 at mailman.qth.net>, "Military Surplus Mail List
> mmilsurplus at mailman.qth.net" <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: Re: [ARC5] AN/ARC-2
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> 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:
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>> 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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