[ARC5] AN/ARC-2

[Tim]

Thanks!  That will give him a good place to start.  Simple is good....
Tim
N6CC

On Mon, Apr 30, 2018 at 6:38 PM, jeepp <jeepp at comcast.net> wrote:

> Unless one wants either the mic or headset output, only +28 and ground are
> required.
> K3HVG
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> -------- Original message --------
> From: Tim <timsamm at gmail.com>
> Date: 4/30/18 20:16 (GMT-05:00)
> To: jeepp <jeepp at comcast.net>
> Cc: "Kenneth G. Gordon" <kgordon2006 at frontier.com>, 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
>
> 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:
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>> 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
>>
>> 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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