[ARC5] ARC-114 Progress

[Joseph Pinner]

Thank you for sharing this.

Hope you do write the article.


On 2/17/2018 1:05 PM, Robert Eleazer wrote:
> Well, I got the ARC-114 working.� I had to add a mike preamp and I 
> found that the mike from a general aviation headset won't�do the 
> job,�with or without a preamp. The preamp�I used was a Velleman kit I 
> bought from Fair Radio.� After I figured out you actually had to apply 
> power to it and adjusted the output just right, the preamp combined 
> with a Audio Technica ATR-20 500 ohm�mike does the job.�The preamp is 
> easily capable of overdriving the ARC-114.
> RF power output at 52.50 MHZ seems to be about 20 watts.� During 
> receive the set draws about 400 ma and during transmit about 2 amps, 
> which is rather more than the 30W�given in the specification.
> I am assuming that the setup will work with�my ARC-116; we will see. I 
> already have found that the ARC-116 will operate down below the 225 
> MHZ�bottom end of the military UHF band.
> Maybe I'll do a little write up for Radionerds.com
> Wayne
> WB5WSV
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Joseph Pinner
Kingston, TN

KC5IJD / AFA4JP
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