[ARC5] Unusual Navy receiver

[raydio862 at verizon.net]

Not so different, another innovative product from the 1930 “Vacuum Tube Valley” of Boonton, NJ.  Your going on a hop in a light plane but no radio.  Not a problem, this combo with a shoulder strap can be clamped in various ways to the cockpit frame and you’re good to go with a beacon radio.  Not sure what you do for an antenna, maybe just trail a wire.  I had two of them NOS, still have one.  Here’s another variant, the Model B-3.  Both are compact five tubers using 6 volt metal tubes.  Innovative packaging.

Ray

 

From: arc5-bounces at mailman.qth.net <arc5-bounces at mailman.qth.net> On Behalf Of Al Klase
Sent: Monday, August 23, 2021 2:21 PM
To: arc5 at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [ARC5] Unusual Navy receiver

 

Well, That's different:


  <https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/PbYAAOSwS9dhFVlx/s-l1600.jpg> 

Ebay Link <https://www.ebay.com/itm/304104059767?hash=item46ce03b377:g:PbYAAOSwS9dhFVlx> 

Al

On 8/23/2021 2:00 PM, Hubert Miller wrote:

Boonton 185





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Al Klase - N3FRQ
Jersey City, NJ
http://www.skywaves.ar88.net
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