[ARC5] [External Sender] Re: WWII Collection Well Worth Saving

[Bill Henderson]

WOW !!!
NICE ONE !!!
 -Bill H. / va3hwa



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On Thu, Dec 15, 2022 at 11:14 AM Robert Nickels <ranickels at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 12/15/2022 7:33 AM, Mike Kana wrote:
> > APX6! I remember seeing conversion articles to get them on 1.2ghz.
>
> Hi Mike,
>
> Well if we're honest, the predominant reason mil surplus radios were of
> interest to hams was because it provided a cheap basis for conversion to
> something else.   Very few if any cared about historical preservation,
> as the number of hacks and holes in a typical piece of surplus gear
> attests.   The only exceptions were those that no one could figure out
> what do do with, like the 225-390 MHz Navy RDR receiver that sat on top
> of a cabinet in my high school physics lab.  It was so uninspiring that
> we only mustered the effort to take it down once, and then just
> scratched our heads over it.
>
> Here's a nice example of a minimally-modified ARC-5 receiver in a nice
> piece of homebrew gear: https://www.ebay.com/itm/115640810858
>
> This is a known seller, check Other Auctions if you're in the Delaware
> area and looking for command set parts radios.
>
> 73, Bob W9RAN
>
>
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