[ARC5] Fair Radio Fades Into the Gathering Darkness

[David Stinson]

We used them for our Air to Ground VHF and UHF
at the Nevada Test Site.  True they were heavy
and doubtless expensive, but in 17 years I never
had a problem with them.
Dave S.

On 8/14/2023 5:01 PM, K2GKK D C_Mac_ Macdonald wrote:
> I used to work in the FAA depot shop that
> repaired them but that ended when I
> retired in 2011. 
> Mac, K2GKK/5 in OKC
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Aug 13, 2023, at 10:06, sbjohnston--- via ARC5 <arc5 at mailman.qth.net> 
> wrote:
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> My friends and I met at Fair Radio Sales on Thursday and we had a great 
> time thoroughly inspecting everything and selecting items for purchase.  
> The "dungeon" nature of the rear sections of the store adds to the sense 
> of adventure.  We knew that would be the situation so we each brought 
> our latest favorite flashlights.
> 
> I was pleased that there was a willingness to seriously negotiate prices 
> on marked or website items.  And the various unmarked chassis, modules, 
> pieces, and parts I selected were all priced quite reasonably when we 
> discussed them at the counter.
> 
> It was well worth my trip from Wisconsin - both for the chance to see my 
> friends and to buy some interesting surplus.
> 
> One of the used, complete, repairable items I picked up is the FAA 
> FA-8979 (aka model TRX-102) VHF AM transceiver.  Unfortunately I forgot 
> to get the manual - anyone know of an online source for at least the 
> schematic?
> 
> 
> Steve WD8DAS
> 
> sbjohnston at aol.com
> http://www.wd8das.net/ <http://www.wd8das.net/>
> http://af4k-crystals.com <http://af4k-crystals.com/>/
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