[ARC5] T18 - in eBay

[Mike Morrow]

The AN/ARC-5 was a USN command set that appeared in 1943 to replace in new aircraft the original 1940 ARA/ATA command set.  It was not used in USAAF aircraft such as a B-24, but could be found naturally in the USN's PB4Y.  The AN/ARC-5 Maintenance handbook suggests that the T-18/ARC-5 was issued one for every five of most aircraft, while the T-19 through T-23/ARC-5 were issued one for every aircraft.

The USAAF had little use for a command transmitter operating from 2.1 to 3.0 MHz so its SCR-274-N never included a transmitter for that range, just as it never adopted an associated receiver for 1.5 to 3.0 MHz.  Only the USN used on a limited basis that range of command set frequencies.

The ebay T-18 is rough and missing cover screws.  It likely was in NOS condition when the ham hacker got hands on it.  Not as many T-18s were installed for naval service as were the other transmitters. (I ignore the rare T-15 to T-17 units.)

Mike / KK5F
-----Original Message-----
From: J Mcvey <ac2eu at yahoo.com>
Sent: Nov 16, 2023 8:09 PM

Two big problems with that T18
1) Condition
2) desirability
 
If you are restoring a B-24 and want that transmitter, I suppose it might be worth $50 USD
Otherwise , you can't put it on the air and it doesn't even look good on the shelf.
 

On Thursday, November 16, 2023 at 08:27:25 PM EST, Bill Blodgett <whb5k at icloud.com> wrote:
 
Approx. how much should one bring in that condition today ?
On Nov 16, 2023, at 6:54 PM, J Mcvey via ARC5 <arc5 at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
That's way too much money .Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android (https://go.onelink.me/107872968?pid=InProduct&amp;c=Global_Internal_YGrowth_AndroidEmailSig__AndroidUsers&amp;af_wl=ym&amp;af_sub1=Internal&amp;af_sub2=Global_YGrowth&amp;af_sub3=EmailSignature)
On Thu, Nov 16, 2023 at 7:13 PM, Leslie Smith
<lnsmith99 at gmail.com> wrote:

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/394969157175
 
I know nothing about this item.
Except s-nr in photo is 1763.
Hope someone can 'rescue' it.

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