[Boatanchors] Advice on a ARR-15 please

[wf2u at ws19ops.com]

The repackaged SX-28A for airborne service is the ARR-7 and it was a  
stand-alone intercept receiver, not used in conjunction with the ATC.  
The ARR-15 is a Collins manufactured, Collins PTO equipped receiver.  
It has the same number of channels pre-settable as the ATC and were  
used with the ATC in Navy aircraft, post WW2. The drawback of the  
ARR-15 is the lack of selectivity. It's stable, preset channels are  
reliably repeatable. It works well on CW with an external audio filter  
like the SCAF.
  I don't know of any mods, and I'm not even interested in them.  
Original military equipment in my possession stays original and is  
used as issued with the exeption of internal passive components  
replaced with modern manufactured parts during repair, or maybe  
non-JAN tubes of the same type if necessary.

I don't know about prevalent prices, but I got mine in almost pristine  
original condition for $75 at Dayton, 5 years ago. It was just plug  
and play after lubricating the dynamotor first...

Your ATC would be correct to operate with the RAX series receivers as  
well in Navy aircraft configuration, and also with the ARB receiver.

73, Meir WF2U
Landrum, SC

Quoting Carl <km1h at jeremy.mv.com>:

> Ive been using a BC-312 with my Navy ATC which is a pre renamed ART-13.
>
> Id like to use it with a Navy radio and wonder how the ARR-15 stacks up?
>
> Not much info on the Net other than it is similar to a SX-28, no bandspread,
> autotune which can be bypassed, drifts like any Halli, etc.
>
> Pros, Cons, Prices?? Useful mods?
>
> I have a RBB and RBC shipboard receivers but they wont fit the available
> space.
>
> Carl
> KM1H
>
>
> Carl
> KM1H
>
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