[Boatanchors] AR 88 Discussions

[Rob Atkinson]

Tragically, I understand there were orders to destroy them after the
war, and RCA stated they _did not_ want them back.  It seems
incredible now but in the 1940s the fabulous parts and almost
unobtainium like the CL meter and 3 in 1 oil filter cap were just
radio stuff and taken for granted.  I read somewhere that a dry water
well was filled up with junked AR88s.  However many seemed to survive
and I think in Russia, they said they destroyed them, but an awful lot
seemed to stick around there.  I hope these 88s are still in use
overseas.

The reports about performance are not an exaggeration.

73

Rob
K5UJ

On Sun, Feb 2, 2014 at 7:25 PM, Bry Carling <bcarling at cfl.rr.com> wrote:
> In the early 1960s in England we dug discarded AR88s out of the ground at rubbish tips. What you call garbage dump.
>
> Best regards - Bry Carling