[Milsurplus] Re: ARC-5 Tuning Splines & Right Angle Connectors

[Todd Bigelow - PS]

My speculation on this is that the shockmounts often ended up left
riveted or bolted to the aircraft and went off to the smelter, whereas
the racks just snapped off easily. Perhaps connectors and wiring
harnesses to a lesser extent met the same fate. Add to this that many of
the surplus dealers apparently advertised the radios alone to the ham
market and you start to get the picture. Radios seem most plentiful,
followed by accessories like control boxes and racks(certain ones more
plentiful than others), then connectors, and finally shockmounts.
Splines and the right angle adapters seem to show up at least as
regularly as the connectors, maybe moreso.

 Sure makes assembling a complete set up a real adventure in patience
and resourcefulness. I'm working on an ARC 5 and ARA/ATA station
simultaneously. It's the only way I could deal with the frustration of
finding an item I needed, but for a different line of radios. Okay - so
it's also a good reason to have more radios...

73 de Todd/'Boomer'  KA1KAQ

Tino Zottola wrote:

> Hello Todd, Mike and others
>
> Thanks for the clarification on this.
>
> I am currently putting together a 40m /80m ham station
> exclusively from ARC-5 components. I noticed that Fair
> Radio was selling MC-136 and MC-124 parts for a good
> price and I was hoping this parts interchangeable with
> the ARC-5 series. I guess I will try to go the ebay
> route.
>
> It is strange how the ARC-5 RXs, TXs, control boxes go
> for reasonable prices on ebay. But the connectors,
> racks, dynamotors, etc. fetch hefty prices. I guess
> this is supply and demand.
>
> 73s,73s
>
> Tino VE2GCE