[Milsurplus] R-148/ARC-5X

[Marty R's GI-stuff haunt]

Dave R... I went thru that web site with much interest!

What a cheerful, unspoiled, enthusiastic guy that author seems to be.  
And the size of the compendium is staggering.

So back to this R-148 thing here.  Looks like a "Q5-er" that's had a dial,
239kc IF xfrmr, & RF/osc coil-group transplant.  And maybe the variable
cap-bank too (see below) 

Found the LH spline jobbie just switches between loop & wire.  Rememgber 
what I said about wcom?

For Dave Simpson, rear panel's marked 

          left side                          right side

ARC 10007 .19 .55 mc  3  45          CAUTION 14VOLTS  RELEASED 1 45


Kinda goofy since web site says it's a R-23A.  And that's supposed to
be 28V whereas 10008 is R148 & 14V.  Humbug


      ---BUT  WAIT  THAT'S  NOT  ALL---

There was a mate to the above BCB odd-bodkins.  This critter's back side 
stamped

          left side                          right side

ARC 9603 .19 .55 mc  11 43                USN-anchor  RELEASED 2 43

This critter's missing top cover but per web site ARC 9603 is R-24 BCB
ARC 5.  & I exposed it's variable cap-bank which is marked 3936 & looks for
all the world like that in a BC939 rat nearby.  It too has loop
input & "the spline switch" (albeit missing the cover)

This goofus has a 6VDC Ge oscillator supply by Sunair.  Model 6D serial
043

             ----S. W. A. G.----

These were both factory B-C band adaptations of Q5-er used to home on
BC stations rather than NDBs.

Go figure

    Marty