[Milsurplus] Re:ARC 65 and ARC 21 control heads, a rare exception

[Mike Hanz]

Hmmm, thanks for the clarification, Mark.  That's the one I have for the 
-65 here, but I just assumed it was a standard item, as it is in the 
normal 5.75 rack mount configuration with Dzus fasteners.  Using it, 
however, is like scanning a band with the R-1051 - not particularly 
enjoyable.

BOEING377 at aol.com wrote:

>In a message dated 11/18/2004 7:16:23 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
>milsurplus-request at mailman.qth.net writes:
>
>>There are no manual frequency selection dials.  Thus,
>>nothing after the AN/ARC-8 in the USAF was designed for any sort of local
>>radio operator control.  That era was gone!
>>
>Not exactly true. The test set for the ARC 21 ARC 65 had a control box that 
>had decade freq selector knobs so you could dial up any freq, no code books 
>needed no pin settings either as in the 20 channel ARC 21  ARC 65 control head. 
>The full freq selector control head in the test set was made for acft panel 
>mounting, same dimensions as normal control heads, but seems to have rarely been 
>used in aircraft. 
>