[Milsurplus] ARC-5 production data

WA5CAB at cs.com WA5CAB at cs.com
Fri Oct 29 00:50:11 EDT 2004


OK.  Then in that case, I'd consider the rest of your collection.  The 
SCR-274-N was an Army Air Force set.  The AN/ARC-5, although a Joint set and used by 
USAF after the War, was primarily procurred by the Navy.  It developed from a 
follow-on to the ATA/ARA.  So I would say that it would be more at home with 
an AN/ART-13 and ARB than with a BC-375 and BC-348.  In fact, one of the 
system diagrams in the AN/ARC-5 maintenance manuals includes the ARB.  And it fits 
in better with the AN/ARR-2 than does the SCR-274-N.

In a message dated 10/28/2004 11:29:04 PM Central Daylight Time, 
jfor at quik.com writes: 
> 
> >> John, Are you using "ARC-5" generically to mean all models?  If so, then 
>> the approximate order of increasing production quantities is RAV, RAT, 
>> ATA/ARA, AN/ARC-5 and SCR-274-N.
>> 
>> 
>  I'm referring to the ARC-5 and SCR-274-Ns. Also, my question should have 
> been limited to the non-VHF versions. I have given up on the RAV and RAT. The 
> ATA stuff stuff seems to be of essentially no interest to anyone. 
> The real thrust of the question is should I collect the ARC-5 or SCR-274 
> stuff, disposing of my inventory of the other. Problem is I have some 
> essentially NIB components of each, but complete sets of neither. 
> 

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