[Milsurplus] Re: [ARC5] Speaking of ARC-5 Production...

[William Donzelli]

> How did Foote, Pierson and Company fit into this picture?
> Were they the production labor in the A.R.C. plant for
> the early A.R.C SCR-183/-283, ATA/ARA and AN/ARC-5 sets,
> while A.R.C. provided oversight, management
> and engineering changes?
> Did they build large runs outside A.R.C. and "rebrand"
> them as A.R.C.-produced?

Could be. ARC rebranded Raytheon tubes for the early 1930s RUs. Opbiously,
ARC was not in the tube making biz.

I think there was a fair amount of outsourcing back in World War 2
(although I don't think that word had been invented yet). I have heard
that Western Electric farmed out quite a lot when things were tight.

William Donzelli
aw288 at osfn.org