[Milsurplus] ARC 27 tidbit

[Mike Morrow]

Mark wrote:

> ... They had an ARC 27 out of the case sitting on a table. ... the guide
> said that they show it to kids ... He said it gets lots of attention from kids
> who are fascinated by its complexity.

It is fun to watch the gears, motors, and relays in these sets churn as a new frequency is selected on the control box.  Things like the ARC-38 and CU-351 antenna tuner would be fun too.  Watching a ARC-21/65 or 58 and associated antenna couplers would be a real hoot.

> I will put up pix of the WV 121 interior including a nice ARR 41 and 618T
> installation

Can you find out it the 618T gear is the AN/ARC-94 (military 618T-2, most likely in USN aircraft) or the AN/ARC-102 (military 618T-3)?

I'll bet they didn't retain a Morse key at an operator's desk like the type 26003 key that was commonly found with with AN/ARC-38/38A installations.

73,
Mike / KK5F