[Milsurplus] ARC-39?

[Jack Antonio]

There was an article in ER some years ago concerning the ARC-39, I think
it was by Walt Hutchens.

I also have a nice one, looking inside one can see the command set
ancestry, looks like a command set "all grown up" with 50s components
and the usual high quality Aircraft Radio Corporation construction.

Crystal control is a bit of a problem, I scoured the junkbox for
usable HC-6 style crystals and managed to find a few that let
me tune the radio up on the ham bands, and even found one crystal
(5751) that let me put a channel on WWV(receive only) Did purchase
some crystals from JAN, allow for 3 weeks delivery. I've made a couple
of contacts on 40, but 15 watts AM on 75 is a a bit anemic, I'll
try it again in winter.

I also would like to find out the usage of the set, I have seen
one reference that it was installed in the HH-34 helicopter, IIRC
this was the Kaman Huskie. That was a pretty small airframe, the
antenna would have been pretty short. I doubt if you could have
installed an antenna much longer than 15 feet or so.

I'd be interested in the remote control box if anyone has one
laying around, the C-2241/ARC-39.

Jack Antonio WA7DIA
scr287 at sbcglobal.net

Scott Johnson wrote:
> Tom-
> I have a very nice one that I got years ago from Walt Hutchens, I have 
> never run across so much as a part since then.  It is a very cool little 
> set, kind of like having a complete set of command transmitters and 
> receivers in one box.  I would guess it was nearly obsolete when it was 
> built, as sideband was being phased in, and this was a mid fifties 
> vintage radio.  It makes a really nice low -power mobile AM station, 
> though.
> 
> 73
> Scott
> 
> 
> Tom Norris wrote:
> 
>> Remember seeing this a lot through the 80's in the Fair Radio catalog, 
>> but never heard a lot about them otherwise.   Other than being a low 
>> power AM voice crystal transmitter/receiver, any more info floating 
>> around?
>>
>> Just curious, and I'd not actually seen one compared to the hundreds 
>> of other things out there.
>>
>> Is this now a $uper expensive collectors item now?? heehee
>>
>>
>> Tom NU4G
>>
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