[Milsurplus] Re: [ARC5] Once again I come to grovel ...

[WA5CAB at cs.com]

Neil,

There are lots of minor exceptions, and some glaring ones.  But the general 
rule with US military radios made by more than one contractor is that if it is 
the same radio and the same rev, pull off the nameplate and you'll never 
figure out who made it.

In a message dated 9/16/2006 5:58:43 PM Central Daylight Time, 
neilba at clear.net.nz writes: 
> Other than reading the manufacturer's nameplate, it is not possible
> to determine which company actually assembled a particular unit.
> All units are absolutely identical, so apparently A.R.C. retained
> absolute control over manufacture and supply of components, with
> the contracted companies doing little more than assembling the units.
> Maybe assembled units were even shipped to A.R.C. for alignment
> and testing prior to delivery.
> 

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