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

[Michael Tauson]

Hi, Neil,

On 9/16/06, Neil Barnett <neilba at clear.net.nz> wrote:

> General Radio, Bendix, and RCA are ones that come to mind.

General Radio is sort of interesting.  GR begat RF Labs which begat
A.R.C..  Funny how things went full circle.

> Other than reading the manufacturer's nameplate, it is not possible
> to determine which company actually assembled a particular unit.

A.R.C. supplied the drawings and specs but it was up to the
manufacturers to build them to specification.  This includes alignment
and calibration.  After that, off to acceptance and then it was in the
logistics train to become expendable.

That's how  it was supposed to be, although some (WE comes to mind
again) took shortcuts that showed.  Look at the upper chassis cover on
a WE-built SCR-274-N receiver for the wrinkle lines where it was
pressed.  Properly made ones didn't have such things.

(This is the point at which someone is supposed to come along and say
"'Tain't necessarily the way it was," then point out some variations
on a theme here 'n there.)

A.R.C. was pretty much the Little Company That Could throughout its
career through the fine offices of some of the top engineers in the
trade ... and friends in the right places on occasion.

BEst regards,

Michael, K3MXO/KH6




> 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.
>
> 73 de Neil ZL1ANM
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