[Milsurplus] ARC-5 Conversion

[Michael Tauson]

Hi, Breck,

On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 7:56 AM, B. Smith <smithab11 at comcast.net> wrote:

> Does anyone have the schematic or article on converting a T-22 ARC-5
> transmitter to a Q-Fiver.

I've got a NOS T-15 (or is it a T-16?) here you can have for the
heterodyne oscillator you'll need.  Just cut the backend off of it and
bolt it on.  I was saving it for a turbo encabulator but changed my
mind and decided to do it the old fashioned way with hand wound
moebius coils instead.

> Also interested in the VFO conversions.

Check the surplus conversion books (available as PDFs on the web) but
the best way is to strip the chassis except the coils & variable caps
then build up a semiconductor SSB exciter instead.  I never did
understand why they put those weird pilot lights inside the set since
they serve no earthly purpose there.

BEst regards,

Kludge, WH7HG