[Milsurplus] 1950's Navy airborne HF question

[Mike Morrow]

Mike Hanz wrote:

>...land based training aircraft with "updated" surplus ARC-5
>equipment was probably a natural result.

The R-23, R-26, T-19/ARC-5 installation in my photo clearly
shows an unpainted antenna relay without meter switch...yes,
it shows a SCR-274-N BC-442-A antenna relay being used in
an AN/ARC-5 system.  I suppose some scrounging had to be
done, and a BC-442-A would work every bit as well as a RE-2.

Mike / KK5F