[Milsurplus] ARB Receiver Questions

[J. Forster]

Thank you.

Anybody know of a source?

-John

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> Hi John,
>
> There a crummy schiz here:  http://nj7p.org/millist/sch/arb.gif
>
> The 991 is a neon bulb, without an internal series resistor.  RCA used
> this as voltage regulators in ARB, BC-348, and possibly others.  It's
> the component connected to the 12AS7 screen grid in the schematic, and
> stabilizes the local oscillator.  You could replace it with about 60
> volts of Zener diodes.  Radio will probably work without it, but could
> be drifty.
>
> Gotta run,
> Al
>
> On 1/15/2010 9:01 PM, J. Forster wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> Does anybody have a link for a good schematic of the ARB Receiver? I
>> cannot access my manuals at the moment.
>>
>> Basically, I'm most interested in the two-pin bayonet lamp socket in the
>> Rx. I'd really like to know what belongs in that socket. It's marked 991
>> BTW.
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>>
>> -John