[Milsurplus] [ARC5] On eBay...Rarely Seen AN/APN-70 LORAN A Set

[Peter Gottlieb]

Baseball cards make excellent kindling. 


Peter

On May 19, 2012, at 9:42 PM, "J. Forster" <jfor at quikus.com> wrote:

> What USE are baseball cards or any collectible?
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> -John
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>> Who would want it at that price?  Loran A has long been a dead system.
>> This
>> may be useful as a museum piece but of what practical use is it?
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>> 73,
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>> Sandy W5TVW
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Mike Morrow
>> Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2012 4:29 PM
>> To: milsurplus at mailman.qth.net ; arc5 at mailman.qth.net
>> Subject: [ARC5] On eBay...Rarely Seen AN/APN-70 LORAN A Set
>> 
>> FWIW, a very rarely seen military LORAN A set is shown at:
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>> http://www.ebay.com/itm/180865134168
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>> It is the R-277/APN-70.  It's what followed in the series of LORAN A
>> sets from AN/APN-4 to AN/APN-9 to AN/APN-9A to AN/APN-70.
>> 
>> It is often shown as part of the USAF aircraft installations of
>> the AN/ARC-21 (RT-128A/ARC-21, AM) or AN/ARC-65 (RT-400/ARC-65, USB),
>> plus AN/ARR-36 (R-224/ARR-36, auxiliary receiver).
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>> The RT-128A, RT-400, R-224, and R-277 are all RCA sets in USAF service
>> beginning in the early 1950s.
>> 
>> 73,
>> Mike / KK5F
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