[Milsurplus] [ARC5] ARA: Canadian Rework to 12 VDC?

[C.Whitaker]

de WB2CPN
Were they the two cubes that the ground station
sat on a table?  Was the aircraft indicator a scope
with a line of fish bones?
Clete
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On 10/23/2012 8:58 AM, J. Forster wrote:
> CAE, in Dorval outside Montreal, did remarkable work. As a kid, in the
> late 1950s, I bought a pair of AN/APN-2 (Rebecca-Eureka)
> Receiver-Transmitter units that had been remanufactured by CAE. I still
> have one.
>
> Each was packed as new and included Final Test documents. From what I can
> tell, the only change was a replacement of the original Tx tuning
> mechanism, which had 5 discrete frequencies, with a continuously variable
> micrometer drive.
>
> BTW, if anyone has an APN-2, unmodified, please emil me off-list.
>
> Best,
>
> -John
>
> ===============
>
>
>> Recently been resurrecting a 1.5-3.0 MC ARA
>> that was refurbished by Canadian Aviation Electronics in 1952.
>> Unlike most of the Canadian reworks I've seen before,
>> this one retained the original "bathtub" caps.
>> This set has been changed to 12 VDC operation and has
>> a 12-Volt dynamotor on the back.  The wiring changes
>> aren't "factory quaility," but neither do they look "hacker."
>> Kinda "middling" quality- not clear either way.
>>
>> The Australian wireless giant, Amalgamated Wireless (Australasia)
>> (AWA), reworked many SCR-274-N sets for 12 VDC
>> in the post-war period.  Is there any indication that
>> Canadian Aviation Electronics did any official 12-volt conversions?
>>
>> 73 DE Dave AB5S
>>
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