[Milsurplus] RT-19/ARC-4

[Jack Antonio]

On 6/17/2016 4:37 PM, Mike Morrow wrote:

>  found one RT-19 in 1970 that actually had the appropriate test meter installed in the panel
 >...the only example of such that I've ever seen.
>
> These are historically interesting sets.


An RT-19 was the first item I ever ordered from Fair Radio, back in 
1965. They were out of stock.  I saw the conversion article in one
of the conversion manuals, and had to have one. Finally bought one
30 years later.

Mike, a question about your unit with the test meter, was that labeled
as an RT-19, or did it carry a WE 233A label? I have a 233A here with
the meter.

Recently I saw a crystal unit for the RT-19 on eBay, for 144.36. Bought
it, and it arrived in a sealed can. Opened it up, and found it was
packed for long term storage in 1951. Kind of surprised that the Navy
was stocking spares for the radio that late.

Jack Antonio WA7DIA/4