[Milsurplus] [ARC5] FT: FT-226-A

Mark K3MSB mark.k3msb at gmail.com
Tue Nov 20 07:27:39 EST 2018


Also have an FT-234 to trade for an MT-69.   Its been modified but in good
external shape.  The innards will need de-hamified......

73 Mark K3MSB

On Mon, Nov 19, 2018, 9:47 PM Mike Morrow <kk5f at earthlink.net wrote:

> Good luck.  The MT-71/ARC-5 is quite a lot rarer than the FT-226-A.  Even
> more so is the connector that is on both ends of the cable from the MT-71
> to the MD-7/ARC-5.  The connector used on the cable from the MD-7 to the
> C-30A/ARC-5 (often used instead of the very rare C-29/ARC-5 even if there
> are no VHF components in the system) is rare as well.
>
> It took me years and a lot of ebay searches (and purchases back when
> prices were at their peak) and help from other list members to track down
> everything I needed for my three-receiver (R-4A/ARR-2, R-26/ARC-5,
> R-28/ARC-5), two-transmitter (T-20/ARC-5, T-23/ARC-5) system.  It is a
> typical VHF ZB-Homing, plus single-channel lock-tuned HF Comms,  plus
> four-channel VHF Comms system used in late single-seat carrier-based
> aircraft.  The system uses the C-38/ARC-5 receiver control box, the
> C-30A/ARC-5 transmitter control box, and the J-16/ARC-5 audio jack box.  It
> is an early example of integrated avionics.  It's a stunning advance over
> the three-receiver two-transmitter SCR-274-N, but the SCR-274-N is much
> much easier and less-expensive to assemble today.
>
> Mike / KK5F
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark K3MSB
> Sent: Nov 19, 2018 7:36 PM
> To: ARC5 , List Milsurplus
> Subject: [ARC5] FT: FT-226-A
>
> I would like to trade my FT-226-A  for an MT-71 rack.
>
> The FT-226 is in nice shape and complete.
>
> Pix available upon request.
>
> 73 Mark K3MSB
>
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