[Milsurplus] For Sale: Ratty R-23A/ARC-5 and MT-7A/ARR-2

[Gordon Smith]

The radio has been spoken for. 73, Gordon KJ6IKT

At 06:56 PM 9/15/2021, Gordon Smith wrote:
>Hi All,
>I was at one of my local salvage places last week and spied a ratty 
>R-23A/ARC-5 and MT-7A/ARR-2 assembly. I hated the thought of it 
>being thrown into the dumpster, so I bought it purposely to pass 
>along to someone who may need it.
>
>The Good: It's mostly all there. Tubes are there, Dynamometer still 
>attached, front electrical connector attached (cord cut just ahead 
>of it), right hand tuning cable cut also so that mechanism is probably good
>The Bad: It's been sitting out in the desert for like 20 years, so 
>paint is faded, a little rust on the steel parts, dust everywhere, 
>and people kicked it around. Little dents and dings ALL around it, 
>most of them fixable
>The Ugly: The connector box at the back of the MT-7A has a large 
>dent in it. It's fixable, but one of the connectors is tweaked too 
>much and I don't think the connector  can be repaired.
>
>This is a parts unit to the right person. I'd like $30 for it (which 
>is what I paid for it) + shipping. If that's too much, please let me 
>know. Pictures are available upon request. At worst, this is a good 
>unit for the Ham crowd to make a Q5'er out of and not hack a really 
>good condition R-23A.
>
>73, Gordon KJ6IKT
>
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