[Milsurplus] ARC 1

[Charlie L.]

 From ray,    "The ARC-1 and later ARC-3 were so successful that they
stayed in service long after WW2 with the ARC-3 staying in service into the
seventies"

I bought an ARC 1 from the Navy Salvage yard on Roosevelt Blvd in Jax., FLA
around 1971.  It was complete with all crystals, set up for all the right
freqs for comm in the Jacksonville area, and I used it for years just to
listen to the local aviation band.  Was great until the tuning motor seized
on me.  I also found an ARC 27, again complete and functional, plus a
control box, and used it also for listening in to military UHF comm.  Since
it tuned 220 to 225 which at one time was our ham band, if there would have
been anybody to talk to on AM, I would have.  I even put up a 2 yagi array
of Cushcraft 220 ants, back then were not that expensive even the 11
element 2 meter was only $18

I worked on the ARC 27's, and the version that was cabinet-less that fit on
the 'Biscuit',  a couple years at a depot, and had mine tuned up for max
power out on 1 1/4 meters, just in case.

Charlie, W4MEC in NC
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