[MRCA] RCA AR-80

[Rob Flory]

Very interesting.
Front panel layout looks just like AR-77.  My speculation is that it was a mil-spec version for an allied country.  

US Army Signal Corps printed a manual for the AR-77, but I don't think it got a BC or SCR nomenclature.  Canadians also pressed AR-77 into service.

RF

-----Original Message-----
>From: Peter.Greene at L-3Com.com
>Sent: Aug 13, 2008 10:11 AM
>To: Military Radio Collectors Association <mrca at mailman.qth.net>, RCA Equipment <rca at mailman.qth.net>
>Subject: [MRCA] RCA AR-80
>
>Does anyone out there have any info on the RCA AR-80 HF receiver
>(MI-8325)?  Prior to now I didn't even know that it existed.  I've
>posted some photos received from G0ELJ at
>http://www.qsl.net/w2vtm/AR-80/.  It appears it might be a follow-on to
>the AR-77.  Tannenbaum indicates there is a manual for the MI-8325, so
>it must have gone into production.
>
>Thanks,
>Pete N2LVI
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