[MRCA] Vintage test equipment?

[Mike Feher]

Yep, I agree. Back in the very early 60's, I built several HBR receivers,
and they all used Command Set IFs for the 2nd IF stage. 73 - Mike 

Mike B. Feher, N4FS
89 Arnold Blvd.
Howell, NJ, 07731
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Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2014 7:02 PM
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Subject: Re: [MRCA] Vintage test equipment?

I think the original Command Set designers utilized plug in coils in order
to help the future ham generation with their projects using surplus sets.
http://k4che.com/HBR/IF%20Coil%20Pages%20and%20Photos/IF%20Coil%20Selection.
htm

Z


On 4/10/2014 4:06 PM, D. Platt wrote:
> John,
> That's pretty much what I just got finished doing, here, in writing up 
> the IF transformer article.  I was able to swap coils from both the 
> R-26 and the two BC-454-As with no issues. Alignment was simply not an 
> issue.  So, your supposition appears correct.
>
> Jeep - K3HVG
>
> On 4/10/2014 12:36 PM, J. Forster wrote:
>> I strongly suspect that it was possible to fix and align an ARC-5 
>> without
>> anything much more than a VOM.
>>
>> I wish someone would take an unhacked set, check its alignment, swap in
>> the coils and IFTs from another aligned set, then re-test.
>>
>> I expect that it would meet spec.
>>
>> FWIW,
>>
>> -John
>>
>> ==================
>>
>
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