>Well, there you are! "Restorable" ARC-5s are expensive but junkers aren't.
Most have been ham-hacked into oblivion. Today, it would be a shame to deface or modify in *any* way WWII-era military radios that have managed to avoid 60 years of ham defacement. Please, use a "pre-hacked" unit if you intend to actually put one on the air. The famous WWII "command set" (ATA/ARA, SCR-274-N, AN/ARC-5) transmitters actually perform rather well when left all original and operated in the manner which the original engineers intended. Leave it to a ham armed with not much more real radio engineering knowledge than how to use Ohm's law to completely "re-design" (i.e., destroy) a set. Most of the post-WWII ham mag articles detailing the faults of the original designs are based upon pure myth and lack of knowledge by the author. I have all-original AN/ARC-5 and SCR-274-N systems (radios, controls, racks, mountings, tuning shafts, cables, connectors, etc.) that took me many years to complete. The receivers and transmitters are by far the easiest components to obtain. eBay is a great resource for hacked or original condition units. Those who are interested in this great old technology, both historical, operational, and technical, may want to join two other qth.net lists: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [General military radios of all eras, but WWII predominates] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [WWII aircraft radios, especially "command" sets] Traffic can sometimes be light on these lists. But beware...on either of the above lists, inquiries about modifications to all-original gear or major "re-design" of lightly-hacked gear, may get a somewhat cool reception. 73, Mike / KK5F _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
