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And the smell... This may sound silly, but one whiff of an ARC-5 chassis, and I'm 15 years old again. Just for a moment. - Jerry KF6VB

I have had three of them fail. Also have had the control circuit fail to switch because of RF on the control line. So depending you should either replace the relay. If it is sticking you can sometimes

And the caps would likely have been pyranol-paper, not electrolytic. Gerry Sent by the Thunderbird

You're right, any big caps would have been in the power supply for it. And big electrolytics are the ones I'd be most afraid of. The small ones might fail, but they did build those Arc-5's to take a

I bet you power it up and it just works. No electrolytics. - Jerry KF6VB

Still have my 40m ARC-5 transmitter, sitting on a shelf down in the basement. Hasn't been powered up in 45 years. Should probably replace all the caps first if I were to try it now. Either that or set

When I got my license in 1970, the Age of ARC-5's was already winding down. But I got my share. I built a 400W linear in an ARC5 transmitter cabinet. Crammed 4 6LQ6's in there. Bolted a muffin fan to

I (barely) remember when I was young and you could go to a hamfest and find a bazillion ARC-5 for sale for next to nothing. Now the roller inductor alone costs 10x what you paid for the entire ARC-5

I sold mine a long time ago...never should have done that.? I picked up a Hygain GT-550 about 10 years ago, but it wasn't the same. It was in great shape and worked well, but I think my enjoyment of

Aror, Loris, and Evan, To build the Easy Bitx firmware, you will need Sunil's VFO_BFO_DDS.ino file.

My 1st transmitter was a homebrewed unit.? I tore a war surplus ARC-5 TVI generator apart - got the 1625 PA tube & its socket, plus a spare 1625 & a few other parts.? The power transformer was a

*** They sure did make pretty radios back then, didn't they? Back in the 90's I once scored a Galaxy V at the ham swap for IIRC $50. It was brand new NOS. The seller claimed that he had pulled the

Ah yes. I started in 1954 with a 2 tube 15W rig as a Novice (KN8MGT), then a DX-20, then a DX-40, and finally a DX-60. Kept that until I got my first full-time job then got a GT-550. That was a nice

All, Got my Chinese linear working! A temporary setup - everything strapped to an oak board with cable ties. A row of toggle switches to choose the band. That's not a viable long-term solution,

It is likely caused by RF getting into the radiuno. Check your wiring and shorten long wires and use a shielded coax for your output to antenna. If it is V6 then the antenna may not be OK. Raj

Hi Chuck, If the relay is truly sticking, then replacement would be the only option.? If by "sticking" you mean that it will not go back or is delayed, going into receive mode after transmitting then

Is there a fix for the Rx Tx relay sticking?

Sunil, As Loris is interested, so am I in looking at the Nano code for the Easy Bitx that I purchased. I too am not able to find the code files in the files folder of this board.? All of the build

HI Sunil ... I'm not able to found the folder: ... /easy bitx vfo bfo code/ ,,, and are not possible to download all sketch .ino ! Please i'm very interested in these files for my EASY-BITX. Best

HI Sunil ... I'm not able to found the folder: ... /easy bitx vfo bfo code/ ,,, and are not possible to download all sketch .ino ! Please i'm very interested in these files for my EASY-BITX. Best