ARC-5 R28 VHF Receiver

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* Check out our YouTube page for a short  video showing our ARC-5 R28 in operation.

(Above) This is the dynamotor at the back of the receiver to supply the HT.

Note that the button box in front of the unit is a modern item we use for demonstration purposes.

This equipment was kindly donated to the ‘RADAR ROOM’ by the Defence Electronics History Society  Thank you!

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The HF ARC-5 receivers are a common sight on the online auction sites today, yet the R28 VHF variant still remains fairly unknown. This receiver was quite different from its HF counterparts for a number of reasons. Aside from being quite different in appearance, the units were mainly used for short range aircraft-to-ground or aircraft-to-aircraft communication. Another significant difference was that they used four remotely controlled crystal locked receive frequencies, selected by operating a remote control box with four push buttons.

In keeping with the ARC-5 HF receivers, the R28 had a matching VHF transmitter with much the same appearance.