[ARC5] Re: ARC-3 etc

[WA5CAB at cs.com]

Max,

The AN/ARC-27 doesn't refer to the modified BC-348.  AN/ARC-27 (and the 
unpressurized AN/ARC-55 variant) were the standard 50's vintage UHF acircraft sets.

AN/MRC-20 was one of those composite sets the US put together utilizing two 
or more existing radio sets.  It consisted of AN/ARC-3, AN/ARC-8 and AN/ARC-27 
plus PE-246 all in a common cabinet for installation in various ground 
vehicles.  AN/ARC-8 consisted of AN/ART-13A plus in this case, R-584/MRC-20.  R-584 
was a modified BC-348-R or -Q.

In a message dated 10/8/2007 12:58:18 PM Central Daylight Time, 
AirRadio at dsl.pipex.com writes: 
> Just been sent by a fellow collector, a sheet picturing a BC-348 with a 
> noise limiter complete with Jack box J-579/MRC-20, (it has a designation 
> AN/ARC-27) the receiver also has a new designation as a R-584/MRC-20. Looks 
> like a J,N,Q type rx originally. What was this used for, where and what in. 
> looks interesting anyone shed some light on it, 73 Max
> 

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