[ARC5] Navy Laison Radios?

[Michael Tauson]

On Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 4:14 PM, Bob Macklin <macklinbob at msn.com> wrote:

> Now that we know the ARC-5s were not used for CW operation what was used for
> the Liaison radio in SBDs, TBF/TBM, and the SB2C?

That would be the GP and RU in earlier aircraft and the ATC (or
T-47/ART-13) and the ARB or a combination of the ARB and an R-26/ARC-5
(with a C-131 spot tuner) or one each R-26 and R-27/ARC-5, both with
C-131 spot tuners.  The SBD used the earlier combination while the
TBF/TBM used all of them.  I can't say for certain which combination
the SB2C used but it was one of the ones that used an ATC.

Now ... who's gonna contradict me on this one? *sigh*

Best regards,

Michael, WH7HG