[ARC5] Navy Laison Radios?

[Jack Antonio]

There is an option for the RU-16 and -17 to be used as standalone
receivers, like the RU-18/-19, or paired with some other transmitter 
than the GF series.

Basically it consisted of a dummy plug for the junction box that took
the place of the cable to the transmitter control box.

I'm not sure of how often it was used, but my RU-16 junction box
came with the dummy plug in place.

I second Mike's comment about collecting RAX-1 equipment. It has
taken me about 10 years to collect 95% of a set.  The receivers
do show up from time to time, although most of them seem to be
pretty badly hacked. The racks are a bit more scarce, but the
junction box and the required connectors are exceptionally hard
to come by. After that are the canvas slip covers.......



Jack Antonio WA7DIA
scr287 at sbcglobal.net



Mike Morrow wrote:

> The RU model is important.  The 14v RU-18 and 28v RU-19 systems are
> stand-alone receiving sets which do NOT supply a transmitter.  Thus the
> complete RU-18/19 set is significantly different overall from the more
> common RU-* receivers used with GF-* transmitters (like RU-17/GF-12).
> The central junction box of the RU-18/19 sets is designed to connect up
> to two receivers to the common dynamotor, while the RU/GF junction box
> is designed to connect one receiver and one transmitter to the common
> dynamotor and to each other.  The RU-18/19 receiver units are internally
> wired a little differently than the RU/GF units in order to maintain
> about the same receiver supply voltages regardless of whether one or
> two receivers are plugged into the junction box.  The junction boxes
> are very different electrically.

> Mike / KK5F
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