[ARC5] SB2C Radios

[mstangelo at comcast.net]

Michael,

GM's division was the Eastern Aircraft Division in Trenton, NJ. 

I visited the Naval Air Station, Wildwood NJ, museum this week. They have an Avenger on display and pictures of the Trenton factory.

They also have a small radio exhibit displaying, among other radios, an ART-13 transmitter and ARB receiver. Here is their website. 

http://usnasw.org/museum-exhibits/aircraft-on-display/tbm-avenger

It's an interesting museum located in the original NAS hanger. The Collings Foundation B-17, B-24 and P-51 will be at the museum during this Memorial day weekend.

http://www.collingsfoundation.org/menu.htm

73,

Mike N2MS


----- Original Message -----
From: Kludge <wh7hg.hi at gmail.com>
To: 'Discussion of AN/ARC-5 military radio equipment.' <arc5 at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:01:02 -0000 (UTC)
Subject: Re: [ARC5] SB2C Radios

-----Original Message-----
From: arc5-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:arc5-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On
Behalf Of Robert Eleazer
> I had assumed that since it was a preliminary manual it did not reflect
the actual equipment > in operational aircraft.  It was "obvious" to me that
no one would ever put a monster like an > ART-13 in a single engined
aircraft, even a brute like a SOB 2nd Class. Thanks for the info!

The SB2C and TBM both carried ART-13s, usually with ARB receivers, while the
SBD carried a GP-7 with all its TUs which was no light weight.  (It was
mated to an RU Rx, also with several coil sets.)  This latter rig went into
the initial orders for the TBF before Grumman handed production over to GM's
Eastern Air(name?) division so they could build fighters.  IRRC, the TBD
also carried the GP/RU combination although which marks I don't know.