[ARC5] ARA-8 VHF Homing

[J. Forster]

Was it just a SPDT RF switch with a code wheel so one throw would be a D
and the other U?

-John

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> I found out how the ARA-8 was operated, if not how it worked.
>
> Based on the info in the P-47N Pilot Training Manual:
>
> 1.  It also worked with the SCR-522.
> 2.  When turned on the ARA-8 gave the pilot a "U" in morse code ..-, if
> the transmitter being received was on the right was and a "D" in morse
> code -.. if it the transmitter being received was on the left.
> 3.  When headed directly at the transmitter being received it gave a
> steady hum.  So it worked much the same way as an AN-range.
> 4.  The ARA-8 could also be used for transmitting a signal for other
> aircraft to home on.
> 5.  The ARA-8 had a switch to select MCW or CW.
>
> This sounds like a good system!
>
> Wayne
>
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