[ARC5] ARC Connector from CV-43A/APR-9 and AN/ALR-8.

[D C _Mac_ Macdonald]

The AN/APR-9 was the countermeasures receiver to cover 1,000 to 10,000 MC/s signals that were in the B-52s in which I spent almost 4 years riding around in from Spring '63 through late Autumn '66.  After we first started bombing in Vietnam on 18 Jun '65, great progress got started in improving the receive AND transmit ECM capabilities. 

The AN/APR-14 was the counterpart to cover 30 to 1,000 MC/s. 

 
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> Date: Sun, 1 Dec 2013 16:07:34 -0800
> From: jfor at quikus.com
> To: k1lky68 at gmail.com
> CC: arc5 at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [ARC5] ARC Connector from CV-43A/APR-9 and AN/ALR-8.
> 
> Roy,
> 
> It's a RADAR Contermeasures/ELINT set. You'd be much more likely to get te
> info on Milsurplus or Vintage-Military-RADAR.
> 
> -John
> 
> ===================
> 
> >
> > ARC knowledgeable folks,
> >
> > I’ve located a mixer/IF strip from the CV-43A/APR-9 and AN/ALR-8.
> > From the military commo equipment list
> > http://www.fernblatt.net/
> > I find:
> > "Mixer-Amplifier, 160 MHz input, IF 42 MHz, Provides audio and video
> > output…"
> >
> > It has an ARC connector number 12994 on it (for power and whatever).
> >
> > I wonder if this connector is used on any of our more familiar ARC-built
> > equipment.
> >
> > (And does anyone HAVE an APR-9 or ALR-8?)
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Roy
> >
> > Roy Morgan
> > RoyMorgan at alum.mit.edu
> > K1LKY Since 1958