[ARC5] More Great Navy K-Type Airship Radio Photos

[Mike Morrow]

Dave writes:

> The first is an excellent view of the radio position, in this
> case equiped with ATB/ARB Command and ARB/GP-7 Liaison.

That is interesting indeed.  I've always wondered if the ARB
was ever paired with the GP-7, and this photo answers that.

It looks like the ARB on the top shelf is paired with the ATB
on the second shelf.  It's interesting that the ATB meter box
is mounted for viewing at all times...a little unexpected.

> The second is GF/RU  -  RU/GP-7 and also gives a good view of the
> IFF, Radar and what may be ECM equipment:

I  don't see anything that looks like the ABK-* IFF, which almost
certainly would have been the IFF used, if any was used at all
for the coastal patrol service of the air ships.  Typically,
pilots had the IFF controls.

The ZB-* homing adapter is obvious in photo 2.

I don't recognize anything that's on the left side of photo 2.

> http://home.netcom.com/~arc5/KShipRadio2.jpg
> http://home.netcom.com/~arc5/KShipRadioRadar.jpg

> Man, I really wanna build that GP / ARB / ATB /ARB / LM set :-)

I'd like the RU-17/GF-12 and the RU-19/GP-7 installation, if I had
the time left.  I like the older systems.

Thanks for sharing these.

Mike / KK5F