[ARC5] If I Were a Rich Man..."T" cable fittings

[Mike Hanz]

On 11/4/2013 5:46 PM, J. Forster wrote:

> Thanks for a cogent, non-snotty, answer to a legit question. I'm quite
> willing to believe it's a Type 12 accessory, and backwards compatible.

Physically backwards compatible, yes.  I have never seen any reference 
to how one would use it in the WWII command set architecture, but I 
never say never and anything is possible.

> Is it electrically possible to daisy-chain Type 12 CBs?

The postwar Type 12 has a *bewildering* number of control boxes, from 
C-10 to C-56 without a gap.  Included in that list are at least *three* 
to select which control box is used (C-44, C-47, and C-50)!

I have no real depth in the Type 12 system (too new for my blood...heh, 
heh...), so I'll have to refer you to the manual at 
http://jptronics.org/radios/Military/ARC12/mil_ib_arc-12_equip_1_55.pdf 
for further study.  A quick scan did not produce any BFOs (Blinding 
Flashes of the Obvious) besides the extensive control box table.

> AFAIK, the ARB is
> the only WWII airborne receiver that can have multiple control points.

Well, I'm not so sure.  I seem to recall that the AN/ARR-15 can accept 
the control signals from the multiple ART-13 selector bus, same as the 
transmitter if I'm not mistaken.  There might be some other examples but 
they don't come to mind at the moment.

         73,
  - Mike KC4TOS