[ARC5] Bendix Radios

[Howard Holden]

The GO-9 has no phone capability, but the TBW does. The interconnection is 
closer to the GO-9 however, and it seems to have only one relay like the 
GO-9 while the TBW has two.  Panel layouts aren't really close to either the 
GO-9 or TBW (which are mirror images of each other). PS has more metering, 
but no or limited capacitor compensation for the 800Hz supply than the 
GO/TBW. Slightly different freq range than the GO/TBW, and neither the GO or 
TBW has provisions for crystal control. Also about 3 inches shorter, and 30 
lbs lighter than a GO9.

Also, both the TBW that I've used, and the GO that I own were both built by 
Westinghouse.

Nonetheless, it's a good looking unit. Wonder what tube lineup the TA-3 
uses.

Howie WB2AWQ

-----Original Message----- 
From: Jim Wiley
Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2015 5:10 PM
To: ARC5 at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [ARC5] Bendix Radios



Think about that for a bit.  That is a 1941 catalog, so the radios would
have been available to all sorts of private and commercial users (the
war did not start, as far as the USA was concerned, until December 8,
1941).   Most likely the catalog was aimed at fledgling airlines and
government users (the CAA).

The military may have purchased some of the items, and it looks as if
some were easily adaptable to military use simply by bolting a military
nameplate over the "civilian" nomenclature. Don't know any of this for
certain, but it seems a likely outcome.

For example, the TA-3 transmitter shown on page 7 of the brochure looks
like it could have easily become the GO-9, and the IF-12 portable
frequency indicator on page 18 could have easily become the BC-221.

- Jim, KL7CC



On 3/4/2015 3:42 PM, Lenox Carruth wrote:
>
> After looking through the 1941 Bendix aircraft radio catalog, I am now
> wondering in what aircraft the TA-12 Transmitter was used and with which
> receiver was it used?
>
> Anyone have any ideas?
>
> Lenox
> WA5OVG
>
>

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