[ARC5] Type 185 Radio Receiver?

[Michael Bittner]

I made two errors in my first email regarding Tim's question about the Type 185 receiver.  First, "beacon receiver" is misleading.  Mike Morrow is right, it is definitely a "range receiver".  Pardon me while I do a "fade 90" (old pilots will know what that is) to figure out where I am.  The beauty of the 4-course range was that you didn't need any sort of visual display or directional antenna - just the radio with a wire antenna, earphones, and the training to know how to navigate with the thing.  Second, what I have been using as a shock mount on the bottom of the receiver can be clipped to any side or back of the receiver except the front panel and the side with the name plate.  And, the shock mount attaches to the 186 battery box with four screws.  Sorry for the early "shoot from the lip" answer.  Mike W6MAB
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Tim 
  To: Michael Bittner 
  Cc: ARC-5 List 
  Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2018 5:19 PM
  Subject: Re: [ARC5] Type 185 Radio Receiver?


  Hi Mike - I think you've nailed it!


  Many thanks,,,

  Tim

  N6CC



  On Sun, Jan 7, 2018 at 4:57 PM, Michael Bittner <mmab at cox.net> wrote:

    Low frequency beacon receiver, 200-420 kHz.  Runs on dry batteries installed in the battery box you mention.  Mine has an extra plate riveted to one side above the nomenclature plate that says,

    RETURN TO NAS HUTCHINSON KANSAS
    IN ACCORDANCE WITH BUAER LTR
    AER-F-10-R10 VN F42-9/46 127648
    17 AUG 1943 SERIAL 301

    Mine has a shock mount clipped on underneath with the battery box clipped on above.  The shock mount and the battery box look like they can exchange positions, but I haven't tried this.  No carry strap came with mine.
    Mike, W6MAB



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