[ARC5] RCA AVA-120 Antenna Reel

[Michael Hanz]

W-106 and W-106-A is solid, Craig.  I think I mentioned that the Navy 
preferred stranded, but my memory ain't so good no more.

The fairlead antenna attachment point appears similar to the MC-163 for 
the RL-42 and RL-43 that was in the drawing I attached earlier. Below 
are the instructions for connecting the antenna wire to the brass bushing:



On 7/12/2020 6:36 AM, Craig via ARC5 wrote:
> Thanks all for the info.
>
> Mike and Mike: I've got both the AVT-112 system manual and the antenna 
> reel book, and it sorta answered part of the questions, but not 
> completely. David has completed the info on the contact method, so 
> that is a huge help.
>
> Robert: I knew that Copperweld #18 was close, but I'm unclear whether 
> the 106 is a braided/woven wire or is a solid single wire. Any idea?
>
> David: Much thanks for the photos,. The one with the fairlead answers 
> a lot of questions. I'd be much appreciative, if you have some time, 
> to sketch out a quick set of dimensions on it.  I've got a 
> reproduction reel here on the desk that I borrowed from a friend and 
> am making a full set of drawings off of it. It was copied off of an 
> original a number of years ago, but the drawings that were made at the 
> time, have since vanished. The repo doesn't have the data plate and 
> some of the parts are a little off as well as the hardware. I'm 
> working to back into the correct hardware, or at least correct 
> appearance, and the other stuff is all easy corrections.
>
>
> I've got at least one 112 and a 126 over in the warehouse that I think 
> has good paint. I'll run over this morning and see.  If they are good, 
> I can run them by one of the better paint places and see if we can run 
> them under the photospectrometer and get some color data.
>
>
> Craig
>
> KF5JOT
>
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Michael Hanz - KC4TOS

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