[ARC5] A.R.C. Type 12 - Was R22 receiver BCB NAV

[MICHAEL BITTNER]

I spent some 1400 hours in the rear seat of T-34B aircraft as a primary flight instructor in the Navy.  With some of my more advanced students, I could relax a little bit and fiddle with the ARC Type-12 nav receiver.  I found that I could hear the high end of the commercial FM band with it.  Slope detection???  Mike, W6MAB

> On September 28, 2020 at 2:20 PM Tim <timsamm at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>     I'm with you Dave - I think the Type 12 gear is interesting, fun to use and under appreciated...I have a T-13 and R-19 setup that covers 2 meters, I have used it on 144.450 with some Usual Suspects using MAW's while hill-topping here in the Bay Area on occasion.  They both sound great, Hi Fi really, with the broad receiver and interesting for monitoring the local GenAv and tower frequencies...
>     When I was researching their use I found that they were used in (at least early) U-2's, presumably because they did the job and were very lightweight.  Early Helo's and even high altitude manned balloon experiments (Project Man High).  In gondolas they were used to transmit telemetry... fun stuff.
>     What I've learned plus some Ops adventures:  http://www.n6cc.com/type-12-vhf-am-aircraft-system
>     Tim
>     N6CC
> 
>     [SNIP]
> 
> 
>         > >         Secondly, when they did show-up at someone's estate
> >         sale or at a hamfest, there was (and still is) little
> >         interest in VHF AM.  Only "we few, we happy few"
> >         who value their form and/or history would take them.
> >         The majority are now beer cans or mouldering in the dump.
> >         "Such is the way of all things
> >         to which Man hath turned his hand."
> >         For dust they are, and unto dust...
> > 
> >         73 Dave AB5S
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
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