[ARC5] WTB: RAV stuff

[Bart Lee]

Richard, see these sites:


Wikipedia


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_Electronics_Type_Designation_System


In 1957 the U.S. Department of Defense approved a military standard for the
nomenclature, MIL-STD-196. The system has been modified over time, with
some types ( ...

‎Applicability · ‎Organization · ‎Type Designation (Unit) · ‎Additional
Specifiers

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Summary of Military Nomenclature System



jptronics.org



http://jptronics.org/Military/JANAP161/an.definition.html



The "AN" system (now called the Joint Electronics Type Designation System
or JETDS), consists of a name, followed by a type number. A type
designation ...

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Designations Of U.S. Military Electronic And ...

http://www.designation-systems.net/usmilav/electronics.html

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Feb 3, 2008 — All designations are prefixed by "AN/". Originally, this
stood for "Army-Navy", but this interpretation is no longer valid.
Nowadays, "AN/" is ...
‎History · ‎Sets And Systems · ‎Components (Groups And Units) · ‎Training
Equipment==. ==. ==
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See also, one of the best articles:
World War Two Nomenclature Systems
<https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwjZtLymsIf-AhWyNn0KHcS2DlsQFnoECAsQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fmaritime.org%2Ftech%2Fradionames.php&usg=AOvVaw3LIagSrx8pKPgku5rx5SH1>
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San Francisco Maritime National Park Association
https://maritime.org › tech › radionames
<https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwjZtLymsIf-AhWyNn0KHcS2DlsQFnoECAsQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fmaritime.org%2Ftech%2Fradionames.php&usg=AOvVaw3LIagSrx8pKPgku5rx5SH1>
The Navy used a series of two and three-letter designators for systems,
while using a 5-digit type number for each system component. Both of these
systems ...

https://maritime.org/tech/radionames.php

Ray Mote wrote this article for:

ELECTRIC RADIO Magazine


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At the CHRS museum, we have a WW-II Navy version of the pre-war NC 1-10,
nomenclature RBT-2. The "2" means the *third* contract, not necessarily (as
far as I know) a modification or improvement.

For what it's worth, it's hard to know what was meant at the time by many
of the three letter Navy radio names.  Maybe someone does?

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73 de Bart, K6VK ##

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On Mon, Mar 27, 2023 at 8:47 AM kn7sfz <kn7sfz at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks!
>
> I'm interested in knowing what all those abbreviations mean and perhaps
> how they came about.  LOVE military nomenclature.
>
> Thanks for the PDF!
>
> Richard kn7sfz
>
>
>
> On 3/27/2023 8:17 AM, Michael Hanz wrote:
>
> Or did you mean the late Navy nomenclature system prior to the  A/N
> system, i.e. RAA, RAB, RAC....RAV, RAW, RAX, RAY, RAZ?
>
> - Mike
>
> On 3/27/2023 11:11 AM, Michael Hanz wrote:
>
> The one Gordon White wrote for CQ in Nov 1964 is an excellent overview -
> pdf attached.
>
> - Mike  KC4TOS
>
> On 3/27/2023 10:30 AM, kn7sfz wrote:
>
> Is there a website that explains what RAV, RAX and RAT mean in these
> marvelous receivers?
>
> Asking for a friend and tnx,
>
> Richard kn7sfz
>
>
>
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