[ARC5] WTB: RAV stuff

[kn7sfz]

Thanks Bart...that's what I was hoping for!

Richard kn7sfz


On 3/31/2023 5:24 PM, Bart Lee wrote:
> Richard, see these sites:
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> Wikipedia
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> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_Electronics_Type_Designation_System
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> 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 ( ...
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> ‎Applicability · ‎Organization · ‎Type Designation (Unit) · 
> ‎Additional Specifiers
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> ++
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> Summary of Military Nomenclature System
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> jptronics.org <http://jptronics.org>
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> http://jptronics.org/Military/JANAP161/an.definition.html
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> 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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> ++
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> Designations Of U.S. Military Electronic And ...
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> http://www.designation-systems.net/usmilav/electronics.html
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> s
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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 stood for "Army-Navy", but this interpretation is no longer valid.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 ...
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> ‎History · ‎Sets And Systems · ‎Components (Groups And Units) · 
> ‎Training Equipment==. ==. ==
> ==. ==. ==
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> See also, one of the best articles:
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>       World War Two Nomenclature Systems
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> <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>
> image.png
> 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> 
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> TheNavyused a series oftwoand three-letter designators for systems, 
> while using a 5-digit type number for each system component. Both of 
> these systems ...
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> https://maritime.org/tech/radionames.php
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> Ray Mote wrote this article for:
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> ELECTRIC RADIO Magazine
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> ==. ==. ==
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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.
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> 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:
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>     Thanks!
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>     I'm interested in knowing what all those abbreviations mean and
>     perhaps how they came about.  LOVE military nomenclature.
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>     Thanks for the PDF!
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>     Richard kn7sfz
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>     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
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>>     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
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>>>     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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>>     Michael Hanz - KC4TOS
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