[ARC5] Nomenclature identification request: AN/ARC-1 Dzus-mounted control unit

[zakariya.abu at yandex.com]

By the way, there is an interesting historical document available at the 
link below, which mentioned an C-865/ARC-1 installed in a SP-2H, which, 
after conversion, was later used in clandestine operations I suppose.

https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/document/05751382


W dniu 23.03.2024 o 21:04, zakariya.abu at yandex.com pisze:
> Mark,
> 
> Thank you for the reply. The photo was a crop from a scan of an old 
> helicopter manual (as in the attachment). I do not have the device.
> 
> In the mean time I found an old ebay photo which shows a C-865/ARC-1 as 
> only the upper part of the control unit that I had posted a picture of:
> 
> https://picclick.ca/1960s-VHF-Aircraft-Cockpit-Radio-Control-Head-C-865-ARC-1-115380491690.html
> 
> I still do not know if the lower part with the VOL/ON/OFF controls used 
> a different nomenclature. Do you have a late AN/ARC-1 manual that 
> describes this?
> 
> 73
> 
> Jan
> SP5XZG
> 
> W dniu 23.03.2024 o 20:19, MARK DORNEY pisze:
>> What you have is a C-865/ARC-1 transceiver control box from the 
>> 1960s. It replaced the WW2 vintage C-45/ARC-1 control box used in ww2. 
>> Small Nomenclature plate is located on the back of the control box, 
>> near where the sole power/control cable plugs into the control box.  I 
>> suspect the Dzus mount is what it is sitting in/on top of
>>
>> 73
>> Mark D.
>> WW2RDO
>>
>> “In matters of style, float with the current. In matters of Principle, 
>> stand like a rock. “.   -   Thomas Jefferson
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Mar 23, 2024, at 8:46 AM, zakariya.abu at yandex.com wrote:
>>
>> I'd like to ask the experts to identify the nomenclature of an 
>> unusual AN/ARC-1 Dzus-mounted control unit from the attachment. It was 
>> used in the late 1950s/early 1960s on the Kaman HUK-1 Huskie naval 
>> helicopter (later became known as UH-43C). Note the 9 presets + 1 guard.
>>
>> The same a/c also used the AN/ARC-39 AM HF set, the AN/ARC-55 UHF with 
>> AN/ARA-25 UHF DF, and the AN/ARN-59 ADF.
>>
>> 73
>>
>> Jan
>> SP5XZG
>> <ARC-1 Dzus.jpg>
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