The R-24/ARC-5 or other BC Band receiver has no part to play in a typical AN/ARC-5 HF/VHF communications with AN/ARR-2 (ZB) VHF homing installation.  By the time the AN/ARC-5 was deployed the R-24/ARC-5 with R-1/ARR-1 homing adapter was made obsolete by the AN/ARR-2 homing receiver.

Suggested Typical 3-Receiver/2-Transmitter System

for a single-seat carrier-based fighter like F6F

Receivers

1.  R-4A/ARR-2  ZB Homing (246 MHz)

2.  R-26/ARC-5  HF Comms (3-6 MHz) FIXED TUNED

3.  R-28/ARC-5  VHF Comms (100-156 MHz) 4-Channel, Crystal

Transmitters

1.  T-23/ARC-5*  VHF Comms (100-156 MHz) 4-Channel, Crystal

2.  T-20/ARC-5  HF Comms (4-5.3 MHz) FIXED TUNED

* Or T-126/ARC-5

Control Boxes

1.  C-30A/ARC-5  Transmitter Select and VHF Channel Select

2.  C-38/ARC-5  Comm Receiver Audio, Homing Receiver Control

Miscellaneous

1.  MD-7/ARC-5  Modulator

2.  DY-2A/ARR-2  Receiver Dynamotor (3)

3.  DY-8/ARC-5  Transmitter Dynamotor

4.  RE-2/ARC-5  HF Antenna Relay

Mike / KK5F