[Boatanchors] USS Midway notes

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Actually, if it had an RBG-2 nameplate on it, it's part of an RBG-2, not an 
HQ-anything.  According to NAVSHIPS 900,004, none of the RBG receivers had 
a crystal filter.  RBG-1 had a CHC-46163 receiver with 25 cps power supply.  
RBG and RBG-2 had a CHC-46140 receiver and were 60 cps.  Otherwise the only 
differences between the three were the two nameplates and the contract 
numbers.  Besides the receiver, the rest of what made up an RBG-(*) was a shock 
mount, a loudspeaker, a case of spare parts, and two manuals.

I'm pretty sure that Midway never had a RAK-4 aboard (while in commission). 
 She would have commissioned with RBA/B/C, then probably got R-390A's, and 
then R-1051's.  I served on another carrier commissioned a few months after 
the Midway and that was the sequence aboard her.  Late WW-II ships didn't 
generally have the misfortune of getting the AN/SRR-11, 12 & 13.  :-)

In a message dated 3/1/2011 2:44:24 PM Central Standard Time, 
rinkies at att.net writes: 
> I believe the Hammarlund is the HQ120, or 120X (the "X" had the crystal
> filter in it).  One way to tell is to look at the tubes; the 129 has all
> octal, and the 120 has tubes with grid and/or plate caps.
> 
> I have manuals for both that I can copy if you like, and live in the San
> Diego area.
> 
> Ron K2RP
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:boatanchors-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of LARRY D GODEK
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> Subject: [Boatanchors] USS Midway notes
> 
> 
> I had the opportunity to see some "behind the scenes" things on the U.S.S.
> Midway this past weekend while in San Diego.  Friend of mine over there is
> part of the restoration crew for Communications so we went past the
> barricades so to speak.  Lots of stuff there in storage that hopefully 
> will
> get put into working positions in the future, mainly receivers of a great
> variety.  One of the ones i noticed early on was either an HQ-120 or 129
> that had tags on it identifying it as an RBG-2 or component thereof.  
> Front
> of it looked pretty good and it was in a cabinet so i didn't go any 
> further.
> I do have pictures of it though if anyone wants to see how it's tagged.
> 

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