Nick,

I have used the CV-116 as part of an AN/GRC-26D (do you have that manual?), but it was almost 60 years ago in RVN.

We have a CV-116 (and some of the interconnect boxes) at the AWA Museum, but the weight and need to test 48 tubes had dissuaded me from doing anything with it.

All I remember about operation of it is that at the end of a contact, you need to turn off the AFC or put it in standby.  Otherwise, the AFC goes hunting for the signal, gets to the end of its range and sets off a loud doorbell!

Have fun,

Duncan,
K2OEQ

On 11/4/2025 5:06 PM, Nick England via GreenKeys wrote:
Well - it appears a little more complicated than the simplified
diagram led me to believe - there is an internal loop supply with plus
connected to the 6AQ5 plates and minus to ground through the TTY. Loop
current is set by adjusting the 6AQ5 screen voltage,

Nick England K4NYW
Chapel Hill NC
www.navy-radio.com

On Tue, Nov 4, 2025 at 4:03 PM Nick England <[email protected]> wrote:
I've had a CV-116/URR sitting around here for a long time and am
thinking about trying it out. The CV-116 is made for diversity
reception and is fed via IF signals from two R-390A receivers
connected to different antennas. It has 45 tubes (plus 2 motors for
AFC control) - what could possibly go wrong?

Is anyone using one of these? It looks like the TTY interface is
pretty straightforward with an external 60ma loop keyed to ground via
a pair of 6AQ5 tubes.

BUT -  the manual refers to needing an external "control unit" - what
does it mean by that?? Is it just a connector adapter? or?
"Because the teletypewriter output connection of the converter does
not match the input connection to a standard teletypewriter printer,
an intermediate control unit is required between the converter and the
teletypewriter printer."

Nick England K4NYW
Chapel Hill NC
www.navy-radio.com
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