[Milsurplus] BC1158 'glide bomb' TX

Thu, 07 Mar 2002 18:12:21 -0800

The R and W, meaning Radio, and Guidance?

I have the nomenclature plate off one of the RR-101/GRW-5 Target, Optical,
Camera/Telescope (Stable Datum, used for aligning the missile guidance radar
antennas) from my family's Titan 1 Site in Eastern Washington.

Would love to see the documentation for the Guidance, Computing, and
Communications equipment used at these sites.

--Ira

Francesco Ledda wrote:

> I have a nite airborne radio AN/ARW-39.  I have no idea what it is, and what
> it is for.
>
> FL
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected]
> [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of William Donzelli
> Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2002 5:30 PM
> To: Marty R's GI-stuff haunt
> Cc: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] BC1158 'glide bomb' TX
>
> > Repportedly was TX for 'glide bombs' (like Joe Kennedy Jr's short-lived
> B17)
> >
> > I repeat, applied power after 55 yrs & it worked right away.
> >
> > Another out there... especially a BC1157 mating RX?
>
> BC-1157s are around - just no one really gives them a care.
>
> The whole remote control aspect of the military in World War 2 (and
> beyond) is pretty well a clean, unwritten slate. There seems to be a
> zillion different sets, some from the earliest days of the war, but no
> one can pin any of them down for use. The manuals tend to be rare and
> very unclear.
>
> BC-1158 was part of AN/ARW-9 (and probably others). I have quite a few
> copies of the operator's manuals, so shout if you need one.
>
> The AN/ARW-9 must have been one of those classified radios, as they were
> equipped with a boom circuit.
>
> William Donzelli
> [email protected]
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