[Milsurplus] AN/ARC-8(?) (ART-13B + ARR-15)

Thu, 14 Mar 2002 10:22:44 -0600

All,

I find very hard to believe that the US Air Force would put an ART-13 on a
supersonic bomber that was supposed to replace the B-52.  Early B-52s had
the ARC-65.  This was a pressurazed synthesized SSB radio designed and
manufactured by RCA.

Regarding the ARC-105, this was first installed in RF-4Cc  and lated
retrofitted on some RF-101s.  This radio was not available until the mid
60s.

In the B-58, there is a pressurized electronic bay between the Pilot and the
Navigator. This is fairly small and the fligth manual indicates that the UHF
radios were installed in this areas (ARC-34 and ARC-57).  It look lile the
HF radio was installed in the umpressurized tail.

It is important to realize that 618T-x AND 618-s (ARC-38) are not
pressurized and would not survive/operate and high altitudes.  Therefore,
these radios would be installed on aircraft with pressurized electronic
compartiments such as KC-135s etc.

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Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] AN/ARC-8(?) (ART-13B + ARR-15)

This may have been covered elsewhere, but I seem to recall reading that the
B-58 used the crystal controled ART-13B and autotune ARR-15 receiver at one
point. If so it probably was not called the ARC-8.
Ken
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