[Milsurplus] AN/ARC-9 and AN/ARC-2

Fri, 4 Apr 2003 01:15:12 EST

Mike & Group,

The operating manual is AN 08-30ARC9-2, 18 November 1944.  The two later 
became (I don't have these) T.O. 12R2-2ARC9-1 & -2.  Don't know the dates.  
Also have at least two different Bendix manuals dated 1942.  I had three 
RTA-1B's in various states.  Two went East several years ago.  I'll have to 
remember to see how much is left of the third one (if I still have it).

I can't prove when the AN/ARC-2 actually went into service, but the design 
and construction is very much late WW-II'ish.  PTO is similar to the one in 
AN/ARR-15 and different from R-388/390 et al.  And it used 1625's!  If it had 
come out in the 50's, it would have used 6146's or 4X150's.  And used coax 
instead of open wire for the antenna connector.

In a message dated 4/3/2003 10:19:40 PM Central Standard Time, 
[email protected] writes: 
> I just received an interesting military manual (AN 08-30ARC9-3) for the =
> AN/ARC-9.  That's a WWII-era HF "all in one box" (except remote control) =
> ten-channel 50-watt receiver-transmitter.  The manual is dated 25 =
> November 1944.
> 

Robert Downs
Houston
<[email protected]>

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