[Milsurplus] Re: +RCA TRANSMITTER ID REQUESTED

[Mike Morrow]

Following a question about the RCA AVT-111, I wrote:

>I was given an AVT-111 and an AVR-100 receiver and was told
>they came out of the same aircraft, but that info could have been
>bogus.  The AVR-100 seems right for an AVT-111 except for the
>fact that it is designed for A/B battery operation, and not a vibrator
>power supply.  I know RCA made a A/B battery-powered version
>of the AVT-111, but I don't know if they made a vibrator-supplied
>version of the AVR-100.


I just found my manuals for the AVT-111 and the AVR-100.  Surely enough, the
AVR-100 (among other receivers) was intended for use with the AVA-126
vibrator supply that the AVT-111 used (or it could use a dry battery
supply).  The AVT-111 and AVR-100, both supplied by the AVA-126, would have
been an appropriate combo.  Plus, there was a dry battery version of the
AVT-111, called the AVT-110.  It had 1.5 watts out on 3105 kc vs. 6 watts
for the -111.  I'll bet that had some range!

RCA light aircraft receivers (AVR-15, -20, -100, etc.) and transmitters
(AVT-112, -111, etc.) seem to show up frequently at hamfests and ebay.  But
not the vibrator supply AVA-126.  I've only seen two on auction in four
years, and none at hamfests.  I wonder where they all went, since the
associated radios are still easily found.

73,
Mike / KK5F