[Milsurplus] History Chan - Pathfinders

[J. Forster]

Nope. I don't have the hardware anymore, but am certain. I selected the items to donate
specifically because I didn't have mating connectors. I've never heard of or seen an SCR-518
(AYA). I do collect the APN-1 and even have the test set (pretty rare). I'll take a look at my
manuals some time, but I'm sure of the different connector on some (not necessarily all) Navy
versions.

-John

William Donzelli wrote:

> > Yes. I donated a Navy version to a local museum and both the Rx/Tx and an antenna had the
> > same oddie. It looked like a slightly larger version of that used in some amplifier
> > klystrons. Perhaps it was for some type of hard line.
>
> Well, I defer to the AN/ARN-1 manual - it says that the connectors are
> Navy Type 49195, otherwise known as the PL-259 or UHF type.
>
> I think you may be thinking of the connectors on the SCR-518 (Navy
> AYA). These look like MS connectors. The antennae use a wired hardline
> looking thing.
>
> William Donzelli
> aw288 at osfn.org