[Milsurplus] AN/ARN-1 vs. AN/APN-1

[J. Forster]

Well, aside from the one or two range issue, which appears to be uncontested, at
least one of the ARN-1s used non-UHF connectors.

-John

Mike Morrow wrote:

> >> The difference is  the RF connectors (the APN-1 uses UHF, the ARN-1
> something wierd,
> >> akin to TNC) and the APN-1 has 2 altitude ranges, the ARN-1 only one.
> >
> >Are you sure about the connectors? The few AN/ARN-1s I have seen have all
> >used standard UHF connectors. Even the AYD (precursor to the
> >AN/ARN-1) uses UHF connectors. Maybe you have something weird?
>
> I just dug out my RT-3/ARN-1 (NXs-2424) and I see that all of its
> connectors, including RF, are the same as those on my RT-7/APN-1 units.
> Both use a PL-259 type of RF connector.
>
> My ARN-1 and both of my APN-1 units appear to be US Navy procurement.
>
> 73,
> Mike / KK5F