[Milsurplus] B-45 radios

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Looks like the glass on the 348 is loose.  Where is this bird located?

Larry
W0OGH


antqradio at juno.com wrote:

> Jack and Mike
> 
> Found the following on the B-45:
> http://gra.midco.net/h2olily/Jet%20Bombers/B-45%20Tornado%20Bombnav.JPG
> A BC-348 is in this photo, the mount to the right of it is interesting. 
> I don't think it is for an ARC-21.
> 
> http://gra.midco.net/h2olily/Jet%20Bombers/RB-45C%20Tornado%20Photo%20Nav
> 2.JPG
> Radio altimeter display and radio direction finding control panel and
> display.  Don't recognize the other equipment.
> 
> http://gra.midco.net/h2olily/Jet%20Bombers/RB-45C%20Tornado%20Nav2.JPG
> Another radio altimeter display is seen but again I don't recognize any
> other equipment.
> 
> Regards,
> Jim
> 
> 
> On Thu, 15 Sep 2005 11:34:59 -0400 (EDT) Mike Morrow <kk5f at earthlink.net>
> writes:
> 
>>Jack wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Anyone know what the radio fit was on the North American B-45 
>>
>>bomber?
>>
>>That's an interesting question about the USAF's first jet bomber.
>>
>>I would **conjecture** that radio gear was an AN/ARC-3, -36, or -49 
>>VHF and a AN/ARC-8 [combo of AN/ARR-11 (BC-348) and AN/ART-13A], HF. 
>> I think it was too early for UHF...I don't think the ubiquitous 
>>AN/ARC-27 UHF set was available then, nor do I think the USAF ever 
>>used the US Navy's AN/ARC-1 VHF or AN/ARC-12 UHF sets.  AFAIK, the 
>>only high-powered pilot-controlled HF radio set in the late 1940s 
>>was the US Navy's AN/ARC-25 [combo of AN/ARR-15 and AN/ART-13], and 
>>I doubt that the new USAF was installing these in their aircraft.  
>>It seems most USAF aircraft of any decent size from that era, like 
>>early B-36s, had one or more AN/ARC-8 sets.  The AN/ARC-8 survived 
>>on some older USAF aircraft at least as late as 1970 (personal 
>>observation).
>>
>>I'd suspect that the AN/ARC-21 remote-controlled HF AM set made it 
>>into some of the RB-45s before they were retired in the late 1950s.
>>
>>
>>>Spent some time at the Castle AFB museum today, and looking at
>>>the B-45 there got me to wondering, given the time frame it 
>>
>>entered
>>
>>>service, did they design in a radio operator position and an 
>>
>>AN/ARC-8...
>>
>>Can you see anything that looks like an HF antenna?  Every picture 
>>I've seen of a B-45 was not clear enough to tell if there was some 
>>obvious HF antenna installed.  The B-45 was capable of speeds above 
>>600 mph, so I think there would have had to be something quite 
>>different from the traditional longwire.
>>
>>The B-45s had a crew of four.  On the RB-45C, at least, there was a 
>>crew position for a "co-pilot/radio operator."
>>
>>The USAF Museum in Dayton, OH, has a B-45C, but apparently it is not 
>>on display.
>>
>>Maybe someone who can do better than just theorize will provide a 
>>real answer.  It's too bad that *most* of those who write books 
>>about, run web sites on, or do restorations of historic military 
>>aircraft seem to have little interest in details of the original 
>>radio gear.
>>
>>Mike / KK5F
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