[Milsurplus] Naval Aviation Navigation

[Michael St. Angelo]

Greg, Michael and All,

Thanks for the information. 

Mike

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Tauson" <kongomt at yahoo.com>
To: <Milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2006 4:27 PM
Subject: [Milsurplus] Naval Aviation Navigation


> Hi, Mike,
> 
>> How did Naval Aviators find their way back to the
> Aircraft Carriers? They could have used beacons but
> constant beacon operation would have exposed the
> carrier location to enemy forces. I know some of the
> patrol planes had a second crewman who may have
> performed navigation duties but figher pilots went it
> alone.
> 
> This is where the ARR-1 and ARR-2 came in.  The
> carriers did, in fact, have a coded beacon but
> relatively low power and in the 234-258 Mc/s range
> (keeping the era correct <G>) which was modulated by
> an HF signal.  The aircraft using the ARR-1 (which was
> only a converter) also had a receiver in the 520-1500
> Kc/s range.  The output of the ARR-1 was fed to the
> antenna terminal of the second receiver which, in
> turn, provided the beacon signal for the pilots.  The
> ARR-2 greatly simplified this by combining both
> functions in one box.  
> 
> The combination of low power and use of VHF made it
> difficult if not impossible for the enemy to capture,
> let alone track, the signal.  
> 
> Okay, pickers of Nits ... have a blast!
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Michael, K3MXO
> 
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