[Milsurplus] Radio Station RS-6, Employment Of Versus ConspiracyTheory Of

[scottjohnson1 at cox.net]

The parachute beacon was the URT-32, the URC-4, RT-10, PRC-90, and now PRC-112 are the survival sets.

Scott
---- D C *Mac* Macdonald <k2gkk at hotmail.com> wrote: 
> I don't remember RS-6 from my days as an
> EW on B-52F at 7BW/9BS, Carswell AFB, TX.
> 
> The only survival radio I remember was just
> a beacon that was on 121.5 with second
> harmonic output on 243.0.  Only time I
> ever heard them was after the mid-air near
> Philippines on 18 Jun 65 (1st B-52 mission to
> Viet Nam).  Our cell (2nd wave) was on the
> same track as the 320 BW (Mather) cell that
> had the mid-air.  Our pilots saw the explosion.
> 
> Mac - K2GKK/5
> 
> 
> 
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: "Richard Arland, W3OSS" <richard.arland at verizon.net>
> To: "B. Smith" <smithab11 at comcast.net>,"milsurplus" 
> <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] Radio Station RS-6,Employment Of Versus 
> ConspiracyTheory Of
> Date: Fri, 03 Nov 2006 08:16:28 -0500
> 
> My God Mother's son-in-law, Col Jack Wager, USAF (ret) was a Nav onboard 
> 47s. Let me "ping" him and see what he has to say.
> 
> Breck: I'll play the dummy (what perfect casting)...what is "Bossier City"?
> 
> 73 Rich W3OSS
> 
> PS: just traded my 2nd GRC-109 for a complete RS-6 in working order. Did I 
> do good??
> 
> 
> Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] Radio Station RS-6,Employment Of Versus Conspiracy 
> Theory Of
> 
> 
> >Those pages of the locally generated manual  and a "spotting mod" are 
> >posted at:
> >http://solo11.abac.com/zorroab1/RS-6/SAC%20Manual.html
> >
> >http://solo11.abac.com/zorroab1/RS-6/RS-6%20Spot.html
> >
> >
> >I've talked with a lot of 47 folks and no one remembers the set. 
> >Unfortunately I spent 4 years at Bossier City.
> >
> >breck k4che
> 
> >Subject: [Milsurplus] Radio Station RS-6,Employment Of Versus Conspiracy 
> >Theory Of
> >
> >
> >>Group,
> >>
> >>I recently acquired a few pages copied from Emergency Rescue Manual 64-1,
> >>"Survival on the Ice Cap, Cold Seas, Sea Ice of the Northeast Area", 
> >>Headquarters
> >>Eighth Air Force, 15 September 1959.  Paragraph 5 (Survival Kits) lists
> >>aircraft types versus survival equipment each was supposed to carry. 
> >>Aircraft
> >>listed to carry RS-6 are:
> >>
> >>R/RB-47E
> >>B-47 ECM
> >>RB-47E
> >>B-52
> >>RB-52
> >>
> >>I don't know what the difference is between the first and second listing 
> >>of
> >>the RB-47E but the list shows crew of 3 in the first case and 6 in the 
> >>second.
> >>Some old Blue Suiter can probably explain.
> >>
> >>Paragraph 6 (Emergency Radio Kits) Subparagraph a says RS-6 will be 
> >>carried
> >>on all aircraft of types indicated when maneuvering outside the ZI. 
> >>Paragraph
> >>6b covers AN/URC-4.
> >>
> >>(ZI is Zone of the Interior)
> >>
> >>More to follow when I figure out what I did with the other document...
> >>
> >>Robert Downs - Houston
> 
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