[Milsurplus] Re: GP-x Transmitter, RAX Rcvr? + TU Wanted

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One of the COL-52286's I have over in Storage still has the upper part of the 
rail mount.  Not the lower parts, though.

In a message dated 11/3/2006 11:27:03 AM Central Standard Time, 
kk5f at earthlink.net writes: 
> One of the other big challenges for the ATC installation that is shown in 
> the ATC/RAX-1 photos on Mike's site is the ATC mounting system.  It is using 
> the ATC equivalent of the early rail mounting system that had no shock mounts, 
> similar to the mounting rails found on the GP and the ATD transmitters.  In 
> the JAN system, this was known as the MT-161/ART-13, and it was replaced by 
> the MT-283 and MT-284/ART-13 shock mount system.  I think the USAAF was also 
> responsible for that improvement, but it appears that the USN also adopted the 
> new mount in short order.  I've only seen one ATC with the original MT-161 
> mount, at Dayton about ten years ago.  I thought about buying it for that 
> reason alone, but didn't.
> 

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