Fw: [Milsurplus] Radios at Castle Ait Museum

[Floyd Petri]

I have one of the BC-348-R with the Radio Noise Shield mounted over the
 antenna post area.  I am using it right now to receive short wave.

 Floyd

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> From: "Jack Antonio" <scr287 at sbcglobal.net>
> To: "Milsurplus Radios" <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2008 12:39 PM
> Subject: [Milsurplus] Radios at Castle Ait Museum
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>> Hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving.
>>
>> Back in September, the Castle AFB Museum had
>> an open cockpit day, and I saw a couple things
>> that bear mentioning.
>>
>> 1.  We've all seen BC-348s with an SO-239 hacked
>> into the front panel, but the RB-36 had one with
>> a real SO-239 mod. A small box mounted over the
>> antenna post area, with an SO-239 on the top, and
>> labled "Radio Noise Shield". With a cable installed,
>> it would have made tweaking the Antenna Align knob
>> somewhat difficult.
>>
>> Anyone seen one of these before, or know of the details?
>>
>> 2. Also in the RB-36, there was a switch panel, lableled
>> "RECORDER" that had switch positions labled BC-348, and
>> AN/APR-something.( I think it was a -4, but I could be
>> mistaken).
>>
>> Was the BC-348 used in an ELINT role? I was wondering if
>> this had anything to do with the SO-239 mod above, but
>> there is no guarantee that the above mentioned BC-348 belonged
>> to this particular RB-36.
>>
>> 3. The C-46 was open, with a complete AN/ARC-3 installation.
>> This particular aircraft had seen postwar service with the
>> Japanese Air Force, and in the cockpit, I saw a junction box
>> that referenced a J/ARC-4.  I doubt that this referred to the
>> AN/ARC-4, just wondering if anyone knows what this did reference?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Jack Antonio WA7DIA
>> scr287 at sbcglobal.net
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