[Milsurplus] IFF unit?

[Ray Chase]

Thanks Robert, you always have the correct explaination.
Ray
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Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2010 11:52 PM
Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] IFF unit?


> SCR stands for Set, Complete, Radio.  RC for Radio Component.  BC for 
> Basic
> Component.  There were of course case of mis-application (as there were in
> the AN system) but generally RC was assigned to groups of items that 
> didn't
> make up a complete Radio Set and/or were used in several sets (either SCR 
> or
> AN or both).  Most examples seem to have been either Antenna,
> Countermeasures, Interphone, or Remote Control systems.
>
> In a message dated 11/10/2010 9:04:20 PM Central Standard Time,
> raydio862 at verizon.net writes:
>> Early on some ground IFF systems were given RC numbers, maybe for
>> security
>> or something else, I'm not sure.  They were "add-ons" to existing radars
>> and
>> often varied in detail depending on the associated radars.  Their
>> individual
>> units always had the familiar BC , PS, etc nomenclatures.  Eventually as
>> they were upgraded and modified some grew in the AN system such as the
>> AN/CPX-1.  The RC numbers that I previously listed are the correct
>> nomenclature for your device.  I believe that I have the TM's for it.
>> Ray
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Moe Fretz" <tubetester at gmail.com>
>> To: <COURYHOUSE at aol.com>
>> Cc: <kk5f at arrl.net>; <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
>> Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2010 5:15 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] IFF unit?
>>
>
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