[Milsurplus] Now RT-953/ARC-147

[Francesco Ledda]

Mike, it looks like you are right.

The manual linked to the ARC-147 is the ARC-51 manual.

AN/ARC-147 	USAF Manual TO 12R2-2ARC51-12-1 	



-----Original Message-----
From: milsurplus-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:milsurplus-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Mike Morrow
Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2013 12:00 AM
To: MilSurplus
Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] Now RT-953/ARC-147

Jim wrote:

> The first picture in the radiomuseum link looks like the box I have 
> but it has no relative power meter with it but other than that it 
> looks like the box.

The missing box is the ID-1003/ARC UHF VSWR indicator.  It is not unusual for it to be missing.  Replacement units are not too hard to find.

That's interesting then.  The RT-953/ARC-147 looks externally just like a RT-742/ARC-51BX.  I suspect that any internal differences are minimal...doubtless both are Rockwell-Collins gear.

There should be some other contract and MFR numbers on the name plate.  I'd be very interested in knowing what they are.

> I suspect that the box also looks like many other radios and gear use 
> a similar box.

Well, only those sets that are derived from the original AN/ARC-51 set made by Collins.  Not so many different types, really, but your RT-953 is one.

Mike / KK5F
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