[Milsurplus] WTB: USN ARB (CRV-46151) receiver - Now YE, YG, ZB, AN/ARR-, ...

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Ray,

Up through the middle of 1943, you're probably correct on the ZB or 
AN/ARR-1 although through the first half of 1942 the receiver would have been more 
likely to be an RU.  From late 1943 through the end of the War, Mike is 
probably correct.  AN/ARR-2 had the "honor" of having the first and second 
dynamotors and the third and fourth receivers whose noimenclatures were assigned 
under the new "AN" nomenclature system.  Plus to use volume of units 
appearing in Surplus as an indicator of how many were made you have to consider 
more than just how many ads appeared in early Post War surplus catalogs.  And 
where you live and when and where you've looked.  AN/ARR-2 remained in 
service in quantity into the late 1950's and some into the early or mid 1960's.  
So very few if any would have been surplused out at the end of WW-II.  I've 
owned about a dozen of the R-4's and currently still have five.  Most came 
out of Barksdale AFB in the mid 60's.

So what was most common depends upon what year you are claiming for the 
display setup.

In a message dated 08/24/2015 15:19:31 PM Central Daylight Time, 
RAFANTINI at salisbury.edu writes: 
> With due respect I am questioning the statement  of the ARR-2 being the 
> most common used radio  biased on antidotal evidence in having seen many ARB 
> receivers and the little converter for the ZB homing adapters and don’t 
> recall ever seeing a signal ARR-2 receiver. The ARA, RU and ARB receivers 
> along with the ZB homing adapters were in the surplus market in huge numbers 
> so am going to assume that they were deployed in huge numbers but myself I 
> have not owned or run across one ARR-2. That’s not hard physical evidence 
> but my own personal experience. 
> If I were doing a display I would tend to stay with the ZB/ARB as the most 
> common example of YE and YG.
> 
> Ray F/KA3EKH
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Milsurplus [mailto:milsurplus-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of 
> Mike Morrow
> Sent: Monday, August 24, 2015 3:19 PM
> To: Jack Sullivan; milsurplus at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] WTB: USN ARB (CRV-46151) receiver - Now YE, YG, 
> ZB, AN/ARR-, -2
> 
> 
> >I'm restoring the air mobile end of the YJ homing system that went a 
> >long way in helping us defeat the Japanese in the Pacific.
> 

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