[Milsurplus] WTB: USN ARB (CRV-46151) receiver

[Michael Bittner]

I'd just like to add my 2 cents to all those who have mentioned the ARR-2 as 
the most common aircraft receiver for the YG shipboard homing system.  These 
receivers were extremely plentiful in the west coast surplus stores, back 
when there were west coast surplus stores.  Many were converted, by hams, to 
conelrad receivers or just plain broadcast band receivers with the UHF parts 
ripped out.  Others were stripped for parts, especially the slug-tuned coils 
in the BCB tuner section. Toward the end of the war and post war, most had a 
motorized channel changer mounted on the front panel that could be operated 
by the pilot with a switch box.  The earlier ones had manual channel 
changing via a flexible cable from a hand crank on the operators control 
box.  The most common setup would have been an ARR-2 receiver in the same 
rack with one or more ARC-5 receivers.

Of course the ARB cannot home on anything without either a ZB, ARR-1, or a 
directional antenna such as the DU-1 or 2.  This is assuming there were no 
4-course ranges in the Pacific ocean.

I can see an ARB in a bombing or torpedo aircraft, but I just can't see one 
in a fighter such as a Wildcat, Hellcat or Corsair.  More likely there would 
be an ARR-2 or, an ARR-1 or ZB combined with an R-23ARC-5.   However, I am 
open to being further enlightened on these installations.

Mike, W6MAB
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From: "Jack Sullivan via Milsurplus" <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
To: <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, August 24, 2015 8:57 AM
Subject: [Milsurplus] WTB: USN ARB (CRV-46151) receiver


> 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. The only major 
> component that I'm missing is the subject receiver. As the comm/homing 
> receiver on most carrier-based planes, it was likely made in the 
> thousands. I'm looking for one in good shape that hasn't been 'hammed' 
> (modified or converted). I also have the fixed end DC PS as well as a 
> heavy steel box containing 3 of the sectored Morse code discs that keyed 
> the UHF transmitter that drove the revolving directional antenna on the 
> ships' highest masts. I'm also looking for the encoder & any other pieces 
> of this end of the system Thanks! Jack (wa1tej)
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