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

[Michael Bittner]

Oops, I meant R-24/ARC-5 in the last paragraph below.
Mike, W6MAB
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Bittner" <mmab at cox.net>
To: <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, August 24, 2015 4:43 PM
Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] WTB: USN ARB (CRV-46151) receiver


> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> 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
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>> 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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