[Milsurplus] [ARC5] Interesting manual

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I've had one of the manuals since 1996 but have never seen nor heard anyone 
else mention the hardware.  My guess is that the converters were a stop-gap 
or substitute for the ARD, both being superceded by AN/APR-1.

Robert Downs - Houston
wa5cab dot com (Web Store)
MVPA 9480

In a message dated 01/08/2015 12:15:19 PM Central Standard Time, 
scr287 at att.net writes: 
> 
> A manual showed up today for an interesting little item
> I had never seen or heard of before, and since it mentions
> the CBY-46145 ARA broadcast band receiver, I thought I'd
> mention it on the ARC5 list as well.
> 
> The manual is for a set of three tunable converters, that convert
> frequencies from 50 to 700 Mc down to 1000kc. It specifically mentions
> using the ARA receiver, although it says any sensitive receiver
> covering the frequency range of 700kc to 1300kc can be used.
> 
> The converter designations are CUO-46212 to CUO-46214. Each
> one is about 6" x 8" x 7".
> 
> The purpose of the units is "to detect and determine the frequency
> of Radar signals."