[Milsurplus] ART-13 and 51S1 pairing

[B. Smith]

Info  on the ART-13 Crystal Oscillator (CDA-T) can be found:
http://k4che.com/ART-13%20CDA-T/ART-13%20CDA-T.htm


On 8/26/2022 4:49 PM, Ray Fantini wrote:
>
> It’s a Friday, always an opportunity to visit (virtually) The National 
> Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton and look around. 
> Thought this series of interior shots of their HU-16B Albatross was of 
> interest. Look at the pairing of an ART-13 transmitter with a 51S1, 
> both Collins radios but a generation or two apart, also the ART-13 has 
> a Comco Crystal Oscillator in it that many have speculated were only 
> used in civilian service. If you download the individual pictures you 
> can read the sheet on the transmitter that list both the preset 
> channels on the transmitter and the crystal channels, oddly 2182 the 
> old international distress channel was set on the VFO as a preset and 
> not one of the rocks. Also, maybe someone can clarify what the low 
> frequency extend range switch is for?
>
> The 51S1 is set to USB and that makes more sense when you look and see 
> that just below it is a 618T.
>
> Before anyone starts saying how this is all wrong remember that we are 
> talking about the US Air Force Museum and if they have it displayed 
> this way would tend to think it’s so.
>
> Look at:
>
> https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Upcoming/Photos/igpage/26/
>
> https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Upcoming/Photos/igphoto/2002928488/
>
> https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Upcoming/Photos/igphoto/2002928458/
>
> There is a link to download the image in a higher resolution version 
> at the bottom of each page.
>
> Ray F/KA3EKH
>
>
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