[Milsurplus] [ARC5] GP with ARB?
Michael Hanz
aaf-radio-1 at aafradio.org
Thu Nov 3 14:13:22 EDT 2022
Great photo, Taigh!
Do you know about this antenna distribution box? The center looks
suspiciously like a small bass reflex speaker installation.
- Mike
On 11/3/2022 12:48 PM, taigh at twinbeech.com wrote:
>
> GO-9 is in the lower left corner of the attached photo and an ARB on
> the right side of the radio operators shelf. The installation in this
> PBY had two ARB’s. One for the pilot as well which was mounted further
> forward and out of the picture. They called it the Intra Squadron set.
> The RU is still present at the radio station as well.
>
> In doing the PBY research for this project it has been quite
> interesting to see all of the changes over time in comm and radar gear.
>
> Taigh
>
> Taigh Ramey
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> *From:* arc5-bounces at mailman.qth.net <arc5-bounces at mailman.qth.net>
> *On Behalf Of *Doran Platt
> *Sent:* Friday, October 28, 2022 5:23 PM
> *To:* milsurplus at mailman.qth.net; ARC-5 List <arc5 at mailman.qth.net>
> *Subject:* Re: [ARC5] [Milsurplus] GP with ARB?
>
> Wasn't the ARB used with the GO-9 in acft like the PBY?
>
> K3HVG
>
> On 10/28/2022 7:39 PM Hubert Miller <kargo_cult at msn.com> wrote:
>
> I recall reading Mike Hanz commenting some years back that the ARB
> was intended as a drop-in replacement for the RU.
>
> So wouldn't be too much of a fantasy to fabricate a ARB + GF,
> altho in real life, I don't think anyone ever saw such.
>
> Same form factor, and so on.
>
> That reminds me, some acquaintance of Geoff's bought something
> like a "State of Alaska" "portable set" with an ARB
>
> and ( I think ) TA-12 in one wooden trunk.
>
> -Hue Miller
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