[MRCA] RS-6

Sat Apr 7 16:36:45 EDT 2012

Gang,

Found an interesting list of recon aircraft that didn't come home: 
http://www.kamchatkapeninsula.com/shotdown.html.

There are two RB-47's on the list, one in '55 the other in '56.  Also, 
RB-29's and an RB-50.  Never heard of the latter, but wonder is RS-6 was 
carried on other planes beside the B-47.

The number of spy flights seems to have been fairly large.  A short wave 
station to allow you to phone home might have been a welcome precaution.

Al

On 4/7/2012 2:11 PM, Tim wrote:
> Hi Breck -
> That is a very interesting photo.  The "tripod" antenna looks to be an
> adjustable frequency ground plane.  That is a URC-4 apparently attached to
> it and since that is a VHF-UHF bail out radio that type of antenna makes
> sense. (Never seen one before).  It also sure looks like an RS-6 set in the
> foreground.  The vertical dark object on top of the RS-6 is likely the
> battery pack attached to the URC-4.  They may have recovered it from any
> number of recon aircraft they shot down back then before Powers.
> Also, the Rooskies probably built Chernobyl just to power that TV camera!
>
> The RS-6 is a fun set to use.  Works great with a little help....
>
> 73, Tim
> N6CC
>
> On Sat, Apr 7, 2012 at 5:42 AM, B Smith<smithab11 at comcast.net>  wrote:
>
>> Mr. Tom Bryan, noted military radio collector and historian has
>> politely mentioned to me that the photo mentioned below was actually
>> published in 1957 which was  several years before Gary Powers was shot
>> down. Tom actually was the first to discover the photo and sent it to
>> me in  May of 2004 when I was doing some research on the RS-6. Tom
>> also provided the photo to Mr. Pete McCollum to use on his website.
>> http://militaryradio.com/spyradio/mystery.html.
>> In the mean time I have found Tim's ,W6CC, info on the RS-6 to be
>> useful. He mentions the spotting function and operation of the set as
>> well as some of the sets problems such as  6X4.  I suspect Tim has
>> spent more time operating the RS-6 then anyone.  "We all have these
>> military sets but most of us just let them sit on the shelf."
>> http://www.n6cc.com/the-rs-6-radio-set.
>>
>> Maybe we will start an RS-6 list on  QSL.net           :-)
>>
>> Z
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------
>> From: "B Smith"<smithab11 at comcast.net>
>> Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2012 9:45 PM
>> To: "Thomas Cook"<kc7rjt at msn.com>;<mrca at mailman.qth.net>
>> Subject: RS-6
>>
>> The RS-6 does not have a "spotting" function. Here is a easy mod that
>> allows you to
>> do that. Actually there is another way but it takes a good ear and
>> practice but most
>> ops do not like the procedure- - - thus the mod.
>>
>> http://k4che.com/RS-6/RS-6%20Spot.html
>>
>> The RS-6 has a strange history and  here it is mention of it in a SAC
>> publication. During my  brief  assignment in SAC  I never had the
>> opportunity to be trained or briefed on the set. Nor did they ever
>> give me the "big picture" so I left.     :-)    There is an "internet"
>> photo of the equipment used by Gary Powers at:
>> http://k4che.com/RS-6/SAC%20Manual.html
>>
>> I had one on display at Gilbert, the year of the famous moonson.
>> http://k4che.com/MRCA04/Page8.html
>>
>> Z
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------
>> From: "Thomas Cook"<kc7rjt at msn.com>
>> Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2012 9:17 PM
>> To:<mrca at mailman.qth.net>
>> Subject: [MRCA] Thank you all
>>
>> Thank you all for your suggestions on my PRC74 purchase problem.
>> I got with Scotland Yard and sent an email to the real m0cuu.
>>
>> I haven't heard from either, but I felt I should let both know what
>> happened.
>>
>> Meanwhile, I'm saving again for another try at buying a PRC74.
>>
>> In the meantime I'm still using my RS6 on the road.
>>
>> 73 and thanks again de KC7RJT
>>
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