[MRCA] RS-6
Al Klase
ark at ar88.net
Sat Apr 7 18:28:41 EDT 2012
While we're at it. What goes between the GN-58 and the RS-6? Is there
an equivalent to REGULATOR, VOLTAGE CN-690/GRC-109, a cable with a box
on the end with appropriate connectors for the RS-1/GRC-109?
On 4/7/2012 5:10 PM, Tim wrote:
> Hi Al -
> Interesting history. Brave guys.
> Probably safe to assume that these type of aircraft on these types of
> missions carried the usual SAR equipment including an RS-6, Gibson
> Girl and URC-4. (We had a Gibson Girl - AN/CRT-3 version - aboard our
> ship as recently as 1986) However an RS-6 would have been much more
> useful in a crash landing on the ground or ice than a Gibson Girl.
> GN-58 /RS-6 would not have worked in a life raft at sea for obvious
> reasons. Would have been very handy on the ground / ice however. The
> photo's of the "RS-6 bag" on the Web do not show the comparative size
> but it is documented (Breck's site) to have contained the GN-58 and
> seat assembly. A grab-N-Go bag for a crash landing. I think the
> "ejection seat" story regarding the RS-6 is bogus...Comments?
>
> I wonder if the RS-1 was ever used as an aircraft emergency HF radio.
> The RS-6 would have been a better choice just due to size and weight
> considerations. They are more or less contemporaries.
>
> I find the RS-6 to be a very interesting radio and its early history
> and deployments are not documented well for a lot of reasons. Lets
> add what we can about it!
>
> There was an interesting 1950's movie "Island in the Sky" about a C-47
> crew that made a forced landing up on the Yukon. Pretty good
> depiction of the use of a Gibson Girl on the ground. The Cavalry
> eventually homed in on it, beers for everyone.....
>
> Tim
> N6CC
>
> On Sat, Apr 7, 2012 at 1:36 PM, Al Klase <ark at ar88.net
> <mailto:ark at ar88.net>> wrote:
>
> 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
> <mailto: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
> <mailto:smithab11 at comcast.net>>
> >> Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2012 9:45 PM
> >> To: "Thomas Cook"<kc7rjt at msn.com
> <mailto:kc7rjt at msn.com>>;<mrca at mailman.qth.net
> <mailto: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 <mailto:kc7rjt at msn.com>>
> >> Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2012 9:17 PM
> >> To:<mrca at mailman.qth.net <mailto: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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