[MRCA] MRCA Digest, Vol 145, Issue 18

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Wed May 25 11:04:39 EDT 2016


Re: TCZ
We had a TCZ aboard the Diesel sub Tench (SS-417) out of New London Squadron 2 in 1963 along with a TCS set and main transmitter TBL for HF. Rick K8PJQ RM1 SS

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>   3. Re: Dayton 3885 Net (grasshopper)
>   4. Re: [Milsurplus]  Dayton 3885 Net (WA5CAB at cs.com)
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> At 10:29 AM 5/24/2016, Ray Fantini wrote:
>> A couple of pictures of the 3885 AM Net at Dayton including the Net 
>> Control radios and the group picture right after the net. If anyone 
>> wants higher resolution or additional images contact me off list.
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> At 10:29 AM 5/24/2016, Ray Fantini wrote:
>> A couple of pictures of the 3885 AM Net at Dayton including the Net 
>> Control radios and the group picture right after the net. If anyone 
>> wants higher resolution or additional images contact me off list.
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> Tnx for the pix!
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> Do you see the ghost image of the person not there? ;-)  Checked in 
> with my BC-611 but
> due to having to watch my "store" in the flea market could not make 
> it for the pix.
> 
> Nice to see the NCS setup.  Who would imagine an ART-13 as a field 
> portable? :-[
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> 73,
> Perry   w8au
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> Perry wrote:
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>> Who would imagine an ART-13 as a field portable?
> 
> Yes, along with the R-105*/ARR-15 to make most of an AN/ARC-25.  (Plus, an R-23A/ARC-5 should be incuded as well, since the R-105* does NOT cover anything below 1.5 MHz.)
> 
> The R-105/ARR-15 was missing its MT-461/ARR-15 mount and C-733A/ARR-15A control panel.  Both of those have always been very hard to find.  I've owed a receiver since 1968, but in the 48 years since, I have only managed to get one mount and control panel...about 15 years ago.
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> Mike / KK5F
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> Date: Tue, 24 May 2016 18:23:42 -0400
> From: "grasshopper" <grasshopper at epix.net>
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> Wasn't it always portable?? Aeronautic and Shipboard!! 
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> Kd3ht
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> At 10:29 AM 5/24/2016, Ray Fantini wrote:
>> A couple of pictures of the 3885 AM Net at Dayton including the Net 
>> Control radios and the group picture right after the net. If anyone 
>> wants higher resolution or additional images contact me off list.
> 
> Tnx for the pix!
> 
> Do you see the ghost image of the person not there? ;-)  Checked in 
> with my BC-611 but
> due to having to watch my "store" in the flea market could not make 
> it for the pix.
> 
> Nice to see the NCS setup.  Who would imagine an ART-13 as a field 
> portable? :-[
> 
> 73,
> Perry   w8au
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> Date: Tue, 24 May 2016 18:53:17 -0400
> From: WA5CAB at cs.com
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> I would vote no for both it and the earlier AN/MRC-20.  Although you might 
> be able to hump a T-47 on a pack board, one of the antennas is probably not 
> doable.
> 
> In a message dated 05/24/2016 16:00:06 PM Central Daylight Time, 
> navy.radio at gmail.com writes: 
>> Does the AN/MRC-35A count? BC-348 + ART-13 in a (non-airborne) M38A1 
>> jeep...
>> http://www.virhistory.com/navy/manuals/mc/mrc35a-man-5702.pdf
>> 
>> Nick England K4NYW
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>> www.navy-radio.com
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>> On Tue, May 24, 2016 at 4:51 PM, Mike Morrow <kk5f at earthlink.net> wrote:
>>>> Perry wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Who would imagine an ART-13 as a field portable?
>>> 
> 
> Robert & Susan Downs - Houston
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> Date: Tue, 24 May 2016 20:01:22 -0400
> From: WA5CAB at cs.com
> To: milsurplus at mailman.qth.net, mrca at mailman.qth.net
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> I've not seen anything indicating that they ever were.  The TCZ was used on 
> large vessels and the Navy used the AN/ARC-4 in vehicles and small craft 
> (like PT boats).  I haven't seen any indication of any usage of other aircraft 
> or vehicular sets used shipboard until the RT-68 with PP-1175/SR followed 
> by the RT-524 (specifically AN/VRC-46) with some batch of shop-built 24 volt 
> supplies).  These latter two were only used by the Amphibs (LPH, LPD, etc.)
> 
> Robert Downs - Houston
> wa5cab dot com (Web Store)
> MVPA 9480
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> In a message dated 05/24/2016 18:41:46 PM Central Daylight Time, 
> navy.radio at gmail.com writes: 
>> Fair enough. And it would take more than 1 Marine to carry the entire 
>> M38A1....
>> 
>> 
>> Relating to another commenter - how often and for what reason was the 
>> BC-348 found shipboard?
>> 
>> Nick
>> 
>> On Tue, May 24, 2016 at 6:53 PM, WA5CAB--- via Milsurplus <
>> milsurplus at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
>>>> I would vote no for both it and the earlier AN/MRC-20.  Although you 
>>> might be able to hump a T-47 on a pack board, one of the antennas is 
>>> probably not doable.
>>> 
>> 
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> 75A/sR 
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> Date: Wed, 25 May 2016 02:27:16 -0400
> From: WA5CAB at cs.com
> To: mrca at mailman.qth.net
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> OK.  I sit corrected.  With four RAO-7's and a RAK-6 on board, wonder what 
> they needed the BC-348 for?  What Class ship was it?
> 
> Robert Downs - Houston
> 
> In a message dated 05/24/2016 19:29:08 PM Central Daylight Time, 
> navy.radio at gmail.com writes: 
>> I have a Radio Equipment Log (NS 900,039) from an unknown ship -
>> 
>> Only a few weekly reports are filled in mostly for Oct-Nov 1951, but there 
>> are some entries for March 1954
>> 
>> Receivers listed for Radio Central are:
>> RAO-7 #1
>> RAO-7 #2
>> RAO-7 #3
>> RAO-7 #4
>> 
>> BC-348-J (serial no 925)
>> 
>> RAK-6
>> RBH-1
>> RBK-15
>> Transmitters listed for Transmitter Room are
>> TBM-10
>> TDE-2
>> TDE-3
>> TAJ-19
>> 
>> On Tue, May 24, 2016 at 8:01 PM, WA5CAB--- via Milsurplus <
>> milsurplus at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
>>>> I've not seen anything indicating that they ever were.  The TCZ was 
>>> used on large vessels and the Navy used the AN/ARC-4 in vehicles and small 
>>> craft (like PT boats).  I haven't seen any indication of any usage of other 
>>> aircraft or vehicular sets used shipboard until the RT-68 with PP-1175/SR 
>>> followed by the RT-524 (specifically AN/VRC-46) with some batch of 
>>> shop-built 24 volt supplies).  These latter two were only used by the Amphibs 
>>> (LPH, LPD, etc.)
>>> 
>>> Robert Downs - Houston
>>> wa5cab dot com (Web Store)
>>> MVPA 9480
>>> 
>>> In a message dated 05/24/2016 18:41:46 PM Central Daylight Time, 
>>> navy.radio at gmail.com writes: 
>>>>>> Relating to another commenter - how often and for what reason was the 
>>>> BC-348 found shipboard?
>>> 
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