[MRCA] URC-35’s

[Bill Mellema]

Hi Tom,

We have one on the Wisconsin. Not sure if we have the coupler not. It’s a project waiting in queue…it was donated by a ham that was in the Navy MARS program. We had one on the USS Glennon DD840…

If your going to Berryville I’ll see you there..

73’s
Bill N3WM

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> On Jul 17, 2022, at 2:12 PM, Glenn Little WB4UIV <glennmaillist at bellsouth.net> wrote:
> 
> When I was in Navy MARS, I was assigned to the 6th ND directors office.
> Each director was issued at least one of these, new in box.
> I uncrated it and used it for voice communications.
> Being curious, I requested additional information on this set.
> I wound up in communications with one of the designers of this set whos mother also used one for Navy MARS.
> He said that the radio was very unreliable due to the heat density that was a result of the design specs from the Navy.
> He said to cool the radio for long term use you had to drill a lot of cooling holes in the amplifier cabinet.
> The radio was never deployed on war ships, IIRC, it was only used on auxiliaries such as tug boats.
> The radio id basically a R-1051 and a low power T-827 in the same box.
> IIRC, the RT puts out 10 or 100 mW to drive the amplifier.
> The amplifier cabinet contains a 100W PA and the power supply.
> 
> I cannot locate my manual now, but, Artekmanuals.com has a very good scan of my manual for $17.50, this is two volumes for AN/URC-35B.
> 
> The radio is probably as good as a R-1051/T-827 combination when used at low power.
> I would NOT use this radio for RTTY or other digital modes.
> 
> Many modules are the same as R-1051 and T-827 modules.
> 
> 73
> Glenn
> WB4UIV
> 
> 
> 
>> On 7/17/2022 1:37 PM, Thomas Chirhart wrote:
>> Anyone else have this set? It consists of the RT618B/URR and AM3007A/URT
>> I just picked up a nice one up with all cables, microphone and manuals.
>> Does anyone have the CU937 coupler?
>> I remember the WRC-1 from my Navy Radioman days..
>> 73
>> Tom
>> K4NCG
>> 
>> 
>> 
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