[MRCG] [armyradios] RU Receiver Series Info and Parts Wanted

[Meir WF2U]

Mark,

Your best bet to get more info on the RU series receivers and accessories is
the ARC-5 mailing list, the home page is
http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/arc5 and you can subscribe from
there. The Milsurplus list is good also, at
http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/milsurplus .

Briefly, some RU series receivers were used (and the junction box,
dynamotor, etc) with 12 VDC power, and were used with the GF-* series
transmitters, so TX/RX control was provided. The RU-19 is a 28 VDC system
with no T/R switching option in the interconnections of the system. When
used with the GO-9, no T/R antenna relay box is needed because the GO-9 has
a built-in antenna relay.

I have a complete RU-19 set, with all the control boxes, all the possible
coil sets, some cables and plugs for the cables that are missing, and also
the dynamotor, "coffee grinder" remote tuning unit and the flexible shaft
for it. The main junction box is actually for 2 receivers, that's the way
the original system is set up, but I only have one. Hopefully I'll find
another one eventually. I intend to pair mine up with my GO-9 transmitter,
as it was used on the PBY Catalina - there are photos of the PBY radio
compartment on the Internet.

Good luck,

73, Meir WF2U
Landrum, SC

-----Original Message-----
From: armyradios at yahoogroups.com [mailto:armyradios at yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of Mark J. Blair
Sent: Saturday, July 20, 2013 4:54 PM
To: ArmyRadios Group Group; BoatAnchors; MRCG Mailing List List
Subject: [armyradios] RU Receiver Series Info and Parts Wanted

I just got the winning bids on an RU-19 receiver, its dynamotor, and a heap
of plug-in coil modules for it. I plan to pair it up with my
recently-acquired GP-7 transmitter, as I've been told that the RU would be a
suitable contemporary receiver for it.

I know very little about the RU series so far. I've emailed Robert Downs
about manuals for it. I wonder if any of y'all might fill me in a bit more
about it? I understand that there are different versions, as I've seen
references to "RU-19", "RU-2", etc. How do they differ? Is an RU-19 "right"
for my GP-7, or does it really matter?

I expect that I'll need to obtain control box(es), mating connectors, etc.
to go with my receiver. So please let me know if y'all have any for sale or
trade. I'm also looking for the control box(es) for my GP-7. My RU-19
appears to be coming with the small crank for local tuning, but it'd still
be neat to get the proper coffee grinder control box for it.


-- 
Mark J. Blair, NF6X <nf6x at nf6x.net>
http://www.nf6x.net/



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