From: military-radio-guy Full-Name: Dennis R Starks To: military radio collectors#3 Fcc: Sent Date: Thu, 26 Nov 1998 05:14:44 Subject: MILITARY COLLECTOR GROUP POST, Nov.26/98 Message-ID: <19981126.051345.17175.2.military-radio-guy@juno.com> X-Status: Sent X-Mailer: Juno 1.49 MILITARY COLLECTOR GROUP POST, Nov.26/98 Index: PARA-MILITARY RADIOS; Part II, by Dennis Starks MEMBERS WRITE; TCS/Collins Model Numbers, ART-13/ARC-5 Receivers, Ed Guzick/SCR-585 Address Correction, ALAN'S MANUALS, IN ADDITION TO MINE; HUMOR; *********************************************** PARA-MILITARY RADIOS; Part II, by Dennis Starks Eminent War, At a very early date, President Roosevelt had envisioned our country's eventual full scale involvement in WW-II. He ordered the detailed contingency plans for the total conversion of a consumer oriented industry to one capable of supporting the worlds allied nations at war. Very discreetly to avoid public concern and alerting Axis powers, government planners, both military and civilian, inspected every factory in the United States regardless of it's size, or what it manufactured. They developed a plan for each, in the most minute detail, how to convert their production from the most mundane of consumer products to the tools of war. Each facility was evaluated as to what it might produce, how long a conversion might take if warranted, how much it would cost, what output quotas could be expected, and where/how the raw materials would be obtained/warehoused. No possible hypothetical question was left unanswered. It had been envisioned well in advance the possible inability to obtain imported raw materials such as rubber, and quarts for radio crystals, so the options of recycling and the development of synthetics were set in motion, or designs were investigated that might negate these materials completely. Very close collaboration with our prospective allies in the development and testing of highly specialized and top secret equipment was begun. All long before Pearl Harbor. I list all the above to stress one very important point, ALL manufacturing during WW-II, even from the very beginning, was to support the war effort. Electronic equipment especially! It follows that our endeavor to document Para-Military communications equipment of this war becomes complicated to the extreme, because ALL such equipment was built for some military/government/official application, domestic and/or allied. So, as the first of our questions is answered "Is it Military?", we are left with answering the rest "Who Used it?, "How ?", "Where ?, and to a lesser extent, "When?". The War Is On, Remember now that the stage had already been long set when on December 7, 1941(know ye the significance of this date?) Bill Halligan of Hallicrafters received a phone call from Colonel George H. Sparhawk of the U.S. Army Aircorps. He was then informed that the Armed Forces were commondeering an order of HT-4 500watt Ham transmitters which had been built on a British/French contract. Only 20 had been built by the fall of 1940 when less than a year later a delegation of British & French purchaseing commisioners ordered more than Hallicrafters had built in it's 7 year history. Shortly before this, in August of 1941 an FBI agent approached Bill Halligan in desperated need of an HT-4, but there were none to be had. Not in the factory, nor even in dealers show rooms anywhere in the country. The agent further stressed his emergent need, at which time, Bill consented to provide his own personal transmitter which was set up at his home ham station. Later that same day, this transmitter was flown out in an army bomber bound for Hawaii where it was set up on a remote hill overlooking Honolulu. This same transmitter provided the only communications link with the mainland in the aftermath of the Japanese attack of December 7. It was in short order adopted as a the "Stop Gap" set, BC-610(SCR-299) intended only as a temporary stand in until the BC-325(SCR-197) could finish testing and inter full production. But as we all know, the HT-4, now BC-610, served on completely overshadowing the BC-325 that it was only intended to substitute for, and became one of the most prolific radio systems in military history. Indeed, the BC-610 was still in service over 20 years later. An interesting note, HT-4 marked transmitters continued to be produced throughout most of the war. But what of the HT-4's companion receiver, the SX-28? We know only that it too was used, and by all military contingents including the Army, Air Corps, Navy, Coast Guard, and a host of civil agencies, though not normally with the HT-4. For Navy use, it was combined with a Panoramic adapter(S-35) and designated the RBY. It survived the post-war years to be assigned the official AN number of GRR-2. Strangely though, as with many military receivers of Hallicrafters origin, no SX-28 has ever been encountered with a military data plate, or it's associated model number attached, even though the bulk of this receivers production was for the government. Referances: Ships 275, Catalog of Naval Radio Equipment, August 1944. MIL-HDBK-161, Military Handbook, Electronic Communications Equipment, 1958. U.S.Army in WW-II, The Signal Corps: The Emergency, by Dilany & Terrett. Radios by Hallicrafters, by Chuck Dachis. The Hallicrafters Story, by William I. Orr, Ham Radio Magazine, Nov. 1979 Dennis Starks; Collector/Historian Midwest Military Communications Museum email: military-radio-guy@juno.com *********************************************** MEMBERS WRITE; TCS/Collins Model Numbers, > The Government > being interested would tell Art to "make it mil spec and we'll take it", > Art would respond, "it's good the way it is, take it or leave it!" In > every known case, the Government opted to "take it." This is most > certainly the case with such legends as the TCS, ART-13, 618T, KWM-2 and > others. ---i saw about 4 years ago some TCS with non military nomenclature, i.e. the nameplate said 51Q ( or whatever the Collins name really is...) hue miller ed) We included in an article last year the Original Collins model numbers for TCS equipment. Here they are again as taken from the original Collins "Blue Prints' in my library. Collins,1945,56Q-3 transmitter Collins,1943,56Q-3/18Q-3,transmitter Collins,1945,51Q-3,Receiver Collins,1943,190Z-2,Antenna Loading Coil Collins,1944,409M-7,Power Supply ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ART-13/ARC-5 Receivers, > The ART-13 was indeed mated with the ARC-5 in several > navy installations, most noteably the TBM torpedo bomber. ---this would tally with what i heard from Don Blaney. i asked him what receiver was in the TBM with the ART-13 and he recalled ARA or ARC-5 and seemed not to be familiar with the ARB. he flew off the Gambier Bay, and launched at the Battle of the Savo Sea before that carrier was sunk by the overwhelming Japanese strike force. he also told of going out to the aircraft, on the carrier deck at night, when he felt "blue", climbing into the "tunnel", and listening to Tokyo Rose on the plane's receiver. btw, another flyer i spoke to, said sometimes crew would forget to reel in the trailing antenna, and land with it extended, which of course tore it off on the carrier deck. > The ARC-5 R-26 receiver was fitted with an autotune device > known as a Yardeny Spot Tuner, which gave six preset receive channels. ---and this of course is the R-26M / ARC-5, a modification done by the Navy's own repair depots. hue miller ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ed Guzick/SCR-585 Address Correction, Ed's email address is *********************************************** ALAN'S MANUALS, IN ADDITION TO MINE; Alan has gone through my library list as posted in last Saturday's "Paper Trail" and picked out these titles to offer that were not listed. PRC-17, 17A, AN 16-30PRC17-2, Jan 54 PRC-21, TM11-4073/TO11R2-2PRC21-21, Jan 58 PRC-40AX, 95681, Jan 64 PRC-41, TM11-5820-510-35, Jan 64, a poor copy of the Navy manual PRC-49A, Navair 16-30PRC49-3, 15 Nov 64 PRC-66, TO31R2-2PRC66-2, 15 Sept 69 PRC-68A, TM11-5820-882-23&P-1 June 87ns PRC-68B(V), MX-63-121, Magnavox ops & maint inst,ns PRC-75, TM-06828A-15 Sept 70,ns PRC-90, TO12R2-2PRC90-4, 30 Nov 72,ns TO31R2-2PRC90-1, 31 Jan 86,ns TO31R2-2PR103, 30 Mar 72,ns TM11-5820-800-12, Nov 73,ns PRC-96, EE150-PA-OMI-010/5101, 1 Mar 81,ns PRC-103, TO31R2-2PRC103-3, 1 May 83,ns TO12R2-2PRC103-11, 1 Aug 77,ns PRC-106, TO31R2-2PRC106-1, 1 Dec 74,ns PRC-112, TM11-5820-1037-12&P, 15 Apr 89,ns TM11-5820-1037-13&P/16-35PRC112-1/TO31R2-2PRC112-1, 15 May 93,ns PRC-119, TM11-5820-890-20P, 1 June 93,ns TM11-5820-890-20-2, 1 Oct 89,ns PRC-128, TO31R2-2PRC128-1 with C1, 1 Sept 88 TO31R2-2PRC128-3, ? date URC-4, TM11-510, Nov 56 URC-10, 10A, RT-10, TM11-5820-640-15, May 67 URC-11, TO12R2-2URC11-2, Feb 64,ns URC-64, TO12R2-2URC64-4, 15 Aug 68,ns URC-68, TM11-5820-767-12 with C1-C5, Aug 68,ns TM11-5820-767-35, Sept 68 (the -34 is a better manual),ns ns=no schematic Alan Tasker *********************************************** HUMOR; With the Christmas season approaching, please look into your heart to help those in need. Hundreds of National Basketball Association basketball players in our very own country are living at or just below the seven-figure salary level (Atrocious!) And, as if that weren't bad enough, they will be deprived of pay for several weeks--possibly a whole year--as a result of the current lock-out situation. But now, you can help! For only $20,835 a month, about $694.50 a day (that's less than the cost of a large screen projection TV) you can help a basketball player remain economically viable during his time of need. This contribution by no means solves the problem, as it barely covers the yearly league minimum,...but it's a start! Almost $700 may not seem like a lot of money to you, but to a basketball player it could mean the difference between a vacation spent golfing in Florida or a Mediterranean cruise. For you, seven hundred dollars is nothing more than a month or two of rent or mortgage payments. But to a basketball player, $700 will almost replace his hourly salary. Your commitment of less than $700 a day will enable a player to buy that home entertainment center, trade in the year-old Lexus for a new Ferrari, or enjoy a weekend in Rio. HOW WILL I KNOW I'M HELPING? Each month, you will receive a complete financial report on the player you sponsor. Detailed information about his stocks, bonds, 01(k), real estate, and other investment holdings will be mailed to your home. You'll also get information on how he plans to invest the $5 million lump sum he will receive upon retirement. Plus upon signing up for this program, you will receive a photo of the player (unsigned, for a signed photo, please include an additional $50.00). Put the photo on your refrigerator to remind you of other people's suffering. HOW WILL HE KNOW I'M HELPING? Your basketball player will be told that he has a SPECIAL FRIEND who just wants to help in a time of need. Although the player won't know your name, he will be able to make collect calls to your home via a special operator just in case additional funds are needed for unexpected expenses. YES, I WANT TO HELP! I would like to sponsor a striking NBA basketball player. My preference is checked below: [ ] Starter [ ] Reserve [ ] Star (Higher cost) [ ] Superstar (Much higher cost) [ ] Entire team (Please call our 900 number to ask for the cost of a specific team (Cheerleaders not included.)) [ ] I'll sponsor a player most in need. Please select one for me. Please charge the account listed below $694.50 per day for a reserve player or starter for the duration of the strike. Please send me a picture of the player I have sponsored, along with a team logo and my very own NBA Players Association badge to wear proudly on my lapel. Your Name: _______________________ Telephone Number: _______________________ Account Number: _______________________ Exp.Date:_______ [ ] MasterCard [ ] Visa [ ] American Express [ ] Discover Signature: _______________________ Mail completed form to NBA Players Association or call 1-900-2MUCH now to enroll by phone. Note: Sponsors are not permitted to contact the player they have sponsored, either in person or by other means including, but not limited to, telephone calls, letters, e-mail, or third parties. Keep in mind that the basketball player you have sponsored will be much too busy enjoying his free time, thanks to your generous donations. Contributions are not tax-deductible. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- It's the middle of an international gynecology conference, and an English and a French gynecologist are discussing various cases they've treated recently. FRENCH GYNECOLOGIST: Only last week, zer was a woman ooh came to see me, and 'er cleetoris - eet was like a melon. ENGLISH GYNECOLOGIST: Don't be absurd, it couldn't have been that big. My good man, she wouldn't have been able to walk if it was. FRENCH GYNECOLOGIST: Aaah, you eenglish docteurs, zare you go again, always talkeeng about ze size. I was talkeeng about ze flavour. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please take the following Manliness Assessment..... 1) In the company of females, intercourse should be referred to as: a. lovemaking b. screwing c. the pigskin bus pulling into tuna town 2) You should make love to a woman for the first time only after you've both shared: a. your views about what you expect from a sexual relationship b. your blood-test results c. five tequila slammers 3) You time your orgasm so that: a. your partner climaxes first b. you both climax simultaneously c. you don't miss SportsCenter 4) Passionate, spontaneous sex on the kitchen floor is: a. healthy, creative love-play b. not the sort of thing your wife/girlfriend would ever agree to c. not the sort of thing your wife/girlfriend need ever find out about 5) Spending the whole night cuddling a woman you've just had sex with is: a. the best part of the experience b. the second best part of the experience c. $100 extra 6) Your girlfriend says she's gained five pounds in the last month. You tell her that it is: a. no concern of yours b. not a problem, she can join your gym c. a conservative estimate 7) You think today's sensitive, caring man is: a. a myth b. an oxymoron c. a moron 8) Foreplay is to sex as: a. appetizer is to entree b. primer is to paint c. a line is to an amusement park ride 9) Which of the following are you most likely to find yourself saying at the end of a relationship: a. "I hope we can still be friends" b. "I'm not in right now, please leave a message at the beep" c. "Welcome to Dumpsville; population, YOU." 10) A woman who is uncomfortable watching you masturbate: a. probably needs a little more time before she can cope with that sort of intimacy b. is uptight and a waste of time c. shouldn't have sat next to you on the bus in the first place Evaluating the results: If you answered "a" more than 7 times, check your pants to make sure you really are a man. If you answered "b" more than 7 times, check into therapy, you're more than a little confused. If you answered "c" more than 7 times, "YOU DA MAN!">> *********************************************** (The preceding was a product of the"Military Collector Group Post", an international email magazine dedicated to the preservation of history and the equipment that made it. Unlimited circulation of this material is authorized so long as the proper credits to the original authors, and publisher or this group are included. For more information conserning this group contact Dennis Starks at, military-radio-guy@juno.com) ***********************************************