[ARC5] Fwd: CBY-55209 ? MODEL ATA

[MWM via ARC5]

Thanks Mike. I just thought it was an ARC5 till I saw the plate. I have a lot of Command stuff, must double check and see just which strain they all are. I know I have 3 of the modded rx's for the 28-44Mhz blind landing use. I have a working 2 rack rx and 2 rack tx for 80 and 40mtrs which is a joy to use. Must get it re-connected and running again. 


cheers, Ben. 

Military Wireless Museum
Kidderminster, UK.



-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Everette <radiocompass at yahoo.com>
To: MWM <military1944 at aol.com>; Arc5 <Arc5 at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Fri, 14 Nov 2014 17:27
Subject: Re: [ARC5] CBY-55209 ? MODEL ATA



Hi Ben,

The ATA transmitters aren't all that rare; but the modulators, control boxes etc from the ATA series are seldom seen these days.  For some reason there seem to be a notable number of ATA shock mounts and those are more common than ARC-5 mounts.  

The ATA transmitters and all other ATA system components are identical to the Signal Corps SCR-274N series except for the data plates, and the fact that all ATA stuff is black whereas most 274N gear is unpainted.
Something I have noticed is that the ATA transmitters covering 7-9.1 mc don't surface that often compared to the 4-5.3 and 5.3-7 versions.
I'm lucky to have an ATA modulator (identical to the BC-456) and an ATA dual transmitter rack; but may never see an ATA transmitter control box in my lifetime!
As you probably know, the ARC-5 series replaced the ATA beginning in mid-WW2.  The result was that many new ATA items went unused.  This  probably accounts for how many really decent ATA transmitters were around back in the early surplus era (and still are); but since there wasn't that much USN equipment in the ETO compared to USAAF, I'm not surprised that they may be rare in Britain.  I wonder how many crates of this stuff are still siting in abandoned Pacific supply dumps, or on the bottom of the ocean where they were shoved off carrier decks.
73
Mike
WA4DLF



  
 
 
 
   From: MWM via ARC5 <arc5 at mailman.qth.net>
 To: Arc5 at mailman.qth.net 
 Sent: Friday, November 14, 2014 9:06 AM
 Subject: [ARC5] CBY-55209 ? MODEL ATA
  
 


Just found a CBY-52209 Model ATA 4-5.3MHz transmitter
Is this any rarer than the AN/ARC-5 version?

Ben
Military Wireless Museum
Kidderminster, UK.