[GreenKeys] Navy radio question...

[Gregory W. Moore]

Don Robert House wrote:
GA, Don,

The standard shipboard HF transmitter of the period would have been the 
AN/URC-32 capable of the whole 9 yards, including ISB with supressed 
carrier.
It happens to be, in addition, the first all synthesised HF 'mitter in 
service with the Navy, and enjoyed a long life cycle.  While not an easy 
beast to set up, nor
work on,  that particular job (Supervisor of the Transmitter Rooms) just 
happened to be my GQ station.  One either enjoyed operating them or 
hated the job, I never yet found a middle ground ( I really enjoyed the 
rather tedious process of setting one up)..  The neat thing is, that 
they had a remote tuning unit, mounted at the base of the standard 26' 
Navy whip, which eliminated a lot of the "peaking and dipping" common to 
other 'mitters of the period. 

As far as shore stations went, there were so many transmitters in use 
that it virtually defies description to pick one out of the pile as the 
"particular" one used
with the R-1051, but if put to the bright lights and the pliers, I would 
say the AN/FRT-50, which was the standard used at the Commsta 
(Navcommunit, Later Navcommsta, Argentia, NFLD (NWP). The lineup of 
glowing toobs behind the window at the top of the 'mitter was a very 
friendly sight indeed (and there were a LOT of glowing toobs) --hi-- The 
caveat here, of course, is that I personally, never saw the R-1051 used 
as the ONLY reciever available. 
There always was a mix of R390's and R1051's for HF, and of course, the 
390 could be used well down into the MF range.  Don, I envy you [ 
unabashed green-eyed drooling], as I would love to own a 1051 to go with 
my 390 and 392's --hi--......

Now, this being said, the 1051 lived on far beyond the day the last 390 
went to St Julien's Creek in a pile, so there are probably several more 
'mitters
which more modern Navy men than I would associate with this unit....

73 de Greg WA3IVX/NNN0BVN

> I have a US Navy R-1051B HF Receiver.  Is there a particular HF  
> transmitter that would be from the same period?   Are they available  
> for amateurs?  Where are the sellers?
>
> Thanks for any information.
>
> 73,
>
> Don
>
> Don R. House K9TTY
> drhouse at nadcomm.com
>
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