Was the MT-64/ARC-5 Receiver shock mount only on Navy planes

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Re: Was the MT-64/ARC-5 Receiver shock mount only used on Navy planes?

Does anyone know if the MT-64 shock mount for the ARC-5 receiver was used on planes outside the Navy? Was the MT-64 only a manufacturer for the Navy or was the shock mount used on AAF planes such as a B-24? Please see the attached picture. I'm trying to figure out if the attached tag could only be from a Navy plane or if it could have been found on an AAF plane.



Thanks,

-Pat

[K5DH]

To the best of my knowledge, the ARC-5 series of command set gear was used only by the Navy. The AAF used similar command set gear, but they called their series SCR-274N. The two types looked and acted virtually the same, but they were not "plug and play" interchangeable due to connectorization differences. I've compared the USN T-22/ARC-5 and USAAF BC-459-A (SCR-274N) command set 7-9.1 mc transmitters side by side, and they have some electrical differences between them.

If someone else knows for a fact that I'm wrong, please correct me.

[Taigh Ramey]

Hello Dean,

I think you are spot on. The ARC-5 and the SCR-274N are commonly thought to be the same set and do look very similar, but are different sets and are not interchangeable.

For more information about this great radio set try this list:

http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/arc5

These guys are real experts on ATA/ARA, SCR-274N and the AN/ARC-5 Command sets and their differences.

Taigh