VK3XAO wrote:
Which HF radio xcvr was used in the SBD ca. 1940-42? My feeling is
that it would have been the ARB, but need to have this confirmed. This
is for a scene in a movie set in Guadalcanal in 1942, where a link to
home is maintained by (quote) 'a radio scavenged from a wrecked SBD'.
A serious authenticity effort is being made.

Thanks,

John Mackesy VK3XAO


I had a reference* that (at least) early SBD aircraft had RU/GF
equipment installed. Recall that early SBD (et al) were 12 volt
systems. The ART-13, ARC-5, and most other WW2 equipment was designed
for 24 volts, of course, so could not have been used in early variants.
The ARB receiver is strictly 24 volts, I think..?

* RU-16/GF-11 manual included installation location diagrams for the SNJ
(and another fixed gear trainer?)and the SBD. I no longer have a
complete manual as I traded away my system several years ago. I will
see which pages I copied, though.

de K3HVG