List of Naval Radio, Radar, and Sonar Equipment Arranged by Navy Model Letters

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EquipmeAnrtr angbeydN avy
ModeLle tters
SHIPS2 42A
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BUREAOUF HIPS,
NAVYD EPARTMENT,
Washington 1 Januar1y9 45.
25,D .O.,
SHIPS2 42Ai sa confidenntoina-lr egisptuebrleidc aatnidos nh albleh andletdr,a nsported,
1.
ands afeguaridnae cdc ordawnicteht hec urreendti tioofnt heR egistePruebdl icatMiaonnusa l
andU .S .N avaRle gulatioPnesr.i oadcicco untiisnn ogtr equired.
2.S HIPS2 42Ar eplaScHeIsP S2 42a ndu ponr eceihpetr eoSfH,I PS2 42s halbled estroyed.
No repoorfts ucdhe strucitsri eoqnu ired.
Thep urpoosfet hipsu blicaitsit oopn r oviidnef ormatointo hne ge nercahla racteroifs tics
3.
radiroa,d aarn,d s onaerq uipmentEsn.l istaenddw arrapnetr sonansew le lals c ivilieamnp loyees
oft heN avya nde mployeoefsc ontractorsd uwthioerssee q uisruec hi nformatsihoonu lhda ve
accetsost hipsu blication.
"
4.I nt heR emarksc"o lumonf t hipsu blicatviaorni,oe uqsu ipmeanrtesm arke"do bsolete."
Whilteh itse rmw ililn dicate older wehqiuciihsp o mueton ftu sei,t a lsinod icateeqsu ipmefnotr
whicthh eB ureaouf S hiphsa sa currernetp lacempernotg ramT.h erefoerqeu,i pmemnatrsk ed
obsolaertene o tn ecessaurnisleyr viceable.
5.I TI SF ORBIDDENT O MAKE EXTRACTSF ROM OR TO COPY THISP UBLICA­
TION WITHOUT SPECIFICA UTHORITY FROM THE CHIEF OF THE BUREAU OF
SHIPS EXCEPTS PROVIDEDF OR IN THE REGISTEREDP UBLICATIONSM ANUAL.
A
Activitrieeqsu irtihnigps u blicaatnidon no to nt hea llowalnicseot ft heR egistePruebdl i­
6.
catioSnesc tisohno ulrde queasutt hortiotd yr awc opibeysa pplyitnotg h eC hieoff t heB ureaouf
Shiposrt ot hen earest Radio OMffiacteerr.i al
Iti sr equesttheadtt h eB ureaoufS hipbse a dvisoefda nye rroirnst hipsu blication;
7.
DOW,
J.B .
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U.S .N .
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TABLOEF CONTENTS
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Recorodfc orrect_i_o_n___s_ __________ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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Lettoefrt ransmi_t_t_a_L_ _____ ___ __ ___ _____ __ _ _ __ _____ ___ __ __ ___ _ ___ _ ___ _ _
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Tabloef c onten_t_s___._ _________________________ ___ ___ ___ __ ___ ___ ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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Explanatoifto hne modelle ttseyrs tse_ m_______-'__ __.__ __ __________.______ __ ___ _
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Abbreviatainodsn ysm bols___ ____ ___ ____ _ ___ __ ___ _____ __ ___ _ _ _ __ ___ ___ __ _ _ _ _
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Contractdoerssi'g nastyimnbgo l_s___ __ ___ ___ ___ ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ ___ _ ___ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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SectionJ oinAtr my--Naevqyu ipment:
1.
Series
AN _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ _ _ _ _ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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TS_______ ____ ___ _ ___ __ ___ _____ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ ___ __ __ __ __ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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SectiIoIn.N avye quipment:
Sereis
A_ _______.____ _________________________________________________________
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AB_ _____________________________ __ ___ ___ ___ __ ___ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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AI_____ _ _ ___ ___ ___ _ __ _ _ _ __ ____ ____ __ _ ____ _ __ _ _ ___ _ _ __ ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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A11 ___________________________________._______________________________ _
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AR___________________________________________________________________
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AS__.___ _ _ _ _ ____ _ ___ __ _ _ _ __ __ _ ___ ____ ___ ___ ____ _ __ __ _ _ _ __ ____ _ _ __ __ _ _ _ _
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AT___________________________________________________________________
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A1[_ ____________________________________________________.___ ___________
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B_____________________________________________________________________
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C](___________________________________________________________________
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�____________________________________________________________________
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E_____________________________________________________________________
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FS____________________________________________________________________
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G ___�_- -----------------------------------------------________________
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J______________________________________________________ _______________
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F( 67
L_____________________________________________________________________
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11____________________________________________________________________
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N __. _________________________________________________________________
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o 81
_____.__ ___________________�______________________ ___________________
P 86
_________________________________________._______________________ _____
Q 87
R_____________________________________________________________________
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S_____________________________________________________________ ________
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__________.__ ___________.__ ____________ ___________._ ____ ___ _ __ ___ ___ _ _
T _ _ 109
IJ___________________________________________________ __________________
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________________.____________ _________________________ ________________
V 126
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W ._ _ _ _ 127
______________ ________________________.__ __.__ ___ __ ____ ____ ____ __ _
]( � _ _ _ 129
1[_____________________________________________________________________
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Z_____________________________________________________________________
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SectiIoInI S.i gnlCa orpesq uipmeunste bdy t he
Navy:
Series
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Be. . . _ 136
SCR_._ ________________________.__ _______________________ _____ __ __ __ _
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lisotfI llustrations
Frequenrcayn gvee rsunso minaplo weoru tpufto r('. nrreNnatv y
}'IGURE 1.
communicattriaonns mitctaeprasbo lfAe l o r telegroappehm tion_
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2.F requenrcayn gvee rsunso minaplo weoru tpufto rc urreNnatv y
FIGURE
communicattriaonns mitctaeprasbo lfeA ao rF M teleph_o._n _c_ ___
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EXPLANATIOOFNT HEM ODELL ETTSEYRS TEMS
Ship2s4 2c ontaian lsi sotf p rincirpaadli o communicatiTohne. n umberf ollowitnhge
ands onaerq uipmewnhtisc hha veb eebnu ilotr letters intdhiecm aotdeesln umbero f the
purchasbeyd t heU . S.N avya ndt ow hich equipmenItn.o thewro rdsi,ti st hes econd
modell ettehrasv eb eena ssigneTdh.e se modedle signfeodra irborrnaed icoo mmunai­c
equipmeanstu ss ebdy t heU .S.Navfyaluln der tionI.f a ta latdeart teh ee quipmeinsmt o di­
thet hrefeo llowciantge gories: fiedi,t w ilble s od esignabtyea dd ding
A,B ,
etc,. aftetrh em odeln umberO.t hemri scel­
Equipmenuts edb y theN avy but
1. laneoiudse ntifica(tsiecoeon l umn5s a nd
jointdleys ignbeydt heA rmya ndt heN avy 6)
follotwhsem odenlu mber.
andt o which nomenclathuarseb een
AN Its houlbde notetdh atth ea bovsey stem
assigned.
applioenlsy t oc omplesteet osf e quipments.
2.E quipmednets igneesdp ecifaollrty h e
Form ajourn itas s imiltaarb lhea sb eenc om­
Navals erviacned t o whichN avyM odel
piledH.o weveri,nt hipsu blicastiinocne
Lettehrasv eb eeans signed. TS
(Tesatn dM easurienqgu ipmenitst) h eo nly
Equipmendte signbedy theS ignal
3. oneu sedt,h ec omplete htaasbb eleeon mitted.
Corpsa,n ds incseo mew erea daptatbolt eh e
Majoru nitasr ei ndicabtyes du bstitutthineg
navals ervicpeu,r chasweesr em ade and
designalteitntgea rnsdm odenlu mbefro rA N.
theS ignaOlo rpsn omenclatruermea ined
Therefoar tee,s ts etm ode5l1 foru sew ith
unchanged.
AN/APG-4i si ndicaatseT d8 -51/APG-4.
How modelle ttewresr ea ssignteoed a cho f NavyM odele erS ystem.-Tahses ignment
L tt
thesteh recea tegoroifee sq uipmse nt be ofN avym odell ettetrosN avale quipments
will
explaiinnet dh ef ollowpianrga graphs. depenodnst hep rimarfyu nctiooftn h ee quip­
AN NomenclatureA.N- Tnhoem enclatumreen ts,u cha sr eceivdiinrge,c tfiinodni negt,c .
wasd esignseodt haat commonn omenclatuTrheu s, tshyisst eims a pplicatbola el lr adio,
coulbde usedt od esignartaed iaon dr adar rada,ar nds onrae quipmeanntdso nclee arned,
apparatfuosrt heA rmya ndN avy.T hissy s­facilitthaetr eesc ogniatnidoi nd entifica9tfi on
temi sn owb einagp pliteoad l pl. eSwi gnCaolr ps alNla vye quipments.
equipmetnot , Navala irborneeq uipments,A systecmo nsisotfit nhgel ettoefrt sh ea lpha­
all
andt on ewldye velopeeqdu ipmeunntdse jro intb etw asd evisetdh,efi rslte ttreerp resenting
procurembeynt th eA rmya ndt heN avy. thes pecipfiucr poosfet hee quipmenTth.e se
TheA N nomenclatausra es signteodc om­ designatwihoincsah,r el istbeedl owa,r et hen
pletsee tosf e quipmecnotnss iosftt sw ol etterfso llowbeyd a nothleert toefrt hea lphabteot
AN (abbrevifaotArir omny -Navy) foblyl owienddc iatteh eo rdeirn w hihc designatwieornes
a slanlti naen dt hetnh reied entiingf lyettersa.s signeTdh.u sT A wast hefi rsttr ansmitting
Theslee ttoenrt sh er ight-hsaindodef t hes lante quimpent assiTgBn,et dh,en exte,t c.H ow­
linaer em osti mportaanstt heyg ivae briefe veri,ts houlbden otetdh awth ent hea lphabet
descripotfit ohnee quimpent.I nformataiso nw ase xhaustterdi,p lleet tewresr eu se,d i.e .,
tow herteh ee quipmeinsit n staltlheetd y,p oef TAA etc.a,n dt heo rdeorf a ssignmewnats
equipm,ea nntdt hep urpoosfet hee quipmenti ndicabtye cdh angitnhge t hird letthtuesr,;
can be easilayn d quickliyn terprebtye dt hem odelle ttaesrs ignaefdt eTrA A,i sT AB.
referring, restpoce ocltuimvnesl2 y,,a nd Consequenwthleyn,t hea lphabweats a gain
1, 3
int het abloenp age2 . UsinAgN /ARC-a2s a n exhaustae tdh,i rsde rioefsm odel lewtatse rs
examplwee, a lreahdayv el earnetdh atA N formebdy c hanggi tnhes econmdo del lettot er
meansA rmy-Naveyq uipmeanntd t hatt he B,s ucha sT BA, TBBe,tc .N umberfso llow­
slanlti nsee paratesf romt hef ollowingi ngm odelle ttienrdsi caa mtoed iticatoifto hne
AN
lettse.r Locatinign c olumn wefi ndt hat equipmeonrtt hea wardo fa newc ontract.
A 1,
iti sa na irborne instiancl ollautmi2no, n ; To indicaat ceh angien e quipmeanftt edre ­
R
indicattheastt hee quipmeinsrt a diaon;d i n livehrays b een made, claoswleee rt tearrse
column indicattheastt h ep urpoissef or assigned.
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EXPLAANTIONO F THEM ODELL ETETRS YSTEM
I
1 2 3 4 5 6
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Mod/fi-
SecoLnedt t1'7Jepre,o f Model
FirLsett tIenrs,t allation ThirdL etter, cationlt JiscellIadneenotUi8fi cation
Equipment Purp08t No. Letter
Auxiliaasrsye mblies
Airbor(nien stalled
operatienda ircr&a ft) Pigeon (n!ltc omteteo per-
A B Aat mgs ets 1 XA
Airt ransportdaeb-le (
Communiaction(sr e- Changien i nput
signteodb ea itrr ans-
Cpsop retcaibfialcseas o ttriam otiniel dni ·C Ca rreir( Wire) Cctie nigv)i& n gt ransmit2- BY voorfl rteaqpguheea,ns cey,
tarcyh aracteristics)
Groundfi,x ed FPh otographico Di rectFiionnd er 3 ZC
F
j
Ground,g eneral TeleWigrh orT ele- GunD irecting AircrafRta dio
grounuds e(i ncludes tyep (i re) G 4 0 Laboratory
two orm oreg roundG XA
G
installations) SearcLhi ghCto n-
Interphoanned trol CampC oles
GroundM,o bil(ei n- publiacd dress L SingalL aba-
stallaesd o peratinIg XC ra tory
Maintenancaen d
uniti n a vehicle
Mwthi oionct hhash etrhn aon tr ruanncs·-· MeteorologicMal ctle usadtsi tsnoegom lbsl()ii ens- Etc. Etc. SCiagmnpEa Lvlaa bnas- du
portintgh e equip-M Navigatioaniadls X ratEory
ment) (incilundg altime- t
pGr ound, pack or NSo und Nptae srssb ,e aicnosntcsro,um m-ent XM FmooruMtto hSn i-gnalQ t
pmoarn)t abl(eh orsoer p land&i ng) Laboratory1
u
Radar a
Shipboard Special Navy ·c
0
S XN �
RRa dio �
Ground,t ransp-ort RRe ceiving Eatoonwtn
Tab le Signal
X Lab0roato ry
Generault ili(tiyn - Specitaylp es Searcahn d/or
cludetsw oo r more S Sde tecting TomsR iver
generali nstallation Signal
Ucl assaeisr,b orsnhei,p - XTLabo roarty
Telepho(nWei re)
boar&d ground) T TTr ansmitting
Ground,v ehicular TrainiSnegt
(instalilne vde hicle Visuaaln dL ight T
designefdo r func- V WRe motceo ntrol
tionost hert han Usedb y Army or
Vca rryirnagd ieoq uip- Facsimoirl e * Navya nda nA llied
ment,e tc.s ucha s Identification Governmen(tP,r ecedes
Television &
tanks) X XRe cognition AN)
AN NomenclaCthuarret .
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EXPLANTAIONO F THEM ODELL ETTERS YSTEM
The followindge signatcioomnpsr isteh e T RadiTor ansmitt(inign clucdoemsb ina-
NavyM odeLl ettseyrs tem: tioTnr ansmitatnidnR ge ceiving).
U RemoteC ontro(li ncluaduetso matic
A Airborne-useda prefitxo i ndicate
as keyers).
airbornien stallaatsi:oA nR series­
V RadaRre pe8Jters.
AirbornRea diRoe ceivientgc,.
CombineSdo narR anginagn dS ound-
B IFF. W
CX Commercieaxlp erimental. ing.
X Navaelx perimental.
D RadiDoi rectFiionnd ing.
NavigatiaonndaL la ndinAgid s.
E EmergenPcoyw er. Y
NavigatioannadlL andinAgi ds( air-
FS FrequenSchyi fKte ying. Z
borne)-superbsyme oddeedl s eries.
FormerlAyi rcraTfrta nsmitt(innogw Y
G
supersebdye" dA "s eries). Ins onaerq uipmetnhte,fir stl ettienrd icates
SonaLri sten(iRnegc eiving). theg eneruasleo ft hee quipmenTth.e s econd
J
K SonaTrr ansmitting. lettoeftr h e" Q"s eries equdiepsmiegnntat thees
PrecisCialoinb rating. typoef p rojecutsoerad s f ollows:
L
M CombineRda diTor ansmitatnidnR ge - QA Quartszt eel
ceiving. QB Rochellsea lt
Mark FirCeo ntrRoald ar. QC Magnetostriction
N SonaNra vigatiAoindainslc ludiEncgh o QD Dynamic
Sounding. QG Magnetostriction-tsypplei t-Iobe
o Measuriangn dO peratTorra ining. SignCaolr pNso menclaturSei.g-nFCaoolrr p s
P AutomatTirca nsmitatnidnR ge ceivinge.q uipmeSnCtR, i su setdo d esignraatdeis oe ts
Q SonaRra nging. and othecro mpleatses emblawgheisl eB C
R RadiRoe ceiving. indicatuensi tssu cha sr eceivterrasn,s mitters,
S SearcRha dar. contrboolx eest,c .
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ABBREVIATAINODNS SY MBOLS
Al Continuwoauvse ( CW). DF Directfiinodne r.
Modulatweadv eost hetrh avno icmeo du- FM Frequenmcoyd ulation.
A2
latedI.n m oderenq uipmemnotd, u­ INT Interphone.
latewda vesi n thisc ategoaryr e kc Kilocycles.
modulatceodn tinuwoauvse s( MCW), mc Megacycles.
ora ss ometimceasl l"eTdo ne".I n Ob- Equipmenwth ichh as beenr eplaced
somec aseosl deerq uipmemnatkse u se soletoer forw hicht heB ureauo f Ships
ofa lternactuirnrge nt conwtaivneuso us has a currenrte placemepnrto ­
(ACCW) or interrupctoendt inuous gram.T hew ordo bsoledtoee,sn ot
waves( ICW).A 2 isu sedh erei na necessairmiplltyyh atth ee quipmeinst
slighdtilffye resnetn sfer omt hati m­ unserviceable.
plibedyt heF CC designation. REC Receiver.
Voicmeo dulatweadv e.s TR Transmitter.
As
AM Amplitumdoed ulat.i on * Apparatbuosu g"h otfft hes helfM.a"n u-
CC Crystaclo ntrol. facturdeers'isg naitsip olna ceidnt he
CV Continuouvsalryi abolsec illwaittohri n Remarkcso luminnp arentheses.
thei ndicabtaendd s. ** Apparatmuosd ifietdom eett hen eedosf
CVE Continuouvsalryi abolsec illwaittohri n thes ervicTeh.e m ap.ufacturfeorr'­s
tltei ndicabtaendd s( Fore mergency mer designatiiso pnl aceidn the
use-reduscteadb ility). Remarkcso luminn p arentheses.
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