US Navy Radio Communications - 1950's & 1960's

• My main interest is in HF communications in the 1950's and 1960's but this is a work in progress and I'll keep adding as much as possible
• Please send me e-mail with additions, corrections, links, photos, etc. - thanks, Nick K4NYW

What's New? - recent additions to the web site

Click here for Rob Flory's original WWII Navy Radio web pages
 - being rebuilt after a web site crash - Here are Rob's New Additions

• Navy Publications & Manuals

  • Navy Radio Communications & Technology Publications

• Navy Shore Station Info

  • Comm Station Sites

  • Transportable Communication Stations

  • Comm Station Equipment

    • Receiver Site AF/RF Signal Distribution Units

  • Comm Station Building Plans and Equipment Layout 

  • Circuits, Traffic Handling, and Messages

  • 1954 "Shore-Based Communications" Manual - NAVPERS 10891

• Navy Shipboard Radio Info

  • Typical Shipboard Radio System Diagram (1975)

  • Shipboard Radio Room Videos & Photos

  • Communications Ships - AGC & LCC, AGMR, CC

  • Ship - Shore Radio Communication Circuits

  • 1965 "Shipboard Electronic Equipment" Manual - NAVPERS 10794-B

• Navy Receivers

  • HF Diversity Receiving Systems

    • AN/FRR-24 Receiver Family Info

    • AN/FRR-60 Receiver Info

  • HF & MF Receiver Info

    • R-388/URR variants and contract numbers

  • LF & VLF Receiver Info

  • Fixed Frequency Receiver Info

  • VHF & UHF Receiver Info

  • WWII Receivers - under construction

  • Receiver SSB Converter Info

  • Receiver AF Switchboard, Audio Amp, & Speaker Info

  • Receiver Site AF/RF Signal Distribution Units

  • Receiving Panadaptor Info- under construction

• Navy Transmitters

  • Shore Station HF Transmitter Info

  • Shore Station LF & VLF Transmitter Info

  • Shipboard Transmitter & Transceiver Info

    • AN/URC-32 SSB Transceiver info and manuals

  • WWII Transmitters & Transceivers - under construction

  • Transmitting Key Info

  • Transmitter Switchboard & Control Info

  • Transmitter Test Equipment Info

  • Transmitter Components manuf. by TMC

• Navy Antennas, Multicouplers, & Tuners

  • Antenna & Antenna Hardware Info

    • AN/FRD-10 CDAA Receiving System

  • Receiving Multicoupler Info

  • Receiving RF Patch Panel & Switch Info

  • Transmitting Multicoupler & Antenna Tuner Info

• Navy RTTY (RATT) Equipment

  • RTTY (RATT) Equipment Overview

  • Teletype Equipment

    • Torn Tape Relay Equipment

  • RTTY Receiving Converter Info

  • RTTY Transmitting Keyer Info

  • RTTY Terminal Unit Info

  • RTTY Control & Patch Panel Info

  • RTTY Multiplexer Info

  • RTTY Misc. Info - Loop Supplies, Repeaters, Test Equipment, Etc.

• Miscellaneous Navy Communications Equipment

  • Frequency Standard Equipment

  • Automated Morse Code (CW) Equipment

  • Facsimile Equipment

  • Tape Recording Equipment

  • Test Equipment - under construction

• Links to other interesting US Navy Radio Info

• Click here for Rob Flory's original WWII Navy Radio web pages
   - being rebuilt after a web site crash - Here are Rob's New Additions

• Go to http://www.qrz.com/db/KD6TKX to see Andy's really great WW2 Navy Radio Shack

• Royal Canadian Navy radio communications  
       - Jerry Proc's fantastic web site - includes info on some shared USN gear and sites

My Navy Radio Restoration Projects   My basement NAVCOMMSTA AN/FRR-60 dual diversity synthesized receiver AN/FRR-24 triple diversity receiver AN/URT-3 synthesized transmitter Wanted: Page 2 --Wanted: Page 3 -- Wanted: Page 4    - Please send e-mail if you have something interesting  Navy Radio Intercept Station NYW   - K4NYW's "namesake" K4NYW Vintage Ham Radio Page Puzzlers - equipment or photos I have questions about

These pages are created and maintained by Nick England K4NYW, Chapel Hill NC
Last updated 03/05/2010
Corrections and Additions are welcomed - Just send me e-mail