Early US Navy RTTY Equipment
1940's & early 1950's

RTTY Receiving Equipment

 FRA  (400 kc IF input demod)
 - for use with RBB and RBC rcvrs

 FRA (CRV-35122) manual is NAVSHIPS 900,613
 info in NAVPERS 10190-A (ET2 training manual vol. 1)

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 CRV-10563 couples FRA  
 demod to RBB or RBC rcvr IF

 FRC  (AF input dual diversity demod)
 - for use with RBP rcvr

FRC-1 includes CHG-50212A mixer, CHG-20345A keyer, CHG-53215A filter
Manual is NAVSHIPS 900,718

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 FRE  (455 kc IF input triple diversity demod)
  - for use with RDM rcvr

FRE (CRV-35104) manual is NAVSHIPS 95100

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FRF  (400kc-470kc IF input dual channel demod)
 - for use with RBB, RBC, or RDM rcvrs

FRF consists of CW-35118 converter, CW-35117 osc, CW-20457 p/s
Manual is NAVSHIPS 900,208

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FRH  50kc IF input dual channel demod
  - for use with RBP or RCP rcvrs

FRH consist of CW-35119 converter, CW-35117 osc, CW-20457 p/s
Manual is NAVSHIPS 900,358

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RTTY Transmitting Equipment

FSA frequency shift keyer

 mixes 200 kc FSK signal with xmtr oscillator input 
 1.0 to 6.7 mc, 2w output to xmtr
 FSA (CW-35060) manual is NAVSHIPS 900,754

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FSB frequency shift keyer

 mixes 200 kc FSK signal with xmtr oscillator input 
 1.0 to 6.7 mc, 2w output to xmtr 
 FSB (CYV-35062) manual is NAVSHIPS 900,928
 info in NAVPERS 10190-A (ET2 training manual vol. 1) 

 

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FSD frequency shift keyer

 crystal controlled exciter provides
 2 to 5 mc, 1.5w output to xmtr
 includes CYV-35065 keyer and CYV-20349 p/s
 FSD manual is NAVSHIPS ???

 

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