USS INDIANAPOLIS - CA-35 WW2IND(memorial)hamstation

USS INDIANAPOLIS - CA-35 (memorial)

US Navy WWII Radio Room Exhibit
IWM Info Page

Pix found during our radio equipment info search! .....were used to compile the USS Indy Radio room Exhibit Drawing !
There were TWO (2) Radio rooms on the USS Indianapolis; Main & AFT.
Only the Main or Radio central is being replicated at the Indiana War Memorial

*3D view Radio Central

IWM US Navy WWII Radio room Exhibit radio gear to be displayed.

##.. indicates 2nd choice.

The Radio room exhibit. ( Mock-up Pix will fill in until described item can be donated.)

Radio #1 Display

Click on links for pix+info..

receivers: (mock -up all 3)

[ ]# AN/URR-RBA receiver..15Khz.to 600 Khz.---CW/AM (-1) or (-6) DONATED..Stan-AC5TW

[ ]#AN/URR-RBB receiver..500Khz to 4 Mhz.---CW/AM (-1) or (-6) DONATED..Stan-AC5TW

[ ]#AN/URR-RBC receiver..4Mhz to 27 Mhz. ----CW/AM
DONATED..Stan-AC5TW
[ ]# AN/URR-RAK receiver...---CW/AM (-1) or (-6) DONATED..Stan-AC5TW

[ ]# AN/URR-RAL receiver..---CW/AM (-1) or (-6) DONATED..Stan-AC5TW

Receivers in Aft radio room were:

[ ]##-AN/URR-RBS   2Mhz. to 20 Mhz.--- CW/AM (-1) or (-6) (optional)

[ ]#-AN/URR-RBB 500Khz. to 4Mhz. ---CW/AM (-1) or (-6) p48

Transmitters are : (mock-up (1)

[ ]# AN/SRT-TAJ ..175Khz. to 600Khz.---CW/AM   500 W (-2)

[ ]# AN/SRT-TBA 4Mhz. to 26Mhz.--- CW/AM   600 W (-6) p99 (Stand alone rack)

(perfer to Moch-up this Transmitter ; doubt we will find one!)

[ ]# AN/URT-TCK 2Mhz. to 18.1Mhz.---AM -100 W   CW-40W

TCZ 2Mhz. to 18 Mhz. --

Transmitters in aft radio room were :

AN/URT-TCK ..2Mhz. to 18.1 Mhz.---

[ ] #AN/URT-TCZ 2Mhz. to 18 Mhz. another TCZ--


or AN/SRT-TDE DONATED..Stan-AC5TW

Note:1..seems to be a discrepancy data collected and this info..USS Indy supposedly had (2) radio room

1-FWD & 1 AFT. not 3 ? ...CCrist

Misc. Added: (need data on these Items and better pix.)

[ ].#.Transmitter Transfer Switch board ..SB-83/SRT (pix) no data.

[ ].#.Transmitter Transfer Switch board ..SB-863/SRT (pix) no data.

[ ].#.Radio Set control..C-1138/UR (pix) no data.

[ ].#.CW key, SB-315 A-U (pix) no data.

[ ].#.CW Key & Control NT26012 (pix) no data.

Other 1944 Rcvrs:(not used) (optional)

AN/URR- RAO-3...540-30mc p38

AN/URR -RAX-7....5-600kc (no data)

AN/URR -RAL-7....3-23mc p38