what is the bc and art on military transmitters

[KR4WI]

Howdy Friends: This may be a silly question, but i would like to know what the BC and ART stand for on Military transmitters, example bc-669, art-13. Thanks for sharing. Matthew KR4WI

[Pete, WA2CWA]

A quick 8 second Google turned up this:


Military Radio Nomenclature
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[KE7NL - Jack]

BC= Basic Component

ART= Airborne Radio Transmitter

Never figured out how APS could be RADAR.

 

[KB2WIG]

A Airborne ( installed and operated in aircraft)
P Radar
S Detecting and/or range and bearing


FYI


KBE is Amphibious Pigeon Ejection and/or release

   klc   AR/BFD(1)   

[W1ATR]

wig...'A' means 'piloted aircraft', the other one I know off hand is 'Z' which is 'piloted or pilotless airborne vehicle combination..(meaning a missile or something like that)

After 1957ish, they used the JETDS system for id'ing stuff. (Joint Electronic Type Designation System)

First one I learned was for my own radio. AN/URT-17a

The 'AN/' shows that the JETDS AlphaNumeric system is being used.

(1st letter; Installation) The 'U' means 'General Utility'.

(2nd letter; Equipment) The 'R' is 'Radio'.

(3rd letter; Purpose) and the 'T' is 'Transmitting'.

then a dash, then the numeric designation for that exact assembly. (In my case, '17a'.)

I have the whole JETDS list on my puter here somewhere. But it's late, so I'll dig for it tomorrow and glue it up below.

SK

[KB2WIG]

FJD,

"After 1957ish, they used the JETDS system for id'ing stuff. (Joint Electronic Type Designation System)"

I was using the  Communications-Electronics Nomenclature Subpanel of the Joint Communications-Electronics Committee
publication  "Summary of Joint Nomenclature System ("AN") System  for Communication Electronis Equipment".   30 Jan, 1955.  In this system , the A is for Airborne. Taking Matts art13,  Airborne Radio Transmitting 13   If this equiptment was URT, it would indicate two or more installation classes, [airborne/shipboard/ground]. 

The JETDS system (aka MIL-STD-196) was adopted in 1957, superceding the Feb 1943 "AN".. actually more like absorbing it..  The designators have changed... for example  The "C" was air transport  ( like C47), now its Crypto equipments... This stuff does change...

AN/CBQ-1  was a air transportable pigeon loft and message center.  The army removed the Pigeon as a viable communications component in 1957...
 
 While were here other military projects under development in WW2 included---  ABG, the PWB (hint- bats) and the ABG...

Matt, I think you kicked over a can of worms.....            klc

[k4kyv]

"One each, OD (olive drab) green in color"

[W1ATR]

Kevin. Forget the 'can of worms', this would be more like a 'barrel of monkeys hopped up on crank'...

The list I have came from a Navy EMO training manual I have somewhere on this machine, (if it's indeed still there, looked again and couldn't find it), and it went into these different nomen. systems..JETDS, NMLS,NTDS,etc...

If I can find it, I'll put it up here. Could be an interesting read..

SK
Jared W1ATR