The early versions of the
GRC-206 system used either the
RT-246 or RT-524 low band FM tactical
radios. This box came as part of the
MT-6250
equipment rack. Its purpose is:
- Built In Test Equipment (BITE) related to the antenna connection
(the Tx and Rx antenna signals go through this box
- Interface the KY-57 with the X-mode of
the FM radio
- Allow the C-11169 Signal
Distribution Unit SDU to select the channel on the RT-246 radio
When the GRC-206 was upgraded to use the
SINCGARS
radios (
RT-1439, RT-1523) this box was
removed and as far as I can tell was not replaced so the SINCGARS
radios need to be manually operated from the front panel rather than
from the
C-11166 Universal Remote
System Control URSC. This seems strange since it would be
possible to make an interface box that allowed full remote control of
the SINCGARS radios. If you know more about this please
let me know.
[an error occurred while processing this directive] page created 25 Dec
2008.