Radio and Sound Bulletin - US Navy Bureau of Ships

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Index to Issues 1-12

No. 7 - July 1, 1942 - download pdf

• Some notes on new standard radio receiving equipment - 1
• Method of reporting failures in radio and sound equipment - 13
• Cross index of Army and Navy type vacuum tubes - 19
• Modification of model TBP, TBY, and TBY-1 ultra-portable equipment - 25
• Use of shielded phone cords and high impedance head telephone receivers - 27
• Fuse failures in TAJ-6, TAJ-7, TAJ-9, and TAJ-10 transmitting equipment - 28
• The Forum: Use of fire pump as emergency cooling water supply - 29
• Technical papers - 30

No. 8 - October 1, 1942 - download pdf

• Organization of the radio division - 1
• Matching high-frequency transmission lines - 2
• ATB/ARB aircraft transmitting and receiving equipment - 7
• Hazards to security resulting from radiation from radio receiving equipment - 11
• Modification of model TBO series and TBX series equipments - 14
• Standard frequency broadcasts of the National Bureau of Standards - 16
• The Forum: Care of transmitting antenna insulators - 17
• Technical papers - 18

No. 9 - January 1, 1943 - download pdf

• New model TCK series transmitting equipment - 1
• Instructions relating to vacuum tubes - 6
• Hazards to security resulting from the use of electric razors in naval vessels - 11
• Revised cross index of vacuum tubes - 13
• The Forum:
  • Failure of D. C. exciter generator - 19
  • Drainage of protective conduit - 19
  • An emergency transmitter - 20
• Technical papers - 21

No. 10 - April 1, 1943 - download pdf

• The model ATC aircraft transmitter - 1
• Painting and servicing hoist equipment and projectors of underwater sound apparatus - 6
• Installation of 7/8-inch stub supported coaxial line - 9
• Modernization of vacuum tube analyzing equipments models OD and OQ series - 16
• Standard nomenclature for frequency band designation -17
• New procedure for ordering piezo-electric crystals - 18
• The Forum:
  • Modification of model WEA-2 and QBE-1 hoist train - 21
  • Shorting in the shielded cable of model DAE direction-finder equipment - 22
• Technical papers - 23

No. 11 - July 1, 1943 - download pdf

• Noise and interference in aircraft receivers -1
• Radar plotting board - 3
• Modification of model TBP, TBY, TBY-1, and TBY-2 ultra-portable equipments - 9
• Security classification of vacuum tubes - 11
• Security of failure report forms - 13
• Modification of model TBX-2 equipment - 14
• Standardization of microphones and microphone circuits - 15
• Shipboard use of model SSD-1 code practice equipment - 17
• Comments on TBW series transmitting equipment - 18
• Errors from improper use of LD series heterodyne frequency meters - 19
• Antenna loading coil failures in model TCS equipment -20
• Effective employment of radio material - 21
• The Forum:
  • Averill - Comments on the performance of model RBA, RBB, and RBC receivers and Model TBK-10 transmitters - 22
  • Holtzworth - Use of model MZ equipment in amphibious operations - 23
• Technical papers - 24

No. 12 - October 1, 1943 - download pdf

• Panoramic radio receiving equipment -1
• Modification to model Y G radio homing equipment - 8
• Use of plastic insulated cables in aircraft radio installations - 9
• Modification to Model TBK-4 transmitter for balanced output operation - 11
• Comments on the WEA-l underwater sound equipment - 15
• Fuse modification for magnetic controllers of TBU, TBU-1/2/3, TBM-7/8, TBK-13/15, and TBL-6 equipments - 16
• Roller parallel rule - 17 
• Power supplies for model TBP and TBY series equipments - 18
• Improved standard frequency broadcast service of National Bureau of Standards - 19
• Modification to model TBA-6 and TBA-10 transmitters - 21
• Antennas for shipboard TBY series equipments - 22
• Conversion of inactive equipment for current use - 23
• Radar security - 25
• The Forum:
  • A note from the field - 26
  • Ehmsen - Use of term "silencer" - 26
• Technical papers - 27

No. 13 - January 1, 1944 - download pdf

• Copper oxide rectifier power unit - 1
• Distribution of radio, radar, and sonar instruction books - 8
• Army-Navy list of radio-frequency cables - 11
• Standardization o f connectors for radio-frequency cables - 16
• Instructions for assembling R. F. cables to connectors - 21
• Sonar - 27
• Availability of confidential publications - 27
• Organization chart of Radio Division - 28
• A description of the SCR-573-A and the SCR-57 4-A Signal Corps equipment - 29
• Retirement of Lawrence Haslett - 37
• Effect of noise on intelligibility of radio reception - 38
• Catalogue of Naval Radio Equipment - 39
• Reinforcing the SCR-399 to prevent damage in shipment - 40
• Prevention of burn-out of ammeter in the model MZ and MAA radio equipments - 47
• The Forum: Stowage of type 861 vacuum tube spares - 49
• Index of Radio and Sound Bulletins No.1 to No. 12 - 51

No. 14 - April 1, 1944 - download pdf

• Model TDQ transmitting equipment - 1
• The Model RCK receiving equipment - 3
• ANESA, coordinating agency for Bureau of Ships and Signal Corps specifications - 4
• Broadening selectivity on Model RAS series receivers - 7
• Changes in standard frequency broadcast service of National Bureau of Standards - 9
• Design requirements for eliminating noise and interference from aircraft radio communication equipments - 10
• Modification to Model TBS series equipments - 16
• Instructions on vacuum tubes - 17
• Final instruction book distribution  - 20
• Distribution of "Notes on Servicing" and "Sound Material Handbook" - 20
• Correction of microphone jack wiring on Model TCM-2 equipments - 21
• Test data for the Model OQ series vacuum tube testing equipment - 21
• Modification to Model YG and YG-1 control unit drive motor mounting  - 31
• Instructions for extending frequency range of TBX Series transmitter - 32
• The Forum:
  • Delworth and Bamn - Care and adjustment of Boehme high speed keying heads and ink recorders - 36
  • Greene - Modification of VHF equipment, BC-639-A - 43
  • Fusco - Model LD-4 temperature control circuits - 45

No. 15 - July 1, 1944 - download pdf

• History of Radio Division - 1
• Revised Failure Report Form - 25
• Replacement of Coaxial Cables and Connectors for AN /FGC-1A Keyer - 27
• Effectiveness of Type CBK-50142 Noise Limiters - 27
• Requisitions for Class 16 Replacements - 28
• Recommendations for Low Frequency Transmitting Antennas -  29
• Repair of Switches in TBY Series equipment - 38
• Electrical Alignment of Filament Induction Voltage Regulators in Model TBC-3 Transmitters - 38
• Radiation from Direction Finder Receivers - 41
• Maintenance Notes on Commercial FM Radio Equipment Manufactured by Galvin Manufacturing Corporation - 43
• Facilities of the U. S. Navy Radio Sound Laboratory, San Diego - 47
• Note on Soldering - 48
• The Forum: Weaver - Comments on the TBS Equipment - 49

No. 16 - October 1, 1944 - download pdf

• Elimination of radio interference - 1
• Effect of tropical conditions on R. F. transmission lines. - 6
• Electronic publications of the Bureau of Ships. - 9
• Additional tube test data for Model OZ series tube analyzer - 14
• Field modification of Model OF-1 equipment to obtain usable operating characteristics. - 17
• Joint Army-Navy specifications for radio and' radar components and materials - 21
• New containers for Type CWL-861 electron tubes - 23
• Correction to preliminary instruction book for Modulator-Adaptor, Type RF-9/UPT - 25
• Correction to article on FM equipments - 26
• Field distribution of instruction books. - 27
• The Forum: Spilmer - A radio instruction panel - 28

No. 17 - January 1, 1945 - download pdf

• Removing the mystery from AN nomenclature - 1
• Maintenance stocks of Ordnance-type synchros - 7
• Elimination of interference by directional antennas - 10
• Care and maintenance of relays - 13
• Radio interference elimination - 20
• Arthur O'Brien retires - 28
• The Electronic Field Service Group - 30
• Obsolete solid dielectric cables - 31
• Standard types of dry batteries - 31
• Circuit changes in Carpet (AN/APT-2) and Modified Carpet (AN/UPT-Tl) transmitters - 38
• Revised security classification of vacuum tubes - 42
• Use of Link meter with Galvin FM equipment - 43
• Publication News - 44
• The Forum: Cole and Sanders - Connecting American teletypewriter to British teleprinter circuit - 47
• Index to Radio and Sound Bulletins 13 to 16  - 50

No. 18 - April 1, 1945 - download pdf

• The new model MBF equipment - 1
• Improvised VHF antennas - 6
• The surface vessel bathythermograph - 11
• Standard electronic symbols - 18
• FITCAL - 20
• Revised system of cable and wire marking - 21
• Rugged type radio electron tubes - 23
• Comparative performance of wave antennas and inverted L's - 24
• Tube test data for model OZ tube checkers - 26
• Salvage of Silica Gel - 26
• Radio interference elimination - 27
• Inductance chart for coil winding - 32
• Suggested stock list of vacuum tubes - 34
• Publication News - 37
• The Forum:
  • Portable davit for removal of radar antennas - 40
  • Electron prod - 43
  • Code practice at operating positions - 45