Navy RBB & RBC Receivers

RBB & RBC in use at McMurdo Station 1956
Note - these are in the NT-10350 rack mount cabinets
mcmurdo-1957-01.jpg (1061988 bytes)

RBB/RBC Contracts - RCA Victor Div, Radio Corp of America, Camden, N.J.
RBB Approximate Cost $2700 including equipment spares
RBC Approximate Cost $2400 including equipment spares

Contracts - . Date RBB model RBC model Power Supply
NOs-73056, (RBB, RBC) 13 April 1940 CRV-46147 CRV-46148 CRV-20130
NOs-91265, (RBB-1, RBC-1) 2 September 1941 CRV-46147 CRV-46148 or CRV-46148-B CRV-20130
NXss-17001, (RBB-2, RBC-2) 17 June 1943 CRV-46147 CRV-46148-B CRV-20130
NXsr-39262, (RBB-2, RBC-2) 3 November 1943 CRV-46147 CRV-46148-B CRV-20130
NObsr-39151, (RBC-3) - [what about RBB-3?] 28 April 1947 CRV-46147 CRV-46148-C CRV-20130-B
NObsr-43335, (RBB-2a, RBC-3a) 15 June 1949 CRV-46147(MOD) CRV-46148-C(MOD) CRV-20130-B(MOD)
NObsr-39340, (RBB-4, RBC-4) rack mounted 30 June 1947 CRV-46147 CRV-46297 CRV-20130-B
NObsr-43071 ? ? ? CBOG-20130-C
NObsr-52028, (RBB-5, RBC-5). 25 September 1950 CRV-46147-D CRV-46148-D CRV-20130-B
NObsr-52028, (RBB-6, RBC-6) rack mounted 25 September 1950 CRV-46296-A CRV-46297-A CRV-20130-B

RBB & RBC Spec Sheets    

Additional RBB & RBC Spec Sheets


RBB-1 & RBC-1 Manual - Thanks to Ben Hall

RBB (CRV-46147)
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rbb-1305-02.JPG (439952 bytes) rbb-1305-03.JPG (427402 bytes) rbb-1305-04.JPG (445029 bytes)
rbb-1305-05.JPG (508162 bytes) rbb-1305-06.JPG (438313 bytes) rbb-1305-08.JPG (445828 bytes) rbb-1305-11.JPG (375912 bytes)
rbb-1305-09.JPG (510805 bytes) rbb-1305-07.JPG (426833 bytes) rbb-1305-10.JPG (288784 bytes) --

RBB-1 (CRV-46147)
RBB1-101.jpg (19180 bytes)

rbb1-1961-01.jpg (18331 bytes) rbb1-1961-02.jpg (19599 bytes) rbb1-1961-03.jpg (18948 bytes)
rbb1-1200.jpg (281139 bytes) rbb1-1201.jpg (235744 bytes) rbb1-1202.jpg (243809 bytes) rbb1-1203.jpg (195907 bytes)

RBC-1 (CRV-46148)
RBC1-101.jpg (21153 bytes)

RBC-1 (CRV-46148)
rbc1-201.JPG (23938 bytes)

rbc1-202.JPG (26342 bytes) rbc1-203.JPG (30723 bytes)

RBC-1 (not original paint!)
rbc1-222.jpg (70824 bytes)

rbc1-217.jpg (83317 bytes)

rbc1-213.jpg (97053 bytes)

rbc1-214.jpg (80450 bytes)

rbc1-211.jpg (89134 bytes)

rbc1-221.jpg (136209 bytes)

rbc1-215.jpg (80987 bytes)

rbc1-216.jpg (89913 bytes)

rbc1-212.jpg (105821 bytes) rbc1-218.jpg (125338 bytes) rbc1-219.jpg (129623 bytes) rbc1-220.jpg (102618 bytes)

RBC-2 (CRV-46148)
rbc2-1302-01.JPG (406799 bytes)

rbc2-1302-02.JPG (515404 bytes) rbc2-1302-03.JPG (625828 bytes) rbc2-1302-04.JPG (575806 bytes)

RBC-4 (CRV-46297)
rbc4-1220.jpg (13807 bytes)

rbc4-1221.jpg (8988 bytes) rbc4-1222.jpg (56012 bytes) rbc4-1223.jpg (39163 bytes)

RBC-5 (CRV-46148-D)
rbc5-01.jpg (22829 bytes)

rbc5-02.jpg (15569 bytes)

rbc5-03.jpg (20964 bytes) -rbc5-04.jpg (22698 bytes)
rbc5-05.jpg (12501 bytes) rbc5-07.jpg (13665 bytes) rbc5-08.jpg (17631 bytes) rbc4-1211.jpg (472412 bytes)

RBC-5 (CRV-46148-D)
rbc5-101.jpg (79589 bytes)

rbc5-102.jpg (48503 bytes) rbc5-103.jpg (56973 bytes) rbc5-104.jpg (77455 bytes)
rbc5-105.jpg (56893 bytes) rbb-rbc-1101.jpg (79509 bytes) -- Some more photos

RBC-6 (CRV-46297-A)

rbc6-1504-01.JPG (99063 bytes) rbc6-1504-03.JPG (132354 bytes) rbc6-1504-04.JPG (111848 bytes) rbc6-1504-09.JPG (49579 bytes)
rbc6-1504-07.JPG (95613 bytes) rbc6-1504-05.JPG (129137 bytes) rbc6-110504-01.jpg (35268 bytes)

Rack Mount Cabinets - RBB-4, RBC-4. RBB-6, RBC-6 were delivered in rack mount cabinets.

CRV-10350-A Rack Mount Cabinet
RBB-6 contract
rbc6-1504-05.JPG (16859 bytes)

RBC-6 cabinet
rbc6-1504-02.JPG (109330 bytes)
rbc6-1504-09A.jpg (105708 bytes) RBC-2 mounted in 10350 cabinet
rbc-rack-10350.jpg (664346 bytes)

rbb6-rbc6-mount.jpg (782092 bytes)

rbb6-rbc6-ps-mount.jpg (232517 bytes)

CKJ-10350-A Rack Mount Cabinet
from an add-on contract. 

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photo thanks to Paul N6FEG

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photo thanks to Paul N6FEG
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photo thanks to Paul N6FEG
CRV-10348-A Rack Mount Shelf
used with RBB/RBC Power Supply

rbc-rack-ps-10348.jpg (570480 bytes)

RBB-PS-Shelf1.jpg (207019 bytes)
photo thanks to Eugene W2HX
RBB-PS-Shelf2.jpg (161308 bytes)
photo thanks to Eugene W2HX
rbc6-1504-09b.jpg (69904 bytes)

Power Supply

Power Supply CRV-20130

Used with RBA/RBB/RBC - the manual says it is normally used to power one receiver, but can be used to power two receivers temporarily.

rbb1-1961-04.jpg (13278 bytes) rbc-ps-1302-01.JPG (441284 bytes) rba-ps-20130C-1811.jpg (33281 bytes)
The original power supply AC power cord connector is a Russellstoll Ever-Lok 8013 or 8013N (** NOT 8013U1 **). Look for them on eBay under Russellstoll, Russell Stoll, Russell & Stoll, Ever-Lok, or Thomas & Betts.

rbc-ps-8013.JPG (594748 bytes)

Original AC connector
Note: Rack mount rcvr and p/s shown
rbb_rbc_power_cable.jpg (143446 bytes)
rba-rbb-rbc-cable-1101.jpg (30536 bytes) rba-rbb-rbc-cable-1102.jpg (29814 bytes)
The p/s-to-receiver connectors are usually available from WA5CAB and/or William Perry Co.

rbc-conn-2210.jpg (1019805 bytes)

rbc5-06.jpg (28238 bytes)

rba-rbb-rbc-cable-1104.jpg (51729 bytes)

rbc-pwr-02.JPG (546081 bytes)