DD-661 USS Kidd Radio Central Photos

Note - as a museum ship being presented in her August 1945 configuration, Kidd has had some WW2 era gear re-installed and some 1950's Navy gray gear painted black. Her 1950's Radio Central equipment would also have included


I clean forgot to check out the Emergency Radio Room when visiting! Here's info and a photos from the USS Kidd web site 

kidd-emer_radio.jpg (18899 bytes) "Emergency Radio contained radio equipment that was a backup in the event that main Radio Central was destroyed. The equipment in this space is the same as it was during World War II. Two transmitters, a TCS and the large TBL, are present. The two receivers at the operator's table are an RCK-RAL combination."

Radio Central

View through plexiglas window
Left LOP #1, Right LOP #2
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View through plexiglas window
Left LOP #1, Right LOP #2
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View through plexiglas window
Left LOP #1, Right LOP #2
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Interior View -  LOP #2
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Left LOP #1, Right LOP #2
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LOP #2
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LOP #1
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AN/SRT-15 xmtr (painted black)
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AN/SRT-15 xmtr (painted black)
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AN/SRT-15 xmtr (painted black)
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AN/SRT-15 xmtr (painted black)
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AN/GRC-27
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AN/URC-32 (painted black)
DSCN0048.JPG (6425356 bytes)
AN/URR-35 rcvrs and TED xmtrs
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Misc.
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TED Antenna coupler
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AN/SRT-15 Antenna Coupler
 (painted black)
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Message Room Adjacent to Radio Central

AN/SRA-12 Receive Multicoupler
Antenna Patch Panel
 (painted black)
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AN/SRA-12 Receive Multicoupler
 (painted black)
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TCS Adapter - what model?
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LOP #3 and LOP #4
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LOP #4 RBC
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TCS
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C-1004/SG TTY Control Box
TT-23/SG TTY Patch Panel
SB-734/SG TTY Switch
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TT-23/SG TTY Patch Panel
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TBS
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TDQ
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DSCN0062.JPG (5700024 bytes) DSCN0061.JPG (2382811 bytes)
AN/URA-8A
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AN/SGC-1
AN/URA-8A
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LOP #3
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Misc.

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TBS Control Unit in Pilot House
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TBS Control Unit in Pilot House
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Antenna Lead-in photos
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dscn0037.jpg (2440116 bytes) dscn0039.jpg (5152824 bytes) dscn0038.jpg (5350164 bytes) CIC
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Receiver Switchboard

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Additional switchboard photos

Receivers (30 columns)
LOP 1A
LOP 1B
LOP 2A
LOP 2B
LOP 2C
LOP 2D
LOP 4
SSB-1
URC-32 (?)
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AN/GRC-27
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AN/URR-13 #1
AN/URR-13 #2
AN/URR-35 #3
AN/URR-35 #4
AN/URR-35 #5
AN/URR-35 #6
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LM
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-
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TDQ
TBS
TCS
TRUNK #1
TRUNK #2
TRUNK #3
Remotes (30 rows)
Trunk #4
Trunk #5
AN/SGC-1
AN/URA-8A chan A
AN/URA-8A chan B
RPU #1 (CIC)
RPU #2 (CIC)
RPU #3 (CIC)
RPU #4 (CIC)
RPU #5 (PH)
RPU #6 (PH)
RPU #7 (PH)
RPU #8 (CIC REG)
RPU #9 (CIC CENT)
AMP (PH)
LINE #1 (CIC)
LINE #2 (CIC)
LINE #3 (CIC)
LINE #4 (CIC)
JB TIME TICK
ROP (CIC)
SRT
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TED #1
TED #2
TED #3
TED #4
SSB-1
LOP #3 JB
ROP #3 RPU
LOP = Local Operating Position
ROP = Remote Operating Position
RPU = RadioPhone Unit (C-1138/UR)
JB  = Jack Box

CIC = Combat Information Center
PH = Pilot House

Transmitter Switchboard

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Additional switchboard photos

Transmitters (15 columns)
TCS
AN/SRT-15
TDQ
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SSB-1
AN/GRC-27
TED #1
TED #2
TED #3
TED #4
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AN/URC-32
TRUNK #1
TRUNK #2
Remotes (20 rows)
LOP #2 (RADIO 1)
LOP #1 (RADIO 1)
RPU #8 (CIC)
RPU #7 (PH)
RPU #6 (PH)
RPU #5 (PH)
RPU #4 (CIC)
RPU #3 (CIC)
RPU #2 (CIC)
RPU #1 (CIC)
TRUNK #3
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AN/SGC-1 (C-1004/SG)
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KEY ROP (CIC)
KEY LOP #3 (RADIO 1)
RPU LOP #3 (RADIO 1)