TB 43-0123
ANIARS-6
NSN: NIA
EIC: NIA
AN/ARS-6 Personnel Locator System
1. Brief Description: The AN/ARS-6 operates in the
MT-6678/ARS6 ............ Mounting Base
UHF band between 225 and 300 MHz and is tunable
ID-2405/ARS-6 ............. Remote Display Unit
in 25 kHz increments. To locate a survivor, the
AS-3984/ARC ............... Antenna Set
ANIARS-6 transmits short coded messages. The
Radio Set receives the coded message and its
2. Applicable Tools and Test Equipment:
internal transponder, designed to respond only to its
ID code, transmits a coded message back to the
AN/ARS-6. The received message from the survival
Type No.
AVUM
AVIM
radio is decoded, range and steering to the survivor
TK-101G
X
are calculated. The AN/ARS-6 remote display unit
indicates the range and left/right steering data to the
MK-693A
X
survivor. The AN/ARS-6 can store nine survivor radio
AN/PSM45
X
X
ID codes simultaneously. The AN/ARS-6 provides
AN/URM-120
X
X
steering commands to any AM, FM, or CW source
TK-1 05G
X
operating in the 225-300 MHz band. The AN/ARS-6
MK-994AtAR
X
is comprised of the following components.
TS-4360/AYD-1
X
C-11755.........................Control Display Unit
SA-2563/ARS-6 ............Antenna Switching Unit
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