[ARC5] Antenna beads

Thu, 29 Aug 2002 17:03:09 -0600

Imagine the expressive language used when a wire got unattached and all those little beads fell off into every nook and crany in the airplane!
Jay

-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Hanz [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2002 3:31 PM
To: ARC-5
Subject: Re: [ARC5] Antenna beads

Which ones?  :-)  There were several different sizes used for the 
command sets in WWII, and they fell into disuse or outright condemnation 
(because of dust and associated moisture absorption) by the end of the 
war.  The diameter of each one depended on the size wire that was used 
to go between the transmitters and the antenna feed-through in the 
fuselage of the aircraft.  I have several sizes here from that era and 
can provide pictures and dimensions if desired.

73,
Mike

J. Forster wrote:

> I may have found a source for new antenna beads essentially identical to the
> original ones, but would like to compare the two. Does anyone have one of the
> originals I can have to compare the two?

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