[ARC5] Antenna wire beads

[Clarence M. Owens]

I have purchased a number of bags the beads in anticipation of someday
setting up a display of Command Sets and/or liason sets, once I obtain some
more accessories and connectors.  Since the bags have WW II dates and the
beads are somewhat yellowed I suppose they are the the older, smaller
beads.  I have some questions about their use.

First, what type of wire was used, solid or stranded?  I can think of
reasons for using and for not using each kind.

Second, In the pictures I have in a B-24 manual reprint and in some
pictures I have found on line, it appers that the beads were stopped a
short distance away from thoes round nosed ceramic standoff insulators.
The beads I have will fit through the holes in the standoffs I have.  The
standoffs look like they are the right ones; I purchased 10 of them from
C&H.  Finally the question(s):  Why did they not run the beads through the
standoffs and how did they keep the beads in place, away from the
srandoffs?

Third, were the beads used on the Command Set receiver antenna wiring or
just where the transmitter RF was present?

Thanks,

Clare  N2RJB