[Milsurplus] Re: [ARC5] What did they talk to ??

[Bob Macklin]

Charlie,

What F-86 outfit(s) were you in?

Bob Macklin
K5MYJ/7
Seattle, Wa.

"REAL RADIOS GLOW IN THE DARK"

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To: "Mike Morrow" <kk5f at earthlink.net>
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Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] Re: [ARC5] What did they talk to ??


>
> Mike:  Good example. Also, I know from experience that our ARC-27
transceivers
> in the F86 worked pretty well to 225 miles when at good altitude. This was
at
> 225 Mc or so. They were quite a bit better than the ARC-4 but about equal
to
> the SCR-522. PS,  I have one of each of the above, minus the F86.
>
> Charlie, K0NG AFSC 30171A
>
>
> Quoting Mike Morrow <kk5f at earthlink.net>:
>
> > >Also the question was asked about the max range of the SCR-522 on VHF.
> >
> > Many of the WWII airborne VHF set operating instruction manuals contain
a
> > graph of line-of-sight miles vs. aircraft altitude, and that range was
pretty
> > much independent of the power output of the transmitters.  The graph
that's
> > in the manual for the AN/ARC-4 (AN 08-10-245), for example, gives the
> > following:
> >
> > Altitude (ft)     VHF LOS Range (Statute Miles)
> >
> >   1000                  40
> > 10000                 115
> > 30000                 210
> >
> > Mike / KK5F
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