[ARC5] Re: SCR-522 - New

Mike Morrow kk5f at earthlink.net
Tue Nov 14 12:59:17 EST 2006


Dennis wrote:

>... Touchy thing to tune up too.   Hard to imagine the adjustments
> holding up under vibration, hard landings, etc

According to a WWII USAAF radio tech I know who serviced many SCR-522 sets in the ETO, apparently these sets often needed re-tuning and other adjustments.  Regardless, it was for a while the best command set in USAAF service, from a pilot's point of view, until the AN/ARC-3 came along.

Mike / KK5F


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