[ARC5] Re: SCR-522 - New

[D C *Mac* Macdonald]

The lady who listed the new 522 also
has an ARC-3 receiver listed.

Mac - K2GKK/5



----Original Message Follows----
From: Mike Morrow <kk5f at earthlink.net>
Reply-To: Mike Morrow <kk5f at arrl.net>
To: arc5 at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [ARC5] Re: SCR-522 - New
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2006 11:59:17 -0600 (GMT-06:00)

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