[ARC5] Re: [Milsurplus] whiskers

[Jack Antonio]

I find myself curious about the statement of 8th AF use of
AN/ARC-5 equipment. Are there any further details, such as
which specific pieces of AN/ARC-5 gear? HF or VHF?

Could this be related to the AAF problems with the
development of the VHF components of the SCR-274N?


Jack

Jack Antonio WA7DIA
scr287 at sbcglobal.net


Gordon White wrote:
> The first mention I saw of whiskers growing on plated surfaces was in a 
> 1944 (I believe) technical report in the Aircraft Radio Corp.  papers 
> regarding service failures in the 8th AF in Europe of AN/ARC-5 type 
> equipment. The time it took the whiskers to grow between variable 
> capacitor plates was relatively short - on the order of a few weeks in 
> high-altitude service.
> - Gordon White
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