[ARC5] History of Ham Mods: Opinions?

[Dean Billing]

Mike -

Michael Tauson wrote:

>> ... My new book on Aircraft Radio Corporation is NOT a collector's Guide
>per se, though it will have a significant amount of information in it
>of interest to collectors.  On the other hand, it also has a history
>of the company and of the equipment.
>
I look forward to the book.  I am curious what sources you are using?  
Did you gain any insight on how Dr. Drake came up with the mechanical 
form of the line of radios that became the ATA/ARA / SCR-274-N / ARC-5.  
It has always interested me that he designed compact, rugged, modular, 
single band sets when everyone else was designing large, multiband boat 
anchors.  Any clue as to where his ingenious insight came from?

Regards -- Dean / WA6IKJ