[ARC5] B-17 photos

[Bob Macklin]

During WWII there was not major traffic on the liaison radios. The bombers 
(and patrol bombers) use the liaison sets to send position reports. They 
also listened for recall or change orders.

The command sets we know were used for short range interplane communication.

Some towers had command sets. Some did not. landing and takeoff operations 
were controlled with flares.

In the 50's things were different. In Korea we had an ARC-3 in every 
squadron radio shop. The output was piped to the squadron operations center.

Bob Macklin
K5MYJ
Seattle, Wa.
"Real Radios Glow In The Dark"
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kenneth G. Gordon" <kgordon2006 at frontier.com>
To: <Arc5 at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2010 9:17 AM
Subject: [ARC5] B-17 photos


> Looking at these three photos brings a thought to my mind: since much of
> the liason and inter-plane communications took place at HF, at least early
> on, is anyone aware of stories that hams here in the U.S. or the U.K.
> routinely, or otherwise, listened to some of that?
>
> I remember reading that at least in one case, some ham in the northeast
> heard German North African communications that took place around 10
> meters, notified the FBI, and they set up a receiving center for 
> that...unless
> that story is all apocryphal
>
> I wonder if something similar ever took place concerning HF communications
> from other WWII locations?
>
> Ken W7EKB
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