[ARC5] BC-191/375

[David Stinson]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kenneth G. Gordon" <kgordon2006 at frontier.com>

> I have aways viewed the SCR-522 as a piece of crap. Knowing how it
> was built, I cannot easily understand how it could be reliable in a
> fighter aircraft.......

It wasn't.  Radio Mechanics of the time talked about what a pain
in the neck it was to keep working.  However, Mike M. is right
about it:  It was the first big push toward VHF in the air
and did a great deal of significant service.  No surprise it
had lots of "bugs" to work out.  Ever see all the red-lined
drawings that were actually printed in the SCR-522 maint. manuals?
Now that's a radio they wanted shipped in a hurry ;-).

73 Dave S.