[ARC5] Pre-WW2 technology

[Dennis DuVall]

Jim,

I can only say that your impression is/was unfounded.

Dennis D.  W7QHO
Glendale, CA

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On Nov 7, 2011, at 4:10 PM, James Cole wrote:

> I am curious about something I recently read: that the ARC-5 (and  
> immediate
> predecessor) was designed in 1938 -  that the basic design of the  
> ARC-5
> series was designed well before WW2. What surprises me is that I was  
> under
> the impression that in the late 30's superhets were either rare or  
> unknown
> (?) and the concept of "miniaturization" i.e., compact design, was
> unheard-of. How was it that the ARC-5 (ARA) emerged from this? Was  
> it some
> particular engineer? In my view the ARC-5 receivers are models of
> ingenuity, and yet they seem to have evolved from...where? - Jim
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