[ARC5] 1155

[Geoff]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Morrow" <kk5f at earthlink.net>
To: <arc5 at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2012 9:58 AM
Subject: Re: [ARC5] 1155


>> ...i personally think that the command equipment was
>> inspired by german technology...
>
> I certainly do not.  It would be very hard to look at the
> most common Reichsluftministerium command sets like the
> MF/HF FuG 10 and VHF FuG 16/17 and see any type of common
> ancestry with American equipment.  Certainly no such
> association has been credibly reported, AFAIK.
>
> In general, the electronic technology of the Reich was grossly
> out-classed by that of the UK and USA.  And between the UK and
> the USA, the UK took no back seat either.  With respect
> to just the current topic, the UK helped get the USA away from
> attraction to its marginally effective MF/HF command sets to
> VHF.
>
> Mike / KK5F

I think not as VHF has severe distance limits that only HF could cover. Both 
had their purpose and were widely used with excellent results by US forces.

I also understand that the UK outfitted some of their aircraft with better 
performing US HF gear so they wouldnt get lost on long flights.