[ARC5] Russian Lend Lease and ARC-5's

[Bill Harris]

I agree Les...It would be a great topic for a round table gathering with a few pitchers of Crownie to wash down the trail dust.  Ohoo, let's not forget the Pizza.  We must also look into what happened to all those Command rigs. I suspect this subject will take some time so it may take more that a few. 
Carry-on
de Bill-w7kxb . . 

Bill-w7kxb/7


From: vk2bcu at operamail.com
To: w7kxb at msn.com
Subject: Re: [ARC5] Blackout ; Lend Lease and ARC-5's
Date: Sun, 8 Jul 2012 18:10:07 +1000



	Bill:   Now THAT would be a "find".  I figure you'd have as much chance of finding something in Russia as anywhere.

	 

	I think "lend lease" is a very interesting topic.

	The US nation was generous beyond imagination.

	Generous with material, generous with the lives of many young men.

	Amazing.

	 

	73 from Aus.

	 

	Les

	vk2bcu at operamail.com

	
		
			 
		
			 
		
			On Sat, Jul 7, 2012, at 11:54 PM, Bill Harris wrote:
		
			
			
				
					Les:
				Can't say what went on in California but, in Seattle WA, we had blackout drills  every now and then. Air Raid Warden would let you know if he saw any light emitting from your abode.
				
					

					
						The Russian Lend Lease program ran until (about) 1949.  It was a giveaway of about Nine Billion dollars worth of so called "Aid".  A book titled "from Major Jordan's diaries" by Maj. George R Jordan USAAF,  gives a pretty good eye opening account on
					
						what went thru the "Pipeline" , during his watch, between Great Falls, MT; Fairbanks, AK and Russia,  during WW2. Ton's of HF/VHF gear. Maybe we can find some NIB ARC-5's from there? 
					
						 
					
						Cheers
					
						 
					
						de Bill-w7kxb . .