[ARC5] Testing battleship radios

[Ronnie Hull]

I have a real difficult time believing that 

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On Nov 3, 2012, at 7:28 AM, "Robert  Eleazer" <releazer at earthlink.net> wrote:

> One of my high school teachers, an early 1930's graduate of the Naval Academy, described testing radios intended for use on WWII Navy ships.
> 
> They tested the radio to ensure it was up to spec, then hung it from a long rope, pulled it back, and let it slam into a steel wall.  Then they took it down and tested it again.  It not only still had to work; if it had shifted frequency by more than 1 KC it failed.
> 
> Wayne     
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