[ARC5] SCR-183/283 use

[J. Forster]

Until good transistorized radios came along, there was really not a whole
lot of reason to go to newer gear, especially if you were on a budget.

YMMV,

-John

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> Back around 1976 I attended a fly-in at Paul's Valley, OK.  In a hanger
> was a Cessna UC-78 (civilian version called a T-50) that was stating to be
> restored.  They had stripped the fabric off of it and I was astounded to
> see it had a SCR-183 or 283 still installed.
>
> The airplane had flown into Pauls Valley airport, and due to bad weather
> had landed on I-35 until the weather cleared, after which the highway
> patrol allowed it to take off and continue on to the airport.
>
> So, that bird had been flying around for some years after WWII with that
> old radio installation, which I assume had ceased to work long ago, before
> being parked somewhere for no doubt many years.  I don't know what else it
> had installed; I did not see anything else.
>
> Wayne
>
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