[ARC5] Very Scarce Piece BC-611 BC-721

[Tim]

I would also think that a BC-611/721 a few hundred feet behind a
C-47/SCR274 would not work very well with the 611 receiver being grossly
overloaded by that nearby transmitter.  Or by all other A/C in the
formation.  On the ground, you "attenuate" the local signal by putting your
finger on the antenna - in a glider, well.  I don't know.

Maybe the C-47 just blinked its brake lights to indicate the release
point....


On Tue, May 28, 2013 at 10:01 AM, Robert Eleazer <releazer at earthlink.net>wrote:

> I recently read an incredible book on Operation Market Garden, entitled
> "September Hope" that focuses on the American portion of the operation.
>  I now am reading a book, "The Air Battle for Arnham" that describes the
> efforts to deploy and resupply the airborne forces of Market Garden.
>
> In neither book is there any indication that radio communications between
> gliders and the tug aircraft were common or even occurred at all.
>
> Communications were big problem in Market Garden, especially for the
> British forces that were hung out at the end of the supply chain around
> "the Bridge Too Far" at Arnham.
>
> I wonder what purpose was served by the glider radios.  I can only
> conclude that it had nothing to do with talking to the tug aircraft but who
> they would have talked to, I have no idea.  The only answer I could come up
> with is that they were talking to the other radio-equipped gliders for
> coordination purposes.  For example, an artillery unit might talk to its
> transport right after they land.  Presumably they would be close enough for
> the BC-611's to be effective and in the near chaos of an assault landing
> that could be useful.
>
> I have wondered how effective it would be for a BC-611 to talk to an
> airborne SCR-274-N.  Most people seem to think it would not work very well
> or for much distance.
>
> By the way, I can strongly recommend the book "September Hope" but not so
> much "The Air Battle for Arnham" which needs some serious editing
> assistance.
>
> Wayne
>
>
>
>
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