[ARC5] Pre-ARC-5 rigs.

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Although the RA-1 was used in military aircraft (or at least Canadian ones) 
it was not per se a military radio.  Anyone with the money could buy one 
from Bendix.

Robert Downs - Houston
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In a message dated 08/04/2014 18:55:44 PM Central Daylight Time, 
neilb0627 at gmail.com writes: 
> >Other sources allege that perhaps AE had obtained a Bendix RA-1 receiver
> via the US Navy.  The Bendix receiver
> >would have either supplanted or replaced the WE unit; the Bendix was a
> much more capable receiver.  This would have
> >solved the question of her being able to receive at 1300 kc.
> 
> That tallies with my recollection that she carried a military radio, but I
> was unable to remember what type.
> 
> The RA-1B has direct frequency readout on the dial, if I'm not mistaken, 
> so
> she should have been capable of setting to correct frequency, unless she
> made an error with the bandswitch. Surely she had enough gumption to be
> aware that that might be a problem after hearing no response from the
> "Itasca"?
> 
> 73 de Neil ZL1ANM
>