[ARC5] Very Versatile Equipment

[J. Forster]

It would be possible. The BC-221 puts out a decent signal.

BTW, the BC-221 looks roughly like a British WS-18 at a quick glance from
a distance. The WS-18 is not as common though.

-John

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> I have heard that B17 radio ops would sometimes tap the HF antenna lead on
> a BC-221 output terminal to send CW to the tower on final or to close in
> other aircraft if their other HF radio transmitters were OOC.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On May 22, 2014, at 8:14, "Robert  Eleazer" <releazer at earthlink.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>> The other day I was watching a TV show about the Philippines in WWII.
>>
>> They had an interview with a US agent dropped into the islands to gather
>> intelligence.  He said "It was just me and my radio."  I watched for any
>> details of the radio used, and sure enough, they had a little
>> re-enactment.  It involved a hand crank generator - and two BC-221's!
>>
>> I had no idea those frequency meters were so versatile!
>>
>> Wayne
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