[ARC5] Bell X-1 Info

[ebjr37 at charter.net]

GEE the old ARC-3!  When I joined the Air National Guard in 1954 we had 
ARC-3's and SCR-522's in  our Douglas B-26's  (Not to be
confused with the Martin B-26's!)  Never saw the VHF ARC-5 system in a 
military aircraft the Air Force had.

73,
Sandy W5TVW


On Sat, Nov 29, 2014 at 2:05 PM, K5MYJ wrote:

> At the time of the X-1 testing the USAF had two VHF radio systems in 
> use. The ARC-3 and the ARC-5. The main system in use at that time was 
> the ARC-3 but the ARC-5 was smaller and lighter.
>
> Bob Macklin
> K5MYJ
> Seattle, Wa.
> "Real Radios Glow In The Dark"
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "john rose" <brokenthumb at live.com>
> To: "arc5" <arc5 at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2014 11:31 AM
> Subject: Re: [ARC5] Bell X-1 Info
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>> What I read in the ‘restored’ text under one photo said something 
>> like “equipment varied widely among aircraft”. Whooda thunkit?
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>> From: Robert Eleazer
>> Sent: ‎Saturday‎, ‎November‎ ‎29‎, ‎2014 ‎11‎:‎36‎ ‎AM
>> To: arc5
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>> Y'all recall our discussion as to the radios used in the Bell X-1 
>> aircraft?  Well, you can now find that document on-line at 
>> http://www.boxartden.com/gallery/index.php/Profiles/Aerofax/Datagraph/03-Bell-X-1
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>> Enjoy!
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>> Wayne
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