[ARC5] BC-348 Franken-Fied

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Very interesting.  It seems that the USAF, and others were able to 
continue with AM longer that civil aviation, I recall listening to USAF 
Global stations in the late 50's and early 60's and they were on SSB.   
Andrews Airways (AAFB) was only a short distance from where we lived.  
Also, in the movie Strategic Air Command, Jimmy Stewart's B-36's could 
be seen with the ARC-8 set-up.  You have to be quick to see it, but they 
scan by the radio op's position at a few points.  Our CAP Wing sometimes 
got rides with the 459th TCW (at the time).  I recall the ARC-27 
installation and how the crew chief had to sync the control boxes.  I 
don't recall the HF set-up, though, but  know they had to have had one.  
On the Navy aircraft, were they on the large panel/operating area on the 
back-side of the cockpit area? That's where a lot of stuff was....?

Jeep - K3HVG



On 7/11/2015 9:30 PM, Robert Eleazer wrote:
> The BC-348 also was used in the B-47A, the YB-49, and presumably also the XB-35, although I have not seen a reference citing that installation.
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> The R4Q-1, the USN version of the C-119, also used the AN/ARC-8 but added an LM-14 Frequency Meter to the array of equipment.
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> By the way, it was the X-1A that definitely used the VHF ARC-5.
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> Wayne
>