[ARC5] Broadcast band Transmitters

[David Stinson]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "AKLDGUY ." <neilb0627 at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [ARC5] Broadcast band Transmitters


> Any chance that the BCB ARC-5 sets were used in the Pacific 
> Theater
> to communicate with coastwatchers on remote islands?
>
> What I am thinking was that it might have been dangerous for 
> natives
> if caught by the Japanese with shortwave radios, but not 
> necessarily so
> for ordinary BCB receivers. That might have allowed one-way 
> passing
> of coded messages.

You'll have some people roll their eyes and "poo poo" the idea
but at this point, Neil, there's just as much hard evidence for 
that
as there is for any other idea (meaning none ;-).  I got one 
story
from a Navy vet long ago that small aircraft would orbit near
bypassed Japanese-held islands and broadcast "surrender"
messages.  I doubt that's why these were made;  the ERP is
too low for that sort of mission.  But until something can be
documented, stories and theory is all we have.
 And it's good to remember-
the "eye-rollers" have had to "eat crow" a few times ;-)

73 Dave S.