[ARC5] Broadcast band Transmitters

[AKLDGUY .]

Thank you David. Is there any evidence that the BCB sets were
used in the European Theater? If we knew that they weren't, it
might make the Pacific coastwatcher theory a little more plausible.

73 de Neil ZL1ANM


On Thursday, November 12, 2015, David Stinson <arc5 at ix.netcom.com> wrote:

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