[ARC5] FT-243 Production Date?

[Brooke Clarke]

Hi:

Do any of your crystal references mention the idea that at the start of W.W.II there was only one HF frequency where the 
Army Air Corps could talk to the Navy related to the submarine problem off the East Coast?

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Have Fun,

Brooke Clarke
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http://www.end2partygovernment.com/2012Issues.html

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> Reading the Green Books and IEE "Crystal Clear", it appears that the most prolific years of manufacture were 1943 and 
> 1944.  1942 was a ramp-up with lots of orders. The principle quantity units, from what I can glean, were for the 
> BC-611, BC-659, and BC-620, and BC-1335.  These had large kits associated with them.  Now, other radios used the 
> FT-243 such as the BC-1306 , the pogo-stick, and a myraid of other units.  But, the FT-243 "spec" was the same.  The 
> list of almost 100 companies is impressive.  The story of Leo Myerson's first big order is interesting... talk about 
> pigeon to hawk, overnight.
>
> Jeep - K3HVG
>
>
> On 6/27/2017 8:41 AM, David Stinson wrote:
>> Does anyone know when the FT-243 crystal
>> first entered mass production?  Some time in WWII as a way to get four crystals from what used to make only one, but 
>> exactly when?
>> I think it's in the "Green books" but it's been a long time and I don't remember now.
>>
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