[ARC5] ARC-2

[Tom]

We had ARC-2s in the TS-2s (STOOFS) that I flew for multi-engine 
training at NAS Corpus Christi in the mid 60s. We were required to get 
an HF radio check with the Duty office in the hangar before we took off 
on a training flight. Don't remember the frequency, but it was around 3 MHz.

Sometimes we could get a "Five By" on the ramp before we taxied, but 
once clear of the pattern, there was no hope of making contact with 
"Mother"! A fair amount of ignition noise came from those R-1820s. The 
airplanes were old and tired, so I suspect between lack of PM's on the 
radio and poor shielding on the aircraft wiring doomed our efforts.

Fun times!

Tom/W4OKW
Brownshoe Retired

---
This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software.
https://www.avast.com/antivirus