[ARC5] Talking to Airplanes From the Ground

[MARK DORNEY]

The BC-611 had to have had one of the most inefficient antennas ever invented by man. I am surprised that nobody came up with a workable long wire antenna for it. 

Mark D 
WW2RDO

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> On Aug 1, 2021, at 4:43 PM, Robert Eleazer <releazer at earthlink.net> wrote:
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> Well, by "instance" I meant circumstances rather than a single case.  The BC-611 was used multiple times for the ground rescue personnel to talk to the aircraft providing rescue support, usually C-47's.  For example they dropped one guy in and he discovered that the airman who had come down in the area needed major medical assistance.  So when the C-47 came back the next day he relayed this information and the following day they dropped an entire medical team along with its supplies.
>  
> It was not unusual for the Bc-611 to not survive the jump or the overland trip to get back, so they would drop more than one of them.
> 
> Wayne
> WB5WSV 
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