[ARC5] Ft. Worth Aviation Museum Asking for Our Help

[Scott Robinson]

About that 12V radio:  I *think* all military Jeeps were 24v, for 
standardization with aircraft and other military gear.

On 7/25/21 7:00 AM, Christopher Bowne wrote:
> I may have an appropriate spring loaded mobile antenna mast end.  IIRC the AN/VRC-1 was a Jeep mounted HF/VHF ground control set which consisted of a BC-191 transmitter and BC-312 receiver for HF, and an SCR-524 (?), which was a 12V DC powered version of the SCR-522 transmitter/receiver set for VHF.
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> 73 de Chris, AJ1G
> Stonington CT
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>> On Jul 25, 2021, at 09:34, David Stinson <arc5 at ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>>
>> The Ft. Worth Aviation Museum has been in touch, asking for
>> help with a project- a WWII Pacific Theatre  jeep used to
>> communicate to aircraft and ground controllers.  We've
>> seen a few photos over the years of these with many different
>> HF (and VHF in some) radios "shoe-horned" in.
>>
>> They need suggestions and possible sources for a credible set,
>> but that set must not take-up all the room in the back of
>> the jeep.  This is also a PR project (don't sneer; without PR
>> such as the jeep being in a parade with a pretty  girl waving
>> from the back, there's no money coming in to pay the bills.
>> With no money, all this history ends-up in the dump).
>>
>> Now, I'm not a "jeep radio" guy, but many of you are.
>> They need an antenna base.  I think the proper antenna
>> for HF is that one which is made of rods that screw
>> together, with the coloured ends you match.  I *think*
>> I have a complete set of those I'll donate, but I don't
>> have the proper base insulator for it.
>> Can someone kick-in an antenna base, or suggest
>> a correct alternative?
>>
>> TNX OM ES 73 DE Dave AB5S
>>
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