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

[Christopher Bowne]

https://forums.g503.com/viewtopic.php?t=117793

Excellent link to a VRC-1 thread on g503.com, lots of photos re VRC-1 and SCR-299.

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> On Jul 25, 2021, at 13:17, Scott Robinson <s at balrogs.org> wrote:
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> About that 12V radio:  I *think* all military Jeeps were 24v, for standardization with aircraft and other military gear.
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>> 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:
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>>> 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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