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

[MARK DORNEY]

Are we looking for something US Marines/US Navy aviation specific?  Because if you look into standard radios available to US ground forces, many were compatible to aviation radios of the day. For instance, the BC-611, SCR-274-N, ARC-5, SCR-284 and BC- 1306 were all able to talk to one another because all were capable of operating on 75/80 meters. Perhaps in addition to looking into air to ground specific radios, the museum may want to explore what radios the ground forces already had that could be/ were used to communicate with combat air. I remember a handbook I found online that listed US Army Signal Corps radios by type and function. I’ll see if I can find that again. 

As far as a WW2 vehicle radio that doesn’t take up all the room in the back of a Jeep is concerned, good luck with that. Other than the BC-659, can anybody name a WW2 vehicle radio that had an operating range decent enough to talk to aircraft at any kind of distance who’s components wouldn’t fill the back of an MB or GPW?  And the BC-659 really can’t be used to talk to aircraft, unless your talking about a Piper Cub that is equipped with a BC-659. There more than likely were radios that were mission specific for ground to air communications, but how common were they to units on the front line in a combat zone? By all means go after the mission specific stuff, but keep in mind in many cases front line forces only had what was common issue and on hand, and they made do. 

Before the museum starts acquiring anything, research, research, research. 

Mark D. 
WW2RDO

“In matters of style, float with the current. In matters of Principle, stand like a rock. “.   -   Thomas Jefferson 

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> On Jul 25, 2021, at 1:06 PM, Christopher Bowne <aj1g at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
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> Correction - the SCR-522 12 volt supply variant was the SCR-542. I actually have all the large components, BC-191, 312, a 522 and the matching 12V power unit.  Would be fun to build up a replica VRC-1.  From what I have seen on-line, all of the major components were housed in a large wooden case that sat athwartships in the rear of the Jeep, facing forwards.
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> Chris AJ1G
> Stonington CT
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>> On Jul 25, 2021, at 11:58, Jack Antonio <scr287 at att.net> wrote:
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>> 
>> There is a manual for the SCR-522, I think it is TM-11-509. This manual covers the
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>> vehicular installation of the SCR-522, not aircraft.
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>> It might be a good source of information for a vehicular installation.
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>> Sorry that I'm not sure about the number, but I can't get to my workshop
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>> right now to verify.
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>> Jack Antonio
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>> WA7DIA
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