Quote: "Yet in the 1980s the presence of two ARC-159s for redundancy on a fighter jet was not unusual."
I have an ARC-27, purchased for $10 at an aviation swap meet 25 years ago; it weighs about 80 pounds. I also have an ARC-116, which is similar in size and weight to the ARC-159; it weighs no more than 10 lbs. I find it amusing that the ARC-116 is just about the same size and weight as the control boxes I have for the ARC-27. I think that may have influenced the decision to include two UHF sets.
Wayne
WB5WSV
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