[Boatanchors] B-17 antenna connection

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The Liasion receiver was of course the BC-348 in normal B-17's.  But the 
portion of the statement concerning the antenna for the Liasion set being the 
skin of the aircraft is BS.  The radios are all connected to the skin of the 
aircraft (as a ground or common).  

In a message dated 11/26/2016 20:58:51 PM Central Standard Time, 
davemarquart at gmail.com writes: 
> OFF topic..  After reading the B-17 manual on radio equipment - I saw the
> following..
> The liaison receiver on the radio operator’s table covers a frequency 
> range
> from 1500-18,000 Kc. It uses the same antenna as the transmitter: the skin
> of the airplane. This is connected to a throw switch on the left side 
> wall.
> This switch can change over to the trailing antenna (also on left side
> wall). The trailing antenna is operated from a control box to the right of
> the change-over switch.
> Can someone tell me how they used the Skin of the aircraft for an antenna
> when the negative side of the Battery, generators, equipment were all 
> using
> the frame (skin) of the aircraft?  What am I missing?  Thanks..
> 
> 
> Dave Marquart
> 

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