[Milsurplus] Re: [ARC5] Signal Corps Info Golden Nuggets.

Sun, 16 Jun 2002 15:41:25 -0500

I think everyone is missing the point about use the ARC-5 in the QUOTE 
broadcast band UNQUOTE.  In England
and most of the mainland of Europe the "Broadcast band" was around250 KCs 
and not 510-1600 as in the states, therefore the 510-1500 was an ideal band 
for communications for air-to-ground in that theater of operations.  Check 
your history and you will see that the most common BBC station operated on 
250 Kcs.

At 04:13 PM 6/16/2002 -0400, Mike Feher wrote:

>Read Mike's post again. It said the enemy, it did not mention ARC-5s. The
>use of an ARC-5 transmitter in the BC band is still not clear, and is part
>of the puzzle he mentioned. However, it is not incomprehensible that it was
>used for actual military communications or as a beacon. There were a lot
>fewer AM stations on during the war than there are now. 73 - Mike
>
>
>
>Mike B. Feher, N4FS
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "ed sharpe" <[email protected]>
>To: "David Stinson" <[email protected]>; "ARC-5" <[email protected]>;
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>Subject: [Milsurplus] Re: [ARC5] Signal Corps Info Golden Nuggets.
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>
> > interesting Dave!
> > I wonder though if the  ARC 5 would put out enough power to really
> > effectively jam a ground based broadcast transmitter though....
> >
> > ed sharpe archivist for smecc
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "David Stinson" <[email protected]>
> > To: "ARC-5" <[email protected]>; "Milsurplus New mailman"
> > <[email protected]>
> > Sent: Sunday, June 16, 2002 12:27 PM
> > Subject: [ARC5] Signal Corps Info Golden Nuggets.
> >
> >
> > > I recently purchased a large stack of Signal Corps documents from WWII.
> > > These are the kinds of things Sig Corps officers got in their Inbox
> > > every other day- proper way to use mosquito netting, let's all
> > > fill out form BR-549 the right way, update such-and-such training
> > > manual with this change- that sort of thing.
> > > It's mostly dross, but ithere are some real gold nuggets.
> > >
> > > I'm posting this excerpt because of an old argument about
> > > whether airborne radio equipment was ever used to broadcast
> > > on the AM band:
> > >
> > > (excerpt)
> > > -----------------------
> > > RESTRICTED
> > > 1-1-IS-15A
> > > 24 OCT 43
> > >
> > > EASTERN SIGNAL CORPS SCHOOLS
> > > FT. MONMOUTH, N. J.
> > >
> > > OFFICER'S SCHOOL
> > > RADIO SECTION
> > >
> > > RADIO JAMMING.-- Pending inclusion in pertinent Field and Technical
> > > manuals, the following is published for the information and guidance
> > > of all concerned:
> > >
> > > ...Reports recently received by the War Department clearly indicate
> > > that the enemy is quite likely to disrupt our radio communication
> > > by jamming.  Jamming signals may be keyed continuous wave (CW),
> > > modulated continuous wave (MCW), voice, music, imitation static,
> > > phony broadcasts or other types of noise.
> > > The jamming equipment may be located on the ground
> > > or installed in aircraft...
> > > ...the main purposes of the enemy in jamming (are) to cause panic
> > > and disorganization in our forces through impairment or disruption
> > > of radio communication and by spreading propaganda and rumors....
> > >
> > > (end of excerpt)
> > > ------------------------
> > >
> > > While this does not directly say that broadcasting took
> > > place from aircraft, it is a tantalizing piece of
> > > a very tough puzzle.
> > >
> > > Lots more documents to look at.
> > > Can't wait to see what other "nuggets" come to light.
> > >
> > > 73 Dave S. AB5S
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