[The WS No19] RE: [Milsurplus] Re: British Army Radio During WWII

[J. Forster]

Hue Miller wrote:

> > Was full break-in really necessary in military operations with good net
> > operating procedures? IMO, likely not.
>
> No, except for recon longer range use, under poor conditions,
> maybe. Someone thought it was a good idea, apparently.

My point exactly. CW & MCW were a backup mode to the radio's primary mission,
and perhaps even an afterthought. IMO, that explains the kludge T/R switching on
CW & MCW.

> No, leave the handcarts and wet batteries to the Brits.
> These US sets all had handcrank power generators, in
> addition to available dynamotor or vibrator supplies.
> Totally packable.
> Hue

I wonder how long they could hand-crank those sets. After a while, batteries
might not seem so bad.
-John


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