[Milsurplus] Odd AN/ARC-27 box

[William Donzelli]

I have quite a pile of AN/ARC-27 control boxes (without, mind you, having 
the RT unit), and one popped up that I have never seen before. It is a 
dual place control box, used for putting two AN/ARC-27s in relay.

Why would anyone want to do this? Why could the military not just 
allocate one of the 18 channels on each to be the common frequency?

For that matter, why have so many channels? Did missions really involve 
more than one or two channels (plus the G channel)?

By the way, I have been staring a new AN/ARC-33 control box in the face 
for a couple of years now, on my shelf. I guess I don't need another. 
Thanks to all that looked for one for me. Still need the mount and 
manual, however.

William Donzelli
aw288@osfn.org