[Milsurplus] Re:ARC 65 and ARC 21 control heads, a rare exception

[aGEnuine Ham]

In a message dated 11/18/2004 7:16:23 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
milsurplus-request at mailman.qth.net writes:

<snip>
As an interesting ARC 65 sidelight, Hughes 
Aircraft conducted worldwide HF RTTY tests for the USAF in the 60s using
a C 
131 (Convair 340) and both an ARC 65 and an ARC 58 onboard. The ARC 65 
consistently outperformed the ARC 58 in every test, thought to be because
of a superior 
receiver. I saw one of the last KC 97L flights into Travis AFB and asked
the 
crew chief what HF radio they had. He replied ARC 65. He said most 97s
had ARC 
58s. He said the ARC 65 was a noticeably better radio when it worked, but
not 
as reliable as the ARC 58.
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And there you have the perennial dilemma:  Works better, or works
sometimes.

How do you decide which is better?

73,
George
W5VPQ

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