[Milsurplus] tank radio skip?

[Unserviceable but Repairable]

The post that launched these 1000 commentaries has a foto of a 0.5-track
sorta command car - w. the 'antenna' & one stereotype tough-looking
officer standing.

I never thot I'd write this, but the antenna looks more like a dune-buggy
roll cage with the "coax lead" juice-supply to high-mounted lights

Here's a true abstract from a '47 IRE conference on mobile Radio - aka 
"commo" surp-maven term.  A German stood after Fred Link spoke on his & 
one Dan Noble's pioneer 2-way work.  Work that showed up in North
Africa as SCR-298.

Same German had disected the Link system & was stunned.  He gave Link
lavish praise from the audience.

Something always missed here is why all side's vehicle "commo" moved
toward VHF.  Like police 9m 35mc band.  Reason is qrn which slides
off as frequencies rise.  

However not a lot of degredation @ 9m but our FM mode ended it completely

It's reported tracked vehicles generated so much qrn in dry conditions 
that columns had to stop @ regular intervals just to exchange "commos."
I've seen a pic of a Panzer w. curb-feelers to bleed off static charge.

We shelved the SCR-245 for that reason & ALSO "who needs a tank 
radio operator?"  Wanted was civvy-style push-buttons selecting
xtal controlled channels.  Op. cit., the chrome BC-603/604 bling-bling.

Then outa our lucky clear-blue came FM

Get out the CO2

My 2 cts.

  'rm