[Milsurplus] Comparison of Navy vs Army Air Corps equipment

[windy10605 at juno.com]

I would assume there are many people out there with the expertise to
supply a specification comparison between these two medium power CW/AM
rigs for hams ..... I have always looked at them as having similar
capabilities (dual 1625s modulated by 1625s, etc, etc).

Navy TCS setup and Army Air Corps BC-348 with ARC-5 Tx's and MD-7
Modulator. I believe these were both very typical ham installations in
the 50s (got my license in 1960).

The popularity of the ARC-5 stuff is always high, the TCS seems to vary
...sometimes it's high sometimes it goes away ...really don't know why
....other than they "look dull". But this question is about performance
and capability, not aesthetics . Believe they were quite popular in the
late 40s and 50s.

73 Kees K5BCQ