[Milsurplus] ARC-3

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In a message dated 10/6/07 1:32:00 PM, scr287 at sbcglobal.net writes:


> Hank Brown and I both had an AN/ARC-3 setup at the 2005
> MRCG, and had a two way, distance about 15 feet. Frequency
> somewhere around 144.4. Found a crystal that put the receiver
> on one of the SLO airport frequencies and let it play.
> 
> Collecting and making it work was fun, but here in Reno,
> no one to talk to on 2M AM. Only thing I hear up here around
> 144.4 is packet activity.
> 

Jack,

As you may remember, I worked you and Hank at the same distance with my 
SCR-522.   All of us on dummy loads as I recall.

No VHF AM activity here in Los Angeles either so we worked it into our MRCG 
FD exercise last year, see below.   All equipment worked FB over a 5 mile 
course with simple GP antennas.

Dennis D. W7QHO
Glendale, CA

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 The 2006 exercise went off FB on Sat., Nov. 2, 2006.  Six teams out in the 
field operating at various locations across the Palos Verdes Peninsula and one 
Op. roving with a manpack (later PRC-??). WX was great.

Had two nets operating simultaneously last year.  On the HF side we used 75M 
again, 3855 through 3910 kHz.  Equipment in the field included two GRC-9s and 
one each SCR-284, ARC-5, WS-19 and PRC-120.  On 10M FM (29.2 & 29.4) there 
were two each BC-659s, one BC-1335 and a Russian
R-108M.  At NC I was using a BC-223/BC342 setup and an RT-67.  Operating 
format was much the same as 2005 except that all teams got their AM and FM 
assignments from NC at the beginning
of each round as opposed to being provided with preprinted schedules as in 
previous events.  Four of the six teams checked in on 3900 each round for their 
"orders" and two others called in on 2M AM (144.450) using ARC-1 and ARC-3 
equipment.  I talked back from NC on my SCR-522 (see my QRZ site pix).

Teams were exchanging authentic WW2 message text last year.   Had some of the 
usual confusion along the way which makes this event so interesting.  The 
WS-19 team (for ex.) finished the exercise with a screwdriver substituting for a 
fuse on the dynamotor PS (pix available on request).  Reported later, "No 
damage to the equipment."

All great fun.





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