[ARC5] Re: [Milsurplus] whiskers

[Jack Antonio]

Hi Bob and the group,

I probably should have been more specific, as I was
referring to the WWII years. It is my assumption
(which might be incorrect) that the AAF stayed with
SCR-274N through the war with the AN/ARC-5 being
used by the Navy. After the war, the
picture changed as the services started making their
excess available to other government agencies before
being released to the surplus channels.

So, I was just curious if the AAF started using specific
AN/ARC-5 prior to 1945.

Jack

Jack Antonio WA7DIA
scr287 at sbcglobal.net


> I was in the USAF from 1952 to 1958.
> 
> We still had BC-253s and the ARC-5 VHF units still in service.
> 
> We referred to all of them as GENERIC "ARC-5s".
> 
> I was in both the 8th AF and the 12th AF. Both were parts of SAC.
> 
> Bob Macklin
> K5MYJ
> Seattle, Wa,
> "Real Radios Glow in the Dark"
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jack Antonio" <scr287 at sbcglobal.net>
> To: <gewhite at crosslink.net>
> Cc: "Milsurplus" <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>; "Hue Miller"
> <kargo_cult at msn.com>; "Mike Hanz" <AAF-Radio-1 at aafradio.org>; "ARC-5"
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> Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2008 9:51 AM
> Subject: Re: [ARC5] Re: [Milsurplus] whiskers
> 
> 
> 
>>I find myself curious about the statement of 8th AF use of
>>AN/ARC-5 equipment. Are there any further details, such as
>>which specific pieces of AN/ARC-5 gear? HF or VHF?
>>
>>Could this be related to the AAF problems with the
>>development of the VHF components of the SCR-274N?
>>
>>
>>Jack
>>
>>Jack Antonio WA7DIA
>>scr287 at sbcglobal.net
>>
>>
>>Gordon White wrote:
>>
>>>The first mention I saw of whiskers growing on plated surfaces was in a
>>>1944 (I believe) technical report in the Aircraft Radio Corp.  papers
>>>regarding service failures in the 8th AF in Europe of AN/ARC-5 type
>>>equipment. The time it took the whiskers to grow between variable
>>>capacitor plates was relatively short - on the order of a few weeks in
>>>high-altitude service.
>>>- Gordon White
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