[Milsurplus] Re: A.R.C. Alternatives

[Jack Antonio]

Just for arguments sake, what about the ATB/ARB set ?

Size, weight, power output, frequency coverage, all nearly
the same as an SCR-274N. Transmitter limited to two channels, but most 
SCR-274N installations used only 2 transmitters anyway.

Jack Antonio WA7DIA
scr287 at sbcglobal.net




Michael Tauson wrote:

>> For discussion's sake, let's suppose that A.R.C. failed to impress
>> anyone with the Type K so, instead of producing them in quantity
>> (along with other manufacturers), wound up building Model D-based
>> equipment instead, replacements for already existing equipment.  The
>> question is, then, what other equipment would have been available to
>> become the standard HF command equipment as well as LF/MF nav sets
>> where the BC-453 et al were used for such.  Also, would this have
>> hastened the move to VHF for command use?