[Milsurplus] ARC 65 vs ARC 58

[Jim Haynes]

On Thu, 28 Jun 2012, Boeing377 wrote:
>
> In a USAF sponsored round the world flight test of airborne RTTY 
> conducted by Hughes Aircraft Co. the ARC 65 consistently outperformed 
> the ARC 58. Both sets were flown aboard a T 29, (mil version of Convair 
> 340?). Many times in marginal conditions the ARC 65 got through when the 
> 58 couldn't. The best the 58 could do was match the 65. It never beat it 
> in this test.

That sure seems like an expensive way to do a comparison.  You'd think
laboratory measurements could more easily show which set performed better.