[Milsurplus] ARC 65 vs ARC 58

[Edward Greeley]

Can you spell HEIGHT O-F T-H-E C-O-L-D W-A-R? Do you remember 
continuous, constant airborne alert flights carrying nuclear weapons? 
With all the potential for Armageddon due to failure of positive command 
and control...I remember, I was there...


J. Forster wrote:

>>Everyone must  understand the urgency for reliable communications in
>>the 1950's and 60's. There were too many missions that had to have
>>constant "Command and Control".
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> Why, then more than previously or afterwards?
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> -John
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> That's why all the different sets and
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>>companies. We took what we could get and the fastest supplier was  was
>>usually the choice. Adapt, modify, what ever it took. The days of
>>going over the "pond" and not talking to anyone for hours were over,
>>not to mention over the ice cap - - -    for a while even the B-47 has
>>Collins 18S-4's installed.
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