[Milsurplus] Fwd: Re: [ARC5] "What's Old is New..."

[Bruce Gentry]

What  solution was needed beyond an RF choke across the receiver input 
and perhaps a couple clamping diodes on the gate of the first RF 
amplifier?  Was the damage actually caused by static or in conjunction 
with transmitters being operated nearby?

        Bruce Gentry KA2IVY


On 8/8/17 11:06 AM, Glen Zook via Milsurplus wrote:
> The Harris SSB transceivers were having the receiver "front ends" 
> damaged by the effect of sand blowing across the HF antennas.  Until a 
> solution was found, quite a number of Collins KWM-2A transceivers were 
> employed to replace the Harris equipment.
>
>
> Fortunately, there were around 100 KWM-2A transceivers stored in a 
> warehouse and, again fortunately, someone remembered that these units 
> were available.  A couple of retired Collins Radio Company employees 
> were "drafted" to "check out" the equipment before it was airlifted to 
> the Gulf States.  I have been led to believe that one of the former 
> Collins employees went along with the equipment to insure that it 
> worked after deployment and to teach the military personnel how to 
> operate the KWM-2A units.
>
> Glen, K9STH
>
> Website: http://k9sth.net
>
>
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> *From:* Jay Coward via ARC5 <arc5 at mailman.qth.net>
> *To:* arc5 at ix.netcom.com; milsurplus at mailman.qth.net; 
> arc5 at mailman.qth.net
> *Sent:* Tuesday, August 8, 2017 9:33 AM
> *Subject:* Re: [ARC5] "What's Old is New..."
>
> Wasn't there a call for R-390A's during the Gulf War because comms 
> were getting fried by high levels of atmospheric static discharge? Or 
> is that urban or sub-urban legend?
> Jay KE6PPF
>
>
>
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