[MRCA] Signal Corps Radios 1930's Info Request

[D. Platt]

Gentlemen,

A friend of mine (and military science professor) is doing a formal 
dissertation (at the request of a Philippine government entity) on the 
Philippine resistance movement during WWII.  This would include both US 
military as well as those of the PI.  As part of this effort, he's asked 
me about the radio sets they used and what the difficulties would have 
been.   We all have the "catalogs" of radio gear of WWII, but does 
anyone know what would have been in the SW Pacific very early on, Navy 
or Army?  I suspect that it was gear from the mid to late 1930's?  I 
know there was a fair amount of indigenous and otherwise commercial gear 
hauled out into the "woods" when the Japanese invasion came and a lot of 
home-brew took place.  We also know that some new, replacement gear did 
make it in at various times, before MacArthur came back in.  Those radio 
sets are probably the easiest to identify, however.  Of course, there's 
the story in QST about the Navy ensign who was lauded for his radio work 
in the bush during that occupation period.  Any thoughts or other intel 
would be appreciated.  I do have the Signal Corps history series and 
will be reviewing that data, also.  TNX OM!

Jeep - K3HVG
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