[Fwd: [NJARC] Military radio commercial history WW1 - WW2]

[Al Klase]

Hi Pete,

I think the basic answer is that the Forest Service was ahead of the 
Signal Corps.  The Army didn't have a decent man-packable until almost 
1940.  See SCR-284.  As it was they had to  press radios that RCA had 
designed for Sweden (SCR-288) into service until the 284 was finished.  
All the others were either extremely short range, or needed to be moved 
in a truck.

73,
Al

Pmalvasi at aol.com wrote:

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>Wondering if anyone on this net knows something about military radio  
>commercial policy from WW1 thru WW2? Im specifically wondering if the various  field 
>sets and semi-portable sets were restricted to only US military - even  their 
>peak time?  The reason Im asking is that Ive been reading a few  different 
>pieces on the history of US Forest Service radios. They started using  radio comm 
>in the early 30's out of sheer necessity given the great distances  involved, 
>remote locations and critical needs.  Using radio was a way to  put the right 
>resource at the right incident and thus save thousands of  acres,  many lives 
>and lots of material.
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>It seems however that the US Forest Service could not find commercial sets  
>suitable to their needs.  They needed portability, ruggedness and battery  
>power. ....
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Al Klase - N3FRQ 
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