Resurrection — Pressing WW2 Radio Equipment Back Into Service:

Mass production was key to survival during the Second World War. So much stuff was made that there continues to be volumes of new unpacked stuff left over and tons of used equipment for sale at reasonable prices. Availability of this war surplus provided experimenters in the mid 20th century with access to high performance test equipment, radio equipment, and high quality components for the first time. Even today this old stuff continues to motivate and inspire the young generations because of its high build quality, unique electro-mechanical approaches, and overall innovative designs which continue to be relevant into the 21st century. In this post we will show you how to get started in the hobby of resurrecting WW2 radio equipment and putting it back on the air. Many amateur radio operators became interested in the hobby after being given an old ARC-5 ‘command set’ receiver. These radios were typically used for communication between aircraft within a formation, hence the name ‘command set’. There are many different receivers and transmitters within this line covering frequency bands from 190 KHz to 146 MHz, most of which are capable of tuning in AM, CW, and SSB (by adjusting the BFO).

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Frequency on Set: Peyton List on Keeping the Ham Radio Secret:

The CW’s Frequency sees a new episode airing tonight (November 9) at 9PM ET/PT on The CW, and KSiteTV was one of several outlets to visit the show’s set in Vancouver last week. While there, we spoke with Peyton List (Raimy Sullivan) who explained her character’s decision to keep the ham radio that allows her to communicate with her father in 1996 a secret. Frequency CW Poster”I think she is intent on keeping that a secret, and she made that decision\&. I think it was in Episode 2, where she was really adamant about Frank telling Julie about what was gonna happen and also telling her about the ham in the same context,” List explained, “and then she comes to the realization that it is the worst idea. It’s the worst thing they could possibly do because it adds another variable. It’s not so much convincing somebody that we have this phenomenon; it’s more that if you bring another person in, that’s one more person who could alter something and it’s less controlled. So she made that decision [that] we just have to try and contain this as much as we can and control it as much as we can.”

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