Lionel Sharp wrote:
Chuck Harris wrote:
Litzendraht wrote:

Chuck Harris wrote:

You make it sound like we (the US) were doing something evil, by lending
you our manufacturing capability, and helping you with the war effort.



Chuck,
I think it might have been more a case of "immitation is the best
form of flattery". I wasn't old enough to remember, but us Yanks were
probably using all HF radio in our fighters and bombers. But once we
got involved in the war effort, the success of the RAF and others with
VHF radio must have told us that we needed similiar equipment. We could
have certainly started from ground zero with our own designs, but
reliable aircraft communications was a vital factor at the time, and
VHF, being still a new form of transmission in those days, would have
taken months and months on the drawing boards and lab and field testing
to come up with a viable, operational unit.

I can see where it could have been quite desireable to take a known
working design, put our Yankee spin on it and get it into production.
We and the Allies had a big job ahead of us over there and time was of
essence. And yes,we were lending and loaning supplies, equipment,
manufacturing, (and fighting men as well), as a part of a team effort
to resolve a terrific world threat.

John


Hi John,

Everything I read says the SCR-522 was a redesign of the British TR-1123,
that was done to make it possible to mass produce it with US tooling.

Certainly the US used the TR-1123 design as a quick way of getting a
working
VHF design into the war as quickly as possible. It was several years
before
the much more capable ARC-1 came out.

My only objection was the way the OP stated that it was copy. It had the
familiar taste of US bashing. If I read the OP's intentions incorrectly,
and it sounds like I probably did, I am sorry.

-Chuck
G'day Chuck.

There was no intention of US bashing or of there being something evil in
my story. John (see above) stated the situation better than I and I
agree with his sentiments.

Lionel L Sharp, VK4NS

For more details, check out www.aafradio.org - the Americans could not
communicate with t-he British who were using VHF in their aircraft, so
the SCR522 was a "copy" of the British design until the Americans could
do the necessary R & D. No slight on our American friends intended -
stop being so paranoid! - when we do want to insult you, you will be
left in no doubt hi hi

Andrew VK3BFA.