[Milsurplus] Interesting radio Archive at the Smithsonian

[J. Forster]

Nick,

It is interesting that this is the LaPort collection.

There is an aerial adapter used with the WS19 when mounted on an AFV,
called Adapter, LaPort.

The adapter is a "V" shaped casting that allows an antenna base, designed
for a single verticle whip, to be fitted with two verticle wvips, each
roughly 15 degrees off-vertical.

On the WS19, the standard whip is 3x 4' sections screwed together.

I assume this is so two shorter whips can be used in place of a longer one
and still have enough capacitance to be resonated by the Aerial
Variometer.

LaPort is a pretty unusual name. It must have been the same guy.

Best,

-John

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