I once owned a KWM-1. I bought it "surplus" from a company that was selling
aircraft parts cannibalized from Air Force planes being cut up at DMAFB's "Bone
Yard." I believe it was out of an RB-47.
RB-47s were overflying the USSR, with aircrews being lost, long before Gary
Powers was shot down in his US. I have an inscribed copy of "We See All" by Lt
Col. Bruce Bailey, who was one of those guys. He later piloted SR-71s and had
many stories to tell.
The last I knew of the radio, it was in the Collins collection of Don, W7DD.
Wes N7WS
On 3/30/2022 8:38 PM, Ed W0YK wrote:
The KWM-380 may have been a "hot radio" in some people's minds, but I can
personally attest to the opposite. I have one, along with a number of KWM-2As and
S-Lines. The 380 is a horrible performer. The receiver is incredibly noisy, obstructing
reception of all but the loudest signals. The audio is distorted and filtering is poor.
Collins' last hurrah was a dud.73,Ed W0YK
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