Originally Posted by
dirtybird
The reed system I flew in 1960 had separate power supply for the receiver. What goes around------
Dick Branster built the first one in Birmingham Michigan...He put it in a Stearman and crashed into a hanger at Selfridge AFB while demonstrating it to the USAF. Seperate power supplies were used by everyone...Planes were big and the homebuilt radios were even bigger...lol