From: willys1966 (willys1966@enter.net)
Date: Mon Apr 10 2006 - 04:27:40 PDT
The M38A1's ran the RT-246 and RT-524 using the
MX-2799 on a special mount that attached to the
spare tire carrier if your interested send me a
e-mail to m38a152@hotmail.com and I'll send you
some pics. Scott Out
> From: "Ed" <mojoedd@bellsouth.net>
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: Sunday, April 09, 2006 7:27 PM
> Subject: [MV] Jeep Antenna??
>
>
> > Could someone steer me in the correct direction for
> mounting a "sugar scoop"
> > antenna mount and antenna on an M-38 Jeep? Normally on
> > the right side wasn't it? We are trying to get one
> > together for our upcoming Veterans Appreciation Day and
> I'd really like to get it right the first time! It's a
> > static display without an engine or tranny but we have a
> > demilled RT-524 with a very good mount along with the
> > Sugar scoop mount and a fairly nice antenna setup to go
> with it. Thanks in advance for your assistance!
>
> The M38 and the RT-524 would never have crossed paths in
> service, would they? Different generations. M38's
> would've been long gone by the time the RT-524 was
> deployed in anything like large numbers in U.S. service.
> Depending on when and where it would've been used, I would
> think something like the RT-68 and friends or even an
> AN/GRC-9 type thing would be what you would've had in
> service. I think the M38 and M38A1 both use the MP-50
> mount with the AB-15 antenna base and a bunch of copper
> whip (AB-21-22-23-24 or the MS-116-177-118 sections.)
> www.fairradio.com has the AB-15 and the copper whip, and
> http://www.sphynx.com/mitymite/bemakm38.html has BEMAK
> repro MP-50s and the corner bracket.
>
>
>
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