[ARC5] RAT for ELINT

[J. Forster]

The Wiki article mentiong buying the first in Lysle Street in London. That
was THE surplus center of the universe. GEE, H2S, R.1155, T.1154, WS 18 &
19 It was wonderful in 1952 and 56, but I was a poor kid then. SIGH!!!

-John

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> They actually used them afterward as well, John. Hudson bombers, IIRC.
> I researched this back in the 90s while studying the RBK varaints and
> provided the info to Bill Howard, now SK. Might've posted some of it
> to Dennis Starks old list. But I remember that the S-27, like the HRO,
> became very desirable to the Brits and people returning there were
> encouraged to scoop up any available sets on this side of the pond. I
> also remember reading something about embassy or others of an official
> capacity shopping the radio stores in search of S-27s.
>
> Sorry I can't give more specifics, but it's been nearly a decade and a
> half.
>
> ~ Todd,  KA1KAQ/4
>
> On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 6:20 PM, J. Forster<jfor at quik.com> wrote:
>> >From the VMARS Group.
>>
>>> That was the first 'discovery' flight I think, but I've not read the
>>> Jones
>>> book in 20 yers. There must have been operational flights thereafter,
>>> but
>>> the RATs only go to 26 MHz, so that rules them out.
>>>
>>> Thank you,
>>> -John
>>>
>>> ==========
>>>
>>>> It is my understanding that a Hallicrafters S27 receiver was flown at
>>>> the
>>>> instigation of R.V.Jones in an Avro Anson aircraft in an attempt to
>>>> detect
>>>> the "Knickebein" beams in June 1940 ( Brian Johnson  - The Secret
>>>> War).
>>>> This was apparently despite the objection of T.L. Eckersley who
>>>> claimed
>>>> that reception over the UK at the suggested frequencies would be
>>>> impossible. They were found at just over 30MHz.
>>>>
>>>> Keith,
>>>> G3XGW
>>
>>
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