[ARC5] ZB discussion!

[Bob Macklin]

In 1942 in the middle of the Pacific Ocean this was a NAVIGATION SYSTEM!. It 
was the way the airplane found their carriers when they were returning from 
their missions. Carriers are not link airfields. THEY MOVE! THEY MUST MOVE!

What you may consider a navigation system today is much different from what 
was available in 1942!

Bob Macklin
K5MYJ
Seattle, Wa.
"Real Radios Glow In The Dark"
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "J. Forster" <jfor at quik.com>
To: "Lenox Carruth" <radios at sbcglobal.net>
Cc: "'Discussion of AN/ARC-5 military radio equipment.'" 
<arc5 at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, May 24, 2010 9:17 AM
Subject: Re: [ARC5] ZB discussion!


> No arguement from me.
>
> -John
>
> ================
>
>
>> I consider a navigation system one that allows the user to determine his
>> position whereas a homing system allows the user to go to a known 
>> position
>> but doesn't tell him his position until he arrives at the known point.
>>
>> Lenox
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: arc5-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:arc5-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
>> On
>> Behalf Of J. Forster
>> Sent: Monday, May 24, 2010 10:28 AM
>> To: Discussion of AN/ARC-5 military radio equipment.
>> Cc: 'Mike Morrow'
>> Subject: Re: [ARC5] ZB discussion!
>>
>> In the OP context, "navigation" clearly meant getting to a specific place
>> (at a specific time) for the intercept. The ZB would have been little use
>> for that, unless a ship was sitting underneath. OTOH, something like 
>> LORAN
>> could have helped a lot.
>>
>> FWIW,
>>
>> -John
>>
>> =================
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