[ARC5] More Great Navy K-Type Airship Radio Photos

[J. Forster]

There is a similar, but much shorter, warning on the control box for the
ASB-5 RADAR. It's to allow time for the transmitter filaments to heat up.

FWIW,

-John

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> From: "David Stinson" <arc5 at ix.netcom.com>
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> Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 9:00 PM
> Subject: [ARC5] More Great Navy K-Type Airship Radio Photos
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>> Through the kindness of Mr. George Diemer, affiliated with
>> the
>> restoration of the only remaining K-type Navy Airship
>> cabin
>> at the New England Air Museum, I've post two more
>> outstanding photos.  The first is an excellent view of
>> the radio position, in this case equiped with
>> ATB/ARB Command and ARB/GP-7 Liaison.
>> The second is GF/RU  -  RU/GP-7
>> and also gives a good view of the
>> IFF, Radar and what may be ECM equipment :
>>
>>   "Here are some pictures showing the radio operator on a
>> K-ship.
>>    The first two are from a wartime pamphlet called "An
>> Operational Flight,"
>>    about a day in the life of a blimp in squadron ZP-24,
>>    and supposedly shot aboard K-28, the exact blimp being
>> restored
>>    at the New England Air Museum.
>>    In reality, there were at least two blimps pictured,
>>    but one of them may have been K-28."
>> http://home.netcom.com/~arc5/KShipRadio2.jpg
>> http://home.netcom.com/~arc5/KShipRadioRadar.jpg
>>
>> Man, I really wanna build that GP / ARB / ATB /ARB / LM
>> set :-)
>>
>> 73 Dave AB5S
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>     What is the purpose of the sign saying "Wait 5 min"?
>
>
> --
> Richard Knoppow
> Los Angeles
> WB6KBL
> dickburk at ix.netcom.com
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