[ARC5] [Milsurplus] History of the GO-series of USN Long-RangeTransmitters

[George Babits]

Well, that transmitter doesn't look anything like the one I have with the 
G0-6 tag on it that I have.  It is about half burried but maybe I can get a 
picture of the front of it.  However, so far I have been unable to post 
pictures on this reflector.

73,
George
W7HDL


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Morrow" <kk5f at earthlink.net>
To: <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>; <arc5 at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, August 07, 2016 11:28 PM
Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] [ARC5] History of the GO-series of USN 
Long-RangeTransmitters


>> I tried finding a link to these, because I have never heard of them.
>> No joy. Must be rare as hens teeth?
>
> The 1940 Westinghouse GO-9 is the most common, by far:
>
>  http://aafradio.org/flightdeck/go9.htm
>
> Even GO-9 instruction books are common.  But...
>
> Everything else appears non-existent...except maybe this one:
>
>  http://tlbigley.com/Cutaway%20PBY/int-07.html
>  http://tlbigley.com/Cutaway%20PBY/int-06.html
>
> The story of the associated PBY-5B is told here:
>
>  http://tlbigley.com/Cutaway%20PBY/
>
> The large transmitter is definitely earlier than the GO-9 one would expect 
> to find on a PBY-5B.  Close examination of the nomenclature plates seems 
> to show the manufacturer's name as two words...making it most probably a 
> 1939 General Electric GO-6.  Some support for that possibility comes from 
> the radio listing for a PBY-5A shown here:
>
>  http://aafradio.org/docs/Navy-radio-gear-1.GIF
>
> Mike / KK5F
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