[Boatanchors] OS-8

Fri Apr 1 20:17:13 EDT 2011

We built those in tech school with a  6.3 v transformer. Great for trouble shooting solid state devices. A company named Huntron developed that technique into an instrument with display called the Huntron "Tracker". Don't know it there still around though.
 Jay KE6PPF

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From: Clarke, Tom AIR4.0P NATOPS <frederic.clarke at navy.mil>
To: boatanchors <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Mon, Mar 28, 2011 2:12 pm
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] OS-8

 I bet you had an "octopus" nearby too!
73 Tom/W4OKW
-----Original Message-----
rom: Dick KF4NS [mailto:kf4nsradio at verizon.net] 
ent: Sunday, March 27, 2011 5:58 PM
o: boatanchors at mailman.qth.net; navy.radio at gmail.com
ubject: Re: [Boatanchors] Boatanchors Digest, Vol 86, Issue 58
Boy, does that bring back memories. I  used both of the OS-8s. First on
he destroyer in the 50's. Then on the radar picket ship in the early
0's where it was used with the R-390's in combo with the URC-32
ransmitter. We tuned the receiver for a lissajous pattern on the scope
hich confirmed that we were locked in to the data signals on LSB while
e transmitted voice to the USAF NORAD station at OTIS AFB for any
ecessary tuning needed or to get a ROGER on the sent data.
Those were enjoyable times in Navy.
73, Dick KF4NS
t Petersburg, FL 33714 USA
eep The Glow!

----Original Message-----
rom: Clarke, Tom AIR4.0P NATOPS 
ent: Monday, March 28, 2011 5:11 PM
o: boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
ubject: RE: [Boatanchors] OS-8
 I bet you had an "octopus" nearby too!
73 Tom/W4OKW
-----Original Message-----
rom: Dick KF4NS [mailto:kf4nsradio at verizon.net]
ent: Sunday, March 27, 2011 5:58 PM
o: boatanchors at mailman.qth.net; navy.radio at gmail.com
ubject: Re: [Boatanchors] Boatanchors Digest, Vol 86, Issue 58
Boy, does that bring back memories. I  used both of the OS-8s. First on
he destroyer in the 50's. Then on the radar picket ship in the early
0's where it was used with the R-390's in combo with the URC-32
ransmitter. We tuned the receiver for a lissajous pattern on the scope
hich confirmed that we were locked in to the data signals on LSB while
e transmitted voice to the USAF NORAD station at OTIS AFB for any
ecessary tuning needed or to get a ROGER on the sent data.
Those were enjoyable times in Navy.
73, Dick KF4NS
t Petersburg, FL 33714 USA
eep The Glow!
----- Original Message -----
rom: <boatanchors-request at mailman.qth.net>
o: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
ent: Sunday, March 27, 2011 12:01 PM
ubject: Boatanchors Digest, Vol 86, Issue 58

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 Message: 3
 Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2011 10:16:43 -0400
 From: Nick England <navy.radio at gmail.com>
 Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Navy Gray
 To: kt4ae at bellsouth.net, Boatanchors-qth <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
 Message-ID:
 <AANLkTinKcAF_fB64FPLp-_=+V_1fDYr+zK031nNu3WaV at mail.gmail.com>
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 Navy electronics changed gray shades around 1950.
 The original OS-8/U
 http://www.navy-radio.com/test/os8b-u-94.jpg
 is much darker than the later OS-8C/U
 http://www.navy-radio.com/test/os8c-u-01.JPG

 I like Rust-Oleum Light Machine Gray for the lighter 50's-60's Navy
adio gear
 In this photo,
 http://www.navy-radio.com/misc/shack/shack-pan27.JPG
 the bottom TTY unit was painted with Light Machine Gray - the other
 TTY units are original Navy colors.

 Rust-Oleum Smoke Gray works well for the late 40's darker gray color.
 In this photo
 http://www.navy-radio.com/misc/shack/shack-122.JPG
 I painted the racks with Smoke Gray and the equipment is original
 (some of it yet-to-be-cleaned nicotine brown)

 Neither is a perfect match and a lot depends on the lighting, but
 these seem to be pretty close.

 cheers,
 Nick K4NYW
 www.navy-radio.com

SNIP> 

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