[Hallicrafters] Hallicrafters WWII Bomb Testing

Sun Jun 29 22:17:27 EDT 2014

Well, perhaps perhaps before we wrap up, we can make mention of W3NOD

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Beser

"He was the only person to have served as a strike crew member of both missions... Beser's job was to monitor those radars and ensure that there was no interference that could have prematurely detonated it. ... Beser did not visually watch the bomb detonate but he heard the bomb's radar signals switch on and then cut off at the moment the intense light generated by its detonation filled the plane....Beser was an amateur ("ham") radio operator, holding the callsign W3NOD."

I've read a bit about it year backs, and apparently among  his duties were to complete the fusing of the bombs' electronics after the B-29s were well airborne - due to the 'iffy' nature of the heavily-loaded B-29's hot-weather performance immediately after takeoff, it was considered particularly dangerous to have this ordnance on board.    He then apparently looked at a Hallicrafters (?) receiver with panadaptor (?), to see if the Japanese were attempting to jam the radar altimeters; if so, he could presumably switch to a barometric one.

One of my colleagues, as a boy, knew him well; like most members of the greatest generation, he was quite friendly but very modest regarding his own contributions and rarely could be encouraged to talk about them.

Regarding Hallicrafters per-se, my late Dad (WA2OAE) served in the Signal Corps in WWII, and of course everyone was very familiar with Hallicrafters radios is particular.  I was always intrigued that Hallicrafters could prominently carry its 'name brand' and logo 'into action' so to speak; with/without/despite any government contracting interference or attempts at anonymity.   This of course served them well in the post-war years - it puts to shame today's  'social media' and 'viral' marketing.....

73 

Hy W2HY 

----- Original Message -----
From: "John via Hallicrafters" <hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
To: larry112249 at mindspring.com, cateswa at msn.com, mlangston at pricegregory.com, hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net
Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2014 4:46:46 PM
Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] Hallicrafters WWII Bomb Testing

The SX-25 is gray, smaller in size and not rack mountable.

73,

John,  W4AWM

-----Original Message-----
From: Larry Young <larry112249 at mindspring.com>
To: 'Walt Cates' <cateswa at msn.com>; 'Langston, Mike' <mlangston at pricegregory.com>; 'hallicrafters' <hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sat, Jun 28, 2014 3:58 pm
Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] Hallicrafters WWII Bomb Testing

Not an SX-25?

-----Original Message-----
From: Hallicrafters [mailto:hallicrafters-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf
Of Walt Cates
Sent: Friday, June 27, 2014 7:58 PM
To: Langston, Mike; hallicrafters
Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] Hallicrafters WWII Bomb Testing

 Toggle switch configuration on bottom row match the 27 series.

Best Regards, Walt Cates, WD0GOF

 Life is nothing but a short preAfterLife condition.

> From: MLangston at pricegregory.com
> To: mikeqrpfun at aol.com
> Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2014 21:44:36 -0500
> CC: hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] Hallicrafters WWII Bomb Testing
> 
> S-36.
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> > On Jun 27, 2014, at 8:58 PM, "Mike via Hallicrafters"
<hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
> > 
> > Hi folks,
> > I received this intriguing web link regarding the history of the Atomic
Bomb from my friends at NI6IW (USS Midway Ship Museum in San Diego). 
> > 
> > On the fifth photo you'll see a piece I equipment designated with the
familiar (and rather prominent) "h" sitting in the top rack of bomb test
rack. 
> > 
> > Can anyone in this history-rich team expand on which model it might 
> > have been and what function it served??
> > 
> > 73,
> > 
> > Mike
> > WB6UTW
> > 
> > http://www.alternatewars.com/Bomb_Loading/Bomb_Guide.htm
> > 
> > 
> > iPhone = annoying keypad + autocorrect = typos. Sorry ;-)
> > 
> > 
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