[MilCom] USN Radio Comms Lebannon?

[Ken]

Jim & the group:

The antenna shown in the video is about 10 1/2 inches and and fairly thin 
verus the satellite antennas
that are thicker in diameter.  Perhaps someone on the list knows what type 
of radio system that ship uses.

Ken

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Johnson" <jasbo01 at charter.net>
To: "Ken" <rfinder1 at verizon.net>; "MilCom" <milcom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2006 7:50 AM
Subject: Re: [MilCom] USN Radio Comms Lebannon?


> I've heard that the military is a user or the Iriduim satcom system...was 
> the portable your describing possibly a satcom portable?
>
..snip..snip...

>> CNN ran a video segment showing the USS Nashville (
> http://www.nashville.navy.mil/default.aspx  )arriving in Cyprus
> http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/19/lebanon.evacuation/index.html
> One of the officers on the dock has a portable radios that had a very 
> large
> rubber duckie gain type antenna.