[Milsurplus] RE: GRW-5, and Others!

Sat, 5 Jan 2002 03:22:48 -0800

This sounds like it might be out of an early airborne nav system.  Is it
heavy - like it was filled with gears & motors?  If so, might be from B36 /
B52 or??  I worked B52s in the 70s and the thing was filled with Sperry,
IBM, Univac, etc mechanical nightmares in cans.  Basically they were all in
# 10 or #20 fruit cans, soldered shut and painted flat black.  To open em
up, you used a can opener.  Connector on the end, and the plugged into a
rack with hollow space for cooling air.

73s

Don Davis  AD6PB

----- Original Message -----
From: "Sheldon Wheaton" <[email protected]>
To: "MilSurplus List" <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, January 04, 2002 4:36 PM
Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] RE: GRW-5, and Others!

> Hi Ira & the group,
>
> This might be a tiny piece of info:
>
>
http://www.cc.gatech.edu/gvu/people/randy.carpenter/folklore/aug99-v3n4.html
>
> The web page listed gives some information about the Athena computer that
> was used in conjunction with the Titan missile system.
>
> I have what I think might be a plug-in module from this system.  It is in
> a sealed can with fancy gold plated connector.  Dated Sept. 1960 & labled
> Remington Rand "Univac" (no mention of Sperry yet!).  It bears a contract
> number: AF04(647)-324  U.S.  The can measures roughly 5" x 4.5" x 2"
> thick.
>
> I'd be interested in any info about this thing myself, and can post some
> pictures if it would help or if there is any interest.
>
> 73,
> Sheldon Wheaton  KC0CW
> ______________________
>
>  On Thu, 3 Jan 2002, Ira J. Moser wrote:
>
> > Anyone out there in surplus-land have manuals, or other information
> > regarding this piece of command-guidance equipment for the Titan 1 ICBM?
> >
> > Also interested in the communications and control equipment for the
> > Titan Sites.
> >
> > Photos, Manuals, etc.
> >
> > (My family owns the 568th SMS Site C in Eastern Washington)
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Ira
> >
> > --
> > Ira J. Moser, Owner, MECO
> > Tel:     (425) 788-0208
> > Fax:     (360) 794-8754
> > Email:    [email protected]
> > Web:      www.meco.org
>
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