[Milsurplus] W20 Cable for FLR/9 Servicer Pos. What is it??

[David Edsall]

Craig, George and the group,

Google AN/FLR-9 and AN/FRD-10 for many views and articles about both these
monsters.  FAS has come very good references.
73,
David Edsall, W1TDD

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Sent: Monday, September 02, 2002 11:05 PM
Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] W20 Cable for FLR/9 Servicer Pos. What is it??


> > The FLR-9 was the "elephant cage" DF system.
> > Craig
>
> Er, ahhh,
> *is* one of the "elephant cage " DF systems (CDAAs) based on  the German
> Wullenweber.  The Navy FRD-10 is the other.  Still a couple of both
> designs in operation, barely.   Actually, Canada has several FRD-10s
> running which they don't admit they have.  Same attitude Germany has
> toward their FLR-9.  The Fllipinos had the right idea, make apartments
> out of the FLR-9 low band antenna bases that Mt. Pinatubo shut down.
>
> Milsurplus content:  While lots of equipment and material is beginning to
> surface from the Air Force's closely held FLR-9s, little or nothing has
> appeared from the closure of the Navy's FRD-10s.  One contributor was the
> closure of San Antonio Air Material Area (Kelly Field), which provided
> logistics support for the FLR-9s, while the Navy stuff is safe in
> Mechanicsburg, although they have no idea what they have in there.
>
> 73,
> George
> W5VPQ