[Milsurplus] Re: [Boatanchors] Tuning assembly

[Miguel Bravo]

Hi Jerry,

Let me one line to thanks all for the replies.

Having worked, from the 70's up to the end of the MF Radiotelegraphy,
onboard Ships and Coast Stations I can say that those radios have no aerial
connected :-). Surely my opinion will be hold by any other Radio Officer in
the list. (please, please do it!)

But, curiously, I can remember myself in the Spanish Navy thinking why no
500 kc/s signals were listened. I had had 3 years on board merchant ships
before being called for my, then conpulsory, duty in military service so I
knew very well the 500 kc/s freq.

At the begining of the 70's, the distress frequency was so crowded that sent
QRT SP was a must during the silent periods, and not only shore to ship!.

Tele (short name in Spain for Radiotelegrafista, then Telegrafista and
Tele), Marconista if Italian, Spark in the movies.

What other nicknames are?

Miss the missing 500 kc/s

Miguel Bravo
Cartagena Spain



----- Original Message -----
From: "Jerry Kincade" <w5kp@direcway.com>
To: "Miguel Bravo" <mbravoc@wanadoo.es>; <Milsurplus@mailman.qth.net>;
<Boatanchors@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2003 2:37 AM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Tuning assembly


> Back around 1960, the Navy modernized it's shipboard radio shack with
> R-390's, CV-591A/URR's, AN/WRR-2's etc. But they still needed an LF
receiver
> that would cover 500 kc for maritime distress requirements, plus be
> available for LF tactical freqs. The AN/WRR-3's were the answer. The LF/MF
> transmitter that matched up with it was the AN/WRT-1. HF transmit was
> covered by the AN/WRT-2's and AN/URC-32's. We had one pair of LF rigs
> (AN/WRR-3 and AN/WRT-1), and I think they sat on 500 kc the entire four
> years I was aboard my first ship. I suppose when they were scrapped they
> were still tuned up on 500 kc. In the entire time I never heard a signal
on
> the receiver, although I suppose there might have been some. They were
very
> deluxe and impressive looking receivers, much like the AN/WRR-2's, and I'm
> sure cost the taxpayers a bundle.
> 73 Jerry W5KP
>