[Milsurplus] Boatanchors in Spaaaaaace

[rbethman]

Dave,

    It looks like you got just what the box said.  The very tip of the 
Nike missile systems was the antenna.  The missile tracking radar "MUST" 
maintain link with the missile from prior to launch until directed to 
detonate.  If the link was lost, the missile was designed to self 
detonate to prevent a "wild" armed missile.

    All the Nike series were tube based, with "some" solid state.  No 
ICs, but discrete individual components.

    It sure "looks" like the receiver transmitter section as I 
"remember", but keep in mind that the Ajax hasn't been in use for 
something like 40 years or more!

Bob - N0DGN

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David Stinson wrote:

>Trying to identify a vacuum tube based missle seeker head.
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>http://home.mindspring.com/~arc5@ix.netcom.com/missle/miss1.htm
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>Can anyone ID this?  The box said "NIKE AJAX."
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>Thanks,
>Dave S.
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