[Milsurplus] New Insight into RAT and RAV
David Stinson
[email protected]
Sat, 14 Jun 2003 21:01:15 -0500
[email protected] wrote:
> Dave,
>
> Presume the TBW emerged as a side branch of this evolution somewhere along
> the way. About when would you say?
TBW was not an aircraft set like the GO, RU and RAT sets,
but was "air transportable" (not sure what they meant by that).
It was a "beach" set, meant to provide first contact between a
landing party and the support ships according to my docs here.
Provided the "high power" rig until permanent equipment and
housing for it could come ashore.
However, it was procured in the same time frame as RAT and did
tune up to 18000 KC. The first TBW was contract 1939,
meaning it was probably built in 1938. They bought them
all the way to TBW-5 in 1943, so must have been a good set.
73 Dave S.