[Milsurplus] Rota CDAA antenna removal

[Ed White]

Hi George:
Well a company I worked for Lew Malnak Assoc. in New Jersey built the
AN/FRR-87 receiver back in 1971 They were installed at each of the Navy CDAA
sites I did the instillation at Navy North West in Va. I also worked on the
R&D of the prototype unit.The complete receiver was one 6 foot rack high
with everything in it. I wonder if anybody has seen this unit or seen them
on the surplus market? After the company closed I remember reading that a
sub sent that it was sunk in action in the Med of course the sub was ok the
transmitter failed and deployed it  was faulty.
Ed
WA3BZT
----- Original Message -----
From: "aGEnuine ham" <gl4d21@juno.com>
To: <wa3bzt@wserv.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2003 10:50 AM
Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] Rota CDAA antenna removal


> Ed:
>
> Those were busy sites, (See Bamford: "Body of Secrets" pp. 77, 95, and
> 154.) and I only vaguely recall seeing one of those particular receivers
> tucked away in one of the racks.  Since SSBN sinkings are fortunately
> rather rare, the only time it got any attention was during monthly
> maintenance.  And, I think that system went to UHF satellite about 10
> years ago anyway, didn't it?
>
> 73,
> George
> W5VPQ
>
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